Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

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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 if I didn't have a child I would pick OHSU. However, the convenience of CCC just seems too great. I really loved the ladies at CCC. I am hoping it turns out to be a great place!

I'm going to accept ohsu too missjordie ! Congrats to everyone accepted

I am new to this forum, I was searching and found this forum. it is great to see what other people think. Congrats to all who got accepted. I got my ohsu acceptance email yesterday. Now I m waiting for pcc next week. If I get accepted to pcc ,so far I have decided to choose pcc, and then a cc transition to ohsu after 2 years. But since getting ohsu email yesterday, I wonder if It would be a good decision. Weighing all the factors for someone in my situation, it makes sense for me to pick PCC. I guess I have to wait until next week. Thank you everybody for sharing.

Welcome to the thread @Ari0!

Ari0- PCC was my first choice as well but I have heard lots of disorganized comments about PCC which made me change my mind to CCC or OHSU. I am still trying to do the same thing though, figure out if OHSU or CCC will be a better fit for me. I did email OHSU and ask about cohort size. I will see if they email back before the packets go out.

Pdx OHSU's cohort size is 40 students. :) just got the email back.

Biggest they've ever had, I think :) nice!

YAY!!!!!!! I am so thankful to be one of the lucky 40! I'm so excited. I'm explaining all of this to my cats right now.

Congrats to all of you who got accepted. I don't envy those of you having to make a decision between schools, I happily accepted my offer to CCC and look forward to meeting any of you also going to CCC.

Congrats all of you guys!!

Has pcc released their acceptance yet?

Jaymee I should stop contemplating and be happy with CCC I am going crazy over the decision.

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