Prairie View Fall 2013 Applicants

lalacb123 · Apr 6, 2013

What semester are you starting at the CON?

Moneca · Apr 8, 2013

What schools are you going to apply? I already apply to TWU. I need to take the Teas and see what happen. However, I am going to apply to PV again, and see if this time I can get in.

rumwynnieRN · Apr 9, 2013

What schools are you going to apply? I already apply to TWU. I need to take the Teas and see what happen. However, I am going to apply to PV again, and see if this time I can get in.

I graduated from PV last December. I knew a lot of people who had legitimate complaints about PV and others who, it seemed, were just whining. It's not the greatest nursing school, but it's not the worst either. I've been to two different nursing programs, and PV was a blessing. Some of the teachers are ridiculous, but some of the issues won't be that much different if you go to another nursing school. Some of the things people complained about were the same things other students (like TWU) didn't like either. Last semester of nursing school, during clinical my preceptors were TWU grads and I worked with one TWU nursing student, also a senior. We all had bad clinical instructors who did weird..."stuff" or didn't know what they were doing.

Yes, Prairie View is a lot of hard work, and no, it's nothing like main campus (so my PV classmates have told me -- I went to UH for my pre-reqs). They're ridiculous about that stupid drug cal exam (if you sucked in math, better work on that now, especially dimensional analysis), but I guess in my case it paid off since my first RN job tested me over all the drug cal we went over every semester. As I said before, some teachers, mostly clinical instructors, can be ridiculous, but if you can figure out how to talk to them properly, they'll leave you alone.

Whichever nursing school you get into, good luck. At the end of the day, no one cares where you went to nursing school, just that you finished and passed Boards. Oh, and because you're in Houston, you will definitely get some of the best nursing education since the nursing schools compete with each other. PV, TWU, HCC, and UTHSC all boast a 90%+ on NCLEX pass rates. I think San Jac also has a high pass rate. Getting a job after nursing school is another issue all together, but things are changing, and the situation could be different by the time you graduate.

Moneca · Apr 10, 2013

Hello rumwynnieRN,

Thank you for you advise, why you did not like TWU? and yes I suck in math, but I am good in conversions. What do you recommend me to study for the drug cal test? I am so nervous about this nursing degree because I heard so many people saying many things about it, that I am not even know what to think. I am going to apply to TWU and PV because I want to have two options, but many people said that the teas is hard to pass. I know the program is hard because you are going to deal with people life's and that is really serious. I really want to do nursing because I do not see myself doing something else. However, I am afraid because I do not want get in the program and then realize that it is hard for me. Please tell me what to begin studying and maybe that will help me to begin a little bit strong in the nursing program.

rumwynnieRN · Apr 10, 2013

Hello rumwynnieRN,
Thank you for you advise, why you did not like TWU? and yes I suck in math, but I am good in conversions. What do you recommend me to study for the drug cal test? I am so nervous about this nursing degree because I heard so many people saying many things about it, that I am not even know what to think. I am going to apply to TWU and PV because I want to have two options, but many people said that the teas is hard to pass. I know the program is hard because you are going to deal with people life's and that is really serious. I really want to do nursing because I do not see myself doing something else. However, I am afraid because I do not want get in the program and then realize that it is hard for me. Please tell me what to begin studying and maybe that will help me to begin a little bit strong in the nursing program.

I didn't go to TWU -- I just knew people who went there or interacted with TWU students. I went to another school in Texas, way outside of Houston, like in the Big Country area.

I didn't take TEAS so I don't know what to tell you there. There isn't really anything you can begin to study, other than brush up on math. I don't know if TWU has drug cal (I heard UT did, and they were more stringent that PV, but they stopped giving it because too many people were failing). The issue a lot of people have is figuring out how to study for nursing school because the tests are different.

jshanice11 · Apr 14, 2013

i start in fall 2013

Moneca · Apr 15, 2013

It was easy for you to get in the program for this semester, even though you were in the waiting list? It is the same process? (This is for somebody that got waitlist in PV) please I need information. I want to know if is possible for me to get in the program. Thank you.

Moneca · Apr 19, 2013

Hey lalacb123,

I hope you doing well, I have a question for you. Do you know anything about the classes that HCC offers to prepare you for the TEAS test? I know the class is for 3 days consecutive, and it costs $75, however somebody told me that is not good. If you know something about this let me know? please. I do not want to waist my time and money. Thank you.

lalacb123 · Apr 23, 2013

Hey Moneca, I am not certain of any classes that HCC offers to prepare you for the TEAS exam.

Moneca · May 11, 2013

Hey lalacb123,

It's ok. Did you get the acceptance letter from PV? I am going to reapply. I spoke with Dr. Smith and she told me,that now that I finished with all my classes; I have a better opportunity to get in. I applied for TWU, however my GPA is 4.6 and they said is not highly competitive so I have to go back and retake one class to raise my GPA :mad: . Also I have to pass the TEAS with a 80% if I want to get in. So tell me about you? What are you going to do?

lalacb123 · May 13, 2013

I actually just received a scholarship to Houston Baptist University and they also have a nursing program. I have to meet with the advisor to accept my scholarship. I will still apply to PV as a back-up but I'm hoping to get accepted to HBU.

Moneca · May 20, 2013

Congratulations, all the best.