Polk State College spring 2018 Nursing school

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Hello all,

My name is Chris and I wanted to start a forum for anyone thinking about applying for the Polk state college nursing program starting in spring 2018. I am applying with a 3.45 overall GPA and a 3.5 pre-req GPA if I am adding that correctly. I plan to take my Teas in late July and I will update you all on how that goes. I look forward to hearing from everyone. Good luck! :)

I called today and was told they haven't sent out letters yet but who knows.

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Nothing today Ann, mail already came. Hopefully tomorrow, but I was told the latest would be 10/13. FLNurse248 says they haven't sent them yet. Makes me believe that timeline is correct ;it should be sometime next week. Hoping for it earlier, but not expecting it! Praying we all get in!!!

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This wait is killing me! I was really hoping we would all know by this week but it's looking like we have another long week ahead of us

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Read this on an old blog on all nurses. Not to complimentary on the program. Feel free to look up the whole blog and read on. Hope some things have changed.

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by medstudentcutter

Mar 31, '09 23,411 Views 25 Comments

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0 Hello all Nurses and future nurses,

I just wanted to give some information on those who may be interested in attending Polk Community College RN program in Winter Haven Florida.

As a student of the RN program, I can only speak about what I have seen first hand. If you were considering this community college for your RN program, you may want to read this before you apply.

1. Polk community college accepts about 100 new RN students each term. That is the best part of the program.

2. Passing any class in the RN program is 80 percent, which is a C. The RN program has modified the grading scale to cut out any students who would have normally made a 70 and passed. They state that the reasoning for this change is that the State RN test is 80 percent. Many other nursing programs now require an 80 in all their classes also.

For those who have gotten in life with a 70, you will not make it in nursing unless you change your ways.

3. I would estimate the number of students who retake Nursing I is about 15 to 20 percent. Retaking Nursing I is no easy task as you will have to pass all new test material, and repeat your nursing home clinicals and hospital clinicals. You will also have to submit new written material, as you cannot reuse any material already submitted.

4. You can only repeat one nursing class out of 5. After you have used up your magic wish, you will be dropped from the program and only allowed entrance after two years later.

5. In review of the policies of this RN program and many like it in the state, you can come to the conclusion, that of the 100 students who start, each term you will lose about 10-20 percent of the original class. In the final term, of the original class, you will graduate about 25 originals and another 15 from other classes who joined your class after failing one of the 5 classes.

As you can see, there is still a nursing shortage, which is not being helped by many RN schools including Polk Community College. In an effort to keep their image of being in the top 5 state RN NCLEX exam results, they are failing dedicated and sincere students. Nursing schools should teach students how to perform skills. The NCLEX is what makes you a RN, not the diploma from a nursing school.

You can take NCLEX review courses to brush up on your testing skills. A student should not be failed on tricky NCLEX style questions in Nursing I, but that is what is happining at Polk Community College, and perhaps other institutions.

Some may say that others lives are in your hands and an 80% should be expected, becasue you only killed 20% of your patients.

If you are able to memorize vast amounts of information, some usefull, some just poliically correct, then you will do fine in this nursing program. If you are one who questions why nurses do the things they do, and likes to analyze, and see a larger picture, then medical school may be your calling.

Statistics show that 33 percent of RN's in their first year will quit, even after making it through RN school. This truly is a thankless job, and at present, a pretty hard occupation to get into due to the burdens placed on the current RN student population.

I wish each and every one of you good luck in your nursing or medical careers, and good luck in getting in, and staying in your RN progams.

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I received my acceptance letter today!! I hope everyone else got in as well☺️

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I'm on the alternate list! Hopefully I can be fully accepted!

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Congrats!!! I'm at Disney and haven't check the mail 😂 how many points did you have again?

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I had 105/6 not totally sure

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Kell bell what number alternate are you? My friend also is an alternate and she is #29.

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I'm number 41...nervous they won't get that high.

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I wonder how high they went for Fall 2017

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Am I the only one who didn't get a letter in the mail today?

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