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 just called the admissions office at OHSU. They said they haven't had a chance to send out any communications e-mails yet, but they should be coming soon. She verified that all of my application requirements were submitted and wished me luck. So, that answers that.
Thank you for sharing what you found out! I'm driving myself insane checking my email. Good luck!
I just called the admissions office at OHSU. They said they haven't had a chance to send out any communications e-mails yet, but they should be coming soon. She verified that all of my application requirements were submitted and wished me luck. So, that answers that.
Has anyone received confirmation or anything from Clackamas?
I did get an e-mail from MHCC confirming my application was complete, but nothing from CCC yet.
Looking back at the thread for the 2013 applicants, I don't think Clackamas sent out anything until mid-March. We still have a couple of weeks of waiting if they keep to their previous schedule.
According to my advisor, 50 points was the cut off last year to get invited to the essay. ( I had read previously somewhere on this forum that 58 was the cutoff.)
I don't think the criteria has changed at all since last year, so maybe the cutoff will still be around 50 points? I can't find any 58 point cutoff comments on the forum anywhere, and I've searched for quite a while, so that makes me feel a little better. I freaked out after I initially read your comment. I worked my tuchus off to get a 4.0 in the prereqs and CNA certified, all while working 2 jobs.
I am at OHSU-Monmouth and I have had to take out student loans, I was granted some though FAFSA but not enough. I took out 17,000 this year and most of it was through Wells Fargo. Tuition was 13,000 the rest was for extra living expenses and books. I have spent about 1000 on books but we don't have to buy but maybe 2 books for the rest of the program. There are a lot of scholarships available, but most go to second and third year students after they have established there nursing GPA. I have applied to over 60 scholarships for next year and am waiting to hear back in the next couple months. Dont let cost scare you, we have tons of students that have growing families, it is totally doable!
missjordie
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Nothing from CCC here. Just a good old fashioned receipt for my application payment.