Anyone Applying to Spring 2014 Texas Tech 2nd Degree BSN

krisared · Oct 11, 2013

Agreed! Don't stress! I have also heard from previous tech students/applicants who got interview offers the following Monday. Waiting through the weekend is no fun but hang in there!

stacienicole · Oct 11, 2013

EP Applicants!! Check your email! Just got my acceptance email a few hours ago! :)

Best of luck to everyone interviewing for Austin!!!

jennytmuw · Oct 12, 2013

You're right Stacie I got accepted to TTU-El Paso! Well after completing the prerequisites right?

My offer expires the 21st........... :S

jennytmuw · Oct 12, 2013

EP Applicants:

Did ya'll send a 'thank you' email for the interview?

I did, I think that helps!

:)

Does anyone by any chance know if it is okay to accept one school but then terminate the acceptance if you are accepted in another school? I just feel bad doing so Has anyone ever done that?

krisared · Oct 12, 2013

@jennytmuw. I've wondered about this too. I'm really not sure if it's totally ok or frowned upon...but you've applied to both programs through the same system, right? So they can see that - not to mention the application offers that option. So they must expect you to choose your preference if accepted both places. And you can't reject one offer without knowing if you've got the other. It makes sense to accept EP then switch if you get ATX.

Maybe email kayla? And if you do, please let us know what she says!

stacienicole · Oct 12, 2013

Jenny! Congrats! I didn't email them after, but that is definitely the right thing to do! I would talk to Gretchen, she's been really helpful and understanding through my whole application process. While I was waiting for my interview she had told me that about 10-20% of the applicants were from out of town, so I'm sure you're probably not the only one in this situation. If it was me personally, I'd hold my spot in EP just In case it didn't work out in Austin for some reason. At the end of the day, you have to do what's best for you!

jennytmuw · Oct 12, 2013

Thank you stacienicole! That makes me feel better. Texas Tech at El Paso seems like an awesome program but it is so far-it was a 12 hour drive. Texas is big! Gretchen is super nice I will talk with her.

I wish everyone the best of luck!!!

kkcriner · Oct 12, 2013

This is for the 2014 spring semester-austin right? I have an interview for late October and am wondering what everyone else's stats were- thanks!

lilochik · Oct 13, 2013

Congrats to you all Flyonn, Jennytmuw, Kaseyroo, Krisared, and Kkcriner for getting the interview!! and congrats to stacienicole and jennytmuw on the acceptance letter! I'm so excited for you guys =]

I did get an invitation to Austin, but I got rejected from EP Cohort. It was an extremely sad day, I thought I prepared myself for it, but I guess not enough. It's making me worried about the Austin interview. I'm not sure why they rejected me from EP just yet, I'll find out tomorrow.. but now I guess I need to look into other options as well. If I didn't get into EP, how can I hope to get into Austin which is so much more competitive than EP??! But I'm not giving up!!

kkcriner - about your question on states. I have a 3.2-3.3 on all my college coursework, 3.59 on the prerequisites, and 3.8 on the science prerequisites. The only prereqs I'm missing is US History 2 and State/Local Government (I'm not from Texas) Scored a 92.3% on my TEAS. I have over 100+ volunteer hours in healthcare, but only 20 of those were in nursing. I don't have any work experience in nursing, just in other healthcare like optometry and dentistry. I'm hoping to get a job as a CNA, or do some more volunteer hours before the interview and just to prepare myself for applications elsewhere since my chances are looking pretty bleak for Austin.

Good luck everyone!! I hope that you all get accepted into the Austin program that applied. Any tips stacie and jenny on the interview? I don't know if I just bombed the interview or if it was my stats or something else entirely! *sigh*

kkcriner · Oct 13, 2013

Lilochik- your stats look pretty good?... Don't they only ask you a few questions in the interview for a total of like 15 min? Does anyone have any insight on the interview or a student profile of last year?

stacienicole · Oct 13, 2013

Lilochik- I really went into the interview with planned answers. I knew they were going to ask questions like "tell me about yourself" and "why nursing?" I also thought about how I would be able to succeed in the program. I also made them laugh a few times and so I'm hoping that's what helped me. My previous degree was in medical humanities and so I made sure my strong thoughts about healthcare were conveyed. Just really find your strengths and capitalize on those! I hope your Austin interview goes well!!! Don't give up! I was turned down by two other schools before I got into this one! You can totally do this!!! :)

Aprilb410 · Oct 14, 2013

Any information about the interview questions would be awesome! I got one for Austin an it sounds intimidating!!!