Tarrant County College Fall 2014 Nursing Program

[MsGRN817]

This topic was created for those who will be applying to Tarrant County College's Fall 2014 Nursing Program. The dialog is open for those who have never applied and those who have applied multiple times. Let's discuss our frustrations, stats, best practices for study and the HESI, where you are at achieving your goal, and if you plan to apply anywhere else.

I have applied and was turned down 3.50 Science, 90 HESI, 970 Critical thinking (for another nursing program). I was knocked down, but I refuse to stay there.

Let's talk!

[Vaye]

Hi, congrats everyone entering TCC nursing program. I graduated from TCC and I love the program. Now I'm working on my RN-BSN from UTA

[chilipepper79]

Hi futurenurse1211, I'm currently waiting to see if I got in for Spring 2015. I'm pretty sure I am in and would like to see what the reading list is like. Can you post it? Thanks

[chilipepper79]

How does someone get selected for summer classes?

@Diamond, did you get in?

Hey all! I'm a former student as well. I'm pretty sure that @MurseFockerRN was in my adult clinical and the advice he has provided is pretty sound. I was able to graduate a semester early, as I was selected for the summer classes. If anyone has any questions, I'm willing to help. Just remember, you can do it! Nursing school is demanding but in no way impossible. I had two people quit nursing school in my first semester within the first couple weeks. But just remember why you applied for nursing school. Let that drive push you to be the best student you can be and you'll be fine. Don't slack during clinicals, ask for opportunities, learn as much as you can because when you are done with school, you WILL be a nurse. And being a nurse is much more challenging than any of nursing school. You are all smart and congratulations on admittance to TCC nursing! It is a great program, you will learn a lot, and you will come out of it a better and stronger person than you were before!

[kmart89]

For us, there were spots for people with extenuating circumstances (i.e. weddings, babies) and then for those who had high GPAs. There were definitely more people who applied for the spots than got to take summer classes.

[alexis.kattwinkel]

So I'm starting my prerequisites for the nursing program at TCC next semester and I was wondering if anyone on here has graduated from the same program. If so, how did you like? Can you give me some tips to be successful in the program? Also, these are the prereqs I need to take next Spring, maymester, and summer. What courses would work best together? Like which should be taken separetely from others because of how hard they are?

-BIOL 2401 + Lab (Spring)

-BIOl 2402 + Lab (Maymester or Summer)

-BIOL 2420 + Lab (Spring)

-CHEM 1406 + Lab (Spring)

-PSYC 2314 (Spring?)

-PSYC 2301 (Spring?)

-PHED 1164 (Spring?)

-SPCH 1311 (Maymester?)

I plan on turning in my nursing application in August of 2015. Thank you in advance for any help you might be able to provide.

[Mommy_RN1211]

Hi all, I am currently in the program finishing up my 3rd semester, 2 more left. Wanted to give some advice as everyone is doing:) Each person's experience is different and everyone's learning style is unique. In my experience, I was so discouraged after orientation because I felt like the message was "Give everything up and eat sleep and breath nursing." I however have a life, a job, a husband, at the time a 1 year old son. I was a new mom and had other responsibilities. I hated hearing I would fail if I didn't study every minute!

To be honest with you guys, I only study maybe 2-3 hours every other day, never on the weekends as that is my designated family time and I have made it this far. I have learned to balance my time with school and my personal life but BALANCE is the key word. If I can offer advice, don't let this consume you whole life. There are some in my classes that their marriages are falling apart, stressed, depressed. It is not worth it.

My clinical instructor has told me personally to not let it consume myself. That I seem to have the right idea. At the end of the day the only difference between a A nurse and a C nurse is lack of sleep. Hospitals don't care what your GPA was. They care if you are a well rounded educated nurse.

Now that my rant is over Hopefully this has helped relieve someone's stress or a mommys worries. It goes by fast! Study well, rest, relax, and you will do just fine. Good luck and congrats for making it in!

[MsGRN817]

I second futurenurse1211. With 3-4 weeks left in the semester I started out super stressed. It is still stressful because you have to focus on each class and give each attention. You will second guess yourself, cry, be sleepy, pick yourself up... and move forward. don't be up on campus everyday all day.... that's ridiculous. It's doable if your dedicated to it without spending 7 hours a day on it.