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Thank you! Here is the link to the new discussion https://allnurses.com/florida-nursing/orlando-graduate-nurse-911361.html#post7797747

Hi everyone! I'm a nursing student at UCF and will be graduating in August of this year. I was wondering if anyone has any information about the graduate nurse programs here in Orlando. My husband is in medical school and we will be moving to another city/state for residency in a year and a half. I am unsure about where to look for jobs when I get out because I can't sign the 2 year contract that FH and ORMC require for the graduate nurse program (as I will only be here in Orlando for a year once I start working). Does anyone know of other hospitals that hire new grads without a contract? Or is there certain floors that will train you without the two year contract requirement? Any information would be helpful!

For the accelerated interviews there were 5 groups interviewing at the same time. 100 people interviewed for only 60 spots, 40 were wait listed.

If arrival time is 9:30 and your interview is at 10:00 then you just need to show up at 9:30. I had a 8:30 arrival time (9:00 interview) and I showed up around 8:20 just to be safe!

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I'm in!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!

I'm in!!!!! Yayyy!!!!

The last class made a private page titled "UCF Accelerated BSN - Class of 2013" so it could be similar, just "2014" instead. I'm getting anxious waiting!! Fingers crossed!

@ Nursowiczka2b I'm almost 5'11 so I feel ya! I'll be the other tall girl with a peachy/pink blouse and blonde hair!

What is everyone wearing for the interview? Are you wearing a suit or a nice blouse and dress pants? I just bought nice dress pants and a silk long sleeve top. I tried on a suit and felt way to formal. I am not a person that an pull off a suit well!

I have the 8:30/9am interview too! I'm a morning person, I wanna get it over with! See you there!

That's exciting to hear! When I went to the last information session, they said that you get scores for grades, TEAS, pre-reqs, and interviews and they total that number up to determine who gets in. I asked which one was weighted more (the grades or the interview) and they weren't allowed to discuss that. So I guess we wont really know until the whole process is over!

It's interesting that there are 4 interview times to chose from and they will be in groups of 4-6.. at most that means that only 24 people are interviewing? I must be reading something wrong..

Got an invite! Yay!!!!!!!!!

I am just going over general questions and really getting to know myself, strengths/weaknesses, why nursing, etc... From what I heard from the spring Daytona BSN interviewees, they were very standard questions just getting to know you and the interview was only like 20 minutes long. I think they just want to make sure that you are capable of completing the program and don't have obstacles holding you back. I don't think they will ask a lot of ethical/situational type questions because its a group interview. It would be too easy to go off of other peoples answers. If they just ask questions about you, you have to give them honest personalized answers. Even though I am nervous. I think its best to stay calm and just get excited for it! Its finally almost here!!! Be yourself, if your a good fit for the program, you will get in!