UCF Accelerated BSN 2011-2012

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Anyone else applying? :clown:

For those who were accepted, if you guys don't mind me asking... I have applied for the BSN program at the Cocoa campus starting Spring of 2012 and I was wondering what type of grades you have. I have applied already, the deadline to apply is July 1st so I know I will not hear anything for a little while but I just wanted to know what to expect. Thanks in advance!

Dear Praying, we were accepted into the accelerated program in Orlando. The only reason that I point this out is that I wanted to make it clear the pool of people will be very different so no one can say. We all already had degrees too. My cumulative GPA was about 3.7, prereqs avgd 3.7, TEAS a 90. Good luck!! I was going to apply to the same if I didn't get into this program.

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For those who were accepted, if you guys don't mind me asking... I have applied for the BSN program at the Cocoa campus starting Spring of 2012 and I was wondering what type of grades you have. I have applied already, the deadline to apply is July 1st so I know I will not hear anything for a little while but I just wanted to know what to expect. Thanks in advance!

I was offered a spot with a 4.0GPA and an 88.7 on the TEAS V. Picked UNF though because of proximity.

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Those who were accepted off of the wait list last year for the UCF accelerated program did you have to stay on top of the admissions office? Or did inquiring with them too much hinder versus help? I am on the wait list for the 2013 accelerated class and wanted to know what to expect with this wait list since I heard almost 20 - 30 got in off of the wait list last year. Thanks for the help and advice!

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Those who were accepted off of the wait list last year for the UCF accelerated program did you have to stay on top of the admissions office? Or did inquiring with them too much hinder versus help? I am on the wait list for the 2013 accelerated class and wanted to know what to expect with this wait list since I heard almost 20 - 30 got in off of the wait list last year. Thanks for the help and advice!

How are you already on the waitlist for 2013??

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Sorry it may have been misinterpreted but I meant the graduating class of 2013 and the class that starts this may 2012.

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Oh ok....you scared me for a minute :)

I didn't get in for the Summer, but I've already re-applied for the Fall

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Oh ok....you scared me for a minute :)

I didn't get in for the Summer, but I've already re-applied for the Fall

Well good luck for fall!

Hopefully I'll hear news about this years wait list and it'll end up like last years by accepting 20-30 students off the list! :up:

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question about ABSN program! I was just wondering how you all like the program. I am contemplating between an ABSN program and a regular program and am unsure which to do. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP!!! I appreciate it.

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I didn't see the TEAS on the UCF Pre Req does anyone know if we must take it?

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I didn't see the TEAS on the UCF Pre Req does anyone know if we must take it?

Yes it is a requirement. It's an admission test not a pre req class

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Hello,

I'm UCF pre nursing student applying to Accelerated Nursing Program that starts this may. I was hoping to get some information on how are you guys handling the program. I have heard horrible comments on how difficult and demanding the program really is. In the spare of your valuable time would any of you on here who is currently in ABSN program share a few comments on what the reality is from your perspectives? Thank you very much. This is the post of someone who blogged on our thread recently. Sounds terrifying. ;( Is it really that bad? " The UCF program is ridiculously and needlessly difficult. If you get accepted to another RN program, I recommend you choose that one instead. I think our class was quoted something like 30% drop out or are kicked out of the program in the first semester. I was one of the 30 percent. You are probably thinking something like, oh, she's a weak student. I have a cumulative gpa of 3.7 and prereq gpa 4.0 and my TEAS was above 90. Plus I had a background in the health field which many of you do not. UCF Nursing says they will give you all kinds of support in the orientation but they do not. They tell you there is tutoring. Even if you can find someone to tutor you (forget the campus tutoring center - no help there), you have no time for tutoring because classes are 8 am to 5 pm every day except one and the building closes at 5:00 pm. They literally kick you out of the building and the skills labs are locked up except during class time. I had to use that one free morning for doctor appointments and school appointments for my kids, etc. so no time. And there are secret signups for extra skills lab time. If you miss it and the skills lab slots fill up, too bad for you. There is also no IT support. They are supposed to have a dedicated IT guy to help with IT issues and believe me there are ALOT of computer issues but if you manage to get 5 minutes to call or see him, he is not in EVER and then he calls you back while you are in class. The campus IT guys just don't respond period. The administration seems to be clueless as to why there is such a high drop rate in the first semester. OK. So this sounds like sour grapes, and it is. I wasted like $7,000 on this program in books and tuition and other costs for one semester. I'm in a program in MO now, and it is wonderful. I learned more useful nursing information in one week than I learned all semester at UCF and at half the cost. Two pieces of advice for those who are locked into doing the UCF program: 1) Make some smart buddies before you even start the semester because everything is team this and group that. It's supposed to make you a better team player but if you get stuck with the dumb students it will either bring your grade down or you will spend a lot of extra time doing all the work on the project. 2) Just get the eBooks and forget the texts. That will save you some cash. The ebooks have quizzes that the teachers use to make up their exams. They strongly encourage you at orientation to get both and tell you what a "great deal" it is to get both, but I never used most of my texts, only the ebooks. Some of our books didn't even arrive until halfway through the semester. Also some good news, if you do make it through this hellish nightmare experience, you are almost certainly guaranteed to pass the NCLEX. UCF has like a 99% pass rate. Good luck and hope you have a positive nursing student experience wherever you decide to attend."

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@ [COLOR=#003366]Nursowiczka2b

I'm on your 2013 UCF ABSN thread, and the above post concerned me, too. However, when I started looking into it, I noticed that the person who made that post had no other posts on allnurses.com, which I find a little skeptical, and I found this link from a previous cohort...

, which made me feel much better. I just sent in my application today, and I'm not going to let this get me down. I hope you won't either! :)
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