Anyone out there go to Wake Tech?!?!?!

Guess not.....What about Durham Tech?

Two of my friends in my prereqs with me at Durham Tech applied to Wake Tech for this year. One of them called the school last week and found out that the admissions folks plan to mail out decisions around the first of April.

Have you looked into Piedmont Community College? They don't have a waiting list. I know it might be a bit of a drive for you, but give them a call; their deadline is March 1st.

Do you know if they have heard anything about how many points are being averaged to get in?? I can never get any info out of the admissions counslers!! How long of a wait at Durham Tech?? I'll called the other day and they said 2 1/2 yrs for RN and 1 1/2 years for LPN. I think I'm going to get on the LPN waiting list just in case, I hope it won't take that long.

Thanks for the input

Butterfly - I will talk to them this week and see what they say.

That would be great, I feel like I am losing my mind, much like everyone else. I really want to finish school as soon as I can and not feel like I have wasted time. I checked out Peidmont and they are to far for me to drive. I'm trying to talk my boyfriend into moving but he is at NCSU right now so it is kind of tough. Have you applied into any Nursing programs yet?

Thanks

I found out a couple of weeks ago that I've been accepted to Duke's ABSN program.

If Piedmont is a hike, I suppose Vance-Granville is as well...also, Watts at Durham Regional is another possibility too. I don't know too much about the details of their program, but I've always heard they turn out stellar nurses.

Trust me when I say that anyone who has applied or is applying to nursing school would agree with you - it can cause you to go completely insane....

Butterfly - I've tracked down about five applicants to Wake Tech and unfortunately none of them seem to know anything about points for this year. One person said they asked and the question was dodged.

Sorry I'm not more help. Keep us posted though!

Thanks carolinapooh,

I've been asking around as well and same thing, no one knows anything.

I keep hearing for acceptance, points can range anywhere from 150-200. Still not sure though. Thanks for checking.

I did get some info from Durham Tech the other day so I think I'm going to get on there LPN waiting list.

Thanks carolinapooh,

I've been asking around as well and same thing, no one knows anything.

I keep hearing for acceptance, points can range anywhere from 150-200. Still not sure though. Thanks for checking.

I did get some info from Durham Tech the other day so I think I'm going to get on there LPN waiting list.

Out of curiousity, how long is DT's LPN waitlist?

From what I was told last week it was a 1 1/2 for LPN and about 2 1/2 yrs for RN.

Hi Butterfly,

You're right about Wake-Tech, very hard to get anyone to answer your questions. Several years ago I wanted to get my pre-req's out of the way - but you can't do those until you go through their orientation - orientation was months away. Someone in Admin. said they were so busy, that I couldn't speak to anyone in the Nursing Dept. until I'd been through Orientation - it was ridiculous. So, lots of waiting around just to get a simple question answered. My Sister in-law graduated from there about 10 years ago, but I think the admission process was set up much better then.

2 years ago I decided to check out Wilson Tech - they were extremely helpful and although there were over 450 applicants - I was incredibly lucky to get in on my first try. The first few semesters I was able to take my Nursing Classes at the same time I was taking A&P II, Micro and a Psych. Class - not an easy thing to do, but I did it. The only drawback has been an hour long commute each way - but I'm graduating in 6 weeks and everything I've gone through to get my RN has been well worth the effort. There are a few other classmates who also come from the Raleigh area - with the new 264 Bypass, it's not that bad a drive, so you might want to give Wilson-Tech a try. Hope this helps, Susan

I too had difficulty dealing with Wake Tech. I applied the the RN program, completed all my prerequisites, attended orientation, and waited for what seemed like forever. I called the admissions counselor to follow-up, but she never seemed to answer her phone. I left several messages and never heard back. As the decision deadline approached and I still hadn't heard anything, I called again, and found out that they had LOST my application. So basically I wasn't even considered among the other applicants and of course did not get in.

I then applied to Vance-Granville and got in right away. I am graduating in two months. It is a much more organized program -- the admissions process is very streamlined and they keep you informed every step of the way. The admissions counselors answer their phones and respond to inquiries. All policies and expectations are clearly spelled out from the beginning and are posted on the school's website as well. Vance-Granville is a farther drive for me but overall has been much easier to deal with than Wake Tech.