Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

jayzelena · May 25, 2010

Whew! That's a relief. I called MG today and she said they would make a decision on my application on June 14th so it's still more waiting for me. :uhoh3:

anashenwrath, ASN, RN · May 25, 2010

Whoo!!! Go starlette!!! :yeah:

@sarah: for the online class, it's basically like guiltysins said. You have to log on and post a critical discussion question for the reading assigment and respond to other student's posts. There's this whole grading rubric based on how good your question is and how often you post. you have to reply to every single post made on your question. So far, the professor hasn't made much of an appearance. I guess I was kind of struck by how much we were expected to do on the first day of classes. I was expecting the first day to be introductory and letting everyone get used to the learning style, but we jumped right into it. Luckily there are a lot of first-timers (and a lot of nursing students! ) on there as well!

Regarding the financial aid packet, BS told me not to worry about the deadline on the package. She said it says end of June, but they don't process any until everyone has submitted their applications for FA. So at least we don't need to pull our hair out over that one.

sarahcas · May 25, 2010

Good news all around. Hopefully I'll be taking a couple of online courses in July and all will be well.

Jules78 · May 26, 2010

Where are you guys taking online classes from? Anyone in the NYC area doing this?

jayzelena · May 26, 2010

I'm taking an ethics ourse online with Finger Lakes CC. There are other colleges that you could take courses with that would transfer into BI. MG has a list of them. You should call and ask her for their names and see what you could get done over the summer if that is your plan. It would lighten your work load for Fall and it would also be cheaper.

Jules78 · May 26, 2010

Thanks, Jay! If I am accepted, I will only have one class for the fall. Several credits transferred from undergrad, as well as courses I've taken over the past year at my local community college. I'd like to take Micro over the summer this year instead of next summer (as it is built into the traditional program). I'd take the class at a comm college in the fall if I were allowed to transfer classes from another school while attending BI, but that isn't possible, right?

sk57 · May 26, 2010

once you're accepted, all classes have to be completed at pbisn.

Jules78 · May 26, 2010

Once Accepted or in the fall when we're enrolled in classes?

sk57 · May 26, 2010

yea once enrolled in the classes, i dunno about other pre-reqs but the forms specifically say that all sciences must be taken in the school. so if you need to take anything prior to starting in the fall, make sure you do it in the summer.

jayzelena · May 26, 2010

Look into taking Micro at a CUNY CC if you can. I am taking micro at QCC this summer. It would definitely help you for next summer if you can get it done. And SK is right. Once you're in the program you can't take any classes anywhere else.

sk57 · May 26, 2010

i've heard the micro is intense in BI, so def get it out of the way if you can, i just finished mine this spring semester, in brooklyn college, i know kcc offers it as well in the summer.

Jules78 · May 26, 2010

Great, thanks guys!

I'm so excited, I can hardly stand it! June 15th can't come soon enough, as far as I'm concerned. I'm really hoping that we're in since we made it to the interview portion of the admissions process. I've already started looking at apartments in the area so I don't have to commute from the upper east side (where I live now). But, I don't want to move and then not get accepted. That would be depressing. LOL.

I really want to know how many people they have to cut at this point.