I wanted to start a thread for all of us who are applying to various nursing schools in the area for 2010. I have applied to five different places: OHSU-Monmouth, University of Portland, Portland Community College, The University of Washington, and Boise State University. I wanted to cover myself and hopefully ensure that I would get in somewhere. I have a really good GPA and experience as an EMT-Basic so I am hoping that that will help my chances.
Just waiting it out until they send out notifications.....I just want to hear back!!!
Hahahah...Dharmawalk...that just cracked me up. I'm feeling a lot of anxiety about this entire process myself. I think my mom and husband are plotting to jointly strangle me. I'm officially making them both crazy, right along with myself!! Hang in there, the end is near! Best of luck to you!!
Well - my Husband convinced me to turn down Linfield before I had an acceptance elsewhere, so I guess he better watch his own neck rather than worrying about mine. hehe.
Well - my Husband convinced me to turn down Linfield before I had an acceptance elsewhere, so I guess he better watch his own neck rather than worrying about mine. hehe.
I still say OHSU for YOU!
You are so funny. That just cracked me up. I saw your reply to my other post, and I appreciate your thoughts. I agree, the cost of Linfield is crazy. Even with scholarships. Graduating a year earlier makes a huge difference for me though, so I have decided that unless something unforeseen happens, I'm going to go with Linfield knowing it means a lot of debt. If the schools each took the same amount of time, it would be a no-brainer, OHSU all the way. I love OHSU, I just can't go there knowing it's an entire extra year, given my personal circumstances.
To answer your other question, I didn't get an extension from Linfield. But looking at the bigger picture, $400 to hold a seat is not an issue. I paid it knowing that there was a 50% chance I wouldn't go there and would eat the deposit. I just wanted a seat held for me, no matter what.
Best of luck to you!! PCC should have their letters in the mail any day now. I wrote the essay for PCC, but will be turning down the seat if one if one is offered. Sending you good thoughts and best of luck though!
I just wanted anyone who is on the waitlist for OHSU's accelerated bachelor's to know I called them yesterday to try and get a reading on how much hope there was of getting accepted still. She told me pretty much the only way now is if someone changes their mind... Which I already figured was the case, but still... I asked her if there was a particular day when I could officially give up hope, and she said the end of June (people have been known to leave after the term starts I guess). So my feeling now is, don't give up all hope, just most of it ( =
Well - my Husband convinced me to turn down Linfield before I had an acceptance elsewhere, so I guess he better watch his own neck rather than worrying about mine. hehe.
I have my fingers and toes crossed for you (and your husband ) as well, Dharma. Good luck!
I received C's in all 3 of my A&P classes. I was rejected at all 4 schools that I applied at this year. I really need help on selecting a school and prof. to retake my A&P classes.
Any suggestions for: PCC, Mt. Hood, Clackamas, Chemeketa, or any other area school?
I'm not very good at memorizing, so any prof. that allows notes would be great, especially one that doesn't make you memorize 85+ muscles (that's what killed me in the lab).
Also I know a couple places have online courses for A&P, do you know if schools will accept it? Even if it's an online lab as well?
I received C's in all 3 of my A&P classes. I was rejected at all 4 schools that I applied at this year. I really need help on selecting a school and prof. to retake my A&P classes.
Any suggestions for: PCC, Mt. Hood, Clackamas, Chemeketa, or any other area school?
I'm not very good at memorizing, so any prof. that allows notes would be great, especially one that doesn't make you memorize 85+ muscles (that's what killed me in the lab).
Also I know a couple places have online courses for A&P, do you know if schools will accept it? Even if it's an online lab as well?
Thanks!
As someone who's in a nursing program, my best advice to you is to find a Prof who is known to be really challenging and take the full series of A&P again. You are not doing yourself any favors to find an easy way through A&P to get into nursing school. The reason they look at A&P grades so closely for admission is that you REALLY NEED to have A&P down cold if you have a prayer of keeping up in nursing school. The volume is 4 x's as much, and you're learning pathophysiology and pharmacology.....if you don't know the physiology to start with, you'll be lost in in patho and pharm.
I'm not saying this to mean, I promise. But to get in to a program, with a weak understanding of A&P will almost certainly set you up for failure in nursing school.
I received C's in all 3 of my A&P classes. I was rejected at all 4 schools that I applied at this year. I really need help on selecting a school and prof. to retake my A&P classes.
Any suggestions for: PCC, Mt. Hood, Clackamas, Chemeketa, or any other area school?
I'm not very good at memorizing, so any prof. that allows notes would be great, especially one that doesn't make you memorize 85+ muscles (that's what killed me in the lab).
Also I know a couple places have online courses for A&P, do you know if schools will accept it? Even if it's an online lab as well?
Thanks!
I recommend Jonathan Christie at PCC hands down. He is a great teacher, and he doesn't do MC tests (short answer), or power point lectures. You are going to have to memorize, no matter what, and you are going to have to learn all those muscles. I would start out being in close, close communication with my professor, explaining the difficulties you had previously. I would also get in touch with the tutoring center to get some strategies on memorization. You absolutely have to find a system that works for you.
Regardless, Jonathan is a great teacher, I was only able to take 1 A&P w/ him, but he was great!
) as well, Dharma. Good luck! 
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Soo.. who is going to be the first to call PCC and find out what day they are mailing the letters? Doesn't "the week of" the 17th seem too broad?
I have chewed off my fingernails already, and if I get any more uptight and anxious about this I am pretty sure my husband will actually strangle me.