TCU Fall 2012 Traditional BSN

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Hello all!!! I will be starting the BSN program at TCU in the fall as a transfer student and I was just wondering if there were any of you out there I could talk to!! I am going to having advising with Zoranna this Friday and was just wondering if anyone else had done so yet...tell me what to expect. Anyway, would love to talk to any and all of my future classmates if you're out there :)

Yeah my mom works in the academic services office at TCU! And I know what you mean about the CPR classes...the last one I took was super long! Like 8-4! Ughh...do it surprises me to see one that's so short! I forgot what I paid for my last one....I think it was like 35 at TCC but..it was long! Lol! And I work at a fitness center in Keller and you would think I wouldn't have a problem working out, but sometimes (most of the time) I just don't want to! I really wish I liked working out!!

Linda- How many hours did you end up with for this semester? Also, I know we can't post the professor's names but would you post the classes and maybe days of the week your taking. I was looking over the available classes and trying to figure out what would be left when I register in two weeks.

What are the things we need to get before classes start other than; stethoscope, scrubs, patches and textbooks? Do I need to meet with financial aid before the Z.J. or after?

I feel like I'm all over the place with questions, thank you both for helping me out.

Hey Amy - first off, I would talk to financial aid as soon as possible. I don't know what you have to do in your situation, but mine was taken care of and all I had to do was accept/decline on the my.tcu.edu site. Have you gone to that site yet? Anyway, I would definitely want to get paying for it squared away first just in case you have to get any private loans or anything like that.

Second - I am taking 15 hours. Actually will have 15 hours every semester except for Senior II (the last semester, which will be 12 hours). We transfer students have to take the survey of nursing and teaching concepts classes in conjunction with everything else (these classes are taken sophomore year by students already attending TCU). I also have to take a religion course and a "cultures of the world" course to meet TCU core requirements so those are plugged into my Junior II and Senior I semesters. Z.J. does all that for you so no worries. Basically, the schedule I opted for is as follows: Monday is clinical (12:00-6:20 pm), T-Th Fundamentals 8-9:50am, Pharmaco Lecture 10-10:50am, Tuesday only Pharmaco Lab 12:00-2:50pm, Genetics 3-3:50pm...Wednesday is Fundamentals Lab 6:30am-12:20pm and Survey of Nursing from 2:00-4:50pm. No classes on Friday.

As far as what you need before we start, other than what you listed...nothing really, except have a nametag made at the bookstore. I don't THINK they require you to do that, but I did just because they look cool. LOL. And as far as stethescope - don't buy cheap, don't buy expensive, that's what Z.J. says :)

Where are you transfering from? How old are you, if you don't mind me asking. I am 34. Z.J. said there was a lot of age diversity in the transfer students so was just curious. So far, out of me and Sarah - I am the old woman. HA HA! And feel free to ask anything you want!! We are all here to help each other out, so anything I can provide I will be glad to pass on!!

I'm a 34 yr old stay at home mom of two girls (Camryn 9 and Makynna 7). I married my High School sweetheart after I graduated, we've been married for 15 years and we live in Azle. I tried to take a few classes here and there when my girls were babies so once I could go full time it wouldn't be such a strain on all of us. I attended TCC NW once my youngest started Kindergarten two yrs ago.

I emailed financial yesterday, just waiting to here back. I received more grants and scholarships (I did accept them already) than I thought I would qualify for, but I didn't know what to expect for the full year's tuition. I heard from someone that for nursing it's more than just the $34,500 annually, that there are lab & misc. fees too. Is that correct? At TCC my grants covered everything so I never worried about books and additional fees. Now, I'm just trying to make sure every base is covered a head of time.

I will try to refrain from getting overwhelmed by the schedule until I meet with ZJ, but it does sound a little mind blowing. I knew about the two classes the survey and strategies that were required, but I thought when she and I talked last that I was in need of two non nursing electives prior to graduation also. It would be great if we all had some classes together. Especially, just to have another friendly face to commiserate with during the initial transition.

How many pair of scrubs did Z.J. suggest for us to start out with? Is there a particular brand or style? What type of shoe's can we wear. I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row, so I can take advantage of the rest of my summer with my girlies.

Sarah, I'm headed to the Woodland's at the end of July for vacation with my family too. My brother and his family relocated in March, so we're headed down there to visit and check out the area.

Well, sounds like we have a lot in common then! I am a mother of two, daughter Danielle, 14, and son, Christopher, 12 (I am single though, been divorced since 2004, married right out of high school, but mine didn't last :) I live in North Richland Hills. I have been working ever since and about two years ago I started back at TCC NE and Trinity River. I work 40 hours a week and was going to school T-Th at night and a couple of days a week during my lunch break (my boss let me take an extended lunch :) So I figured if I was going to do this, I wanted to do it big, so I applied to TCU. :) I was shocked as well to get such a big scholarship, and the grant money covered just about the rest, but as far as the actual cost, I still don't know that for sure. The first invoice won't come out until sometime in July. I am assuming with lab fees, testing fees, insurance (I will have to get insurance through the school since I am single and will be unemployed), it will probably be closer to $40,000 a year, rather than the $34,500. Then of course, there's the text books. $1,000. Cha-ching. LOL.

Anyway, I can imagine that being a stay-at-home mom the schedule might overwhelm you, but I am very much looking forward to it. From working full time, attending school full time, this will be a welcome change for me having about a 26-hour week!! Plus a 3-day weekend, woo-hoo!! :) My kids have been very supportive the last two years, but it will be nice to be able to be with them every single evening and not be stuck in a classroom at night. But, there are 4 different schedules we had to choose from, and the other three drew it out over the whole week and had day and evening classes (Monday-Friday) so that might be a better option for you. I wanted it compacted...doesn't start til noon on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are full days, Thursday I am done by 10:50, then I will have a 3-day weekend. To me, it will be like a vacation - that I will have study A LOT during ;)

Scrubs: you can view the Student Handbook if you go to the Harris College webpage, click on nursing, then current students, there is a PDF of the handbook and it goes over uniforms, and everything else, including the additional fees that are required by the nursing school/Harris College. Z.J. said no particular brand or specific amount was required, they just had to be purple. But I am quite sure everyone gets them at the Scrubs Etc. place where we get our patches. White (or mostly white) tennis shoes, and white or purple socks. The only question I have is...do we have to wear the scrubs every day or is that only for clinicals??

amy- i will be in katy next week which isn't very far from the woodlands (i don't think lol). i hear the woodlands is a very nice area!

linda- i was wondering the same thing about the scrubs! if we wear them everyday or just to the clinical sites...

Okay guys...got to view my ez-bill on my.tcu.edu this morning. The total is $17,775. Tuition is $17,250 and the rest of the charges are fees for the drug screen, standardized testing, , etc.

Oh fun....:uhoh3:

I keep telling myself "It's all going to be worth it!!!" So, each semester costs roughly what a small Kia would cost. It's all good, right?? LOL! ;)

I like your car analogy. My mom told my brother the same thing, when he went to two different private universities. Your education is your Lexus.

Now I can relate.

Ha!! Exactly. At least it's just the price of an expensive car, and not a 5-bedroom house in the Hamptons or something :) It's definitely an investment, but we will be so proud to have TCU on our degrees when we graduate :)

I wish they would send us some info on when orientation will be...Have you gotten to meet with Z.J. yet? How's your summer going? Nervous, anxious, worried, elated, ecstatic?? I am all, so I am hoping I'm not the only one ;)

You're not the only one!! :heartbeat

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