A&P II Club, 2007

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hello everyone,

I thought I'd go ahead and start a thread for A&P II. Does anyone know if there's a process to request a thread being made sticky?

Has anyone been getting a jump start on class by reading ahead? I found my Prof's powerpoint notes online, so I'm making some flash cards as well :)

Peace,

Cathie

Yeah, I see what you're saying. This information came directly from the counslers at the school - Maryville. They used to admit on a first come first serve basis with all minimum requirements being met - regardless of who has the highest GPA. Now they admit based on the min req met as well as a student who has taken previous credit at the school. Meaning if I had previously taken 30 credits at Maryville and have a 2.75 gpa, I would have priority over someone who has a 4.0 with no Maryville credits or less than I have.

Most schools that I know admit students on a first come first serve basis. It has it's pros and cons I guess.

Oh my goodness are you serious? I didn't realize that I just figured those with a higher gpa who attended Maryville would be picked before non-Maryville students. I didnt' realize that someone with a lower GPA who attends Maryville would be considered higher. *sigh*. Now I am even more nervous.

I'm taking my last 16 hours there to hopefully get accepted. The adviser said that students did get accepted with 16 credits hours but you have a better chance with more credits. Just talk with an adviser - Gary Jones is great and he is very encouraging. He cares (or atleast paid to pretend he cares) but whatever he does, it's great.

Don't give up:nurse: :nurse: :nurse: :nurse:

Good luck! I have spoken with an advisor and he said they should be letting non-Maryville students know by the end of the week. I am applying for the WEC program so...*sigh*. Its so stressful!!! I live in Florida right now so I couldn't take credits through them until then...Ugh! Well what will be will be. I just hope it will be acceptance into the program! lol.

NikNik-

I am moving to STL (I am originally from there). I have a 3.5 almost 3.6 and am applying to Maryville's Weekend and Evening program and I am just dying to find out if I made it in. Do you attend Meramac and is that an RN program?

I attend Flo Valley and Forest Park right now for pre-reqs only. I will begin Maryville this summer to take micro.

Your GPA is great but again the only way to get accepted into Maryville is to have previous Maryville credits based upon what the adviser told me on Saturday 2/17/07. He said that had 253 apps and accepted a total of 56 (max allowed for WEC) - of those 56, all had previous maryville credits. Many of the apps that were turned down, the students are trying to take classes now to try to get into the fall 08 class.

Good Luck to you.....

Wow, well, how incredibly depressing. Thanks for the input though. I really appreciate it. We are moving back this summer. All my prereqs will be completed by then...I guess I will just take some random courses at that point. *sigh(:(

Specializes in NICU.

I have never heard of a school choosing people who have merely taken courses there over a more qualified person with better academic standing. That's not fair at all, especially to people who have worked harder than the people who just took the classes there with mediocre grades.

I myself have worked very hard, dreading having to compete with people with 4.0's. Only thing is that I got my first Bachelor's at Johns Hopkins in Neuroscience, so I'm hoping my 3.0 means less from that :confused:. I've applied to mostly New Jersey schools nearby with an Accelerated Second degree program, finishing up A&P II now...the LAST of the pre-reqs!!! Doing pretty well so far, but there's also only been one lecture exam.

Yeah I am fairly bummed about it myself. I indeed spoke with my advisor who said that the 56 slots were all filled by students who had attended the school or taken courses with the school (I am unable to b/c I am in a different state currently) and most of those had lower GPAs. In fact,the minimum GPA was a 2.75 so if you had that (which a lot did apparently or thereabouts) they got in before me. I have a 3.5 (almost a 3.6). It beyond bums me out. I am on a waitlist but I am now behind someone with at least a 2.75 who is taking a Spring course as well. I don't understand it. I worked so hard, so very hard, and people who didn't work as hard get in first. That is the only school I applied to b/c it has a weekend and evening college. I have three children: 6,4, and 2. I don't want to do to classes during the day b/c I want to be able to be there for my 2 year old. I am just praying now that I still get in through the waitlist but I must admit I am beyond bummed at this result.

I am still going to work my tail off though and keep the two A's I have going in my last two prereqs right now. My dream is to be a nurse and it will happen. Hopefully I will get into school sooner rather than later.

Yeah I am fairly bummed about it myself. I indeed spoke with my advisor who said that the 56 slots were all filled by students who had attended the school or taken courses with the school (I am unable to b/c I am in a different state currently) and most of those had lower GPAs. In fact,the minimum GPA was a 2.75 so if you had that (which a lot did apparently or thereabouts) they got in before me. I have a 3.5 (almost a 3.6). It beyond bums me out. I am on a waitlist but I am now behind someone with at least a 2.75 who is taking a Spring course as well. I don't understand it. I worked so hard, so very hard, and people who didn't work as hard get in first. That is the only school I applied to b/c it has a weekend and evening college. I have three children: 6,4, and 2. I don't want to do to classes during the day b/c I want to be able to be there for my 2 year old. I am just praying now that I still get in through the waitlist but I must admit I am beyond bummed at this result.

I am still going to work my tail off though and keep the two A's I have going in my last two prereqs right now. My dream is to be a nurse and it will happen. Hopefully I will get into school sooner rather than later.

I am sorry that is very sad, but you know you might be surprised by the waitlist often times they say its much longer then it is, and also people drop it as they put their names on many lists so you might move up fast.

I am surprised at this school too is it a very small school? I kind of wish my school did that but they would still get 4.0 people but choose from within their school first we get so many outsiders applying because the other schools close to me have a huge waitlist, my school accepts strictly on GPA which is why I am going here. However seems many other people are thinking the sameway I have a A students all around me alot of competition they even are starting another entrence type test to weed out the 4.0's its nuts.

Nurses surely must be the proffesion with the smartest people LOL

So how is AP2 going for everyone? What are you all working on now?

Been in school for a mnth now only 2 more to go yay! I am in a good routine and got the swing down. My AP2 class is great many of the same students from 1, we do have a new instructor though they fired the last one, our new one is very good and tries very hard to make it work for us. Our labs are all self directed, we get a sheet for what we will be doing for the practical and then a date for when the practical is and thats pretty much it. Inbetween me have had a couple structural labs like yesterday we did a reflex lab, but still again we are given the work and have it, its so much fun! We have our first practical next week its on a ton of different things, pertaining to the nervous systems. We will be finishing up Sensory next week and then move on to the Endocrine system.

Honestly, I would understand accepting those who might be within points of each other and weighting current students but to have such a discrepency is too much, IMO. It breaks my heart b/c I have worked so hard. That being said, everything happens for a reason. I am just keeping faith in God and He will have that path ready for me.

The school is a private one. Its not huge but its not a small one either.

My AP class is going pretty well! I am enjoying it. We've completed the special senses and the endocrine system and been tested over both. We have quizzes every course period and been doing well with those. We have had two lab exams. They are fun. It sounds a lot like yours. We just have a list and then an exam date. We kinda go at our own pace. Our next one is over the cardiovascular system. YIKES! My teacher is awesome. I just love her and she makes everything so interesting. We have a test on Tuesday over the lecture portion of the cardiovascular system. I am in the swing of things...well as much as you can be, lol. How is Micro going Catzy?

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