2015 UF Accelerated BSN

[ghsrn]

Hello Everyone!

I'm getting this forum started early for those who are applying to the UF College of Nursing's Accelerated Bachelors of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program!

Feel free to get the discussion going... How do you stand among others (GRE, GPA, etc)? Go Gators! :)

[Gatorandrew]

Thanks for the CPR suggestions...I will check them out.

On a similar note... if you don't have your immunization card don't wait. I am going to go ahead and redo mine since i can not track my card down. According to the nurse I spoke with you need a couple of months in order to get all of them in since some of them are a series. I did check and this is considerably cheaper than having my blood tested. In case anyone needs this here is the most current list I could find. Please post if you have a more current version

Student Policies and Handbooks » College of Nursing » University of Florida

[me10]

Thanks everyone ! I will look into CPR classes and getting my immunization records updated. I wish everyone the best of luck with the upcoming decisions.

Ps. Is it weird that I feel like everyone on this forum is my friend?

[Gatorandrew]

Not weird... we're about to be part of the UF nursing class of 2015 so we'll all be like a family supporting each other through the next 18 months.

Look forward to meeting all of you soon!

[lisabethanne]

@LadyBramble, I did a cost estimate for attending UF and this is what I came up with.

GRAND TOTAL: $37,2355.25

Tuition: $14,323.25

Classes are found on the program's site and cost per hour is for the 2014-2015 school year

53 Credit Hours ($210.43 per hour)

6 Credit Hours ($528.41 per hour)

Books and Supplies: ~$4,000

This is really a best guess for textbooks, scrubs, shoes, stethoscopes, etc.

Rent: $9,712.00

I used the graduate rent for a one bedroom apartment as my estimate.

16 months (4 semesters; $607 per month)

Electricity: $2,000

estimated $125 per month for 16 months

Food and Transportation: $7,200

Food estimated at $250 per month

Transportation estimated at $200 per month

Now as far as books, supplies, food, rent, etc., I'm basing my estimated on how I have been living. You may spend more or less. Also, I did not include any sort of entertainment costs either.

The calculation for Tuition should be very close, even though for 3 out of the 4 semesters we would be in the 2015-2016 year, prices for which are not yet posted.

Also, I estimated based only on 16 months rather than 18 because I'll probably move back in with my parents while I'm studying for the NCLEX and all that.

Hope this helps.

[LadyBramble]

Well, geesh. I thought this program was 12 months. But I was looking at the setup and it looks more like 14 months. May to May is one year and then there's an extra June and July which would be 14. Because I thought Summer A is June, summer B is July and summer C is stretched across A and B?

[ghsrn]

Has anyone called to see if letters have been sent out yet?

[sebuhler]

SWEET HALLELUJAH! I'm SO GLAD THE LETTERS ARE GOING TO BE SENT OUT.

Yes, Summer C is Summer A+B together.

[sebuhler]

It is advertised as a 15 month program.

[lisabethanne]

The program is actually 15 months, to be all literal.

Semester 1: Begins May 11 - Complete Summer Term

Semester 2: Begins Aug 24 - Complete Fall Term

Semester 3: Begins Jan 5 - Complete Spring Term

Semester 4: Summer A&C Start May 9

I didn't look up when summer b starts, but is should start shortly after June 17

[ghsrn]

SWEET HALLELUJAH! I'm SO GLAD THE LETTERS ARE GOING TO BE SENT OUT.

Yes, Summer C is Summer A+B together.

Did you contact CON to find out if the letters were sent out?

[LadyBramble]

Yea, I'm wondering if that was a go ahead from them. I asked on Friday so it's someone elses turn.lol

[sebuhler]

No, but a previous post that contacted him said that they would be sent out first thing this week,... and today is the beginning of the week! Soooooo, hopefully there is a letter in my mailbox when I come back from Spring Break!