Remington College of Nursing - Orlando

U.S.A. Florida

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has anyone enrolled in the inaugural accelerated bsn class that started january 2009? what are your impressions so far?

thank you,

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Congratulations to those of you who have been accepted into RCON. If you are looking for a place to stay and interested in a 2bed/2bath apartment in casselberry, please send an email to [email protected]. I am currently a student of RCON and would be graduating soon. The price is affordable, room mate is sensible, the area is quiet and close to the library. If you are looking for a good deal better grab this fast. Female room mate preferred.

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I got accepted into the January class and I'm looking for a roommate. Preferably female. If anyone is looking for a roommate contact me at [email protected]

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Hello I've received my letter of acceptance yesterday for the January 2012 class! for those out there worried about getting in, please do not worry heavily on your TEAS score.....I scored only a 70.7! They look at your over all application. My prereq GPA is around a 3.6 or 3.7....overall GPA with My Biomedical Science degree a mere 3.1....I am a CNA, so at least I had experience!! Don't be afraid! APPLY!!! :) :) See you at orientation westrike!!!!

Thank u cheergirl! this is a very inspiring message! gives me hope :)

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Is anyone on here applying for July 2012?

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I dont know, I'm too skeptical about their accreditation. How do you feel?

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Honestly I am not worried about the accreditation. I have been researching this school for a while and have even called all the schools that I will be applying to for my future grad program (Certified Nurse-Midwife) to ask (UM, UF, Vanderbilt, and East Carolina University, so far). All they stated was that the school must be CCNE accredited, and Remington is. However the only issue for me is the cost, but I am in the process of applying for scholarships so hopefully everything will work out. I mailed off my application packet last week, the only thing I am missing is a Chemisty w/lab, but it will be completed by the date that the admissions coordinator gave me.

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Hi I have already applied for the early admissions for the July cohort. Ive noticed a lot of people are worried about the accreditation. I have learned that 90% of graduate nursing programs require the school to be accredited by the CCNE or NLNAC. Also even though a school is nationally accredited most graduate programs prefer the school to be regionally accredited since it is much harder to get regionally accreditation.

Also I am a recent graduate from the University of Florida and I spoke with Dean at UF's Nursing school. She informed me that in order to apply to their nursing program the school must be CCNE or NLNAC accredited.

It also helps if the schools also are WASC accredited this means that courses from the school are accepted to any school in the United States, however this accreditation is not necessary and is mostly seen at public universities in general for any program the school offers.

The best bet is to go the CCNE and NLNAC websites and there you can search for accredited programs by the state this will save you time and confusion. This is what I did.

Also in regards to tuition at the end of the day unless you go to a community college where they only offer Associate degree in nursing you will be paying a high tuition. You are not in undergrad anymore so you will not be paying undergrad prices. Just like you are not offered the same financial options anymore. There is a reason why medical school, law school, PA school, and etc is pricy. In the end they pay off will be great. Do research there many options through the dept of health and human services that offer scholarships to pay full tuition and a monthly stipend or loan repayment options for RN's. In my eyes no one should be paying out of pocket for tutuion. There is no need to with all this free money from the government there's more out there than just FAFSA and Loans

THE KEY IS RESEARCH

Sorry for the long post I've just been reading post from this entire thread and I feel alot of ppl are not fully educated on the nursing school application n etc process so I felt like throwing in the facts/opinions

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Hi I have already applied for the early admissions for the July cohort. Ive noticed a lot of people are worried about the accreditation. I have learned that 90% of graduate nursing programs require the school to be accredited by the CCNE or NLNAC. Also even though a school is nationally accredited most graduate programs prefer the school to be regionally accredited since it is much harder to get regionally accreditation.

Also I am a recent graduate from the University of Florida and I spoke with Dean at UF's Nursing school. She informed me that in order to apply to their nursing program the school must be CCNE or NLNAC accredited.

It also helps if the schools also are WASC accredited this means that courses from the school are accepted to any school in the United States, however this accreditation is not necessary and is mostly seen at public universities in general for any program the school offers.

The best bet is to go the CCNE and NLNAC websites and there you can search for accredited programs by the state this will save you time and confusion. This is what I did.

Also in regards to tuition at the end of the day unless you go to a community college where they only offer Associate degree in nursing you will be paying a high tuition. You are not in undergrad anymore so you will not be paying undergrad prices. Just like you are not offered the same financial options anymore. There is a reason why medical school, law school, PA school, and etc is pricy. In the end they pay off will be great. Do research there many options through the dept of health and human services that offer scholarships to pay full tuition and a monthly stipend or loan repayment options for RN's. In my eyes no one should be paying out of pocket for tutuion. There is no need to with all this free money from the government there's more out there than just FAFSA and Loans

THE KEY IS RESEARCH

Sorry for the long post I've just been reading post from this entire thread and I feel alot of ppl are not fully educated on the nursing school application n etc process so I felt like throwing in the facts/opinions

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Nursing Scholarship Program

Check this website out free money for nursing students through the government. There is life outside of FAFSA.

In my opinion FAFSA is good for undergrad. For grad school you must be proactive with finding scholarships and grants

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Hey tcamp,

I am applying for July 2012.

So far I've been contemplating Remington for about 2 years now. Because they didn't have accreditation, I thought they were "sketch." However, once they received their CCNE accreditation, I was much more inclined to apply to their school as a lower-priority option. Now, after contemplating about three categories of schools (i.e. Graduate entry master's programs in nursing out of state, In state Accelerated BSN programs, and In state accelerated associate programs) I realize that Remington is a great option.

I visited their school last weekend. Great, small, personable, and accommodating.

And a great area.

I got to contact one student currently enrolled and a previous graduate. Both gave me their feedback on the program, structure, and admin. Really quell some of my angst.

As well, I had to just realize ALL nursing programs will have drop outs, complaints, and have some form of difficulty academically. Point blank.

I don't think I'll make the April 2nd early decision deadline as I still am waiting on transcripts. However, I hope to get in.

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Hello,

I applied to Remington for the early deadline. I am taking the TEAS today, very nervous. Hopefully I get in!!

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Don't worry about the TEAS I took it without even studying and scored in the 80 percentile for my individual score. It's easier than the ACT or SAT

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