Waiting on Ivy Tech acceptance letters thread

I'm nerdy, I'll start one. lol

Please do..that way I know I am not the only one

I'll jump in on the "not in" thread. I'm bummed. Turns out I had 187 and needed at least 195. My biggest problem is that I "CLEP"d English 1. Got an A in English 2 at an IU campus, but that doesn't matter. The CLEP counts as a C. I had a B in Anatomy (IU) so ended up with my 4 grades being A, A, B, and C. TEAS was in the 99th percentile. Back in my day I was a National Merit Finalist and I was given advanced standing credit for the 2 English classes. No Indiana schools will accept the advanced standing credits, which is why I chose the route I did.

I guess I'll be enrolling in English 1, but I really feel stupid being a college graduate and sitting in Freshman English! I wonder if it would do any good to petition to use my English 2 grade instead of English 1? *sigh*

Maybe I should just get my stuff together and take statistics and sociology so I'll have all the pre-req's for IUPUI's accelerated BSN... help!!!

I feel your pain! My bachelors is in English and they wouldn't take any of my advanced English courses. I had to take English 111 and I felt so annoyed by it, but we do what we have to do I guess.

Really though, it is ridiculous that a community college won't take advanced English credits from a university. Not that complaining about it will change anything, but the logic of it is absurd.

Now if I could just get them to actually give me credit for my freshman comp, I'd be happy. There is no reason they wouldn't, but I turned in my transcripts in Sept. of last year and they still have not been evaluated for credit. They have been received (I've checked twice) but just never looked at by the powers that be. I want to register for Eng 211 for fall but I can't until I get the credit, which I doubt I will get by the end of Aug. so I'll be stuck taking that class during nursing school because IVY TECH is so fr**gin slow.

csab, I don't know which campus you're having this frustration with, but I had a similar experience with my transfer credits. I finally complained loudly enough (or to the right person) and got the transcripts processed. Then I had one more sent, and it has still not been processed (Fall 2008). The excuse was something to do with a new computer system, and having hundreds of transcripts to process, but it's ridiculous for it to take a year.

Thanks for not just telling me what an a$$ I was being. I *will* jump through yet another hoop, because I have to.

A little guidance along the way might have saved me a semester, though...

Hey everybody! I just wanted to tell you guys this story and see what you all think...

When i was in 7th grade, my parents uprooted us (again for the 6th time since third grade) to a new school. I really just didn't fit in. I found out from the guidance counselor that cheerleading tryouts were coming up and that it might be a good way to make some friends. i have never really been very peppy (or in shape hehe) but i figured why not?

So i practiced ALOT! I drove everyone i know CRAZY going give me a A! you got your A! You got your A! and finally on the day of the tryouts, i laced up my tennis shoes and gave it my ALL! i shouted my loudest GO TEAMS and jumped the highest eaglespread EVER! i was pretty proud of myself but very unsure.

Then there was a week... i again drove everyone crazy with all of my doubt and uncertainty. and there it was, posted on the front doors of my junior high. The list... and guess what! I made it! I did! Me, the girl who loved punk rock from age 3 and wore converse shoes and was a little socially awkward. a cheerleader.

After a month, I hated it. I hated going to practice everyday and I didn't understand the other girls at all. My pathetic attempt at making friends had worked but i didn't want them. All the work just to wish i hadn't.

Now what made me think of this? Oh come on you know already! Does give me an A sound familiar?

Well, i just read another thread called "Do you love nursing or hate it?" and it made me panic a little. I am so worried that I am going to work SO hard for this and it is going to be something i wish i hadn't.
i feel bad because there are many of you wishing that you had gotten in and now i am freaking out a little. its not that. i want to be a nurse!

is this normal, the panic? is anyone else getting worried about the job itself, after school? Please somebody tell me you have wondered...
Anybody?????

Just got back from vacation yesterday and still no letter from Columbus and nothing in today's mail either. Does anyone know when/if the letters went out?

I think the fact that it IS so competitive makes more people try to get in than normally would. However, there are many different specialties within nursing that it's "something for everyone." Even a school or company nurse.

Can you think of another job that would make you as happy as nursing would? If not, you'll be fine.

My grandma once shared this piece of advice to my mom (who, like me, was in radio--then went into nursing---history repeats itself)

She said that if you aren't sure, go for the lpn program (don't know if Ivy lets you test out after 1st year) that way......it will only take a year,if it turns out you don't like it, you can make decent money while you look for something else.

My advice? If you think you want it, go for it....you don't KNOW you won't like it. What have you really LOST if you do decide to do anything else?

Amber
(who didn't understand the chicks on the dancing team....so she joined Band)