Now that all LS branch applications are open... who's applying? I'm super curious as to who else is going to be staring at their email hoping for anything from the program. Literally everyone I was hoping to go to through the program with has failed the HESI and are "planning" to retake it but when I ask for a test date or offer to help them study suddenly they're super busy doing everything else. I don't know if I'm being pushy, but, from where I live, all the colleges that have a bridge program are two freeways and 35- 50 minutes away. I needed to know which campus to put as a top choice!
So, my future classmates... who's applying where? For which program? How scared are you right now?
I'm applying to the bridge program. Kingwood is my first choice then North Harris, Tomball, Montgomery. I've taken classes at Cy-Fair and that drive is killer so I won't even pretend I'm going to apply there.
I'm more than a little anxious right now. I've done the online part of the application, printed it out, I'm getting my FERPA notarized on Monday then dropping the paperwork off at Kingwood and North Harris next week. I'm already shaking and checking my email twice a day.
Hello all I got my letter yesterday. I am an alternate at Kingwood. would love to hear many people got accepted and or are alternates. Hope to meet some of y'all on July 7th on the mandatory orientation.
I applied for the LVN program at Kingwood and was accepted. I received my acceptance letter 6/2. Good luck to everyone!! I'm very excited about starting a new chapter in my life.
Hey future RNs! I'm currently in the Kingwood transition program about to graduate in August! I came into the program as a LVN and have worked full time this whole year. I also have 4 kids 8 and under. If you have any questions about the program itself or work/school/life balance I would be happy to help :)
Hey future RNs! I'm currently in the Kingwood transition program about to graduate in August! I came into the program as a LVN and have worked full time this whole year. I also have 4 kids 8 and under. If you have any questions about the program itself or work/school/life balance I would be happy to help :)
How hard was it to work and go to school? I'm debating whether I will be able to do both successfully. I work Mon-Fri in an extremely busy clinic at Ben Taub and am usually exhausted at the end of the day. Any insight into the strenuousness of the program would be appreciated.
I too would like to know how you accomplished this! The main thing that was stressed was they advised you not to work because of classes. My only issue is the class schedule and working around it. I currently have a full time job but more than open to look for part time employment, due to the fact that the program enrolls you in classes I don't even know what to tell the employer about what days I could work.
My question is do the schedule change from year to year? What were your days and hours for the first semester? Thank you for your help
Hi Songbird1 and Lioness80! Obviously the difficulty level of the program is going to vary from student to student based on their individual strengths. My disclaimer is that this worked for me, but may not work for you :) First of all, I work in dialysis so a shift there can range from 6 hours to 16 hours. I can do a long shift and a regular shift + burn my PTO as it accrues and maintain my full time status. On breaks my PTO builds up again and the process repeats itself. Another disclaimer, I was not there for level one so I don't know what they did for schedules, etc. Level two I didn't have skills lab, but the generics did. I'm not sure when they did skills lab. Levels three and four generic and transition are identical. Unless something changes, expect lecture on Mondays and Tuesdays. You can request day class from 8:45 AM - 11:45 AM or evening class from 5:45 PM - 8:45 PM. I never worked on those days so I could study for tests or do homework. I rarely studied or did homework on other days. I knew that it would be easiest to get a regular schedule at work if I requested every Friday/Saturday so I requested Wednesday clinical. You can request Wed, Thur, Fri, or Sat. Level four you will do two days in a row. So for levels two and three I had Sunday off, lecture Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday clinical, Thursday off, regular day Friday, Long day Saturday, repeat. There isn't a lot of busywork, which is nice. There is usually an assignment for each unit and sometimes it can be a beast, but it is weighted so low that if you don't do it, it won't affect your grade like at all. They aren't very effective for my learning so I usually don't do them. Once I turned on in and the instructor was like, "you did one?!" lol. If you do it, they just make you show them that you attempted it and they give you credit, you don't have to put down correct answers. My studying for tests consisted of: listen to the lectures the day before(only exception of not studying on other days)/of the test (they are posted online so you don't need a recorder), watch the medcram videos on youtube for that particular subject (AWESOME) before the applicable lecture and then again the day before/of the test, flip through the several NCLEX review books I have whenever I wanted a little extra preparation. I never cracked a textbook, never took notes in class, never highlighted anything. I have a slightly better than 3.0 GPA. That's about what you can expect with the level of studying I gave. If you want that 3.5 or 4.0 you better quit your job and move in with your parents. Some brainiacs do it all, but I couldn't. I have an interview with Ben Taub trama dept on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
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Hello all I got my letter yesterday. I am an alternate at Kingwood. would love to hear many people got accepted and or are alternates. Hope to meet some of y'all on July 7th on the mandatory orientation.