MUSC ABSN Spring 2015

billmansc · Sep 15, 2014

It's my sincere pleasure! I'll pass along additional information once you get accepted. Good luck everyone, I'll talk to you soon.

Hey Joseph, I would love to hear from a guy's perspective how first semester is going! I will be starting in Spring, was admitted through priority, and I am a veteran myself. What is the schedule like, the workload, how much homework and study time are you putting in? Any info you can provide would be great, thanks!

Bill

mocapoca · Sep 15, 2014

Well folks, TODAY is the day! :yes:

X0Tapia · Sep 15, 2014

Well folks, TODAY is the day!

Yep. Talk about freaking out?

dreamMUSC · Sep 16, 2014

144 in state applicants

109 out of state applicants !! That's our final total as of this morning and since the deadline has passed I suppose that is it!!

Thats pretty good odds! Good luck everyone!

irvinj2 · Sep 17, 2014

Anyone know how many out-of-state applicants are generally accepted?

dreamMUSC · Sep 17, 2014

Usually only about 10. They added a few more total seats so I wouldn't be surprised if it was 11 or 12. Since it is a state funded and state run facility, Sc residents do get most of the seats.

dreamMUSC · Sep 17, 2014

So I contacted the office, and they haven't started review on the regular applications yet. She said it will be 5-6 weeks still for decisions.

mocapoca · Sep 17, 2014

So I contacted the office, and they haven't started review on the regular applications yet. She said it will be 5-6 weeks still for decisions.

That STINKS!!!! I know they had to have been leafing through some of the applications as they've come through the office. Hopefully she is just saying 5-6 weeks to cover themselves. I can understand them not wanting to give out a date, because if they don't come to decisions on that date then they'll be receiving a ton of calls and emails lol.

dreamMUSC · Sep 17, 2014

Ok so here is what I was told...

"There are 10 more applications than last year. The Admissions Committee has not received any files to review yet, so I expect the time line will be 5-6 weeks from now."

Navyforlife94 · Sep 19, 2014

Hey Bill, congratulations on your acceptance in to one of the best "RN" programs in the U.S! All I can say is wear a cup; because the first semester is a swift kick in the nuts. Seriously, I have a very "EXTENSIVE" medical background and at times I still find myself saying W*F! It's not that the material is hard, it's just that the organization of some of our classes is whack! With that said, our instructors are amazing! I'd say 80% of our instructors have their Ph'd or DNP. Dr. Conner's in charge of all "ABSN" students and he is AWESOME!

As far as course load, your first semester you'll be taking 17 hours (this is NOT optional). We're the first class to take Pathophysiology/Pharmacology online; previously, this had been a traditional classroom lecture course. This is the class you'll need to wear you're athletic supporter for, because it's NO joke! I spend approximately 70% of my entire study time on this class; there's just SO MUCH information being dumped, it's crazy! The tests are very manageable though and our instructor Dr. Cristafaro is awesome!

You guys won't have any problems as long as you have good study habits. My situation was very unique because my first month of school: I retired from the Navy, completed EMT training (again), and had a death in the family; so I've been playing catch-up since Day 1. If I didn't have a previous medical background, I would have been seriously lost. You'll have no problem, especially with your military background. One "BIG" piece of advice, become very familiar with the "APA" style of writing; it's the ONLY style we use. Here's a great website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Another piece of advice, start looking at dosage calculation now. You'll need to become familiar with the different types of conversions and IV drip factors.

What branch of service are you in? Have you applied for your Post 9/11 GI Bill?

It looked liked your class has around 260 applicants; that's 200 less than my fall class. That means there's a "GREAT" chance for many of you on here to be accepted. Our acceptance rate was 17%, yours should be around 32%. This is based on our current class of 83. I'm guessing they'll accept at least 80 students for your cohort? The cool thing about your class is that you'll be the "1st" group of students to entirely complete your training in the "NEW" College of Nursing building. It's been under construction for the past few years and it's scheduled to open this December.

I hope this answered a few of your questions. If you or anyone else needs anything please shoot me an email at: [email protected]

Take care,

V/s,

Joseph

PS: Bill when you get a moment please shoot me an email; I have something to run by you.

Navyforlife94 · Sep 19, 2014

One last thing guys! You need to give MUSC about 6-8 weeks before you can expect to hear anything back from them. There's no need to call the school on a daily basis; in fact, this is very frowned upon. An occasional call is okay! The admissions committee has to meet and then they will send out letters about a week or two later. Like I mentioned in my previous post, if you're accepted be ready to pay a $500 matriculation fee. If you don't pay it, your spot will go to the next person on the list. With that said, if you get selected as an "alternate", there's still a strong possibility that you'll start in the Spring.

billmansc · Sep 19, 2014

Thanks for all the great info Joseph - even if it did kind of scare me lol! Believe it or not, today I ordered older versions of the textbooks the college is using in Pathophysiology/Pharmacology off of Amazon just to start looking through them and getting familiar - I got them for $10 with shipping and I thought it'd be worth it if I could get a head start on the info, because I have NO experience to rely on whatsoever! Sent you an email today. Thanks again.