suebeecron

I went to my PCP and she filled out the form super quick. Physicals are usually covered with no copay because they're considered preventive care. Good luck!

Mmd1830, congrats on getting in! You must have been so excited. Please also join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/420555358514252/ . There are lots of posts for you to catch up on. I look forward to meeting you!

Also, all dates are at this link including interview dates in the fall for the January, 2020 program. https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/cd/credit/nursing/bhc/pages/admission-schedule.aspx

And just to remind everyone -- don't get super excited and forget to email your acceptance to Nancy Summers. And for anyone who did not get in, I am so sorry to hear it. I've been there, too! Virtual hugs all the way around.

Yay! I'm SueBeeCron on here; my name is Suzanne (or Sue) Cronheim. I just joined the FB page. I look forward to getting to know everyone. ?

Me, too!! ?

I thought we might have heard by now, dammit! ?

Maybe we'll hear tomorrow, y'all -- maybe tomorrow. But it won't be much longer!

Every time I see something new posted here, I worry that y'all have gotten your email from Nancy Summers and I haven't! Talk about paranoid, LOL. ?

Thanks for making me feel better, LOL! ?

I honestly cannot even remember half of what I said yesterday.

Wow! Holy moley...

I wonder if we might hear earlier than Friday since they seem to be running ahead of schedule. ?

I guess because without enough points, you don't get accepted. And I don't mean to be flip; they're seeking students with higher grades in the science-based courses and higher scores overall... Which is a good first step in finding candidates who will, in the end, complete the program, pass the NC-LEX, and become competent, well-educated nurses.

OK, I'm home. My interview group was from 8:30 to 10:00. First, be prepared to wait -- I thought we would start promptly but we were not taken back to start until 8:50. 20 minutes is a long time to wait so that alone was making our group nervous so be prepared for that. The writing sample is first. I feel terrible that I can't remember the exact question but it was describe three qualities or traits you have that will either make you a good nurse or good nursing student. You may not get the same question but that was what we had. She literally set a 20 minute timer for you to do the writing sample. And you write IN HAND with a pen. I thought we'd be put at computers but it is by hand. I did not know the interview process is also points-based. You can earn up to 5 points for the writing sample. I'm never going to remember all five but it was something like 1 point for legibility; 1 point for spelling; 1 point for grammar; 1 point for content, etc. The interview portion can earn you up to 10 more points and then they re-rank everyone based on those totals. It makes complete sense; I just wasn't aware of it. After that 20 minutes was up, we waited some more for the panel that would actually ask us questions. You get taken to a different room and you sit in chairs in the order you're on the Excel spreadsheet (it was alphabetical, right?). There were three interviewers (one was Brandy Baker (I think); one was definitely Rebecca Personett and I don't remember the third and her picture is not on the Brookhaven website). They took turns: first interviewer asked the first student a question; second interview asked the second person; and so on -- so each applicant answered two questions total but we went one at a time. The questions are ALL behavioral interview questions like what someone else had posted earlier: I got: what is your personal definition of what a nurse is and why do you want to become a nurse? A few others were: tell us about a time you failed at something; how it made you feel; and what you learned from it. I think the majority of the questions were at least two parts, sometimes three but I don't think more than that. If you google behavioral interview questions, you'll get more food for thought. Several applicants in my group gave a partial answer and then asked them to repeat the question so they could make sure they answered it completely. I asked once for her to repeat the question before I started my answer. I would recommend asking them to repeat it before answering especially if you do not have an immediate answer. They ask you to keep your answers to no more than 2 minutes but you need to be prepared to answer right away. That was the most stressful part but it doesn't last long. If there was time at the end, you can ask them questions and we did get to ask three or four questions and we quit promptly at 10:00 which was our end time. One student asked what percentage finish and they said the average was 65%. Ouch. They said the people that work have the hardest time of all and they recommend that nursing students do not work if at all possible. They said that was probably the primary reason folks quit -- and then sometimes people decide they're just not cut out to be nurses, medical or family issues, etc. I had gone prepared to take notes but there is no need nor the possibility of doing so. I was the only one who took in a bottle of water but I didn't want to risk having my mouth dry out from nerves! And I did not sense that it was a problem. Oh, I think I had the most points out of my group with 29 points (but I'm not sure everyone chimed in) and there was one person with 24 points which makes me wonder why they didn't go ahead and get 70 people for interviewing? I don't really understand that part. There's more down time than time spent writing or being interviewed so you have a good bit of time to chat amongst yourselves. My advice would be to try to project confidence and be calm. My group did a pretty good job overall, I think, but it's hard to tell! At least we'll know soon. Please let me know if you think of any questions I may not have addressed here. Oh, one last thing -- they said the email regarding whether you got in or not will come from the same person, Nancy Summers, so keep an eye out for her email. They did not say when it would come. That would be a good question for another group to ask -- if we might hear before Friday. Good luck, y'all!

I just finished but have to go to micro lab. I promise to write when I get home around 1 or 1:30.

I found some helpful material on preparing for the interview and thought I’d share. At a minimum, it gives you some things to think about. The thumbnails of these attachments are too small for me to see if they uploaded in the right page number order so maybe download and then look at them. My interview is Monday from 8:30 to 10:00 and then I go straight to lab for micro (guess I need to bring a change of clothes!) but I promise to post something Monday afternoon for folks who have late Monday appointments or go in Tuesday. Good luck everyone!

Well, I was hoping to be applying for Collin County's nursing program but they require the PSB exam and all of the slots are taken. I haven't been able to figure out a way around that -- but I am going to a nursing program information session from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight and will find out for sure but it looks like I may have to stick with Brookhaven. I have an interview scheduled for Monday, April 8 at Brookhaven. ?

This is what I received from someone who started in January: “My 1st semester schedule was as follows: Monday- 7a-7p clinicals Wednesday- 8a-12p open lab Thursday- 1p-5p nursing skills lab Friday- 8a-12p nursing foundations lecture Now your actual clinical wont start until 8l6 weeks into your semester so on whatever your clinical day is you will go from 8 to 5 to pre clinical which is like part lecture part skills learning. Your schedule will be similar and you dont get to pick it. About a week before classes start they will send out an email with this spread sheet and instructions on what classes for you to register based off your clinical group you get put in and itll be 9 to 10 people per group typically. It's a luck of the draw sort of thing.” That’s the scoop I got.

I’ll bet before class starts.

I didn't know that was possible. A mock group interview?

My interview is from 8:30 to 10:00 Monday, so yes, I will post something that afternoon to give Tuesday folks a heads up. I’ll be going from the interview to microbiology lab (I’ll miss lecture for the interview) but I’ll be home by 1:30 and promise to post promptly.

Yes! She already responded back to me. You are asked to confirm receipt and confirm your time.

I sent an email to the student who started the program in January and asked her for any details she can share about the interview process. Do you think it's a group interview or do you think they intend to complete five interviews in that hour and a half time period we're slotted in? It's a little disconcerting. I've had a group interview once before and I hated it! OMG, I hadn't even thought about the writing sample! Surely there will be directions regarding that.

Whoops... our replies crossed. So I guess 67. Interesting.