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!
CCC alternate; not unexpected since my points going in were low. Good luck, all! I'm sending in my deposit for OHSU-Monmouth today! (Insert high-pitched girly noise of excitement)
Yes alternate is much better than no, and i jope my #2 spot at MHCC is a yes, just the waiting is heart wrenching but still proud of myself for making this far. Best of luck to all the rest too!
Thank you for applying to the OHSU School of Nursing 3 Year Bachelor of Science nursing program. We know that you are anxiously waiting to hear about your application status with us. At this time our leadership is finalizing some decisions about our cohort size so we are not able to send out notifications until this information is finalized. We hope to have more information for you soon and we will notify you via e-mail when decisions are available.
OOhh my goodness, I am very anxiously awaiting the email from OHSU (Pdx) that says 'yay' or 'nay' or 'waitlisted'. Really got my hopes up to see an email just now. Turns out it was just an update that they're trying to decide on cohort size. ...I'm glad I'm not the only one checking my email every two-three-minutes. Also waiting to hear from PCC, but I'm really not sure if I'd go there if I got in. OHSU's defs my first choice.
alewis513
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Wilsosta, did you say you were #2 on MHCC? I think that's pretty much a YES! PCC went through almost their entire wait list last year.