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This is my first post . I am applying to five community colleges for their ADN program in the southeast: Craven, Coastal Carolina, Cape Fear, James Sprunt, and Lenoir. Yes I am trying to go whever someone will take me:lol2: . I would like to know if anyone can tell me how competetive the schools are. Some of the schools admit by a point system others, like Craven, admit on the basis of PSB entrance scores only. My grades have not been the best in my past college years due to immaturity and depression, but this is over a decade later and I can't wait to jump back in the game. I figure my best bet is to score as high as I can on entrance tests. Can someone give me some feedbacks on the best way to get admitted to these schools? Take care!
Nuberianne
Nuberianne,
I was recently accepted to CFCC and will start in August. It took me three tries to be accepted, but in all fairness I didn't have the two Anatomys and Microbiology until this last attempt. I do think having those three classes is the key to being accepted. Good luck to you!!
Wallis
Hey Wallis,
Got your message here, just now getting a chance to breathe and reply to emails and the like. I'm not sure what advice to give you about the program other than keep your expectations of it in the middle. My expectations of my instructors and the program seemed a bit too high and had to be taken down a notch after I started. Also my expectations of myself had to come down too. I can tell you that A's are not a common theme amongst nursing students at CFCC. The program is hard. It's that way on purpose. But it is NOT impossible. Our final this past Monday was the worst final exam I have ever sat through in my life and that includes advanced study at UNCG. It's unlike anything you have ever done, or will do again, but when you are done with it, even small parts of it. The sense of accomplishment that you can have is overwhelmingly positive. Just don't give up
as for my schedule.. I am in the night program, so things are different for us. If you are doing nights, I'd be happy to share my schedule from the first couple of semesters with you. If you aren't then I would just end up confusing you.
Anyways, hope this helps and feel free to ask if you need any further info or have other questions.
Chadley
Chadley! You are scaring me!! I have heard that the tests are situational in that you are given a situation and have to pick the best solution. Did you take any other classes at CFCC besides nursing? I took both Anatomy classes in the summer and figured after taking them I was up for anything! Now I am starting to wonder! Are you working too?
No the instructors are not bad. And don't get scared! It's tough but totally doable. None of the staff are out to frighten you out of nursing. Nor are any of the other students in the program Least of all me. As is the case with any nursing school, it's about priorities. If you keep those in line and keep your schooling first, you'll do fine. Yes I work, fulltime at that, but not all of my classmates do.
As for the tests, they are NCLEX format questions. Sometimes they are situational. Rarely are they based on definitions like:
Which of the following is the correct definition of leukoplakia...
It's more like...
Pt is in bed, post op after X procedure with this list of interventions, and you notice this. What's the first thing you do..
The tests are multiple choice. In an NCLEX style question, all of the answers may be right. Your objective is to pick the BEST answer of those given, and sometimes that can be hard. After my first one, I realized I had to change how I studied, how I read the material in the first place, and how I took notes. But you have to find what works for you, so the situational part is you and your situation, and you know yourself better than anyone else.
Seriously, do NOT get scared about this, it's not as bad as you think it will be. I swear it. If you can take A/P in the summer you can manage nursing, trust me.
I took my computer course, my tech writing course, A/P I and II, and Micro at CFCC.
Hope this helps, I am off to mow the grass.. lucky me.. lol
let me know if you want to know more. I can give you my email if you want to talk more about this in a different forum. just let me know
Chadley
mamatojoe
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]Hi Chadley! I start at CFCC in August. Do you have any advice? Could you tell me what your class schedule was too? Thanks!
]Wallis