UF accelerated BSN 2021

[JTwin01]

Hey everybody! Anyone applying for the above mentioned program? I haven't had luck finding any threads, in regard to this, for that specific year. I would like to find people who are so we can keep in touch through this process.

[Bri2399]

2 minutes ago, ufanon said:

The only thing in that message from last year above^ that has changed is the exam section. We currently do not have the 74% exam average, but I do not know if that will change for the next cohort. I also think they did away with people losing points if they throw away a question (not sure if this just never happened with us for if they figured out a better way). There is still no transition period like they mentioned.

This program is pricey, save about $1000+ for the first semester in just textbooks, computer programs, along with supplies (some of which you will barely use past first semester.)

We were told to buy a kit first and second semester and paid around 300+ for it and most of it is still sitting in my closet. 

We have all these unneeded cost for different programs like MyClinicalExchange (around $40) and CastleBranch ($200 that you have to buy in the first few weeks after acceptance) which are basically the same thing. The newest thing is that we now have to pay $10 to TAKE OUR HESI. That is just for the proctoring, so it's $10 for the test, $10 for the retake, and another $10 for the specialty exam which starts in second semester. Those costs over time add up and it is unclear why this isn't covered in tuition.

We had an incident last semester when the proctoring was turned off for one of our exams and they didn't realize until 20 min in and some people were told they can retake the exam immediately after finishing, others were not told and we lost time on the exam because the clock didn't stop, this resulted in multiple people not finishing the exam. We were then told we can retake the exam 4 days later on a Friday when we had another exam scheduled on Monday and we we took it our last exam score was deleted. So basically some got an advantage and others did not.

You will teach yourself everything in this program. The flipped classroom is basically you sitting and reading and doing assignments all day every day. This lightened up around 3rd semester, but I found the first semester it was a LOT of busy work. 

You will find everything out the last minute. We had NO clue what this semester was gonna be like until our first day back in January. We are currently in clinical and our lectures are online. It was very hard to plan because you find everything out so last minute. They would tell us that we didn't need to come to campus until a certain date and then we would get an email that we actually needed to come and do something way before then. This doesn't sound too bad, but keep in mind we were online for a while and lot of people did not live in the state or in the area of our campus. This was very frustrating as we had to change work schedules, childcare schedules, and some even had to drive across the state at the drop of a hat. 

We still have no idea what next semester holds and I wouldn't be surprised if we found out like a week before. You will find out about exam/ grade averages probably when the syllabuses come out for next semester. (Which will not be for a while.)

I can really write a book on all the things messed up with this program. 

I posted a breakdown of the grading scale from one of our syllabuses.

But....There are some upsides to this program. UF Health is a magnet hospital and they really like to hire new grads. It's a teaching hospital so the staff is very pleasant and you don't feel like a bother most of the time. The professors are very smart and knowledgable, unfortunately our cohort did not have a lot of didactic time with them early on and I felt like our grades suffered because of that. The structure of the courses is not great.

Lastly, I had some issues with a faculty member and I went higher up about it, not only was I basically called a liar, they almost completely dismissed me and my concerns. 

You just have to weigh the pros and cons.  

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for this, it helps. I want to go to UF for nursing, I just don’t want to have to kill Myself to get through the program, especially because I’m going to have to work full time while doing the program to be able to pay for living and school

[Elizaveta S]

8 minutes ago, Bri2399 said:

Thank you for this, it helps. I want to go to UF for nursing, I just don’t want to have to kill Myself to get through the program, especially because I’m going to have to work full time while doing the program to be able to pay for living and school

every program I looked at requires you not to work, the load is too much. Almost all of them say that. I’m not sure you will be able to work full time, even if it’s another accelerated program. 

[ufanon]

3 minutes ago, Elizaveta S said:

every program I looked at requires you not to work, the load is too much. Almost all of them say that. I’m not sure you will be able to work full time, even if it’s another accelerated program. 

It is highly recommended that you do not work. They do not force you to quit your job or not have a job. However, you cannot miss anything because you have to work. Many people in the program have jobs. You just need to find that work/school balance. This program is very hard, but it's doable. I would suggest doing part time at first and getting a feel for it. 

[Bri2399]

13 minutes ago, Elizaveta S said:

every program I looked at requires you not to work, the load is too much. Almost all of them say that. I’m not sure you will be able to work full time, even if it’s another accelerated program. 

Well unfortunately I do not have a choice. If I want to be able to live and eat then I have to work. I don’t have a choice in the matter, so without a job I would not be able to be in the program at all because I wouldn’t be able to afford it

[Charlotte.May]

Wow! This is so much information, thank you all so much for sharing!! I’m still in the process of reading these comments. I know for sure I definitely have a lot to think about now. I still wanna go to UF and will be taking all these experiences and comments into consideration. You guys are amazing, thank you all again!! ????

[JTwin01]

7 minutes ago, ufanon said:

It is highly recommended that you do not work. They do not force you to quit your job or not have a job. However, you cannot miss anything because you have to work. Many people in the program have jobs. You just need to find that work/school balance. This program is very hard, but it's doable. I would suggest doing part time at first and getting a feel for it. 

Do you have any students in your cohort who are single moms? I would be coming to Florida with my two daughters while my husband stays in Rhode Island. All my family is in Gainesville, but I worry about doing this program and not having the constant, live-in support that my husband provides with day to day chores and childcare.

[kwithers1]

4 hours ago, gnurse2b12 said:

Glad I'm not the only one feeling stressed with the uncertainty of decisions coming out. I feel like we should have known two times over! What has me mainly concerned is my spot on the waitlist for another school. They need to make their decisions by Monday at 8am and I'm sure lots of people are waiting for UF and UCF decisions. I'm scared that by them not releasing decisions soon, more people will have to RSVP to the other school because of the possibility of not getting accepted anywhere else- making it harder for people to move off of the waitlist. I'm staying optimistic that I get accepted to UF though but is a fear thats running through my head 

well UCF decisions came out today at 3, so if UF doesn’t release their decisions this week ?

[DakotaBerk]

2 hours ago, kwithers1 said:

well UCF decisions came out today at 3, so if UF doesn’t release their decisions this week ?

So glad I found this thread! Yes I was just #rejected from UCF ? so I am feeling very worried about my decisions from USF & UF. Like a lot of people here, UF is also my #1 choice! I just graduated from UF a semester early in December and I loved loved loved my experience there so much I just can't imagine going anywhere else so I really hope that I am accepted into the ABSN! I am def getting tired of checking my email and app portal 10x an hour so hopefully we hear this week!! Can't live like this anymore ?

[Charlotte.May]

13 hours ago, DakotaBerk said:

So glad I found this thread! Yes I was just #rejected from UCF ? so I am feeling very worried about my decisions from USF & UF. Like a lot of people here, UF is also my #1 choice! I just graduated from UF a semester early in December and I loved loved loved my experience there so much I just can't imagine going anywhere else so I really hope that I am accepted into the ABSN! I am def getting tired of checking my email and app portal 10x an hour so hopefully we hear this week!! Can't live like this anymore ?

I’m so thrilled you found this thread, welcome! ? What major did you graduate in from UF? Ohh man, I’m sorry to hear about your admissions news from UCF. Did they provide you with any details as for why? I know what you mean about checking your email 10x an hour. A lot of us have been doing the same, ughh... Praying for your acceptance into UF! 

[DakotaBerk]

28 minutes ago, FutureGatoRN said:

I’m so thrilled you found this thread, welcome! ? What major did you graduate in from UF? Ohh man, I’m sorry to hear about your admissions news from UCF. Did they provide you with any details as for why? I know what you mean about checking your email 10x an hour. A lot of us have been doing the same, ughh... Praying for your acceptance into UF! 

haha thank you! I graduated with a psychology major like 90% of UF - the counselors should really stop funneling people to that major who don't know what they want to do initially bc it really is their specialty. For my zoom graduation, the psychology major section was 16 minutes and all the other sections were like 1 min. Anyway, yeah it sucks about UCF but I didn't put any effort into the TEAS so I understand. Also kind of wack how they just ask your GPA and scores like ?? how do they know if you can manage your time well? Anyway thank you haha also hoping I get in but planning for the worst case scenario. Hope you get in too!

[Charlotte.May]

36 minutes ago, DakotaBerk said:

haha thank you! I graduated with a psychology major like 90% of UF - the counselors should really stop funneling people to that major who don't know what they want to do initially bc it really is their specialty. For my zoom graduation, the psychology major section was 16 minutes and all the other sections were like 1 min. Anyway, yeah it sucks about UCF but I didn't put any effort into the TEAS so I understand. Also kind of wack how they just ask your GPA and scores like ?? how do they know if you can manage your time well? Anyway thank you haha also hoping I get in but planning for the worst case scenario. Hope you get in too!

You’re welcome! Haha, I was one of those students that didn’t know what they wanted and was super close to majoring in psychology. Instead, I went for Health Education & Behavior because it’s like a combo between psychology and public health. ? Dang ..! That’s so crazy... I would have thought UCF would have asked for a little more details than just TEAS scores and GPA .. ? Like not even an essay statement like UF?? Thank God for UF’s holistic approach because it sure does give us some hope, especially if we’re weak in one area, but strong in another. Everything we submit is graded as a whole based upon what Ken said. Thanks a bunch, I’m praying hard for all of us. ??

[Bri2399]

1 minute ago, FutureGatoRN said:

You’re welcome! Haha, I was one of those students that didn’t know what they wanted and was super close to majoring in psychology. Instead, I went for Health Education & Behavior because it’s like a combo between psychology and public health. ? Dang ..! That’s so crazy... I would have thought UCF would have asked for a little more details than just TEAS scores and GPA .. ? Like not even an essay statement like UF?? Thank God for UF’s holistic approach because it sure does give us some hope, especially if we’re weak in one area, but strong in another. Everything we submit is graded as a whole based upon what Ken said. Thanks a bunch, I’m praying hard for all of us. ??

I’ve noticed a lot of ABSN programs are not very holistic in their applications. It’s quite sad because like many others, I did not do well on my TEAS so I didn’t get into UCF or UNF. They don’t ask for a resume or anything and I have tons of clinical experience because I work in a hospital, but neither school even asked for that. I honestly think it’s great that UF does  more holistic approach.