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@Undercat so I interviewed for the psych position and it turns out it’s only 32 hours so it would affect my tuition reimbursement and I would have to work during the week 2 nights and one 3-11p shift - basically they need someone to fill in the gaps for the rest of the team and no weekends besides every third weekend days. It essentially doesn’t work for my schedule cuz I would have to put the baby in daycare, take a 1200 paycut as well so basically I would be working to just put her in daycare until a night weekend position opens up if someone retires in November which isn’t even guaranteed. So for now I think my best option is to look for work at another hospital and just give back the tuition reimbursement I have received so far. I also found out you have to give a 3 week notice which I think is BS. I had one intiercew so far at another place and am waiting to hear back from another psych hospital a bit farther away. Honestly at this point I am seriously contemplating just quitting all together and waiting to get another job elsewhere but I also don’t want to screw myself over cuz I will be visibly pregnant soon so I don’t want potential employers to hold that against me :(. Let’s see happens. Please send good thoughts/prayers my way!

@BSNbeDONE no they specifically said you would/could get pulled halfway through a shift to another unit plus there are two campuses 20 minutes apart and possibility of going from one to the other. even if I could negotiate it I honestly know bedside nursing is not my cup of tea. Thank you for the input @canoehead no it’s basically one flat rate differential nights vs days. Our hospital pays pretty crappy. I hope to hear from my manager tomorrow and see what happens because I have two shifts left on orientation I can’t imagine staying here longer ?

Hello Allnurses community! Wanted to pick your guys’ brain. I recently left the OR because it no longer worked with my home life (too much time away from the baby) plus very toxic management/certain bad apples that were making working there unbearable. I would have stayed if the hours worked and management was supportive but I was picked up med surg float pool. I figured it would be good experience for FNP as I am in school for that as well but my orientation is nearing its end and I feel so much anxiety. Pros are the hours work much better for my family (I work 8 hours less, don’t have to put the baby in daycare and more days off in a row) plus the money is very good. Cons are I am miserable. I don’t enjoy it whatsoever and I feel like I’m forcing myself to work float as I can’t transfer elsewhere for a year. I mustered up the guts to email my manager to set up a meeting to let her know how I feel and see if a transfer is possible as well as email the psych manager as a night shift position is open so now I’m waiting. I won’t be going back to the current OR unless management changes which is very unlikely at the moment plus I want to try different specialties to see if maybe something else is a better fit. I would love to go to psych as it’s not traditional nursing and more up my alley. So far in orientation it seems like the acuity of the patients keeps getting worse and worse, a lot of time there are no techs/aids or are so short I’m lucky if they do my vitals for me. A lot of the other times A good chunk of my time gets eaten up doing BG checks, emptying Foleys, doing vitals, doing bloodwork plus regular nursing stuff that it just feels so overwhelming and so not worth the stress. I am debating if I should just quit entirely (I’m pregnant again and that’s certainly not helping) or suck it up for a bit off orientation before leaving. I wish I could transfer elsewhere internally but I don’t think HR will let me as I just switched here. I just can’t imagine doing this for a full year. I’m tempted to just pick up a per diem job (substance abuse - low stress from what another nurse that works there PD tells me) at the moment until I figure out my next move or if I just need to suck it up. Will figure out another way to pay these god awful student loans back. Any thoughts would be helpful!

Hi All - I see that a new thread for the 17-18 cycle has not been started yet and was hoping i could get some insgiht from past applicants. My EFC from FAFSA is around 16k because I currently work full time and paid for all of my pre-reqs out of pocket. I got accepted into Thomas Jefferson's accelerated program starting May 2017 and thus will be quitting and need to figure out how to pay for the program. I am feeling discouraged as it appears if you don't have the EFC they are looking for, it doesn't seem worth it to go through the hassle of applying. Can there be anything done about my EFC as it won't be realistic once i actually start school or should I just look into applying to the Loan Repayment program?Thank you!

Hi KB2017 - I got into both programs and had a hard time deciding as well - however ultimately I chose TJNU for a few reasons: - Cost is less than Drexel (though not by much but every dollar counts!) - Acceptance into Masters' program - Vetting is in depth at TJNU - it just didn't feel right only having to submit transcripts to Drexel. I wanted to make sure I was going to school with not just a good program but a good cohort as we will all be spending a lot of time together so it's nice to know I am in a program with people who have similar end goals as me. TJNU had a detailed application process plus the interviews. Their admission office was so quick to get back to me with every question that I had starting from a year and a half prior to applying to the program. -Gut feeling. It's always best to listen to your own instincts. Even through Drexel starts before TJNU and will therefore end sooner it just wasn't sitting right with me. Definitely think about it and reach out to as me resources as possible before making your decision.

I would be curious to know how many people are actually in the FACT 1 cohort - has anyone looked into financial aid/private loans as of yet?

i had my interview on November 8 and got my acceptance email on November 29 so roughly three weeks after the interview. You should be hearing back any day now I would think.

Does anyone know if there is a Facebook group for the Spring 2017 Fact 1 center city cohort yet?

Hi Everybody! How many of you are attending the Accepted Student's Day on 2/18? I am curious if it is organized or if its just a mixer to meet potential classmates. Looking forward to meeting everybody!

Hi I just got accepted earlier in the week - has anyone else been accepted? I am trying to make my decision between Jefferson and Drexel. Any thoughts?

Hello, I applied mid October as well and then I sent a follow up email to the school for a status and received the interview invite late October. I would send a follow up email to the school for a status.

thank you - i received the letters via snail mail.

Hello, I applied and will be interviewing next week for early admissions. Fingers crossed as I am really nervous. I just received denial letters from Rutgers so hoping I get into at least one other school. Best of luck to everyone!

I unfortunately got declined to both campuses - really bummed about it. i have a 4.0 in my pre-reqs and a 3.2 in undergrad - not sure what I was lacking and I am assuming if you get declined, there is no chance even if more spots open up. I received two letters - bes tof luck to everyone. Really praying I have better luck getting into the remaining three schools I am applying to.

Hey everybody, I just got letters from both campuses and was declined - so very sad about it as I really wanted to start school in January. I got 4.0s in all my classes and have 3.0 gpa in non science classes - I'm assuming if you get declined you can't get wait listed right? Hope other people have a better chance.