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!
congrats to those that got an interview from OHSU!! :) still haven't heard anything yet from CCC or PCC, so just anxiously waiting!! I also applied to OHSU but I don't think I will get in because of my low GPA. But just curious, so the Portland campus is not conducting interviews does that mean that those applied to that campus won't have an interview at all? Or they will be directed to another campus?
We sat in tables of four. Most were three applicants to one current OHSU student. My table had two applicants , including myself and two current OHSU students. I ended up staying for the essay writing portion.
Can't find another thread re: this topic. Has anyone else gotten letters from Linfield re: 2014 Summer Cohort?
I know that the official "Promise Date" for letters was April 1...but I got mine today. Hoping to hear from some others that got theirs. It would be nice to get to know some of people I will be in cohort with ahead of the first day of classes.
Thank You for letting me know how it went. I had heard some similar stories to that on other sites. I have been trying to figure out how exactly to prepare for such an important interview. Just one more step.... :)
. Where's my delete button?
CONGRATS!
Hustonc
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