Any other WSU College of Nursing Applicants for Fall 2011 out there?

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Hello all. Just trying to see if there are any other students waiting to see if they have been asked to interview for a spot in the WSU CoN for fall 2011. I know that interviews will take place two Saturdays next month but have no idea when the school sends out notices to interview. If you are a current student in the program I would love to pick your brain about the school itself. Best of luck to all on ultimately getting into the program.

Thomas

Well, the letter says we will know by May 15th. That's a Sunday, so I think we can all assume that we will know by that Friday, May 13th or sometime before. Just waiting to hear back is excruciating. :anbd:

I'm sure we all feel our interviews went well and there's not much more we could have done. If anyone hears anything, please report back here, I'll do the same. Good luck all!

Well, mine has came today. WAITLIST. Ugh! More waiting I'll have to do. On the bright side my friend got an acceptance letter.

Now here is hoping others decide to go somewhere else, can't afford tuition, or fails their background check...anything...I want this so bad! =)

GREAT NEWS! Just got my acceptance packet in the mail! I am here in Spokane so if you are outside of the city there is good chance news is headed your way! Good luck to all!

Thomas

Do you mind if I ask what your grades are like? I know they say grades aren't all they take into account, but I'm curious. And do you know what your friends grades were like? Or if they did something really amazing in their interview? If you're on the waitlist does that mean you'll get in the winter group or do you have to re-apply for that?

My average was a 3.95. I planned on taking three years to do my prereqs as I did not want to take Chemistry and Anatomy concurrently and that helped me a lot. I know quite a few people that interviewed but I don't know what their grades are. I figure if you got an interview you had grades adequate to get into the program and that the interview is what would make or break your application. If they had a lot of people that did well on their interviews then of course it would fall back on grades to be the deciding factor. The three ladies I interviewed with were amazing and after my interview I just knew I rocked it. After my interview was over I went to the front desk and asked for the names of my interviewers because in all the excitement I blanked their names out. I then looked them up on the WSU, College of Nursing faculty directory and sent them individual thank you cards for taking the time to interview and consider me for admission. No matter what you are interviewing for this is always a nice gesture.

I'm not sure if someone on the wait list would have to reapply. If I was on the wait list and had these questions I would definitely be calling Ms Bayne, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and asking her these questions personally. Letting them know that you really want to be there may just help as more spots may likely open up as people decline admission for whatever reasons.

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/pf.asp?date=050204&ID=s1515280

The above link is an article I found a while back while trying to find out more information about the school. In it a, girl with a 3.5 GPA was put on the waiting list and she tells of how she was calling the admissions office every week. In early August she finally heard news that she got in. I am sure the people in admissions got the idea that she wanted to be there. Hope this helps and if you find the answers to the question about having to reapply please share here as I'm sure this can help others in the future with the same question.

Thomas

Congratulations, and thanks for the info! It sounds like you were super prepared and did an excellent job and deserve to be in the program. I can't wait when my time comes, I want to knock their socks off too.

Don't base yourself off of Thomas, he's not on the same playing field as us normal folk. Talk about acing it!!

They have statistics on their site that show what the average transfer student's GPA is and I want to say it was a 3.81 so that's at least what I'd be shooting for. That'd put you in a nice position if you currently go to Eastern. Students from EWU have a slight advantage over transfer students (of the 90 spots, Eastern students are 75+). I also received my Acceptance letter (albeit late) but didn't have the same luxuries as others... Thomas :) O-Chem is only offered once a year at my school and therefore I had to take it at the same time as A&P II. I graduated CC with a 3.97 after all was said and done. I got straight A's, it's just some of them had stupid dashes next to 'em, talk about RUDE!

I have to agree with the above advice. Communication as early as possible with faculty really helps! Remember these people have been in our shoes at one point and are very much human. They're very approachable and helpful. They want to see people succeed! So call or email them soon and ask, ask, ask!

I'm human like everyone else. I do like to do my best at the parts of the process I can control while trying my hardest not to worry about the things I have no control over. I also like to help others in my shoes because the only thing better than achieving a goal is helping someone else achieve their goal :D It's so awesome the things that have been brought up in this thread and I wish this was around when I was searching for information. I even made a friend who overlooked the fact that I wore a flight suit....lol Exciting times are ahead and I am just happy to be here.

I think the kids that have the greatest advantage in getting into the program are those that did their prenursing at WSU/Pullman. I think their students get the lion's share of slots since they are the lead school in the consortium and supply most of the faculty. EWU and Whitworth, being part or the consortium, each would have about 20-25 slots each reserved. I'm tired from studying and can't remember exactly but I think there are ten spots reserved for transfer students. Army ROTC nursing students from the three consortium schools are guaranteed slots in the program as long as they meet minimum admission requirements and I am not sure if those numbers count against each school's quota or not.

I hope all is going well for whoever reads this. Take care.

Thomas

Hello, I Interviewed on April 23rd as well after being waitlisted the previous semester. I thought the interview went well, and was more than encouraged that my second interview,after already having been accepted(waitlisted), would b the one. I was not accepted. I am confused now. Does this mean i shouldn't bother applying anymore and I've missed my chance? Or is it still based on gpa even after interviewing? Not sure how i could be interviewed twice, waitlisted the first and denied the second? Much confusion and concern on this one. Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.*

CMiles

What was your GPA? I think it has to do with the pool of applicants you're competing against in that particular group. I heard that in this "crop" there was a chemistry professor at EWU that was giving out 4.0's like candy so there was an unusual amount of people with higher GPA's than normal.

Really? I think my gpas 3.4, but am waiting to see advisor again and review. Am retaking micro to raise my score. But I thought once you made it to interview you were in the running w your gpa? Or do they go back and rate passing interviewees by gpa after the interview process? I'm confused whether they've written me off after 2 interviews or I've just been out gpa's! Ha:) I'll retake a class if that's what's necessary. That does hurt the applicants tho when a prof is handing out easy grades.

Have you spoken to anyone at the school regarding your application since receiving the news? I'm sure they would know more than anyone the reason why and could offer the best advice on how to improve. Is that 3.4 GPA your overall or just specific to nursing prerequisites?

Thomas

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