Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

Oh.. I see! So how could we find out? If you don't go to msmc what other college are you going to apply to?

Hello All,

I applied for the spring 2010 ADN program at MSMC. I'm trying to stay optimistic, but waiting to hear back from them is already driving me crazy!! I told myself after I submitted my application back in mid-September that I would patiently wait; however, I find myself checking emails constantly and bugging my family about the mail. And what gets me is that it's only been 16 days since the deadline to submit apps!! LOL.

Here is my question to all direct to nursing applicants: the last email I received was dated Oct 5, 2009 alerting us to watch out for forthcoming info about TEAS testing. It also said that the TEAS could be taken elsewhere, but the scores need to be released to MSMC by OCT 26, 2009. OK, so I haven't heard anything back from them yet regarding testing dates. With the deadline to submit scores rapidly approaching, I'm worried. Let me clear some things up though. I did speak with someone on Tues Oct 13, 2009 and she said that they're sending TEAS dates out in batches, and batch number 1 hasn't even been sent out yet, but she was confident on the letters/emails being sent out this week. Well, that initially calmed me, but as the days go by and no letter/email from MSMC, I'm becoming more and more anxious.

I decided to sign up for the TEAS at Rio Hondo College (where I'm also awaiting response but am less hopeful) for Oct 23, 2009. I did this so just in case my email/letter gets "lost" I'll have my scores in by the deadline.

Wow, ok, I'll be the first one to admit I need to chill out, but I'm just so anxious. So anyone else hear anything, anything at all?

Hi vlove!

Rio Hondo College is in Whittier. I think you should call the nursing department to ask if there is still room for TEAS testing for Oct 23, 2009. The woman I spoke with was very accommodating. It's around $75 or so, but of course she can give you the exact info.

I'm so glad that you're still in the running!! Internal error? At least they fixed it. If you spoke to someone in the nursing department and they didn't mention anything about TEAS testing, maybe no one has gotten the info yet. That would put my mind at ease. I kind of want to call them again, but I feel that I've been bugging WAAAY too much. Don't want to jinx my chances by being totally annoying. LOL jk.

Anyway, I think Rio Hondo is definitely worth looking into just in case there are anymore "internal errors."

Glad to meet you, vlove! I'll keep you posted, and you do the same for me!

Hey vlove,

Any info yet about TEAS? I still haven't gotten anything but hear that the deadline was moved back to Oct 30, 2009. I spoke to someone and they said that they're sending out the last batch of invites this week!! So I don't know, still pretty worried if I don't get an invite cause that means even if I take the TEAS at another school, they won't look at them anyway. UHHHH frustration city! Let me know what's going on with you. Anyone else apply to ADN spring 2010 at MSMC???

Well, maybe that's a good sign then??

I don't know. I've been noticing that whenever I get emails from them (which isn't very often but still) they tend to be later in the week so maybe....

Of course I would want nothing more than to get into the program, but I'm kind of to the point where I just want an email/letter either way of my status, you know? If they declare me an unqualified candidate, then just tell me, cause I don't think I can take this another few weeks, let alone all the way through December!!

I pushed back my TEAS at RIO HONDO to Monday, Oct 26, 2009 so I have these 4 days to study non-stop. I don't know, my hope is that if I'm not selected and I do well on TEAS, MSMC will look at my score and go,"Hold everything, we've over looked this candidate, let's give her a chance." LOL

You can be sure that whenever I get news, I'll tell ya!!

Hey vlove,

So sorry for lack of response. I didn't get an email saying that you responded to my post. I would have responded way sooner. I took the TEAS at Rio Hondo yesterday. It was waaay harder than I thought, and I got an 85.3. Not a terrible score, but I thought I'd do better.

Anyway, I spoke to someone today and my TEAS was evaluated and my file was pushed for final review by the Nursing Department!! I'm so excited!! From what I have read on the boards, I think this is the interview stage. I'm so excited because this is the final stage. YAY!

Good for you too!! Wouldn't that be so awesome if we both got in? We would already have a built in friendship! LOL jK

I'll make sure I check this site often. Good luck with the TEAS!!

vlove,

About WebAdvisor, yes, all of my documents that I sent show as received. I bet MSMC has them, though. It's probably just an oversight. Two of my letters of recommendation (sent 3 in total) did not show on WebAdvisor. I called, they had them, it was fixed. You should give them a call. I'm sure it's a mistake on their end.

About TEAS: The english and reading were very simple, but math and science killed me. I felt like there was not enough time for math and science was all over the place. I'd tell you what to look out for in science, but I now know what others mean when they say that you can't really study for it; meaning you either know it or you don't. Do your best and guess.

Math, just make sure you time yourself when taking the pretest in the workbook. And know conversions, how many cups are in a gallon, etc. Know ratios/ proportions. And most importantly, try not to freak out when you come across a problem that takes a long time. I did, and I think that really hurt me. I just wasn't very prepared for the math. Not necessarily hard, I just needed to speed up my time. Oh well, it's over and done so I'm glad. Learn from my mistakes though! lol

Hope this helps!!