TAMUCC Accelerated BSN Summer 2021

[dallasdogmom]

Hello! I haven't found a thread yet for anyone applying to this program. Any others out there? ?

[daniela acevedo]

Has anyone received a response from the program? I am nervous LOL I can’t stop checking my email.

[juleechoo]

Same here, I called them yesterday and they said that we will hear from them in 2 weeks. 

[volfar]

Hi y'all! I'm a current student in the ABSN program here at TAMUCC. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions you think I could help answer.

[Hannah Smith]

I just found this thread!! So happy I did, I have been stressing since it’s past Jan 25th and haven’t heard anything. I interviewed early December. I had been getting worried. Good luck to everyone!! 

[Katelyn Stout]

Check your emails!:))

[Hannah Smith]

Yes! Check them :) did you get in katelyn??? 

[Katelyn Stout]

@Hannah Smith Congrats girlie!! & Yes ma’am I did ?

[Hannah Smith]

3 minutes ago, Katelyn Stout said:

@Hannah Smith Congrats girlie!! & Yes ma’am I did ?

Yay! We should share info so we can keep in touch and help each other out through the process. So exciting ?

[Lauren Espar]

Just found out I got accepted as well! If you wanna dm me on insta and swap info feel free to, lauren_esparzaa 

[nursenp]

Hello, I just got admitted to the Summer 2021 program. Any information on this school? any pros/cons?

@volfar how is the program so far? Any insights? I am moving from CA and wanted to hear further.

[volfar]

Hi @Prija,

Congrats on receiving an acceptance offer! That is a huge accomplishment! I hope that everyone who hasn't heard from the university yet gets a favorable notification soon! 

In my opinion, this program is just alright. It isn't terrible, but it also isn't what I thought a nursing program would be. I don't have any experience with other nursing programs, so it is hard for me to say whether the problems I have with this program would be absent elsewhere - but I would certainly hope so.

For example, I think some of the professors' pedagogical approaches are disorganized, almost as if they were put together without much effort or consideration for the student's experience. From receiving assignments with unclear or contradictory instructions to being quizzed over material that a professor agrees is not covered in their course.

There are some things about this program that I have genuinely enjoyed as well. Admittedly, the most significant example doesn't have much to do with the program itself, but instead with my classmates. The relatively small size of the ABSN cohorts (about 30 students) and the nature of going through challenging experiences with other people is a perfect recipe for relationship building. I think a big part of our success so far has been thanks to the support we have been able to offer one another.

Some other things you may find helpful to know are:

1. Each semester we take one graduate course. A lot of research and some essay writing, but an opportunity to start working toward an advanced nursing degree, nonetheless.
2. This program uses a concept-based curriculum, as opposed to a block-based curriculum.
3. The program has a primary-care focus, so you likely will not get clinical rotations in ICUs or EDs.
4. The ABSN program at TAMUCC is relatively new (I am in the university's 2nd cohort).

Also, keep in mind that my cohort began the program in June 2020, a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The pandemic may be to blame for some of the shortcomings I've experienced in this program. 

Please let me know if you have any more questions or if you'd like me to elaborate on anything.

Congrats again!

 

[Evelyn Dalton]

@volfar that information is so helpful! Do you mind giving an example of what a daily schedule might look like?