admissions notification

I know University of Portland starts notifcation in early to mid-March. I think Linfield starts notifying applicants in April. I have no idea about the rest. I'm impatiently waiting...geez I really hope I get in somewhere!

-Michelle :)

I know University of Portland starts notifcation in early to mid-March. I think Linfield starts notifying applicants in April. I have no idea about the rest. I'm impatiently waiting...geez I really hope I get in somewhere!

-Michelle :)

Have you heard anything about what the average GPA is or what they're looking for in an applicant. This waiting is going to kill me!!!

Nope, not at all. I'm guessing it's "competitive", like all nursing schools are these days. I'm really banking on the Providence Scholars program at U of P, which will pay my tuition if I work for a Providence hospital for 3 years after graduation. I hope I'm that lucky!

-Michelle :)

Nope, not at all. I'm guessing it's "competitive", like all nursing schools are these days. I'm really banking on the Providence Scholars program at U of P, which will pay my tuition if I work for a Providence hospital for 3 years after graduation. I hope I'm that lucky!

-Michelle :)

I heard that the lowest GPA accepted last year for transfer students at UofP was a 3.7. Ouch! It just seems insane that it is that difficult to get accepted to nursing school these days. I applied for the Providence Scholarship as well and being a single mom it would be awesome not to be in debt up to my eyeballs when I finally graduate. I'm crossing my fingers and my toes that I get in. Good luck to you too :).

Ouch is the perfect word--3.7 was the lowest!!! Can't believe it. You know they make a big stink about the nursing shortage, and there are so many qualified applicants being turned away from both BSN and ADN programs simply because there is no space! Now, I'm really hoping I get in somewhere !!!

Good luck to everyone applying next year!

Michelle :)

True, a lot of qualified people are being turned away from nursing, but that is because of the shortage of instructors...until that changes, I think that it is going to remain very competitive.

It is precisely for this reason that I am going into nursing, so I can become a nursing instructor and help qualified students become nurses.

Kris

I know OHSU won't start sending out admission letters until April - but seeing as this is the first year where they completely switched over to all online applications I'm really hoping they might post it online before they start sending.

I only applied there and I will apply to a community college here, but the wait is killing me too!!!!!

I just graduated from WWC. I think they notify the first part of April. The competition is crazy though. I was very very very lucky. I was accepted in 2002 and barely had a 3.0. Last spring they had 193 applications for about 20 or 30 spots. I hate sounding so negative, but beware - the market for nurses in Portland is horrible. There is absolutely no nursing shortage in this area. In fact, there are not enough jobs for all the nurses in the area. This is largely because there are nine nursing schools all pumping new grad nurses into a saturated market. I graduated two months ago, and I am pretty much begging for jobs. I was an honor society student with excellent reccomendations. Hopefully the market may dilute a bit with the new facilities opening up this year. Good luck. I reccomend you attend WWC if you are accepted there. Please write me if you have any questions about this school. There really is a nursing shortage in every other part of Oregon, and the rest of the country for that matter, but I am willing to bet that Portland is the worst place in the country to be a nurse.

I just graduated from WWC. I think they notify the first part of April. The competition is crazy though. I was very very very lucky. I was accepted in 2002 and barely had a 3.0. Last spring they had 193 applications for about 20 or 30 spots. I hate sounding so negative, but beware - the market for nurses in Portland is horrible. There is absolutely no nursing shortage in this area. In fact, there are not enough jobs for all the nurses in the area. This is largely because there are nine nursing schools all pumping new grad nurses into a saturated market. I graduated two months ago, and I am pretty much begging for jobs. I was an honor society student with excellent reccomendations. Hopefully the market may dilute a bit with the new facilities opening up this year. Good luck. I reccomend you attend WWC if you are accepted there. Please write me if you have any questions about this school. There really is a nursing shortage in every other part of Oregon, and the rest of the country for that matter, but I am willing to bet that Portland is the worst place in the country to be a nurse.

I just talked to a lady at WWC a few days ago and she said that my application looked good and I was towards the top of the list. I currently have somewhere between a 3.5-3.6 so I hope that will be good enough to get in. I haven't heard that much about WWC and most of the people I know that are applying to schools didn't even know about it. I go to PCC and WWC isn't on their list of schools to apply to.

I've heard that it is hard to find work in Portland but I'm not set on living here and would be more than willing to go where the jobs are as long as its still in Oregon.

I would really appreciate any information you have about WWC; what classes are like, how much is the tuition, do they offer much financial aid, etc.

I just graduated from WWC. I think they notify the first part of April. The competition is crazy though. I was very very very lucky. I was accepted in 2002 and barely had a 3.0. Last spring they had 193 applications for about 20 or 30 spots. I hate sounding so negative, but beware - the market for nurses in Portland is horrible. There is absolutely no nursing shortage in this area. In fact, there are not enough jobs for all the nurses in the area. This is largely because there are nine nursing schools all pumping new grad nurses into a saturated market. I graduated two months ago, and I am pretty much begging for jobs. I was an honor society student with excellent reccomendations. Hopefully the market may dilute a bit with the new facilities opening up this year. Good luck. I reccomend you attend WWC if you are accepted there. Please write me if you have any questions about this school. There really is a nursing shortage in every other part of Oregon, and the rest of the country for that matter, but I am willing to bet that Portland is the worst place in the country to be a nurse.

I found your post really interesting. I'm planning on moving to Oregon from Florida after I graduate nursing school and have had a horrible time finding information on positions for new grads in the Portland area. Frankly, it seems like most places aren't really needing that many nurses. Pretty discouraging. What other places in Oregon would you recommend for nursing jobs?

I cannot tell you enough great things about this program. You should know that you will be required to take 16 credits of bible which are offered there. It is a 7th day adventist school. You do not have to belong to that faith, or even be christian for that matter, but they do expect tolerance and respect for their faith. I'll bet you spoke with Jan Thurnhofer? She was like a second mom to me. The tuition is rather expensive but the financial aid there is good. I got many grants. The atmosphere is very family-like, and they are very tolerant of students with families, single moms, things like that. You have many choices for clinical sites, with a good variety of experiences. The NCLEX pass rate is very good, in the 90's -which is something you need to consider. They incorporate the Kaplan NCLEX review into the curriculum, so you have to take it to graduate AND you have to do WELL in the NCLEX course to be cleared to take boards. (otherwise they make you study longer before the dean will "clear" you with the state).

I have to go now - got kids. What else can I tell you? I hope you will look further into this school! Good luck.

LV

I was wondering if anyone knew when most of the BSN programs in the portland area (OHSU, Linfield, WWC, UofP) start notifying applicants of their admissions status. I know its still pretty early but its hard not to be impatient.

My wife and I both received letters from U of P today indicating we have been selected for an interview. Eligibility to be a recipient of a Providence Scholarship is contingent on acceptance into the school of nursing, so I'm assuming we both are in.

Statistically speaking, I have a 3.6 (overall) / 3.7 (science) GPA with a B.S. in Computer Science for George Fox University (a school about 30 minutes from UP). My wife has a 3.4 (overall) / 3.2 (science) GPA with a B.S. in Spanish from George Fox.

I saw someone post that students were turned away with a 3.7 GPA from U of P. Many of my friends from George Fox were accepted in previous years with overall GPAs just over 3.3; however, most of them also already have Bachelor degrees. As a heuristic evaluation, I'm guessing students applying from community colleges may be required to have a higher GPA than students who already have a 4-year degree. Just a guess...

Good luck!