University of Miami 2020

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Anyone applied for University of Miami this year?

1 hour ago, erose29 said:

I just made it public, UM ABSN 2020 is the name

Awesome I just requested to join! I’m Natasha C. profile pic with my boyfriend lol

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Hi! Has anyone from the second batch received the "Certificate of Admission" follow up email?

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16 minutes ago, Drea824 said:

Hi! Has anyone from the second batch received the "Certificate of Admission" follow up email?

I called on Monday and spoke to Ms. C. She only stated that they are working on them and that they will sent out this week.

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Can anyone share why they chose UMiami over other programs? Also if anyone has tips on financing the program?

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8 minutes ago, csrnurse said:

Can anyone share why they chose UMiami over other programs? Also if anyone has tips on financing the program?

I am also trying to make a decision and would value input! For context, I've been accepted to Barry and UM. Still waiting on FIU.

UM has a stellar reputation in South Florida. I know that this is usually discussed in regards to the medical school and the UHealth system, but I haven't heard too much about the nursing school specifically. The fact that the program is only one year long is a pro. ALL nursing programs are hard, and the accelerated ones even more so. One year at UM will no doubt be very intense, but doable for a committed, focused student. The cohort size is larger than the others (70, maybe more?), which is a con. UM BSN programs have one of the highest NCLEX pass rates in the state: 97.22% in 2017 (this figure is for the accelerated and traditional options combined).

Looking forward to other people's thoughts!

@csrnurse Is there anything specific weighing on your mind? Pros, cons, reservations? (besides the price, which is obviously a big hurdle... I don't really have any tips for you on that, unfortunately.)

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2 hours ago, Drea824 said:

@csrnurse Is there anything specific weighing on your mind? Pros, cons, reservations? (besides the price, which is obviously a big hurdle... I don't really have any tips for you on that, unfortunately.)

Thanks so much for your input! That is great to hear that UM has a good reputation in that part of Florida. I visited the campus last week and the simulation hospital was incredible. It seems like there are a lot of great resources there.

For everyone's reference, I have only applied to the ABSN program at UM and the Entry MSN program at Johns Hopkins (so far). I should be hearing back from both of those programs around the same time, so I am in for a tough decision if I get into both. My main conflict between these two programs is the decision to pursue either an ABSN or an MSN. The program at Hopkins does not make you eligible to sit for NP exams at the end -it is just a general degree (kind of like a fluffed up BSN with leadership classes, etc). I'm not sure exactly what steps I would like to take later in my nursing career (MSN vs DNP vs PhD), because I don't have any experience in the field. There are so many choices that is sometimes hard to narrow down what is the logical first step!

I think that I would be happy at either program, but I do have some reservations about the UM program. First of all, I'm from Texas and I don't know much about Miami or the hospitals where we would be doing clinicals. Last week was the first time that I had ever been to South Florida in general. I'm also worried about the pace of the program (Hopkins is 18 months vs. UM's 12 months). Do you know anything about the grade requirements? I have heard in other programs that you can be dropped for getting below an 80, etc. That scares me! I know that it is fast-paced, and I'm a strong student, but I want to know that there is support there as well. Are there any clubs/extracurriculars/electives that we can be involved in? I would like to be able to have some sort of life outside of the classroom, but I know that is a lot to ask with these kinds of programs.

Also, do you know anything about employment stats after graduation? Are most people in the program from Miami and tend to stay there? I don't think that I would be staying after graduation, so I just want to make sure that there is a career center or something to help me navigate the job market in other regions as well.

In terms of the financial aspect - Did you receive any scholarships or will you be mostly financing the program with loans? Curious how people are handling that part of all of this.

Sorry for the long post! Let me know what is on your mind as well ?

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@Drea824 I remember you mentioned that you got accepted at Barry also. I just received an email from them congratulating me on getting accepted for the pre-nursing. They also asked me to make an appointment with an advisor. I applied for the Spring 2020 ABSN. Do you have any info on why it says pre-nursing?

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2 minutes ago, Mr.lucky1 said:

@Drea824 I remember you mentioned that you got accepted at Barry also. I just received an email from them congratulating me on getting accepted for the pre-nursing. They also asked me to make an appointment with an advisor. I applied for the Spring 2020 ABSN. Do you have any info on why it says pre-nursing?

They put all applicants into pre-nursing first. You'll then speak with the advisor to go over which requirements you have satisfied and which you are still missing, which will determine which enrollment date you shoot for for the actual program. I'm sure that if you already did your homework and planned out your prerequisite trajectory you'll be fine for Spring 2020, this is just the terminology and process that they use. Just try to get the soonest advising appointment you can so you get the ball rolling. The appointment can be conducted over the phone if you can't go there in person. Everyone I've dealt with at Barry is very nice and helpful, but there is one main advisor for all of undergraduate nursing and she is a little over-booked so you'll need to be patient. Good luck!

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On 6/27/2019 at 12:31 PM, csrnurse said:

The program at Hopkins does not make you eligible to sit for NP exams at the end -it is just a general degree (kind of like a fluffed up BSN with leadership classes, etc). I'm not sure exactly what steps I would like to take later in my nursing career (MSN vs DNP vs PhD), because I don't have any experience in the field.

Interesting. IF you do want to go on to eventually be a nurse practitioner (just making an assumption here) I'm not sure what the advantage of the Hopkins program would be since it doesn't seem to set you up for that. I really don't know anything about it, just that you said you can't sit for the NP boards. Hmm.

On 6/27/2019 at 12:31 PM, csrnurse said:

I'm also worried about the pace of the program (Hopkins is 18 months vs. UM's 12 months). Do you know anything about the grade requirements? I have heard in other programs that you can be dropped for getting below an 80, etc. That scares me!

The pace will be tough no matter where you go. Is it the same number of credits or does the Hopkins one have more credits to complete? It may balance out to be a similar credit load per semester. But I feel you on this.

I do not know about the grade requirements. Does anyone know?? Scary!

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@csrnurse I hope that helps a little, I wish I knew more!

I hope some other folks will chime in ?

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@Drea824 I’m sorry to be a bother! Thanks for the reply. The only I’m currently taking Nutrition right which will be done the 8th of next month. I’ll have only Biomedical Ethics left which I already enrolled for to take during the fall semester at Santa Fe College. I have BAS degree in Information Technology. My GPA is 3.8. My interest is only on the ABSN. As for as the appointment, I have one set up for July 9th with Teri. What do they base your program choice on?

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@Mr.lucky1 No bother! Sounds like you are on track and have great stats. Teri will review your transcripts and go over everything with you.

1 hour ago, Mr.lucky1 said:

What do they base your program choice on?

Do you mean how you choose between the Accelerated and Traditional? You can definitely just apply straight to the Accelerated track if that's what you want to do and complete all of the requirements. That's what I did. They caution you that it is intense and you shouldn't expect to work during the program, but it's the same for all such programs.

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