kristyjo13

New grad at Advent Health and they started me at 26 and change. Got a cost of living increase of 0.21 cents after a few months. Night shift differential is $4.10 and weekend differential is $.3.10. Advent offers crazy bonuses too... $175-$1000 per extra shift plus OT.

Hello, I did the SSC and UCF concurrent program for my BSN. I graduated with my ASN in April of 2019 and my BSN in May of 2020 (I took a little longer because of the cost). The SSC program is a very hard program but they had a 100% NCLEX pass rate when I attended. I took the NCLEX in October of 2019 after rescheduling because of work twice. I had to take it in October or I would have had to apply and pay all over again. I was only able to study for like a week and I passed my first try. I attribute that to SSC being an excellent program. I work for Advent Health now and multiple people that I started my residency with went to Rasmussen. Just make sure it is accredited and find out where you will do your clinicals and practicum. I feel like SSC was harder than it needed to be because they wanted to keep that 100% pass rate. Many students are offered jobs while still in school. Good Luck To You. Nursing school was the best decision I ever made. -Kristy

They have 3 different cohorts a year. Unfortunately, Covid postponed the interview in March. I actually reapplied and interviewed on Oct 29th. I haven't heard anything yet. Fingers crossed.

Hi, Baystate is accepting resumes right now for the new grad nurse residency program. You have to submit a resume and a cover letter with your top 3 unit choices. I submitted a resume on Tuesday and just got an interview for the end of the month. They are setting up interviews on March 23rd and 27th.

Today I received a preliminary denial email from UCF. It said that I do not meet the GPA requirement. I have been trying to get my final transcript evauluated since Jan 3rd, without my last two A's and grade forgiveness doesn't apply. They gave me a week from the denial to remedy the situation. I called admissions today and she said she updated it while she was on the phone with me. If it was that easy then why didn't they fix it the other times I called? My knights audit hasn't updated yet, but I'm hoping it will over night tonight. Fingers crossed. Good luck everyone

Kahn Academy has really great science videos, especially for A&P. It feels less like studying and more like entertainment. I was able to retain quite a bit from watching them. They begin with an overview and then have videos that break each body part/system down. They can be easily viewed on Youtube.

Hi, I have also applied for the summer 2017 concurrent UCF/SSC nursing program. I feel like I'm checking my application status and email every chance I get. I wasn't ready for the Teas test so I was going to wait and apply in April, but I figured I'd just take it, apply, and see what happened. I took the Teas 2 days before the application deadline, scored an 82.7 which I wasn't happy with but kind of expected due to lack of studying. My Cum GPA is only a 3.3, Science prereq 4.0. non-science prereq 3.75. My earlier college days left me with a GPA that had nowhere to go but up....lol Wishing now I had taken it more seriously in the beginning, but I lacked motivation because I didn't really know what or who I wanted to be when I grew up. Since returning to my college career as a grown up I've worked my tail off trying to get my GPA up enough just to be eligible to apply, so my 3.3 is much higher in my eyes. I wish it were my eyes reviewing the applications. The stats on the UCF page seem lower for summer than spring and fall so I'm hoping that works to my advantage. I keep saying that I don't have my hopes up, but secretly I do....I so want to get it!!! I have worked so hard to be able to submit my application and I know that you can relate. Good luck to everyone!!! p.s. 6-8 weeks just seems like punishment.... especially since it's only been a week. Impatiently waiting..................