Invitation letter from UT Houston???

Hi everybody,
I'm new in this forum, and I already love it.
I hope somebody can help me with this question regarding UT. I received an invitation letter, where I'm applying for the BSN program in the Fall 2005.
Has anybody else here on this board already underwent the questionnaire? What can I expect? It's really freaking me out, because they are also mentioning a writing sample at the time of the interview
How can I prepare myself?

Thank you
Ginger

In the program now, second semester.

I think I pulled the following info directly from the UT-Houston website last year:

School’s goal: self-directed nursing generalists who are able to function in a variety of settings.



Evaluated on:

• Communication skills
• Experience in dealing with people
• Experience in health care
• Ability to articulate career goals
• Community service
• Communication skills

Looking for:

• Analytical person
• People person
• Someone who will finish the program
• Seriousness of purpose (to pursue a college education)
• Intellectual ability (to handle college work)
• Intellectual curiosity (about ideas, academic subjects, people, trends)
• Creativity (way mind works to solve problems)
• Maturity
• Concern for others
• Initiative
• Enthusiasm
• Confidence (in your ability to handle difficult situations)
• Being organized
• Sense of humor
• Diligence/persistence
• Leadership
• Risk taking (as shown in your ability to deal with uncertainty in order to reach your goal)
• Insight (as reflected in your ability to use introspection to understand aspects of yourself: preferences > motivation)
• Optimism
• Compromise
• Overcome adversity
• What kind of interpersonal skills does the candidate possess?
• Have potential/living up to potential?
• Is candidate motivated? How does she show motivation?
• Leading passions? Intellectual/personal/extracurricular
• What qualities are the least and most impressive

The writing sample just asked how you would handle/react to a given situation. I think the goal is to figure out whether you are an analytical thinker or not.

A tip I received from a friend...when they ask you why you want to be a nurse don't say "to help people". They want a response that takes a little more thought than that.

I would research the school and also search the web for information regarding nursing and what it means to be a nurse.

Hope this helps! Good luck!!

Sugarmom,
Good luck on your interview tomorrow

Sugarmom,
Good luck on your interview tomorrow

I called UTHSC she said that there are 130 slots but I was wondering how many people are they interviewing? Does anyone know? I just went to my interview a couple of weeks ago now im just so antsy. I wanna know what are the chances.