Acceptance letters from FRCC?

RNin'08 · Apr 19, 2007

They don't send out actual acceptance letters, once your wait list number is reached they send you info in the mail and via email some time before the start of the semester the program begins.

I've been on the wait list for 3 years (even though I told them to remove me last year) and have yet to get any real info. I was sent an email in the fall informing students near the top of the list that it was possible some of the 200 or so of us could be chosen as alternates blah blah blah. And then received another along the same lines a month or so ago and was told that those that weren't chosen as alternates would be receiving info by mail for the Spring 08 start.

I hope your sister is able to find someone to help her figure the whole thing out. The paper trail for FRCC got really screwed up when they switched to CCC running everything and it's just been one thing after another ever since.

RNin'08

~my reality check bounced~

Melina · Apr 20, 2007

It's been crazy! It was the main reason I applied to Regis in the first place. I wish I could have convinced her to just get the BSN with me. It has to work out eventually, I guess. :rolleyes:

TemperStripe · Apr 24, 2007

I've had lots of problems with FRCC, too. I am waitlisted like everyone else (for over a year now,) but then randomly a few weeks ago, I got an email about being removed from the waitlist since they hadn't heard from, which was confusing because it was them I hadn't heard from. Anyway, I'm still on the waitlist (won't remove myself until I've actually started at UCHSC) but have been less than impressed with their system and communication. I also applied for waitlist numbers at three other schools in the Colorado Community College system through their online web portal system. That was probably a year ago and I haven't heard a thing from any of them, even though I have all my prerequisites done. Bleh!

Anyway, good luck to you, and I hope you'll keep us posted on the boards!

Melina · Apr 24, 2007

My sister contacted the director yesterday and was told that she was working on the Fall roster "in between other projects," but she was hoping to have the packets out to the first students by next week.

One problem is that a lot of the people that will be up for Fall will not have all the pre-reqs done, and the director won't know for sure if all those students have the gpa to get in until the end of summer session, so any alternates might end up waiting until the end of July to even hear anything. There are some serious organizational flaws with this system.

~Mel'

hope3456, ASN, RN · Apr 26, 2007

The FRCC waitlist system is definately flawed and disorganized- here at FRCC Larimer I have known of (potential) nursing students getting called literally the day before classes start to ask them if they want to be admitted to the program.

And then when you are actually in the program, it will add to your frustration to deal with some of the other students who are poorly qualified, many of them failing out, who were on the waitlist for a shorter time than you were.

Melina · Apr 26, 2007

I took my pre-reqs at FRCC, so I am aware of the spectrum of academic talent, most of whom will be heading to FRCC's nursing program. The gpa requirement is very low, and many students are entering with C's in their sciences...it really doesn't prepare them for the program.

My sister thinks now that she might get in, but like you say, she might not hear until 48 hours before school starts. And people wonder why the waiting lists are so long...

~Mel'

hope3456, ASN, RN · Apr 30, 2007

And then what about the attrition rates? I don't know about the other campuses, but in Ft Collins the number of students who dropped out or failed was ridiculous. A RN who recently graduated told me that 50% of the students that started in the original class didn't finish on time or at all. In my class 2 yrs ago, probably about 30%.

Higher admission standards would keep some of these students out, who really don't have the capacity to be successful, then perhaps the more qualified students would get in quicker? :idea:

TemperStripe · Apr 30, 2007

I agree, it's definitely frustrating, but I do think community colleges serve a certain purpose in this instance. They are there for people who otherwise couldn't afford or choose not to pay the higher tuition costs of some other schools, or also to give the opportunity to someone who may not have the grades to get into a more competitive school. For that reason, although it may be frustrating to others, I think they serve a decent purpose.

Melina · May 1, 2007

Having a liberal acceptance policy doesn't help these students. They can get in with their lower grades, but they are flunking out of the program. These students are not prepared for the rigor of the nursing program, and most community colleges do not offer the support that universities offer for struggling students.

~Mel'

TemperStripe · May 1, 2007

Very good point...but where is the line in the sand here? We could tighten the admissions requirements at the risk of losing some very able-bodied students. I do wish they would get rid of the waitlist and do it at least slightly competitive with a re-application process every year, especially given the incredible lack of organization that we've seen from the waitlist procedures. Somehow it provides closure to know you're in or you're not. Of course, by getting rid of the waitlist all together, it's going to end up being REALLY competitive since there are so many students that would inevitably apply, and it seems odd to take the "middle of the road" students without accepting the very top. It's really a lose-lose situation.

Melina · May 1, 2007

I have a friend who is attending Shoreline in Seattle. They use a point system. Students with weaker grades can get more points with their commitment to service, essay, health care experience, etc. The best part is that the point system is not a secret, so everyone knows where they stand.

~Mel'