Montgomery College Nursing Fall 2012

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Greetings! I wanted to start a thread for anyone who has applied into Montgomery College's Fall '12 Nursing program. I am applying after my second attempt on the TEAS which will be on Tuesday, March 20th. My first try (without study) rendered scores that barely met the minimum requirements, so I am hoping to have a higher, more competitive score this time around. I also have all four priority courses completed, so I am hopeful to be accepted!

Good luck to anyone who comes across this thread!

Sarah, you look to be in great shape. The average teas score of applicants is 72-74 according to the program's staff. They also mentioned that mid-may letters will be out, so I trust their estimated time. If you look in earlier posts, you'll see detailed post of my teas scores. Overall 72%, i have all required and priority courses and after this semester only nursing classes for MC and after summer I, only nursing classes for rn-bsn. Im just really anxious to get the ball rolling towards my nursing career. If i dont get in this fall and have to put it off a semester or for a year, i'd be so upset! Good luck everyone. We will know soon enough.

Thanks drea588, I'll defiantly give them a call and get some pricing information on the physical and blood work. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only person who will be working, but I think it's almost impossible to go to full time school and not work in the DC metropolitan area unless someone else is financially sponsoring your life! It's so expensive here. Has anyone heard if graduates are getting jobs after graduating? Good luck!

Hey Eramos809! Well at least you are already accustomed to working in a hospital setting. I think as long as we all get enough sleep we should be fine. I think I'm going to have to be ready to completely sacrifice any social life but, it's worth it. I'm ready to go! Hope to see you this fall.

Also, is $5110 the cost of tuition for all the nursing classes or is that per semester, because that is amazing!

kedacakes, i totally agree- this area is expensive and two years without an income is not an option I have. The $5110 is what I came up with. The nursing courses themselves account for 35 credit hours, and based on the current rates (Montgomery County Residents - 2011-12) - $5110! It is an awesome deal for the entire program! What we have consider is all the additional requirements for this program. Books, scrubs, travel, the blood titers, immunizations, BLS course, physical, etc... it adds up quickly and will likely be equal to the cost of one semester for start up.

Everyone- Im excited, and really hopeful to be accepted. Theres so much waiting involved here! This time period before getting an answer is starting to get to me! After that you need to wait for more information, dates to turn in required paperwork, then the picking your schedule thing. Did you guys know its by lottery!? Everyone picks a number, and the lower the number the better the class picks!

Specializes in Pediatrics, OBGYN, and L&D,.

Hey Kedacakes!

There are also nearby clinics and offices that offer physicals at a reasonable price. There are two in Germantown, one is Germantown Primary Care 301-528-7110 and the other Medical Access 301-428-1070, they have reasonable prices for physicals and so forth. Call around and get quotes, oh and try any of the Community Clinics, they have several locations in Montgomery County. But the overall experience of working in a hospital is great, just observing the daily routines of nurses, physicians and other staff is an experience worth having. Just getting prepared to be in their shoes one day.

Hey Drea,

What is by lottery, getting your schedule once accepted? I had no idea of that, why is it that way? MC has the farthest date of notification than any other school in MD, FCC has known for months now and UMB students now know. I know their program is very competitive but this is such a long wait time! I just want to know, but for now I am going to assume I didn't get in and prepare to apply in Spring when I have all the priority courses done and re take the Teas to get a better score.

I wish everyone luck and lets all hope for the best!!

hey eramos809, the lottery is that of the students in the program, by random receive an order that they will pick their schedule. So people with lower numbers get to pick their classes, and students with higher numbers have less options since the classes will be filling up. Ive taken a look at the fall semesters courses for 1st semester nursing students, and two of the classes only have two options, nu110 and nu105, both on mondays but nu 110 either 8-12 or 3-7 and in between those too nu105 at 1 or 2. Nu121 is held many different times throughout the week, and then you also will have your clinical hours in there somewhere plus the hours you need to spend in the stimulation lab.

Specializes in Postpartum/Newborn.

Should we be expecting a letter saying that our application was received? I turned mine in by hand and then called to make sure that they had it. I saw on a thread from fall 2011 applicants that some of them got letters saying that their apps were received (i think that those people mailed their applications in though). If anyone hears anything please post it ASAP!

As a side note...I am an LPN and applied for the Fall 2012 program because I missed the LPN to RN bridge deadline. They asked me to bring in a copy of my license 4/6 saying there was space in the summer and then told me a couple of weeks later that I need a letter from a supervisor who I have worked under for a year - which I don't have because I just got my LPN license in January! Huge bummer! I really hope that Fall acceptance letters come soon!

I turned my letter in by hand as well but did not receive a letter that my application was accepted. I assume with increasing interest in the nursing program it may be too daunting to send letters to all applicants to tell them their application was received unless they had an electronic application process. Not sure!

I have never heard that they send out letters to students to let them know that they got their applications? Maybe they used to but they did away with that? Who knows. I actually was thinking I was a little worried too because all I did was walk in to the office and hand it in. I never got a receipt or anything.

I am with all of you....SO NERVOUS WAITING!! I am also going to assume I didn't get in and then hopefully be happy when I do. This is my only option because I can't afford anywhere else, so if I do not get in for fall I will try again for Spring. I am just really worried because I don't have all of the priority classes done, but I did get fairly good TEAS scores.Hopefully soon enough we will all be classmates!!!!!!!

I think its great that they have a lottery system for students to pick their classes. Since we can't register at the normal start of fall registration, it seems like the fairest way to do it. I am just REALLLLLLY HOPING the letters come in May and not June....

I called yesterday and was told they do not send letters out informing of the application receipt. The only contact we will receive is the one we are all so patiently waiting for. Ugh.

I didn't think the lottery system being used due to the delay in our ability to register. Good point!

Specializes in Postpartum/Newborn.

I have been stalking last years fall applicants posts and it looks like they were told June as well but received their letters May 28ish. My bday is May 29th so getting an acceptance letter would be such an awesome present! I hope we all get in and end up being classmates this fall!

Make sure to post with any updates/info that you get!

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