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I also paid $149 when I had read it was $135..oh well...as long as it gets me to nursing school I don't care I was looking at shoes online and I was wondering if any of you have started to look into that...what shoes do you think we should get? I personally prefer the Keds look but I don't know how comfortable those will be after 12 hours..AND those clog looking shoes are not very appealing..any suggestions?

Hi there! I am on the same boat as you. Although the cost at UM is high, I'm leaning towards them for two reasons (and you can call me biased because well, it's the truth) 1. I graduated from UM in December 2009; I then went to MDC to finish my pre requisites for the nursing program and let me tell you, the 2 schools are worlds apart. Starting from the classrooms, to the professors and down to the students. YOU CANNOT COMPARE. I'm not judging, I'm just giving my opinion that the overall experience for me at UM was 10 times better and I feel their nursing program will offer the same. At UM, I never felt lost, MAJORITY of the time the staff and faculty were helpful and the student body was diverse and friendly. 2. If you graduated from the Accelerated BSN program, you are graduating with a BSN. MDC only offers you an Associates degree with preparation to sit for the N-CLEX. I have many friends that are nurses and they all tell me to get my BSN if possible because a lot of places will not consider you without one. It sounds better to do a BSN program in 16 than the one year program at MDC, sit for the RN and THEN do the bridge program for however long that takes. Well, there you go; you have my opinion. Hope it helps you decide. Liana

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Hi Everyone!! This is just an FYI for the background/fingerprints/drug screen link....I just got off the phone with the School of Nursing and they advised me that FLORIDA residents should not order the background stuff yet; they will be updating the system with a faster method by next week. They asked me to check back next week and place my other then. We do, however, need to fax over the consent to the Office of Student Services asap.... Hope this helps Liana

You're welcome..check out that link; I'm sure there are places there that will interest you.

I forgot to enclose this link for you: http://public.cgcent.miami.edu/off-campus-housing/frmSearch.aspx The University has housing department that can be helpful also...I can give you opinions on certain places and neighborhoods if you need it..there are certain areas that I think you should avoid but I'll get into that later :twocents:

I have lived here my whole life; I'm from the Dadeland area which is a good 30 minute drive with traffic to the University. Miami is a harsh city and yes you need to get acquainted to it. Where is it that you'd like to live? Factors you need to consider are 1. budget, 2. location and 3. convenience to and from your apt/campus Keep in mind that parking fees for the year are around $400 so a lot of students try to live nearby and ride their bikes to school but then again renting in the gables is very expensive.

Hello again everyone I just thought I should let you guys know that I am a Miami local and if I can help any of you with housing or any questions you may have about Miami I am more than happy to help. :up:

I just got accepted into the program also!! Congrats to you guys and I look forward to spending countless hours studying with all of you :) :yeah::yelclap::yelclap::dncgbby::dancgrp:

Ok so realistically speaking we have until AT LEAST Mid-October to early November.. :banghead::grn::grn: Well I guess happy waiting until then

Has anyone received an acceptance/denial email yet??? OMG this anticipation really sucks! For the record, I have a 2.8 science GPA and I got an 80.7 on my TEAS. My magic number is 76.4 so I am really nervous about my chances..anyone else feeling the same?

Yisy thanks for the welcome I am feeling very nervous today but I am so excited that the application deadline is here!! Hopefully we will all be receiving the good news soon enough. I applied 3 weeks ago and am keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck to everyone BTW I don't know about all of you, but this is how I'm going to be feeling for the next 2 months :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Hi Everyone!! I am new on this message board and I have read all your posts. Good luck to everyone! I applied for Spring generic and accelerated. I have a 2.8 science GPA (not too good, I know) and I got an 80.7 on my TEAS. Hopefully I have a good shot at getting into the program this semester..anyone out there know what the scores and GPA's applying more or less are? Do you think I have a shot?