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 got my points calculation from CCC, as well! One more than I was expecting, but still pretty darn low. Oh well. Does anyone know how OHSU decided which people would interview on specific days? So far, I'm the only person I know interviewing at Monmouth on Monday. I know it isn't alphabetical, because I know people whose last names are both before and after mine who are interviewing Sat...
CCC APPLICANTS: READ THROUGH YOUR POINTS VERIFICATION CAREFULLY!
I just received my e-mail from Allied health, and they had MY NAME wrong. Not misspelled, they had me as an ENTIRELY different person. It was all of my grades and coursework- with someone else's name at the top. I sent them and e-mail to notify them.
I wouldn't worry. It appears as if they are in the process of sending out/correcting e-mails today. They have already fixed the problem with mine and e-mailed me back. I was surprised at how fast that was.
I responded with a few questions about semester vs. trimester credits and in their response they mentioned that they are selecting the top 100 applicants for interviews.
Just got my points verification from CCC too!! luckily they got mine right, yeah the discretionary points are killing me! Since I never attended their school. Haven't heard anything from PCC yet!
CCC just emailed my point verification. I have a 57/66. I hope that's competitive.
Way more competitive than mine! All I have are the points awarded for grades: 51/66. They gave me an extra point for prior degree, but as I have never had a prior degree I emailed them back. Corrected, I think I'll have 50/66. It's a major long shot without discretionary points, but I knew that going in.
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I got my points calculation from CCC, as well! One more than I was expecting, but still pretty darn low. Oh well. Does anyone know how OHSU decided which people would interview on specific days? So far, I'm the only person I know interviewing at Monmouth on Monday. I know it isn't alphabetical, because I know people whose last names are both before and after mine who are interviewing Sat...