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!
Four shots on Monday. Chills and fever all day yesterday. Feeling horrible today too, with large painful lumps at injection sites. Now I have something else to think about besides stressing over whether I will get accepted to Chemeketa.
358 Chemeketa points. I wish I could see how they scored my essay--what I lost two points on. One less thing to wait for, with this score in. Does anyone know how many people applied this year?
Yeah...good thing I was accepted at OHSU! I must have had a major brain fart when I wrote my Chemeketa essay, because that is NOT the score I expected. I felt very good about it and received only 44/50 points, giving me 354 points, total. Ugh. Brush it off! I have to remind myself that all I needed was one, "Yes," and I got it! Good Luck to everyone else!
MissJordie: when I wrote them asking they said notifications will be mailed this week --early this week. So expect it in the mail today through Saturday I am guessing!
First choice? Well it's actually a tie now (OHSU/CCC). I am so glad I got to interview at CCC. I really loved them. I had a very good feeling about the staff and about their program. OHSU is a dream of mine, but I am not expecting to get in. I am not expecting anything really. I just gave it my all and I'm anxious to see what happens.
I really want CCC, however the extra points killed me so I am not expecting it at all. OHSU of course is amazing but that last year online being a mom would really help me. I have the highest points at PCC but I have heard discouraging things. I will of course go there if that's what I get into but I felt great at CCC I saw myself there!
This is my reply from OHSU which I got a week or two ago.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you for your interest in the OHSU School of Nursing! We are hoping to have final decisions made next week with notifications to go out by the end of next week or early the week of April 28th.
I just got my score. I got a 50/50 on the essay! I can't believe it! This is my 2nd year applying. Last year I got 46/50 on the essay. So happy! My total score is 356.25. What do you guys think? Have you heard what the minimum score to apply with is this year?
2nd wind
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Four shots on Monday. Chills and fever all day yesterday. Feeling horrible today too, with large painful lumps at injection sites. Now I have something else to think about besides stressing over whether I will get accepted to Chemeketa.