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 got an e-mail from MHCC saying I did not make the cut for an interview.
I'm actually surprised they sent that out so quickly!
I hope the rest of you get good news today :)
I received an email from MHCC and did not make it as well. I think we got them quickly because there wasn't a crazy amount of applicants this year compared to other years. I wish you best of luck and hope we both get into another school! *Positive thinking!!
I've been following this thread anxiously awaiting to see if people start hearing anything. I've been a bit shy about posting on here, so thanks for keeping me updated! I applied to PCC, MHCC and UP this year. I applied back in 2012 and was accepted to MHCC and PCC, but my husband was laid off from his job so I had to give up on nursing school for a couple years. My daughter was super young at the time, so it may have been for the best, but it was really hard giving up my spot after working so hard. I wanted to weigh in because I just heard from MHCC that I won't be invited to the interview. Congrats to those of you who made the cut! Crossing my fingers and toes I didn't mess up by applying to only a few schools this year. CCC didn't consider me last time so I didn't try again there. Pretty much all my pre-reqs have been at PCC. UP is my first choice even though the $$ is definitely an issue. To me, the shortness of the UP program makes it worth it. I'm crossing my fingers and toes for a Prov Scholar interview, but haven't heard yet. Anyway, just wanted to say good luck to everyone and congrats to those of you that have interviews at MHCC!
Has anyone heard anything from CCC or PCC yet?? I applied to them and MHCC and I got an interview as well!! So excited and nervous at the same time!! Congrats to those who got the interview email from MHCC and to those who didn't, keep up the good work! I tried last year and didn't get in but I got my CNA and finished all my pre-reqs this year so that definitely helped I think.
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.
What did you find to be the norm as far as a point cutoff? I have 57.08 points for RCC, (an OCNE school), and am nervous it won't be enough to make it to the second round.
RCC is Rogue Community College, right? How many discretionary points do they offer? Each school seems to be a little bit different in the total number of points available.
Wilsosta
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I just received an acceptance letter from MHCC!! SO excited!