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Hi everyone! To get into the Versant program at Baptist you had to have been either a Scholar (MDC/Barry/Nova student who signed a contract to work for Baptist for 2 yrs and attended Nursing School on-site at Baptist hospital since semester 1) or a current employee. I graduated MDC generic through the Baptist Scholar program in Dec. 2009 and I SOO greatful that I signed up for it because Jackson has let all of their scholars out, forgiving their scholarships because they can't provide them with employment. Sucks.. Well there are ups and downs to the program.. and I beleive me, I've had my share of downs lol. But i would do it all over again if i had to go back in time. HR tells us that Jackson Scholar students have been calling their department in waves of hundreds and right now I'm really lucky that I have a job waiting for me this March!

i just got the letter from Baptist telling me that I got in their program. I wish I were more excited about it, but the roller coaster I've been on has made me numb. Francois is really really nice, Sue was one that was rude to me. I'm just so over this... I want to buy my books already and I have to wait for Baptist to give MDC the "okay" for the book advance. UUUGHHHH Hopefully I'll be happier after the orientation on Monday.... :zzzzz

Wow reading your posts it seems as though jackson scholars is alot more organized than baptist! MDC told the students whos schedules were dropped that they got in about 2 weeks ago, and baptisit JUST YESTERDAY mailed out the letters. When I called to confirm my acceptance with them, the lady was so rude to me, she seemed bothered that i was even calling her. I'm starting to think twice about my choice...

I agree with you about anatomy, people said it was going to be hard but to me it was cake as long as I did my part. it was my fav subject!! Nothing good in life comes easy, we just have to want it enough to work for it. It was already a little visible during orientation those who might not make it thru, just by their extreme lack of interest. We have been dedicated to this program since we put our apps in, and helping each other cope thru all the stress... As far as I'm concerned we WILL be a part of the graduating class.

so every1 i figured out why all of my classes were dropped.......... i got into baptist scholars!!!! i called the school of nursing and was ready to chew them out for what happened to my schedule, and they told me that i was accepted into the baptist scholars!! i asked her when baptist was planning on telling me, and she laughed and said that they were supposed to call me... i have yet to receive that call but mdc helped me out. lol:smokin:

Orientation was soooo WAK! I felt like they were talking to all of us as if we had never been to college before! Ugh, very disappointing... I'm SOOOO mad about my schedule!!!!!!! (I was able to get all of the classes I wanted at exactly 4pm yesterday because "if we regisred before 4pm, then our classes would be dropped"-------Stupid! Especially when orientation ended at 3!!!!!!!!!!) And then today when I go to print out my schedule, all of my classes have been dropped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so furious!!!!!!!!!!! I was able to get 3 of the 5 classes I had originally registered for, and I will be calling registration early in the morning to fix the problem!!!!! This is not a good start for MDC I must say:argue:

Cool Ymarti! I thought you were JUST starting the immunizations! lol. Well I'm happy that every1 has most of their stuff done. It's been a long journey and we still have a 15mo uphill trek ahead! I hope that I get to see some of you at the orientation!!! it's gonna b a long day and having people to talk to would be a big +. I'll be the girl with a huge laptop in her face registering for classes as soon as they explain the schedules! :typing

Ymarti, are you getting the immunizations, or doing the antibody blood work for them? those take about a week for the final results so i would get them done asap. i know the final drug test takes about 3-4 days

I'm done with all of my stuff as of today . I was waiting on the results of some of my blood-work. I took care of everything ASAP, the only thing I "just" took care of was the BLS course... I took it this past saturday and was given a form to show MDC that it was completed.

I wouldn't worry too much about the TEAS. It's just an assessment to see where you are on a collegiate level, kind of like the CPT. The stuff on there is pretty basic, I think the only people who will have problems with it are people who haven't been to school in years. Even if you have a problem with it, it won't mean you get kicked out, but you might have to an SLS class or something.

So NUrsingForever, how did it go? Did Francois tell you anything about previous interviewees? She said that we'll know in about 3 weeks, that was last week... What did she tell you about when the notices will be out?

don't worry NursingForever.. Francois is really nice, and the same thing happened to me when she called me for my interview. She'll be able to help you out. Your interview will probably be on a Wednesday like mine was.

Hi guys... Well I had my interview with Baptist in Kendall, not Jackson. If your interview was anything like mine expect a 8 panel interview! They don't ask you any questions pertaining to the "nursing" career persay... it's more about how you would handle a stressful situation. They want to know what kind of person you are, and if you take the stressors of the nursing career. Every1's questions were different. Just be sure to research Jackson because they might ask you if you anything about the hospital. Don't worry too mcuh about it , and don't do practice runs in your head. The only answers that you should think about before your interview is why you want to be a nurse, and what does nursing mean to you. ABOVE ALL...Just be yourself!!!!!!! They can smell a fake! So don't mess yourself up by practicing too much and sounding too fake. I heard that jackson pays what other hospitals in the area pay. they're all quite similar. I chose baptist because they were nominated over 8 times by Fortune 500 magazine as one of the top 50 companies to work for in the country. This was important to me because I have to work there for 24 mo after graduation!!

So I did my Interview for the Baptist Scholars yesterday.... 8 PANEL INTERVIEW!! I think I did well , but maaaaannn was I intimidated when I saw all of them people! For those who've gone on their interviews, good luck! Francois said that they should be calling within a couple of weeks... Orientation is in a couple of weeks though, I hope we'll know by then because we're going to able to register then for "regular" classes.

I don;t remember saying that I HAD to live in Manhattan, to me NYC includes all of the boroughs, but thats just the way we think of NY down here in miami. Sorry if I was misleading in any way regarding my borough choice. On the contrary, I plan on moving to Queens when I do go NY. My aunt has a beautiful colonial on Forest Parkway, 3 houses down from where the author who wrote, "A tree Grows in Brooklyn" lived. It's a nice neighborhood and the rent on that street isnt too bad. A 2 bedroom is 1350/mo including everything but light and cable. My cousin lives there, and alothough the bathroom isnt the size that I'm used to, it's pretty spacious. My daughter is starting school this year, and when I go to Ny my son will be almost 3yrs. I plan on working night shifts anyway here and in NY if available so that I can be with my kids. Im also really fortunate for my husband's work schedule (it'll be the same up there as it is down here : Union thing) 7am-3pm. My plans arent all set and laid out yet, thats why I posted to thread to try and get a better idea of what I would be getting myself into living and moving to NY comparing to MIA. I dont plan on going anywhere until all of my research is done, and I know for sure that I can live comfortably in NY so I'm trying to learn as much as possible from RNs who are living it.

I'm not saying that I HAVE to live in Manhattan, on the contrary, if I go to NY its going to be to Queens. My aunt has a beautiful house on Forest Parkway 2 houses down from where the author who wrote "a tree grows in brooklyn" lived. It's a nice location, and the rent for a 1bdrm is 1200, for 2 its 1350. That includes everything but light and cable. My daughter is going to start school this year, and my son will be almost 3 when I go. I plan on working night shifts if available so that I can stay home with my son as much as possible, and my husband works from 7am-3pm so that works out great as far as the kids are concerned. I don't have my plans all laid out yet, I'm trying to get a better idea of might be getting into in NY comparing to my current lifestyle in MIA.

Thank you so much for all your help! I do have kids and child care something that I always worry about but child care is expensive everywhere. I guess I'll have to just go up there and check out a few things before my move. shopping time!!

Thank you all so much for your insight and responses! I definitely won't be going up there blindly, and know that I'll have alot of competition from other grads. I plan on staying here until I get at least a yr of experience in CC and then start applying while still being down here. My aunt works in a hospital as an RN in Manhattan and maybe I'll be able my foot in the door (she's been there for like 12yrs). I know that rents are out of control in NY but here when I say that rents for 1bdrm are 1200, I mean in a rough neighborhood. They're upwards of 1300-1400 in good neighborhoods. And the pay is ridiculously low! I frequently visit NY (I have family in Woodhaven, Queens) and to be honest I find food cheaper, clothes cheaper, and transpo cheaper. Utilities might be more expensive because of the winters, but some can compare it equally to us down here having our AC on all day and night at 72! lol. I dont know, my family up there is telling me go there, and my fam in texas tell me to go there. I'll figure it out though. Thanks so much for your replies!!!

yea u did, I just wanted to make sure u read it! lol :chuckleI know that you keep up with the mdc threads and thought, "well i'll post my question in all of them just in case he doesnt check this one out" better safe than sorry!

Hi Butterfly!Congrats on getting accepted!!! I know that we have to apply after orientation, but we are still able to look up the available times and dates for the classes on MDC open class search. Thats what Im looking at because im trying to see if I can work, and what times i can work. There are sequences in the comments and It has me confused as I said above. So I was trying to see if anyone was as curious as me about the schedule and found out. I called Ms. Maria Moya twice and she hasnt called me back

I want to relocate from FL to NYC. I'm still a student, and plan on moving up there after graduation. My husband is dying to go back to NYC (former new yorker) and will make 11,000k + more a yr by transferring. I was just wondering how much RNs make up there as new grads to compare what I would be making here as an RN, which is roughly 24/hr. Every1 says that the cost of living in Ny is more than here, but thats not the case anymore. 1bed apts here will run you 1200/mo... and based on my research thats about what a 1bed apt costs in long island! Could anyone give me some insight into the pay rate there? p.s. Did i mention that I HATE miami??? :chuckle

has anyone looked at the fall 08 nursing open classes for the program? I'm confused when I see the comments underneath... for example for nur1025c it says 8am-10:45am and the comment says: Generic Full-Time ebds 3:45 w/vreak sequence 1 semester 1... Is the semester broken up into sequences? Sequence 1 and 2 have the same start and end dates.... I'm Confused!!!!!!!

I'm looking at the Fall 08 schedule for the Nursing Generic Option and it's kind of weird?? The semesters are split into sequences? what is that? I'm trying to plan my schedule and a NUR1025C says that the times are 8am-10:40am. but a comment on the bottom says, " Generic Full-Time ends 3:45pm w/break sequence 1 semester 1 I dont get it! Do the advisors register you for class during the orientation, or do you register for classes after the orientation?? Will it benefit me if I arrive earlier to the orientation? Will I get to choose my classes before people that come after me? Have you heard anything about the Scholars Programs? Jackson's in particular?

Im starting the Generic RN program at MDC this fall. As far as immunizations, the school as a place where you can go to get them, it's a clinic. I don't think that it was too expensive, but try it out. Why won't your insurance cover it, be cause it's for school?? DON'T TELL THEM IT'S FOR SCHOOL!! lol. I just went to the doctor and told them that I needed a physical and that I wanted a full lab workup, along with a drug test, and that I wanted to test my antibodies for vaccinations to make sure that I was all up to date. As far as the TB test, they did that automatically. I dont know how the professors are and haven't heard anything about them yet. Accelerated or Genertic:confused: Financial aid will extend your deadline if you have the Stafford Loan so stop freaking out! lol. I live in north miami beach and I'm doing the cpr/ls cert at hallandale fire rescue cuz they're the cheapest around... only $25:yeah: the hard part is getting in, u've done that so reeellllaaaaaax. take it easy and relish in your accomplishment

I'm gonna take the course at Hallandale Fire rescue. They offer the BLS for health care providers for $25.00