UTHSC-Houston Fall 2012 Applicants

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Hello everyone! This thread is for everyone applying to the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. I believe they will be accepting applications from January 15-April 1, so the sooner the better! Their admission requirements are pretty standard:

Minimum Pre-Req Gpa: 2.75

Minimum Science Gpa: 3.0

Minimum HESI A2 score: 75% or higher on all required sections - math, reading comprehension, vocabulary/general knowledge, grammar, anatomy and physiology, critical thinking.

My info is really not that competitive, but I'm going to give it a shot anyways -

Pre-Req Gpa: 3.30

Science Gpa: 3.0 (Barely cutting it! :crying2: )

Overall Gpa: 3.28

Hesi score: 93.3% overall, with my lowest score being a 90.

My gpa is not the best, but I still have 3 more classes to finish this semester, and I'm aiming for all A's! I think the best thing I have going for me is my HESI scores.

Anyone else planning on applying? What are your stats? Any questions? Lets hear them, and good luck to all who are applying!

That is when I plan on taking mine as well. I have been crazy busy this semester, so I am waiting until I get through this semester to take it. I am just not willing to put ALL my eggs in the same basket. Know what I mean? Especially since UTHSC is changing how they are accepting people now. It makes me nervous that they are all #'s now... and I know that they look at how many classes you take at the same time in a single semester. And they want your work history... it feels like I am applying to work for them, not study there! Just apprehension setting in. I don't think I will retake my HESI, because if I do worse the second time they use the most recent scores, not your best scores :( Otherwise I would give it a try.... lol

Hemphia,

Just be optimistic and try to do well on the teas to have a second option. I wish you and myself best of luck getting in, I try not to worry about it..... I think of it this way: I did what I could and now I will wait and see :)

Hey everyone,

I will also be applying for Fall 2012. Has anyone heard anything new on what they are looking for in the application process?

Mandoroja,

I spoke to them yesterday and they are only looking at the GPA and the Hesi scores.

Best of luck to you and to everyone.....

I took the HESI for the second time and got a 95% overall and 830 on CT. I have a 4.0 GPA. My question is: I have already filled and sent my application, transcript, and HESI score so how soon should I ask them if they received those things and will I have to wait until about March to find out if I got accepted?

They are not gonna look at ANY applications until after the 15th, No matter when you sent in your application. I wished it worked that way ;) You can call to confirm that they got everything, but that is about it. They have everything from me, except for my app... Gotta finish filling it out.

Thanks Hemphia. I guess in the mean time I will start looking into immunizations, CPR training, background check, and finances.

Hello fellow applicants! I too am applying for the Fall 2012 and I am very happy I found this thread. I am currently taking classes at Lone Star and have to wait until the end of this semester to apply for UTHSC pacesetter BSN program( that will give me 43 credits towards my 60). I finish this semester mid Dec. so I'm nervous because it's so close to the deadline! I have a pre-req GPA=3.60 and my Science GPA=4.0. I still have to take Medical Micro., Nutrition, Govt II, Phil, and Chem in the Spring (17hrs :uhoh3:) and plan on getting all A's to give me a 3.70 overall GPA! I know I can do it though! I just registered to take my HESI, but I did take it through Lone Star to just see how it was this past summer and I got an overall 88.5% score and 90% in the A&P section. I hope to get an overall 90+% when I take it again. I haven't even done my application yet though, should I wait closer to the end of this semester when I can send my transcripts or should I go ahead and send at least the application??

Thanks for any feedback! :)

Warning-sign - I have already started all that fun stuff! I just called to find out how much it is gonna cost to get my Titter done, like $200... all because my mother failed to hang onto my childhood immunizations :( Oh well! And I submitted for a background check on myself to see if there is anything on there. I'd hate to submit my app to find out there is a discrepancy on there.....

nici0513 - You can send your transcripts whenever your ready. I have sent what I currently have and I have already put in a request for another to be sent, but on hold for my grades to come through off this semester. Micro & Chem together?? Wow.... Your insane! Have you considered taking one of those classes in a summer mini? Good Luck!

Hemphia- my plan was to save either chem. or med. micro for a summer session but I found two really good professors for both classes and I'm really good at science..so, I decided to go ahead and get them both out of the way, and besides that, the other classes I have to take other than those are easy ones! Then I could relax during the summer before having to start (being optimistic ;)) the BSN program! Thanks for the info., I'll go ahead and start the application process since they will take it now and my grades for this semester will post in mid December, which I know I'll have all A's! Sucks that you have to get all those shots, I was lucky that my mom dug through files and files before finding mine (I'm 31 years old)! I already paid to have a back ground check through the Nursing Board in Austin and it came back clear (Whew!) because I was going to go to Lone Star's ADN program but decided to finish my prereq.s and go straight for my BSN. I was suprised to find out they don't do the interview process anymore too! I have 5 years past medical experience as a medical assistant so I was thinking I would have that on my side too!

Good Luck, keep me posted!:)

Hemphia: wow, that sucks that you have to go through your immunizations again. What's involved in a background check and do they ask for any specific information?

I re-took my Hesi made an 98.3 and 930 on critical thinking I am so happy today....... lol

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