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I did fill out the FAFSA recently, just wasn't sure what the next step would be since I have never dealt with fin. aid before.

gardyloo- What do you mean by "they won't tell us what we get" until the end of April? Are you referring to financial aid? I'm just asking because I have not spoken with financial aid yet, and was also curious as to when/how to get the ball rolling if loans are needed.

Has anyone received anything in mail yet after being accepted?

Just curious- have any waitlist/alternates been accepted into the concurrent program thus far? I was told I was #1 on the waitlist for concurrent, but I have a feeling that's something a lot of people are being told. Also, does anyone know at what point in the semester they stop going to the waitlist to add people to the program? I know lots of people drop out during the first week of school, but does that mean they add people from the waitlist that late in the game, or is there a cut-off date before the semester starts?

It just said "due to the strength of the applicant pool we are not able to offer you admission to the UCF/SSC Concurrent campus. For questions about this please contact the UCF Nursing Student Services...etc." I checked my SCC Livemail and spam folders, still no word from them. I'm very confused. I plan to call tomorrow just to see what kind of explanation UCF will give me.

I received my rejection e-mail from UCF on Friday night. 3.4 recalculated GPA, 86% TEAS, graduated from UCF last year with my Bachelor's in another field and finished my last pre-req Summer 2011. I saw some people say they heard from Seminole that they are an "alternate"- am I the only one who did not hear from Seminole at all?

Wow. REALLY wish I would've known that. UCF made it sound like no university would accept the credits...ugh.

Hi! I called UCF and talked to the nursing department, and they told me that graduates of Remington are not able to enter any of UCFs MSN programs because they are not a regionally accredited school (different accreditation than national). Also, my mother-in-law is in the Nurse Practitioner program at UCF, and her preceptors have told her the same information, since she asked them for me. I don't know about other schools. This is just what UCF says.

I just wanted to throw this out there for anyone looking for info about Remington- while they are nationally accredited, they are not regionally accredited, meaning that if you were planning to continue your education to get your MSN after graduating with your BSN, the credits will not transfer to a university (such as UCF). This is a deal-breaker for me . Good luck to everyone who was accepted!

Does anyone know when they will let the July 2011 applicants know about acceptance? Do they wait until after the June 3rd deadline? Also, has anyone spoken to a RCON grad before about their job search? I am curious to find out if hospitals tend to group Remington in with schools like Keiser or Herzing when considering people to hire...I know for a fact that UCF BSN's get hired first, so I'm curious where Remington grads fall in.

1. Definitely studying as much as possible- not just right before a test, like I'm used to from my first degree. 2. Get A's in my 3 classes! 3. Keep up with my workout schedule/healthy eating, even throughout the stress of this upcoming semester 4. Get into my ABSN program and figure out the best way to pay for it. Lofty goals, but I have a great feeling about this year! Good luck to all my pre-nursing friends this semester!

Amen to that. I graduated in May with a Communications degree, and I pretty much didn't even know what that MEANT until I started looking for jobs, realized I made a huge mistake, and wished my parents would have supported my decision to do nursing (a plan that I presented to them 2 years ago and was told I was "not allowed" to do it). They don't support me at all, but I consider the path I'm choosing to be an adventure, and a very important growing experience! Whenever I catch myself second guessing my decision and feeling like the light at the end of the tunnel is too far away, I just tell myself "Anyone can do ANYTHING for _____ years" and then I insert the time it will take me to become an RN! You can do it!!

Me too! We're both insane! lol

So...I've been desperately trying to get into a Chemistry class for Spring- it's one of the last ones I need before I can start applying. I'm in Orlando, FL, and I just noticed something- Valencia doesn't require Chemistry, Seminole State doesn't require Chemistry, and now UCF's ABSN says that you can substitute other "life" sciences for Chemistry! Am I nuts or has it always been this way?? Because I have memorized these pre-reqs for the past 2 years and I KNOW Chemistry was always required everywhere! Anyone else notice the disappearing Chem. requirement at other schools? Leave it to me to pick the one program that still wants the dang class.

he really is very supportive, so at least i have that going for me! :redbeathe