I know that it's early, but I really wanted to get a jump on this. I have read the past two years' threads from start to finish and have seen the amazing support given by everyone involved. Considering how competitive it is for nursing school admission, it is extremely informative and heart-warming. I will be applying to all the schools in the Portland/Salem area to which I will qualify. This next year is going to be rough, but ever since I started on this journey I have loved every moment.
A little about me:
I am 33, married, no kids.
I live in Salem and have taken the bulk of my prerequisites at Chemeketa.
I have been working as a Dental Assistant for 2 years and feel that it is supremely unfair that many of the OCNE schools do not count dental assisting towards their "direct patient care" discretionary points. (I went to school for a year to become a dental assistant. I have dealt with medical emergencies, bodily fluids and have had my fingers in mouths on a daily basis! I'm grumbling, I know.)
I have a 4.0 GPA (so far) for all of the OCNE prerequisites (My single B in one of three Chemistry classes will haunt me when I apply to Linfield)
I am still one term away from finishing my prerequisites for the majority of the schools to which I plan on applying
I don't really think that I will be lucky enough to be accepted to any of the Portland-area community colleges due to my lack of necessary discretionary points (if any of you CURRENT students have found otherwise, I would be very interested to find out what you know!)
I will be applying anyway, because I know that I should at least make it onto a waiting list or two and as I have seen in previous threads - they do go through their waiting lists!
I sincerely hope that all my hard work will pay off and that I will be accepted SOMEWHERE
Again, I know this is early, but I look forward to seeing the responses from everyone!
I think I had 57, but they didn't provide a total. I don't recall the app guide saying anything about points for volunteer experience, but they did give points for licenses such as the CNA.
I just calculated my points for MHCC and I had 50.08. I completed all A&P, all 45 credits, medical terminology, never repeated A&P, took Microbiology, and then 3 points for CNA.
Hi! I was invited for an interview at MHCC. I had 57 points. I can't remember my point total for the other schools off the top of my head. I have a 4.0 and CNA experience. I was an avid reader of last year's thread and am excited to finally be at this point! This is my 4th year taking my pre-req's. I have just been going slow and steady so I could work. It has taken ssoo much longer than I originally thought it would to get to the point of applying for nursing school. Good luck to everyone!
In your experience (anyone) when does OHSU/Monmouth do their interview invitations? I am doing the essay at Chemeketa, still waiting to hear from OHSU.
In your experience (anyone) when does OHSU/Monmouth do their interview invitations? I am doing the essay at Chemeketa, still waiting to hear from OHSU.
They must be getting ready to send invitations within the next week or two, as the dates for interviews are as follows:
Ashland Campus: April 5th and 19th, 2014
Klamath Falls Campus: April 3rd and 4th, 2014
La Grande Campus: April 4th, 2014
Monmouth: April 5th and 7th, 2014
Portland: not conducting interviews
*Please note: these interview dates are subject to change.
Hello everyone!! My name is Shenaye and I also received an invite to the interview at MHCC. April 17th from 9-11! Will anyone else be attending with me? My GPA was 3.5 or 3.6 and I believe I had 50.5 points. I have been a CNA for 8 years and have worked for OHSU since 2009. I wish you all the best of luck and don't give up! @bhorton93 I have heard that it is not subjective and that being a CNA doesn't influence the decision. I think it may be in the discretionary points where being a CNA helps. I received a total of 7 points for CNA.
In your experience (anyone) when does OHSU/Monmouth do their interview invitations? I am doing the essay at Chemeketa, still waiting to hear from OHSU.
I received an email Mar 3:
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for applying to the OHSU School of Nursing! Below we are outlining the stages of your application review process and the timelines for decision communications.
All of the applications to the Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing program are currently being processed and prepared for review. This process will continue until approximately the end of March 2014.
Please know that should there be any item missing from your application, upon processing we will be contacting you and give you time to follow up and submit whatever items might be missing.
There will be interviews conducted on the Ashland, Klamath Falls, La Grande and Monmouth campuses. Please check our website for interview dates - http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/admissions/applying/interview-dates.cfm The candidates selected for an interview will be contacted via email or phone in the week preceding the interviews. The Portland campus is not conducting interviews.
All of the complete applications will be forwarded to the reviewing committee in early April 2014. Final admission decisions will be made and mailed by June 1st 2014.
We hope this information is of help and wish you the best of luck.
Sincerely,
OHSU School of Nursing
Office of Admissions
So it isn't an actual invitation to an interview, more of a "Keep these dates reserved" notice while they're going through the applications.
You can go to the MHCC advising guide on their website and see how many total points are possible. Add up your own points and see where you stand.
I didn't apply to MHCC. I was just curios how other programs are doing it. I live in Southern Oregon. I'm pretty computer savvy and could have done that myself, but I thought I'd save time and just ask in case you knew off the top of your head .
Thank you for applying to the OHSU School of Nursing! Below we are outlining the stages of your application review process and the timelines for decision communications.
All of the applications to the Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing program are currently being processed and prepared for review. This process will continue until approximately the end of March 2014.
Please know that should there be any item missing from your application, upon processing we will be contacting you and give you time to follow up and submit whatever items might be missing.
There will be interviews conducted on the Ashland, Klamath Falls, La Grande and Monmouth campuses. Please check our website for interview dates - http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/admissions/applying/interview-dates.cfm The candidates selected for an interview will be contacted via email or phone in the week preceding the interviews. The Portland campus is not conducting interviews.
All of the complete applications will be forwarded to the reviewing committee in early April 2014. Final admission decisions will be made and mailed by June 1st 2014.
We hope this information is of help and wish you the best of luck.
Sincerely,
OHSU School of Nursing
Office of Admissions
So it isn't an actual invitation to an interview, more of a "Keep these dates reserved" notice while they're going through the applications.
I forgot about that email. I bet people were calling too much, so they decided to send out a more detailed email.
I received this on the 28th of February. Now the questions fly faster in my brain--why was mine different than yours?. . . Did they change the timeline due to a huge volume of applications?. . .. . .What else do we have to do, during the end of this term, other than painfully speculate? :) 8(
Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing (Undergraduate) To Me
Feb 28
Dear ******,
Thank you for applying to the OHSU School of Nursing - Monmouth Campus!
We are currently in the process of reviewing application materials. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive an email invitation with an assigned date and time. The dates we will be conducting interviews are April 5th and April 7th, 2014. Please hold these dates for a possible interview. We expect interview invitations to be sent by mid-March.
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Hawthorne45
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I think I had 57, but they didn't provide a total. I don't recall the app guide saying anything about points for volunteer experience, but they did give points for licenses such as the CNA.