Remington College of Nursing - Orlando

oceanavenue · Oct 9, 2010

I don't know of anything you can do to prepare before you get accepted, except enjoy your free time. Once you're in the program, your time is very limited, and you will need to come in with a clear mind. I don't think it's necessary to do anything other than your prerequisites right now. Just mentally prepare yourself for a full time, accelerated program. I know that sounds redundant, seeing as you've already applied (you know what you're getting yourself into), but understand that this will consume your life for a year. It's doable, I promise.

Most of the students were hired by the Orlando Health hospitals. Have no fear, you will get a job. :)

oceanavenue · Oct 9, 2010

I was told that they will accept 50 to 60 students depending on the amount of applications they receive and from what I was told they get about 3 applications for every seat they offer. I think almost all of the accelerated BSN programs have become pretty competitive. As far as working, some programs won't allow you, but I don't know about Remington. I do know that your clinicals can be scheduled at anytime, including nights and weekends depending what is avaliable at the clinical site, so working might be difficult with that and the amount of work that is expected. I am sure people have done it though it just might be challenging! Does anyone know what they ask in the interview?? I have one on Tuesday and I'm pretty nervous! Also, do you know when they will make admission decisions?? I want to make sure I have a back up plan if I don't get in! Good luck to you both!

I don't recommend working while in this program. My class lost two people because they were working while studying. It really is too much.

As far as interview questions go, they first asked me to tell them a little bit about myself (be ready to give a brief summary of whatever you think is essential). They also asked for my strengths and weaknesses, why I want to be a nurse, and topics of that nature. They were pretty standard questions; and there were no curve balls. Just reflect on those questions and be ready to answer them, I think you'll be okay. Good luck! :) We'll be taking finals on Tuesday, so you'll probably see us a little bit stressed. :uhoh3:

MedicalOne · Oct 9, 2010

Thank you alanas09 and oceanavenue for both of your responses. Good luck to you alanas09 on your interview?

Alanas09,

Did you include your references with your application or was it separate? I was just curious, because I need to go ahead and mail out my application now, so they can review it. My references are going to take a lil bit of time to get since I will be getting them from another state.

Thanks.

alanas09 · Oct 10, 2010

I had to get mine from another state as well. I just mailed the application and then had my references send the forms separately. Just make sure they do it on the provided form. One of my references wrote an actual reference letter and she ended up having to redo it on the form from the school.

MedicalOne · Oct 10, 2010

alanas09,

Yeah, I'm just trying to mail off my application tomorrow, so that they can start processing my application, and possibly get an interview soon, since I'm behind.

I probably can't do anything now, because I'm looking on the checklist and I see that I have to put a verification of taking the TEAS and Fingerprint Set, with the date requested on it. I believe all of this information has to be included with my application, before I can mail it off.

alanas09 · Oct 10, 2010

I submitted mine without the TEAS score. I just wrote on there what date I was taking it on. They will get the results! I emailed the admissions coordinator and she said go ahead and send it and they would collect the rest as it came, so I would send it if I were you. The finger prints take quite a bit of time to come in. I sent mine in like the 2nd week in Sept and they haven't gotten the results as of last week. They will go ahead and interview you though as long as you have the transcripts, references, and TEAS in though, and then of course your acceptance will be contingent on you passing the fingerprint/background check. I would send it and get it there ASAP since you already missed early decision! The sooner it gets there the sooner they can start evaluating your transcripts and such! Good luck!! I'm so anxious to have the interview and find out one way or the other. I think I am going to apply to UCF as a back up plan!!

MedicalOne · Oct 11, 2010

Oh ok. Thanks alanas09. Good luck. Let me know how your interview go next Tuesday. I have UCF as one of my choice of schools also. I wonder if it's hard to get accepted there, since it's a well-known school. The TEAS is also required there. There is no escape from that test. LOL.

alanas09 · Oct 11, 2010

Thanks! I will let you know how the interview goes! And I suppose we cannot escape the TEAS! It wasn't that bad though! I studied a GED book a tad, but mostly just went and took it! I have heard that UCF is very competitive. I'm not sure my GPA and such is high enough and I don't think that it matters that I am an alumni either, so I am hoping that I get into Remington and don't have to worry about it!

MedicalOne · Oct 11, 2010

Oh well, I guess you and I pray that they we both get into Remington then. LOL.

I heard that Remington is in a nice area, which is good. You said that you're an Alumni of UCF. Have you ever seen Remington?

alanas09 · Oct 11, 2010

Yea I went to the campus. It is located in Lake Mary. It is in a very nice building and the classrooms and labs are very nice. They are all equipped with technology so that they can run power point and such for lectures, and the labs are set up to look like hospital rooms and they have simulator mannequins to help with skills like delivering a baby and I can't remember the rest. It is very very nice! I live south of Lake Mary, but Lake Mary seems nice as well. I am sure it is like anywhere else, there are probably areas you want to avoid, but right around the campus seems clean and safe and the school is on a road that kind of dead ends into it, so that's nice too. I have been to the UCF nursing department as well and it is nice too, so I don't think that either would be an issue. UCF is fairly safe as well. They have campus security and such. The only good thing about UCF is that they have on campus housing, so it might be easier to find somewhere to stay if you don't live locally. Are you local??

MedicalOne · Oct 11, 2010

That's good to hear. Question? How do you go about doing a private email chat? I recall that you have to have 9 messages back and forth in order to do a private email chat. It's like emailing one on one. Something like that.

alanas09 · Oct 11, 2010

I think you have to have 15 messages and then you can do a private chat. It is like sending emails but no one else can see it, only the person who you are sending them to. If you go under my account, right under shortcuts, it says private messages.