ChangingPaths

Hi Sicilib, I am currently in the program and should graduate in May as long as everything goes smoothly. It is a good program, but as with everything, there is always room for improvement and they make changes each semester based on the previous one. It is extremely fast paced with 6 week "mini-mesters" for courses and it's a lot to lear for each 6 weeks. The first semester is fairly easy (Fundamentals), but you can't let that boost your confidence. I have always been an A/B student and now I aim for a low B and I'm happy to pass. Most students have very little free time/life outside of school and studying for the 15 months of the program. This could be some people's definition of a nightmare, but I'm not sure what made Broward a nightmare to you. However, like I said, things change each semester because there is always room for improvement. Overall, I believe that they are doing a fairly good job preparing us to be nurses, but it does require a lot of work and dedication. Many people have failed and have to wait to restart where they left off with the cohort behind their original. You may fail and come back up to 3 times and I know people who will not be allowed back if they fail MS 2 because it will be their third fail during the course of the program and MS 2 is only 5 courses in to the approximately 9 course program. So, it's tough and people do fail. Passing is 77% and above. Please let us know if you have any specific questions.

Hi Michaelpaulclay, It is kinda dependent on the high and average of other applicants who have applied for the same semester. For spring '17, most of us seemed to have in the low 50s to get accepted in the first round of picks. I was offered a spot the morning after first round people had to accept their spots. I had 46 points and a 90 on the Kaplan. Your Kaplan score is the tie breaker for other people who have the same number of points as you, so it can make a big difference for whether or not you get a spot, if your points aren't in the 50s.

I agree! It only took me about 6 months of depression and my boyfriend sitting me down to tell me that I was no longer the "happy sunshine" that he looked forward to seeing at the end of the day, for me to decide to take steps toward change. I did some soul searching, took some career personality tests, and enrolled in courses the following semester to pursue a career in nursing. Now, I am starting the RN program in January and I'm extremely excited about the possibilities, although some posts like this make me nervous. Neezy84, as mentioned above, I was very unhappy in my current career, which is in outreach and communication. Before completing your RN program, I would suggest doing some soul searching, look for some career placement surveys to gauge what type of work matches your personality. Also think of and research the other career opportunities that are available after receiving your RN. I live in a college town and there are TONS of opportunities for RNs that are outside of the clinical and/or patient care setting. Some options could be health outreach, clinical research (many facets and roles), and many more. My aunt was an RN at a hospital for years when she decided to pursue another path that still utilized/required her RN experience. Now, she works from home and is responsible for recommending patients to specialists. She seems to really enjoy the work and she makes good money. Best of luck finding a path that makes you happy. I'm sad that you have spent so much of your life doing a job that seems to have impacted your overall happiness and life satisfaction. Life is far too short to spend it being anything but happy.

I have been accepted!!! They called me first thing on Thursday morning to offer me a spot. :-)

Hello! I think that having an MS is likely a major plus for any program. When considering who to accept, I believe that they want to accept those they believe will succeed and finish the program. So, since you have already completed 2 degrees, it is likely that you have good work ethic and will not drop out of the program. I am in a similar situation with an MS and I am also a UF alum for both of my degrees. From what I have seen in the other UF ABSN forums, they do seem to favor UF alum. For those who were accepted to start the summer of 2016, I believe that they received letters in March. I got that information from the UF ABSN 2016 Hopefuls thread. I have been accepted to Santa Fe's ASN program and will start in January. However, I am still applying to the UF program as an option. I hope this helped and good luck!

I feel the same way.

Wow! This is BS! I am in the same situation. I thought I was accepted because of the email. After reading your post I decided to check out the details of my attachments and I'm in the same situation as you. I am very happy that I did not call around and tell a lot of people. I understand that they were in a hurry to get the decisions out to us, but you would think that they have standard email bodies for acceptance, wait list, and declined. í ½í¸£

I received my acceptance! They let me know about an hour ago, for anyone else waiting to hear. I had 46 points and Kaplan scores over 90.

Congratulations! vlvlvlvl! Would you mind sharing how many points you had? Thanks for letting us know. It is a relief to hear that they are still sending out acceptance emails.

The girls above already received their acceptance emails. I'm becoming quite anxious that it's been over an hour since they got acceptance emails and I haven't heard anything. Makes me think that I might be on the declined list. But whatever is meant to be will be. I had 46 points, which is on the low side for the program. I will let y'all know when I hear something.

Congratulations!!! Still nothing yet for me. :-( It might be going in alphabetical order?

Nothing yet...

Thanks for the updates y'all! The anticipation is killing me. Thank goodness they're able to get them out tomorrow since they will be closed on Friday.

It would be such a relief to have a decision this week. One of us had heard from someone in the advising office that decision were going to be released last week, obviously that did not happen. So, I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. According to Mr. Fortner, there is not technically any cutoff for points because it is dependent on a lot of factors(point spread of all applicants for that semester, number who applied and number who will be accepted, etc.), but 46-51 seems to be the trend for the lowest of the high end scores . They also accept a few people from the lower and mid range of points. I am hopeful for all of us.

Only Crickets! I hope we find out this week, but, from what Mr. Fortner said when I submitted my application. I don't think we'll here anything until closer to the middle of October.

It would be awesome if we heard from them this week, but, from what Mr. Fortner told me when I submitted my app and what they said when I called them last week, I think we will hear in the first two weeks of October. Yes, they will send the decision to your school Gmail. I was told I had to set mine up because they would not release decisions to my personal Gmail.

In the group advising session, Mr. Fortner said that if they have a tie for points the tie breaker is the Kaplan score. So, I would say that the Kaplan score probably carries a bit more weight than the other points. They also hold a certain number of seats for EMTs.

Hey y'all! I just called the Santa Fe Health Sciences Counseling office to make sure they have my correct email address (I had not setup my sfcollege gmail account when I initially submitted my application) and the woman at the front desk, Peggy, said that they still won't be sending decisions until the first week of October. She might not know if the review is running ahead of schedule, but I just wanted to possibly prevent some anxiety if we do not hear anything next week.

Me too! My fingers are crossed for all of us.

Darn! Ezekiel is AMAZING!!! and it would have been cool if we were coincidentally in the same class. Wow! Thanks for that update. I was shocked when they said they would release decisions by mid October. That is very fast turn around. I wonder if that is a possible indication that they did not have that many applicants? I'm ready to find out either way so that I can start preparing for where I will be in January. The grant I work under ends at the end of Dec., which is perfect if I get in, but I will be looking for a job if I don't.

That's awesome! I'm taking A&P 2 right now too. Are you taking it with Ezekiel?

Hi Jtelon28, I'm glad the posts have helped you. I think that the UF programs are also very competitive. Which UF program would you be considering the ABSN (requires that you have a bachelor's degree or higher in another field), or the traditional program? UF does not offer an ASN program, so I believe that their traditional program requires that you get accepted to UF for your undergrad or you would need to transfer after completing your gen ed requirements at Santa Fe or another school. From what I know, the traditional BSN is very competitive. I have heard of people who have to graduate with their BS in biology, nutrition, etc. and then they apply for the ABSN because they could not get into the traditional program after completing their gen ed requirements at UF. Most people think that after you get into UF that you can major in whatever you want, but that is not the case if you apply indicating one major and decide that you want to change your major after getting admitted. If you want to change your major at UF that means that the department you want to enter has to be satisfied with your academic performance. I read somewhere that they typically receive over 300 applications for the ABSN and accept less than 100, but I don't know how true that is. From reading the UF ABSN Hopefuls forum, it seems like they might give preference to people who graduated from UF with their undergrad. If you do not already have your bachelor's degree, I would strongly suggest that you complete your prerequisites, possibly complete another short medical program that will give you extra points and allow you to work while trying to get into the ASN program, or possibly complete you associate's degree, then enter the ASN program. After completing your ASN and getting hired, many employers will pay for further education expenses. There is also a nursing program in Lake City and Ocala, if you are trying to stay in this area.

WOW! That's awesome! I wonder if them taking 80 students is in anticipation for the demand that will be created by the UF Health expansion. I really wanted to go to that event, but I ended up getting really sick and had to miss class and work for the next few days. I hope it was helpful and informative.

Damn! I hadn't heard about that, but I had seen an article about how pressure cookers have been used for explosive devices. Leave it to crazy people to use a home appliance for devastation. I got mine less than a year ago with no issue or hoops to jump through, but I guess that could change if people are buying them with cruel intentions. Sadly, if they make it harder to get pressure cookers, bad people will just find another way and people who just want a convenient kitchen appliance will have to jump through hoops. Right now, at least in Florida, you can still easily purchase a pressure cooker or order one from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, etc.

I would definitely recommend spending a bit more money to get one that can be programmed, especially if you continue working 12 hour shifts. I have a Power Pressure Cooker that my father-in-law got for me. I can toss everything in (usually frozen meat, so nothing that might spoil) and set a time for it to start cooking so that it finishes not too long before I get home. After it finishes cooking it automatically goes to its warming setting. I linked to Bed Bath and Beyond because you can use a 20% off coupon there, but you might be able to find it for a better deal. Good luck!