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Roseman Student
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Some of you are still thinking about attending this program and I wanted to share some things with you I wish I had known before I accepted. I was recently talking with some classmates and we, like you, had used these forums to varying levels to research the school, find roommates, etc.
1 - the 90% threshold you have to achieve is incredibly obnoxious. It's fine in theory and it's manageable, but the professors for your block really influence things. The professors will tell you what you do and don't need to study for, but don't trust them. There are some truly horrendous professors (but some good ones too) who will screw you over. Until you 100% know which is which, don't trust any of them regarding what they say you need to study for and don't trust them when they talk about a disorder/process/whatever unless you can find it in the books. There have been multiple times where a test question answer contradicts what a professor taught us and you get screwed with no recourse. Look at the content outline, content outline, content outline, and textbooks. If a professor teaches you something either verbally and/or is in their powerpoint that later turns out to be wrong on the test, you have no recourse. You cannot 'EBR' the powerpoint slides they give you and tell you to learn from.
The EBR process (basically challenge a test question) itself is a joke. They changed it during covid so unknown admins now review your challenges. It was fine before because the professors handled it and knew both the material being tested and what they did or didn't teach, but now it's a disaster. If you need points from it, you're in a lot of trouble. Do not rely on this. This really needs to be drilled into your head - do not rely on needing EBR points. There is zero consistency in the process as it depends entirely on who is reviewing things. Two different classes can challenge the same question, for the same reason, and it may or may not get accepted. It depends entirely on whether whoever is grading is in a good mood or is tired or whatever. Yes, even if it clearly says xyz in your textbooks.
I've heard (but do not know for sure) the time for you incoming classes to take tests will be dropped from 90 to 60 minutes. Good luck with that. Some tests are manageable in that timeframe but if the hour limit is accurate just know you're already screwed unless you know the material insanely well.
The tests themselves are another joke. Get used to SATA questions. With team points you can miss up to 9 questions out of 60. If you have to remediate you get no team points and can miss 6 of 60. It can be done, but you get no partial credit for a SATA (eg if you pick 3/4 right answers). Those often tank people. Sometimes there's only a slight overlap between the material taught and the material tested. The test questions may or may not even make sense. There has been more than one instance of the professor who was teaching the block looking at test questions with surprise and saying they don't understand what it's asking and telling the class it was a terrible question but the class still getting little more than a shrug and a tough luck response. Or doing a practice test alongside the class for the material they're teaching and getting it wrong and saying something along the lines of "oh well, that's a silly question". If you get one of those 'silly questions' on the real test you've got a 50/50 chance of them giving the question back. Because again, it depends on the whims of the mystery EBR admin.
Labs are great, but you don't get much time there.
I'm almost finished with the program and that was my ultimate goal. There are some positives despite my negative post. Some professors are good at balancing getting us ready for both NCLEX and to be a real nurse beyond tests. Nursing school in general can be a grind no matter where you go and there are negatives to every program. But had I known then what I know now, I would have declined coming to this school and gone somewhere else. Anywhere else. Yes, I might have had to wait longer to get in, but this program is a hot mess.