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Congrats to you guys. Welcome to the Pineapple

Ab, The question about your class in which you received a W is probably best answered by an advisor. As far as the Micro lab, you do need it to graduate, however it is NOT factored into your GPA for admission. Hope this helps!

You're looking for the Potter Perry 7th edition Fundamentals book? Have another look, there are plenty of listings for less than 10 bucks!

Eracne, That message goes out when there is something that comes up on the background check that needs further clarification; don't worry about it too much, if you know that you don't have anything to hide, everything will come out in the wash and you'll be fine. The same thing happened to me because there's a guy with my same name and birthdate that got arrested a bunch of times, so of course it always comes up on any background check I do lol. Just jump on it quick, the sooner the better! JessicaGZ, Congrats on being close to applying. There has always been a nasty rumor going around about this, something which I worried about myself for awhile. However, I ASSURE you: There is NO waiting list for MDC!! All applications are on a semester-by-semester basis.

Sure Hip, lemme PM you.

I went over in person. Apparently my e-mail address was recorded with an @mdc.edu on the end instead of a @mymdc.net . I went over to see an advisor, the problem was corrected, and I got my e-mail within a couple of hours. Again, I'm not saying that would be the case for everyone, but it doesn't hurt to at least check. Perhaps you'll be able to discuss your status with the advisor. I hope it all works out for the best!

Hey Studybudy, You lose nothing by calling or going to ask about your status. When I was supposed to receive my acceptance e-mail, I waited 3 days, and it turned out they had my e-mail address down wrong. I don't want to give you false hope and say that this is the case, but again it never hurts. Give it a shot!

Congrats to everyone that got in!!! Again, to those still waiting...hope is not lost. Don't count yourself out yet. @Merlina...be VERY happy you're getting new uniforms. The ones we have now are pretty rough. As far as books, hit up Amazon and Half.com for them. I have the list from Spring semester orientation, I don't know what changes they've made but if anyone would like to have it, PM me and I'll e-mail a copy of it to you. Congrats again! Get your stuff done!

Cane, Well the program I'm actually in is the Baptist Scholars Program, so I while I was originally assigned there I don't attend Homestead Campus. However, from the folks who do go there, I've heard good things. I have been there a couple of times and it seems pretty nice and pretty modern. The nursing lab is supposed to be great.

Hey folks, I know it can be worrisome thinking about how much you have to get done in a short amount of time after acceptance, but you should have at least 3 weeks to get everything done, depending on which program you're accepted to. The only thing you should jump on ASAP is the CPR certification, because the closer it gets to orientation the more they'll fill up. Make sure you take the CPR-BLS for Healthcare Providers one. The MDC Medical campus offers a whole bunch, and that way you know it will be accepted. When I was accepted, we got our e-mails on October 21. You will have approximately 1 to 2 weeks to accept your spot and pay a $100 deposit for the program (which will be deducted from the cost of your tuition). The rest of the stuff is due by orientation. The generic program students going to medical campus had orientation on November 17, so they had a little over three weeks; my orientation for generic Homestead was on November 29, so I had about 5 weeks to do everything. Either way, as long as you're looking at the same time frames for your acceptance-to-orientation period, if you start making your appointments the day you get your acceptance, you'll be fine. I would probably wait to do your physical, vaccinations, drug screen and background check until after getting your acceptance because there are specific forms that MDC will send you that you'll need to have completed. If any of you are close to Broward County, I can recommend this place: http://www.doctors365.com . Go to the student services section of their site, and you'll see their prices for what you'll need (Physical, PPD, Varicella and MMR titers, drug screen); they're pretty much the best I found. You don't need an appointment, and they're an all-around great facility. Soooo, as with pretty much everything nursing school-related, don't procrastinate and everything should be fine!

MJL, lemme see what I can do. I'll PM you!

Sorry folks! Didn't mean to take so long to get back to you all...summer semester ain't no joke! Canelaw, I don't think there's anything wrong with verifying that all of your paperwork is in correctly. I don't know how much room you would have to fix an error if in fact your eligibility is in question, but if it was a simple fix it would definitely be better to patch it up now than when acceptance letters go out. More likely than not, everything's fine! MJL, ballpark cost is around $1400 give or take in tuition, and $150 in uniform, supplies and shoes. As far as books, I spent about $450 up front buying my books for both the first and second semester. I would recommend buying your med-surge books now because you can use them to do the pathophysiology for your care plans (don't worry about understanding that right now, it'll all be explained). That $450 was for books I bought entirely off of Amazon and other students; I haven't bought anything at the MDC bookstore so far. Mary, the schedule will change from semester to semester. A lot of it will revolve around when the hospitals can take students for clinicals, and what rooms and professors are available at specific times, etc. Last semester I was lucky to have Friday off, this semester I'm doing something every day of the week. Additionally, each semester I had a class that changed time and day, so my ability to plan ahead was pretty much scrapped. I wish I had something better to share than that, but it will really be a gametime decision! Any other questions please feel free to throw them up here! Only 5 weeks now guys, enjoy your free time and do things you enjoy!!!

Hey everyone, congrats on your application process! I know that waiting is torture, I've been there...TWICE (got in for Fall, couldn't accept and re-applied for Spring). Both times, the wait was approximately 6 weeks. I knew this and still checked my e-mail several times a day after I applied LOL, but it doesn't look like that will be changing anytime soon. They not only upload all the application information by hand into their systems, but I believe they go through the process of re-checking each application to verify that all pre-requisites have been completed. My guess is that they don't exactly have a team of 20 people working on this, so it takes awhile for whoever is working on it to get it done, in addition to whatever their normal job duties are. Also, advisors usually don't give out specific information about cutoff scores because it can be a rapidly moving number. Often the cutoff score between the last person on the list and the first reject can be just 1/10th of a point, and a large influx of very high/low scores on the last day apps are accepted can bump up/down where the cutoff line had been previously. They won't know until the acceptance lists are actually generated where the cutoff score falls, and even then it will go down because of people (like me for Fall) who turn their spots down. They don't need a bunch of panicked people showing up fresh off their rejection e-mails saying "But you said I would probably get in!" Honestly, I can't say I blame them. So take a nice deep breath and I promise, the moment of truth will get here. Much success to you all! :w00t:

I'm doing my ADN right now through MDC also, so I can't speak to which school is best for a BSN from personal experience. However, you've got a good head on your shoulders to start your additional pre-reqs! Some that I know are common to multiple schools are Nutrition, Statistics and Psychology, so as you gather additional information on BSN programs, definitely look into knocking those out as you await your entrance into the ADN program. I wish you lots of success!

Hey Yisy, things are good here! So far, not dead yet :w00t: