UCONN CEIN 2019

marie2020 · Feb 26, 2020

To answer your other question, everyday is a study day. You have 2 quizzes weekly, paperwork for clinical, papers, numerous group projects, and lots of prep work to be able to attend weekly simulation lab your first semester. It is doable though.

FSTLDN · Feb 26, 2020

Thanks! I absolutely understand it's 24/7 studying-- I meant more of schedule-wise having 1.5 built in days for studying. Just thinking about dynamics of aupair in the home and me studying vs. dropping my daughter off at daycare and such!

FSTLDN · Mar 2, 2020

Still thinking about the schedule and childcare-- I plan to be off this Summer with my daughter and then likely start her in daycare or have an aupair start in September. How much studying did you all do in the weeks leading up to the beginning of the program? I understand there is a session in October and November and want to plan accordingly. Do you think two days a week from September-January would suffice then my daughter starting full time in January? Thanks!

turtlesRcool · Mar 7, 2020

On 3/2/2020 at 3:31 PM, FSTLDN said:
Still thinking about the schedule and childcare-- I plan to be off this Summer with my daughter and then likely start her in daycare or have an aupair start in September. How much studying did you all do in the weeks leading up to the beginning of the program? I understand there is a session in October and November and want to plan accordingly. Do you think two days a week from September-January would suffice then my daughter starting full time in January? Thanks!

So, I did the program in 14, so my info might be a little outdated, but I didn't do any studying leading up to the program. Once it started, my older child was in kindergarten and my younger was in preschool. The preschool child went full day 3 days/week to accommodate my two clinical days and my didactic day, and half day on the other two. That gave me two mornings "free," but one of them was shortened because I was the kindergarten helper in my older child's class one day per week.

The preschool mornings were obviously my uninterrupted study time, but I worked studying into every day. I tend to do better with frequent, short sessions anyway. I got my texts as e-books, so I could read them on my phone wherever I was.

FSTLDN · Mar 7, 2020

Thank you!! Helps tremendously, it’s nice to hear you were still able to be a helper in your kindergartners class. My daughter will be 2.5 by the time I start- and most of the places we are on the waitlist for need a commitment ASAP!

turtlesRcool · Mar 8, 2020

23 hours ago, FSTLDN said:
Thank you!! Helps tremendously, it’s nice to hear you were still able to be a helper in your kindergartners class. My daughter will be 2.5 by the time I start- and most of the places we are on the waitlist for need a commitment ASAP!

If you can swing the full time financially, that would be smart. Then you have coverage for your days at school, and study time on the other days. Part time would be fine for the fall, if the daycare is okay with that, but the purpose would really be to ease her into the school's routine; you shouldn't need childcare until the program starts.

Remember that just because your child is enrolled full time, that doesn't mean she needs to be there full time. You can easily send her for part of the day, but take her out for the rest of the day to do cool stuff like trips to the playground or library.

The full-time would also be good because your clinical days are likely to rotate throughout the program. You might have M, W clinicals the first semester, but then T, Th for pediatrics, etc. Some daycares are able to accommodate a schedule that switches around, but others will book other part time children opposite your schedule, so you might not be able to alter your daughter's attendance days when your schedule switches.

FSTLDN · Apr 23, 2020

On 3/8/2020 at 10:13 AM, turtlesRcool said:
If you can swing the full time financially, that would be smart. Then you have coverage for your days at school, and study time on the other days. Part time would be fine for the fall, if the daycare is okay with that, but the purpose would really be to ease her into the school's routine; you shouldn't need childcare until the program starts.
Remember that just because your child is enrolled full time, that doesn't mean she needs to be there full time. You can easily send her for part of the day, but take her out for the rest of the day to do cool stuff like trips to the playground or library.
The full-time would also be good because your clinical days are likely to rotate throughout the program. You might have M, W clinicals the first semester, but then T, Th for pediatrics, etc. Some daycares are able to accommodate a schedule that switches around, but others will book other part time children opposite your schedule, so you might not be able to alter your daughter's attendance days when your schedule switches.

Thank you so much- thought I had responded to this! Was so helpful- I was accepted into the program and we are trying to finalize daycare ASAP. Thanks again!