Thomas Jefferson University FACT-1/FACT-2 2023 ABSN

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Hi! I wanted to start a thread for those who applied to Thomas Jefferson University's FACT programs for 2023 starts. I applied in the fall but my application was on hold for pre-req grades and I submitted my pending grades today and am hoping to hear back soon! I've already interviewed as well.

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nurse2828 said:

Ahhh I gotcha. Well congrats, Sept 5 is so exciting! I'm happy for you.

 

I thought about a 2 year program at UMD and with TJU, however I graduated undergrad in '21 and have been working, so I kinda wanna get my BSN and dip ? I know it'll undoubtedly be intensive and stressful, especially given the limited duration. I'm glad you mentioned your friends felt supported though. Thats a really big thing I was looking for. I came from a school with smaller class sizes and I thrived in that environment. I hate the idea of being a number, or a school where the profs arent accessible or they don't really care about their jobs or the students. I had one perspective school, and the reviews from the students were subpar.

Thank you! And I totally get you! LOL! If you don't have to work much , I'd say definitely go for the 1 year. My friends were really successful in the program and some even worked up to 20 hours per week! Between, Rutgers, Drexel and GMercy, Jefferson is by far the best from what I've heard!

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Jan2025 said:

Thank you! And I totally get you! LOL! If you don't have to work much , I'd say definitely go for the 1 year. My friends were really successful in the program and some even worked up to 20 hours per week! Between, Rutgers, Drexel and GMercy, Jefferson is by far the best from what I've heard!

Ahh thank you!! I'll definitely take this into consideration. It'll be a tough decision for sure, but if I do come to TJU hopefully I'll see you in the future ?

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I'm in this program now, and I just want to sincerely say to anyone thinking about going through this program: don't. It's the worst academic experience I have ever had because of how disorganized it is and how admin, including Dr. Bouchaud, have no issue lying to people's faces. We were told during Orientation that we wouldn't have to pay a fee if we missed clinical, a lie. We were told we would be able to self select clinical, nope, now we do a ranking system. I had to ask 3 different times just to get them to issue my loan refund. I could go on all day. Save your money. 

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Wow that's so terrible to hear! We were told that we wouldn't be able to self select clinical and we'd have to pay $250 per missed clinical. That's ashame you had such a bad experience!

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Literally anything they tell you, they will go back on. It doesn't matter what it is. Even today, we were told we would get our grades at noon. It is almost 5 and we don't have our grades. 

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Jan2025 said:

Wow that's so terrible to hear! We were told that we wouldn't be able to self select clinical and we'd have to pay $250 per missed clinical. That's ashame you had such a bad experience!

Oh wow, I havent even heard much about this! Whats the process of selecting clinicals like? So are you saying they pre-select you for your clinical schedule and if you miss one then make you pay?!

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primordiapichu said:

I'm in this program now, and I just want to sincerely say to anyone thinking about going through this program: don't. It's the worst academic experience I have ever had because of how disorganized it is and how admin, including Dr. Bouchaud, have no issue lying to people's faces. We were told during Orientation that we wouldn't have to pay a fee if we missed clinical, a lie. We were told we would be able to self select clinical, nope, now we do a ranking system. I had to ask 3 different times just to get them to issue my loan refund. I could go on all day. Save your money. 

? wooow I'm sorry your experience was so awful! Are you doing Fact 1 or 2? I hope you're doing 1 so at least you can be graduating sooner

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nurse2828 said:

? wooow I'm sorry your experience was so awful! Are you doing Fact 1 or 2? I hope you're doing 1 so at least you can be graduating sooner

I am FACT 1 CC. I hear much better things from the Dixon campus, I think mostly because they have a different admin team. 

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nurse2828 said:

Oh wow, I havent even heard much about this! Whats the process of selecting clinicals like? So are you saying they pre-select you for your clinical schedule and if you miss one then make you pay?!

For clinicals now, we make a rank listed of what sites we want from the available ones. We can rank up to ten. I think I got my fourth. If you miss clinical and it isn't because your instructor canceled (like if they were sick), then you need to pay to make it up. I think it's $256.
 

At the beginning of the year, they made such a big deal of "this year we're trialing a new system, so we're going to get rid of the fees for missed clinicals!!” But yeah, total lie. 

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primordiapichu said:

For clinicals now, we make a rank listed of what sites we want from the available ones. We can rank up to ten. I think I got my fourth. If you miss clinical and it isn't because your instructor canceled (like if they were sick), then you need to pay to make it up. I think it's $256.
 

At the beginning of the year, they made such a big deal of "this year we're trialing a new system, so we're going to get rid of the fees for missed clinicals!!” But yeah, total lie. 

That sounds like a headache wowww... not surprising, I feel like so many of these expensive ABSN programs are disgorganized in some shape or form. Hang in there

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I discovered TJU had a ABSN Program late December 2023. Is it too late to apply to the program seems like they accept admissions pretty fast...

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Rachel Yu said:

I discovered TJU had a ABSN Program late December 2023. Is it too late to apply to the program seems like they accept admissions pretty fast...

The deadline is February so honestly, I'd say if you can get your prereqs together, apply!

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