CCC-NP Waitlist-2013

U.S.A. Connecticut

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I wanted to start another thread rather than tying up the other one. :)

So, I figure we can post our stats, and our waitlist number (when we get them) and use this thread to discuss what we can and/or plan to do next.

For me:

  • 89% on TEAS-V
  • 3.6 GPA/NGPA (all my courses are required for the program)
  • B- in A&PI
  • B- in Chemistry
  • The rest of my grades were A/A-
  • I don't know my number on the waitlist yet

I have an A- right now in A&PII, I'm not sure if it will be necessary to take A&PI again to get a better grade.

I suppose I could retake Chemistry. Or take Bio-Chemistry which is often required for a BSN program. A better grade in this would raise my GPA.

I could also retake the TEAS-V to get a higher result as well.

I'm curious how many were admitted off the waitlist last year.

Commence whining and wallowing in self-pity:

I have been nose to the grindstone for the last year and a half. I have been driven by only one purpose and one goal, to get into THIS program. I didn't apply anywhere else. I have already survived one nursing program for 18 months and finished in the top of my class. I have agonized my entire school career over any grade less than an A-.

I have sacrificed time with my children (five of them, ages 17, 15, 11, 10 and 7), I have neglected my fiance, my friends, my extended family, my house and my health. I have been hyperfocused and stressed. I have sacrificed work and therefore money in order to commit more time to studying. I have denied my kids the material things they want.

I promised my children, my friends and my family that ALL of their support and their own sacrifices to help me achieve this goal would be worth it.

Telling all of these people that I love that I didn't get a seat was the worst news I have had to deliver. I feel like I have let them down. I have let myself down. I know it would be easiest to just wait and see what number I am, maybe I will still have a chance. Waiting and seeing is not where my skill set lies. Getting things done. Setting a goal and achieving it. That's what I do. I have never NOT accomplished any goal I have set to accomplish. I am type A and OCD. :yes:

I do the math in my head; 160 seats, 75% by rank 25% by lottery so 120 seats ahead of me by rank, 40 seats ahead of me by lottery. And who knows where I'll end up on the waitlist. Not only am I not in the top, I could very well be at the very bottom. It's really hard for me to swallow this. It makes me question my ability to be a vehicle to get to where I want to go. When I have done my very best, with more effort invested than I ever have, and it's not good enough. It rattles a person's confidence.

The only thing that will make me feel better is establishing and beginning the work of moving toward a new goal, which I am still trying to figure out. I was caught off guard by not considering the idea that I wouldn't get a seat. This is my own fault and I will from here out always have a Plan A, B, C through Z!! :blink:

I've been knocked off-kilter a bit but I'll get back straight again soon enough.

/whining and wallowing in self-pity

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I got an 87.3 and all I did was work on the TEAS study manual. I did it cover to cover over the course of 2 months prior to taking the TEAS. The morning of the TEAS I did a quick (like 2 hour) review session if stuff I felt shaky on. I did not purchase any practice tests or anything like that.

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I'm not the best one to ask. I took it with a few days notice, no studying and no practice testing. That was the first and the last time I took it. Beginner's luck maybe? :bag:

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Alright so it is 11:00pm on June 1st...15 people left to register for nursing 101 at nvcc. Now I'm starting to second guess that this deadline to register is bogus. I'm really scared to get my hopes up that there are enough spots left for me and that I will get a phone call next week to accept my seat. Do we know for a fact that students are withdrawn from the program if they don't register and pay the fees by June1st? Help!!! Freaking out here!!!

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Motosteph-it clearly stated in our paperwork that we would lose our seat at NV if we were not registered by June 1 and they said it multiple times at orientation on May 28th that we must be registered by June 1. The only thing I can think of is the LPN's. It looked like there were 10 or so at orientation. Maybe they hold their spots until they decide if they are doing all 4 semesters or doing the bridge program. There def was not 125 people at orientation either-which was also mandatory!

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Awesome!

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The waitlist letter also said that certain things needed to be proved that they were completed by June 1st in order to stay on waitlist. So if people did not show proof they come off waitlist so this also moves us up on the waitlist. Also I was talking to someone and they said don't always go by the course search online because people do give up their seats and it will not show that on the course search. Anything is possible remain positive and like it says in other posts if it is our time it is our time. I'm remaining positive.

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That has been my mantra lately... stay positive! Ya know, I didn't even think that the course search may not be reflective of the number of students because they dropped the course. I think its pretty close though, otherwise the course would close once capacity is reached. I cant' wait for that phone call, I wonder if they will go out this week of next. Oih the waiting!

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Well, you really do learn something new everyday. CCCs registration deadline is not until June 16th and they haven't had orientation yet. I was told (as we know) most people wait until orientation to register.

That said, I also found out that I would not have been able to take the bridge courses over the summer. They are only offered in the Fall. So even if offered a seat, I wouldn't start the third semester until Fall of 2014 (I think). I'm not sure if CCC has a spring start or not but I didn't think they did. I was hoping to graduate in the summer of 2014!

This process has been extremely demoralizing for me. If I am lucky enough to get a seat, I will have spent 4 years preparing for the program and 1 and a half years total in the program to bridge to RN. That is nearly 6 years of education for a 2 year degree. That's IF I'm lucky, which I'm not. I don't gamble. :cheeky:

More likely, if I reapply next year it will take me 7 years total for a 2 year degree. As a wise woman once said, "ain't nobody got time for dat!".

I think I am throwing in the towel on the CCC-NP and heading straight to Elms for the Accelerated BSN degree. I am working full-time at a job I love and of course I'm hoofing it on a unit and schlepping through every other weekend and holidays but I'm getting paid well and I work with some awesome staff and patients. And I'm getting MARRIED in a few weeks so I have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for!! :woot:

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Does anyone know any info about the Three Rivers wait list status? What number they're at? Anybody out there on their wait list also? I have tried asking them questions via email and they were not very nice. All I was told is they typically get to #15 and I will be notified if a spot is available for me. I am #15 and it's so nerve racking!! I wish I at least knew a deadline that students had to register by so I could decide what classes to register for in the Fall. I will probably retake A&P1 if so, I have a B in lecture A in lab (where I took it it was 2 diff classes) .. Nothing else below a B+ and have taken all pre and coreqs! TEAS is a 70% so I will def retake that too.

Well any advice would be great! Thanks everyone! And good luck!

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Helena-the reason you can't take the bridge program at Charter Oak this summer is because it started yesterday :/ That is a huge bummer for you and I can't imagine being your shoes right now. I would be extremely frustrated with the whole process. But, if you are offered a seat, you could always do all 4 semesters of nursing. It won't get you to graduation any faster, and it will probably be a lot of review for the first semester or two, but at least you will feel like you are moving forward and not standing still. Or, like you said-look into going straight for the BSN. Either way, it sounds like you have a lot of exciting changes in your life! And, you are staying positive, which is the best thing to do. One of the nursing students that just graduated from Northwestern last week started back in 1999! She spoke at graduation and joked about how it took her 14 years to earn her degree. Don't feel like you are the only one. By the time I finish, it will have taken me 5 years to earn a 2 year degree.

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Oh and TRCC also told me no wait listed people will be accepted to the fall semester. Only Spring '14. Is this something new? I wish they would just tell me where they are at! Staying positive though!

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