UCF Traditional and Accelerated BSN-2014

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Hello!

The application window starts January 1st, which is a couple weeks away from now. I am excited to apply though and see what happens. Who else is planning to apply here?

I am planning on applying to both the accelerated and traditional pathways.

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The orientation we are talking about is UCF's transfer student orientation.

I have not received anything regarding the nursing program specifically. Not since the acceptance email and the follow up confirmation email which said they received my RSVP/acceptance.

Should take about 2-3 weeks give or take. I received my acceptance email and then I received another email "TERM YR(FA12) RN to BSN Admission Decision" two weeks after. IF you follow the directions on the email correctly, it shouldn't take long. Best to sign up for orientation as soon as possible because seats fill up fast and so does the classes.

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Hey green_girl - I got the email at noon on 4/23 and had exactly 1 week to RSVP to them. Seeing as I came off of the waitlist I doubt that it would take away much time from the admissions committee for SSC/UCF. I can't imagine that they deal with more than a handful of waitlist applicants at any given time. I know the wait is miserable, but it will all be worth it in the end!

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Hey Everybody! I just got my email today that I have been taken off the waitlist and given conditional acceptance for the General BSN program this Fall! I look forward to meeting all of you as we take this next big step in our journey to becoming nurses! Which orientation should I be signing up for? Also, when is this Starbucks meet up that everyone is referring to?!

hey RylanGator,

I was wondering if you could share your stats with me because I was waitlisted too and would like to know where I stand. Any information you could give me would be really appreciated. :)

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Hey FutureUCf - I had a 3.9 overall gpa with a 3.89 pre-requisite gpa. My TEAS was my weakness which was 78% composite.

One thing that I think may have helped me was that I had many other nursing-oriented classes on my transcripts such as Understanding Medical Language, Community Health Problems, Concepts of Wellness, Personal Health etc. I'm not certain if they even look at those, let alone place any emphasis on them since they are not required, but it certainly didn't hurt.

Also, I looked on these forums from past years to try and find some waitlist statistics, and I found some interesting stuff.

The waitlist can contain anywhere from 45-75 people depending on the year. In 2011 it was 45, and in 2012 it was 75 (according to the forums on this site) And that every year they take a considerable amount from the waitlist. I would imagine that they took several off the waitlist in 2011, and that is why they added more people to the 2012 waitlist. Obviously these stats should be taken for a grain of salt because I do not have any credible sources, but it should help clarify things at least a little bit.

I'm not sure about every school, but out of all the schools that I applied to, UCF (my first choice) was the first one to send out their decisions. Most of the other schools like UWF, USF, and UF, won't be until the middle of May to late June before they send out their decisions. So, I would imagine that the majority of the people who are on the waitlist will not be notified until after those other major schools have announced their decisions and everyone gets to decide where they want to go. I thought that I was going to be in for a long wait over the summer, and I am still baffled that they replied so soon. Don't lose hope, I'm sure you will get in!!!!

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Thank you! I believe your right with most of the things you've said. I really thought UCF was one of the last schools to give out their decisions. I will try not to lose hope! :)

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Let me ask you another question. When you say pre req GPA, what was the break down of your science and other pre req GPA? Sorry I keep asking questions, I just want to see where I stand on the list.

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FutureUCf - out of all the prerequisites for the BSN program (8 or 9 I believe) I had A's in all of them except for a B+ in a&p 1 which I took as a dual enrolled high school senior. I also had over 100 hours of volunteer time in a medical setting at my local hospital. I can't remember if I put that on this application or others as they all have run together by this point. Either way I hope it helps.

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Ok RylanGator, thank you sooo much. I honestly don't feel like I was that far off from you, so hopefully I get pulled off the waitlist too! I'm really happy you were able to get into the program that was your first choice!:)

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Hi！Does anyone know what should we bring to the orientation? I mean, like the immunization form or anything else?

For people who have been there before, are we required to get everything from the checklist done for the orientation? Thanks very much!

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I have already been to the UCF orientation a couple years ago, anyone know if you have to attend it again after you switched majors? Also, when do you sign up for the actual Nursing classes?

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Future-Murse, I also attended orientation a couple of years ago when I moved down to Florida. I emailed the CON asking them if I need to attend again since I changed my major. I also asked when we will actually register for classes. I haven't heard back yet but I am hoping to any day now so I know if I need to plan on attending another orientation. I'll let you know when I hear something.

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Congrats! I'm a current BSN student at UCF.

To answer some questions:

For the transfer student orientation- same as what was previously said, you go to a room and hear some speakers, and split out into colleges (ie college of nursing) where you are further subdivided into the program (ie basic BSN, pre-nursing etc), you go to a room and receive a copy of your degree audit and then you go get your student ID. You will be placed in a "filler" class by an adviser. You will not actually register for classes until literally the week before classes start and at the same time find out your clinical assignments at orientation. In the fall you will take Health Assessment, health assessment lab, essentials of nursing practice, essentials of nursing practice lab, essentials of nursing practice clinical, community health nursing, community health clinical and role of the professional nurse. I cannot really answer what your schedule will look like, just plan to have mon-fri in class/clinicals. I had class on mon from 11-4, tues 730-1130, wed 730-1 with clinical on thurs and fri. Tues were my labs, and it is different for everyone. You will have community clinicals for the first 6 weeks, and for most people they were on thurs and fri (some groups did have to go on tues too). Essentials clinicals are the second 6 weeks and those are on thurs and fri (from 630-330, depends on the instructor) and are in long term care.

How do you prepare? Well first off, I would say save some money because things are about to get expensive really fast! The textbook package you need is expensive, and then theres the ati package, uniforms, nurse lab...

I agree with everyone else, just enjoy your summer off! You're going to be busy for the next two years. Sure, you can review some A&P if you really think that's going to give you a "head start". Buy a good planner too, it's going to become your best friend :) First semester is all about getting adjusted and learning the basics.

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