SWingate86

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1. Any tips on how to succeed in nursing school?

   SWingate86 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   Time management and organization. In my opinion, these two elements are the foundation towards success in nursing school. If I don't feel well prepared and have everything in the right place, then everything else is out of sync for me! Also, getting ...

2. I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

   SWingate86 replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I will be 27 this August and I'm currently in my first year of nursing school, and in all honesty I wouldn't have been able to hack it if I were a younger student. Based on my own personal experiences academically, I feel that being more mature has p...

3. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing school?

   SWingate86 replied to TiffanyLe's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I applied twice for my community college program. I was not accepted or wait listed either time, and I had a 3.36 GPA. While that's a decent GPA, it honestly does not cut it when you are applying for a competitive RN program. I decided to go to a pri...

4. Everest or Rasmussen RN Program?

   SWingate86 replied to pradagirl's topic in Florida

   @mzwhyte77 -- How did you do with your TEAS? Rasmussen only looks at your overall score, not your individual scores (math, science, etc). I believe you need an overall score of 55% or 65% to be eligible for their RN program, so even if you don't do s...

5. SPC Spring 2013 hopeful, anyone else biting their nails?!?!

   SWingate86 replied to tmcneill0524's topic in Florida

   I've yet to receive an email. Is it possible that they are sending out acceptance letters first, and then alternates / rejections? I'm almost certain I'll probably be an alternate this time...I keep refreshing my Outlook email inbox waiting for it to...

6. Everest or Rasmussen RN Program?

   SWingate86 replied to pradagirl's topic in Florida

   @Tampabp, yes, the TEAS test is required for admittance into Rasmussen's RN program. They've recently switched from the HESI exam to the TEAS V exam. You need an overall score of 60% in order to be considered for their program. Also, because I've tak...

7. Everest or Rasmussen RN Program?

   SWingate86 replied to pradagirl's topic in Florida

   Hi I'm going to Rasmussen NPR campus on Wednesday for their RN information session. I have a friend who recently graduated from their RN program and had nothing but positive things to say about her experiences and is currently employed at a hospital ...

8. SPC Spring 2013 hopeful, anyone else biting their nails?!?!

   SWingate86 replied to tmcneill0524's topic in Florida

   I haven't heard anything from neither one. I figured EAYL will start contacting applicants after tomorrow, October 10th, since that is their application deadline. As far as SPC goes, if you check here: SPC Health programs admissions , you will see th...

9. Retaking classes at another college (SPC, HCC, and PHCC)

   SWingate86 posted a topic in Florida

   I'm looking into retaking my APII class at another college to obtain a higher grade to boost my GPA (as of right now a 3.36, so not the most competitive...ugh ). I originally took the course at SPC and earned a C for the lecture portion and an A fo...

10. SPC Spring 2013 hopeful, anyone else biting their nails?!?!

    SWingate86 replied to tmcneill0524's topic in Florida

    I've applied for the EAYL program as well. The application deadline is October 10th for outside applicants, so I believe that they will be contacting applicants once the deadline date has past. I know it's a multi interview process (not sure how many...

11. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    SWingate86 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida

    I got a C in APII for the lecture and a C in Statistics - those are my two lowest grades. I've already asked if I could retake those courses and was told by an academic advisor that they were not allowing students to retake courses anymore, so no, I...

12. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    SWingate86 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida

    I'm being considered for the second pool in May. I've been crunching numbers and grades all morning, and even if I do extra credit in Microbiology I'll still have a B in the class (lab too), and my GPA will go from a 3.5 to a 3.3...What are my chanc...

13. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    SWingate86 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida

    Well that does make the odds a little bit better if they are only interviewing about 12 people! If they just finished up interviews last week then I'm assuming that they won't be making any selections until they've done all the background checks and ...

14. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    SWingate86 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida

    No not yet...I'm hoping that this will be the week!!

15. SPC fall 2011 nursing program

    SWingate86 replied to spc_student's topic in Florida

    Congrats!!!!! Good luck