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Also, if this doesn't work, I made a Group on Facebook: Jefferson FACT 2012-13 Right now, anyone can join. This might work better? Either way!

Oh goodness, my messages keep not posting. It should work on a mobile, try i.reddit.com and register a new account.

My user name is modestlouse; send me a message and I can add you! (sorry, first time creating a page)

Again, just to get the name out there without a wall of text: Future Fact students! Let's plan meetups and share tips and tricks for this whole crazy process at www.reddit.com/r/jeffersonfact Send a message to modestlouse and I will add you to the community-!! Ever disappointed with the general allnurses community? Well check out www.reddit.com/r/nurses! An intelligent community full of helpful and less inflammatory folks (mostly young and male from what I can gather!) Let's move this boat to reddit, a place that is much easier to navigate and keep track of topics! Hopefully see y'all there

The main problem with many of the IBX plans is that they don't provide mental health coverage. To get the same coverage as the student health plan (which you won't because of mental health exclusion) it would cost ~ $315.00 monthly. Health insurance is really disappointing regardless. I too have an IBX plan, but a high deductible one. It's fine as long as you don't get sick. Then, on top of the monthly premium of almost $200, you have to pay out of pocket for the expenses until they add up to over $5,000. I looked over the student health plan, and it looks pretty good. If you get sick, you have low co-pays and in case of an emergency, you'd pay only $500.00 for a hospital visit. A lot of the IBX plans I was just glancing over have copays of that per day up to five days, meaning you would be paying out-of-pocket $2500.00. Pretty crazy stuff. My own insurance makes me not want to go to the doctor even if I'm sick and realize I probably should go. $20 vs. $120 doctor visit? I'll be upgrading to the student health plan I saw one previous student mentioned that she didn't ever use the health plan. That's great! But what if you get really sick? What if you're at clinical, help lift a patient, and break your back/develop a hernia? What if you crack under the pressure and have to be admitted to Friends for a happy 7 day stay? You'll be glad you have that insurance! Another previous student said she just kept her other coverage which didn't really meet the requirements but it worked. Well, if Jefferson does find out that you first signed an affidavit saying you had insurance that meet all the requirements but were lying about it....at the least they can charge you that no insurance fee and freeze your banner until you do get proper insurance. *ALSO* I made a reddit (a community!) for us to communicate on.... I've never really created a facebook group. I tried, but I had no one to invite and got stuck on that step. Interested parties please visit http://www.reddit.com/r/jeffersonfact It's private to keep things "safe" and you'll have to create an account and request permission to gain viewing and submitting privileges. Plus the forum system is about 20X better than allnurses. If you've never seen reddit before, well, hopefully you see why I prefer it Hope to see you there!

I remember calling admissions...they couldn't assign my campus key because they didn't have my SSN or something like that. Give them a try...

Hopefully I can....I have Saturday class though :-/

Congrats, Ash!

Hiya mrscreixell, The fingerprint card is a standard FBI form that most fingerprinting places have on hand I think, so if you lose or damage the card you can get a replacement. There are two other forms that come with the finger-printing card for the FBI background check. They don't really have anything to do with the people who do fingerprinting, but rather are releases for this company who is gathering our background information for Jefferson. As far as notarizing, from what I remember, that form is basically giving permission for American Databank to receive your personal information from the FBI, and a notary just checks to make sure you are the person signing the form to release that information. I hope that was clear and answers your question...but I would call the American Databank if you have any questions or concerns about the form needing to be notarized or about the process at all. I would not disregard instructions based on information from someone who has no familiarity with this specific process or American Databank. Good luck finishing up this rather extensive process!

for those in philadelphia: i just got fingerprints at the rosa truck on callowhill between 15-16th for $20. also, for those who need notarizing, i can notarize your stuff for free in center city or south philly hmmm, as far as contacting me....message me on here or email me at [email protected]! also found out that upennpd does fingerprinting for $10 by appointment only from what i read...their number is :[color=#333333] 215-898-7252

" xavier thank you. are you by chance from philly? if so can you tell me where you went. i called a few that said they dont fingerprint." hey nishtari, i just called the state police, and they do fingerprinting for free from 8am to 11:30am monday-friday. they are located at 2201 belmont avenue, philadelphia. there is a bus that goes there from center city...the 38 and the 40 it looks like. or there's that little truck (rosa) around ccp on callowhill that does it for like $22. if i can, i'll probably go to the rosa truck (a philadelphia landmark, no less ) i guess you have to weigh convenience over cost... also, i don't mean to be patronizing or condescending only add my view on all this, but i have always had to pay for my own fingerprinting and background checks in several situations for employment and education. only one time was i reimbursed for the fbi background check, and i still had to pay for my own fingerprinting ($10-35 depending on where my prints were taken). when i was student and then substitute teaching, my background check cost me about $130, and even when i fostered a youth it was ~$35! what really sucked about the substitute/student teaching one was that it was in the same county and through the same agency, but i still had to get two background checks and livescan prints! so although annoying, paying for your own background checks for employment or when you're going to be working around minors is something that is normal....perhaps it just stings a bit more knowing how much tuition you're going to be paying. edit: oh, and looking at the service for which we paid $95...they are basically collecting the information and sending a complete information package to jefferson, it looks like. kinda like when we paid nursingcas their application fee to process all our information i guess.

I am 95% sure you won't have to pay another $45. I have to send more transcripts in, too, and was not charged for another review.

Hey lmnovak, It does take awhile for NursingCas to process the transcripts to show that they have been received. I would give them at least 3 weeks (probably 4 considering the holidays). You can always call NursingCas to get a timeframe and to see if they have received the transcript. They have always been nice and helpful to me. Also, they still have to check your transcripts against what you entered as coursework which takes time. Jefferson requires a supplemental application, and I think it was $25.00. They will send you an email invite when they're ready to accept that from you. Application fees are normal for any university to which you apply... My undergrad charged $55. Perhaps aggravating, but predictable. Upenn would charge you $75.00 for their program, too. Drexel's might be waived in some circumstances, but weighing the application fees against the number of prerequisites Drexel requires heavily favored TJU, in my case.

I lived and went to school in California. First community college, then CSU. That's the path I recommend. Do not waste any money in a private scam of a school when you have access to some of the finest and cheapest public education in the country. Did you apply for FAFSA? Because you have a child, you will qualify as an independent student. As a fresh high school grad, I can't see you making a lot of money that would disqualify you from getting grants. From what I remember, CSU would probably cover the cost of your tuition. CSU has a really reasonable tuition, as well, so you could probably get by working part time and going to school (part time if needed so you can care for your daughter). My Csu had a daycare that was free to low income students. Also consider community college. The actual nursing programs might have waiting lists, but there are pre reqs you will most definitely have to take. Community college in your case will probably cost you like 15 dollars a semester (at least that was the cost to me when I went). As a single parent, there are programs available to cover your books and supplies. CC also has a daycare program to help accommodate you. Also consider doing prereqs at the CC and transfering to a CSU for a nursing program to get your BSN. There are "tracks" that help basically guarantee your entrance into CSU programs. I doubt you will need to take out loans at all to cover your expenses after you do well at CC and transfer to a CSU (or UC) and apply for scholarships and grants. The best thing to do is schedule an appointment to see a counselor and a financial aide officer at the CC (or CSU!). That's what I would do :)

I think it's definitely possible. It will very likely be difficult. You'll probably have to spend more time than you're used to, and most likely be stressed and frazzled. You also risk getting lower grades because you will be stretching yourself. However, it is your decision to make. Remember that nutrition is also a science class, but will most likely mesh well with what you'll learn in A&P (that's what it is doing with me). I'd do it.

I think it was on August 10th that I went. It was very informative. I was still under the impression of sending in my paper app to them and had everything ready for that, but NursingCas is fine, too.

How about going to community college for gen ed and prereqs and transferring to a CSU or UC for their nursing programs? I recommend CC because it is cheap. It is easy to transfer IF you really apply yourself and do well. You can work while you go to school. Perhaps get your CNA and get medical experience? Just suggestions ^.^ I would say definitely don't get yourself into one of those scam private institutions ...some private schools are cool and you could get yourself a decent financial aid package, but California is really great for their CC and public university system. I miss it

How about the local community college? I'm not familiar with that area, but community college especially in California is usually pretty good. You could check out any community college in the state, too, if you are mobile. That way you can still get tuition benefits, if I recall correctly.

Why don't you try calling/emailing the nursing department or admissions department of each of those schools to see what the average student is like? Sometimes they post it on their websites.

Well, I remember Niki saying a few things about the interview. First, dress professionally. Second, think about why you want to be a nurse, why you decided to go into nursing, why you're changing your current profession. Finally, know what a nurse does. Have a firm grasp of what your duties will entail. These answers should be earnest. If you have any questions about the program, the interview is the time to ask.

Hey krick...I attended the information session for FACT and the 2 year program as well. Jefferson is a really neat campus and I recommend going to see it. As far as FACT vs. ACE, I think there are other posts on the forum that explain ACE. I think it's around the same tuition and the same time (11 months for ACE though). Both are really intense! I will answer any questions I can, or you can go to the source: Niki Kelly who handles the admission process for us. I am also anxiously awaiting this supplemental app. I was hoping I'd know sooner! Oh well. I wish everyone luck and am happy to share what I know.

Well I'm sure you know best what your limitations are. I like to think you'll find a way if you want it enough. I am not a nurse (yet) but for every job there is a description. You could check them out at your local hospital websites...also you could shadow a nurse for the day to see exactly what his/her job entails and if you'll be able to do what they do physically. If you can do the job, then there should be no reason why you couldn't be a nurse. There are also jobs in nursing that are basically desk jobs, am I right? You have options!

Have you consulted your doctors, counselors, and advisors in the nursing program? I think they would be the best people to talk to about this to determine any limitations or risks.

lmnovak: This year is different because it is the first year they are implementing the Nursingcas application process. From what I understand, they are working out the kinks in the system. Also, apparently they won't be making any admission decisions until after Jan 1st. Perhaps they're trying to make sure all the applicants in the first cycle have an equal chance getting in? That's my guess. It is fair considering that some schools might take longer to send information to NursingCas than others, and it gives time to those finishing up prereqs to bring in their final grades.