UTA Spring 2012

Nursing Students Texas (UTA)

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Alas! Here I go again!;) This thread is dedicated to all hopefuls to either of the programs- AP or traditional. Let's partake in the sharing of ideas, suggestions, and/or insight in the "intricacies" of this nursing program. Former grads, new or current students are encouraged to chat. Knowledge is power, indeed! Continued blessings and success to all! Good Luck!:D

i am set to start on the 20th too! keep in touch and we can give eachother tips and support eachother getting through it. i decided to go ahead and take it i know if i put my mind to it i can do it. i have 4.0 and uta actually took my micro from another college. but lamar..the other college with the academic partnership, did not accept it so now i have to retake it! sucks thats 450 bucks out the window but the lamar lvn-rn is pretty much garunteed acceptance so it will be worth it to just get it out of the way. just be weary.. i went to rate your proffessor website and they tore her up! i guess she is very tricky and tries to catch you up on the little things. but with this being an online format i dnot know if she will be able to do the same things.... fingers crossed.. there is no other time to take the course online for the rest of the year...i have been searching everywhere trying to find an alternative and there is none....

ok after reading another persons thread just now i have dropped the MICRO... all of the other horror stories plus hers has just flipped me. she took it online for the apbsn and said it was horrible, extremly difficult and disorganized. she said the tests were so difficult that a person majoring in micro would have a hard time answering them, that half her class has dropped the course and she is about to take her final and the best she can hope for is a C, which she has never had.....ohh geez looks like im back to square one. i dont want to mess up my gpa because i get into a rush.. hmmm now back to the dilemma do i try for uta straight through the bsn programs or should i lvn-rn bridge through lamar and then bridge through uta? im just glad i saw that post before i wasted my money and had a poor grade on my record...

ooops....sorry thought I posted this post on another thread. :uhoh3: I am still going to go ahead and give this class my best and see what happens. Praying it's not as bad as I'm hearing!?

@acwilson06

DO THE BRIDGE. Many, many people told me to do this, but I was hard-headed. I wish I would have done that before I invested time and money into the AP-BSN program. I would've been graduating in May, 2012! The RN-BSN at UTA is nowhere near as competitive as the traditional and online programs. However, there is still hope for me yet! I plan on applying for the LVN-ADN September 2011 start date at Lamar State College. IF...and that's a BIG "if"...I get accepted to either of the programs for Spring 2012, I'll figure it out.

Just a quick FYI I spoke with the registrar from Lamar yesterdayanf they Said the September class will b full before the aug deadline... Thank you so much for the advice! Did you take the micro online? I'm

Having serious issues trying to decide if I should do it....

I just took Micro from UTA. It's a really TOUGH class. I got an A, but it was NOT easy. The tests are very hard, the final was incredibly hard. I have no idea if there will be a curve or not. I'm sure a lot of people dropped. Honestly, I think Micro at UTA is a weed-out class preparing us for Pharmacology. I've heard Pharm at UTA is a major deal too.

@acwilson06

What?! Full by the August start date?! What kind of nonsense is that?! LSC need to change their deadlines, right? Well, I plan on taking Micro in the Fall at UTA. I am banking on the fact that there will be more than one professor teaching this course during that semester. As far as making a decision, realistically weigh your options. Only you know what's best for you! Then...move forward! :D

@katybusymom

Congrats with Micro! Hone into those skills you'd acquired in Micro because it will come in handy for Pharm. It is a beast.

Congrats to all you guys finishing up Micro!!! I'm starting on the 20th and know that I have some work ahead of me for sure! I am taking Patho now and will take Pharm in August. I have heard many say that Pharm is a lot harder than Patho so I am preparing for that class too!

Hello everyone,

After reading all 11 pages of this thread I am a bit saddened at the fact that maybe UTA won't be for me. I will still apply in Jan 2012, but I am also now considering the PA program and TWU. I would like to do the TWU weekend program since I have a BS degree, I thought that would help at UTA and the fact that I'm taking at least 30 pre reqs. I wish I would have known about UTA's program prior to it getting really popular.

As for the PA program, from what I see you will have to have 2 years of health care experience.

I will be taking A&P2 and Psyc 3310 starting on the 20th. I am looking forward to this course being over already.

@MsMila

Don't be discouraged as each situation/applicant is different. Some of us have been through this process more than once and we're still learning. I applaud you for applying to other programs. I wish that I would have done that the last time around. Good luck and much success towards your endeavors!:D

@ MsMila

I am also applying for the PA program at UTSW. If I don't get into PA school, I'm also planning to apply for the weekend nursing program at TWU. I opted to not take Patho and Pharm right now at UTA. I'm really banking on PA school or TWU at this point. I definitely feel like I have a better chance with those programs vs. UTA's AP program just based on how they calculate GPAs. Plus, at least PA school will consider my 2 years of hands-on patient care experience as a nerve conduction technologist, as well as a personal essay and letters of recommendation. Good luck to you!

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