Applying for CCRI in Spring 2017

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Hey, just wanted to see if anyone else is applying for the Nursing program at CCRI for Spring 2017. So nervous!

@kshippee- believe me when I say you are not alone!! A lot of us got stuck in the changing of prerequisites and had to take certain classes twice. . I retook anatomy to raise a B to an A, had to take a semester off due to holds from owed tuition, detoured with the phlebotomy program for a semester, struggled with MS (mostly the medication for it- the side effects are worse than my MS itself- but finally found one that doesn't make me sick) through it all. It took a lot of time, patience, and devotion to stick with it, but finally, things are starting to fall into place with our acceptance! Congratulations and good luck! :)

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I can certainly understand what you guys went thru! I'm 44 & yrs ago I went to nursing school in FL- good program then family health problems (& my husband divorced me) so I had to drop out. Then I finished my Associates & got my BS.. Then fast forward donated a kidney in Feb of this yr & my 2nd husband left me 1 wk b4 my donation...so then I decided I could go back to nursing school & moved to RI & here I am. I had to retake pre-req- nothing transferred & so grateful I got into nursing on my 1st try at CCRI! I came full circle & thankfully it all worked out!!! I'm so grateful! I need to retake everything & I will probably be only one in program who's been to nursing school b4 & done clinicals but it's been a long time so I'm very happy to just be able to complete it this time!! I understand what others have gone thru. :)

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Hello All,

I have been stalking this thread for awhile now and after taking a few days to process my emotions, I have decided to share my thoughts and feelings about the grueling process I have endured while applying for CCRI's nursing program (figured this would be a good outlet for it).

I first started my journey with CCRI back in September of 2006 fresh out of high school with plans to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA). Although it took me a little longer than initially planned (due to being young and not focused, not mad about it), I did eventually accomplish this goal. I graduated in May of 2010, sat for my boards, passed, and landed my first "big girl job" as an Occupational Therapist Assistant by August of 2010. I love being an Occupational Therapist Assistant, however after working for about a year or so, I started to heavily consider furthering my education. At first I was thinking about going back to school to get masters and become a registered Occupational Therapist (OTR), that just seemed like the next logical step. I thought about what I would want to do in the long term of things in regards to my career, and after being exposed to a lot of different aspects of the medical field, I knew that I wanted to stay in health care.

I decided to go back to school at CCRI for nursing (considering I had so many credits with them already from before, and most of them the same pre-req's for nursing) in Spring of 2013. I took one class at a time during the fall and spring semesters over the years so that way I could work and afford the monthly payments and not take out any more student loans. As each semester and year past the requirements kept changing, which made me feel like I was never going to get to apply. As I met with multiple different advisors from CCRI at various campuses throughout this time I was told something different each and every time, which made me feel lost and hopeless. I eventually finished taking all the pre-requisites and all the gen-ed classes required throughout the program and in order to graduate (that way I only have to worry about the nursing classes only, if and when accepted).

Due to the constant changing of requirements, I have taken classes that are not only not a pre-req but not even in the curriculum any longer, and have retaken classes for a second time for that A. I worked extremely hard and have earned almost all A's with an exception to a B/B+ in physiology and Micro. I had all A's for all my pre-req classes (after taking them twice) and a high enough score on my HESI to not be worth retaking. My cum GPA was working against me, giving me only ~27 points. This was due to all the classes taken during the OTA program that are not used for the nursing program but including in my GPA. No matter how good I did this time around that cum GPA was not coming up.

I retook english and psychology over this past summer for that A and did everything I could have possibly done to increase my odds in getting into the nursing program. I finally applied this past august for the Spring 2017 semester with Lincoln as my first choice (total of 181.2 points). I was ECSTATIC and relieved when I got my acceptance email on Friday. I not only got into the nursing program, but I got into my first choice! Hard work and perseverance do pay off! Never give up, even threw the uphill battles throughout the process! The accomplishment wouldn't feel as good without those difficult moments!

P.S.- I should have listened to my parents when they told me to do good in school because if I had listened and did well the fist time around, I would have never had to stress about my points and retake half the classes I did. $$$ We live We learn.

Sincerely,

Excited and Proud CCRI nursing student...FINALLY!!!

woah! Good for you for not giving up! I got into Lincoln too!

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Hello All,

I have been stalking this thread for awhile now and after taking a few days to process my emotions, I have decided to share my thoughts and feelings about the grueling process I have endured while applying for CCRI's nursing program (figured this would be a good outlet for it).

I first started my journey with CCRI back in September of 2006 fresh out of high school with plans to become an Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA). Although it took me a little longer than initially planned (due to being young and not focused, not mad about it), I did eventually accomplish this goal. I graduated in May of 2010, sat for my boards, passed, and landed my first "big girl job" as an Occupational Therapist Assistant by August of 2010. I love being an Occupational Therapist Assistant, however after working for about a year or so, I started to heavily consider furthering my education. At first I was thinking about going back to school to get masters and become a registered Occupational Therapist (OTR), that just seemed like the next logical step. I thought about what I would want to do in the long term of things in regards to my career, and after being exposed to a lot of different aspects of the medical field, I knew that I wanted to stay in health care.

I decided to go back to school at CCRI for nursing (considering I had so many credits with them already from before, and most of them the same pre-req's for nursing) in Spring of 2013. I took one class at a time during the fall and spring semesters over the years so that way I could work and afford the monthly payments and not take out any more student loans. As each semester and year past the requirements kept changing, which made me feel like I was never going to get to apply. As I met with multiple different advisors from CCRI at various campuses throughout this time I was told something different each and every time, which made me feel lost and hopeless. I eventually finished taking all the pre-requisites and all the gen-ed classes required throughout the program and in order to graduate (that way I only have to worry about the nursing classes only, if and when accepted).

Due to the constant changing of requirements, I have taken classes that are not only not a pre-req but not even in the curriculum any longer, and have retaken classes for a second time for that A. I worked extremely hard and have earned almost all A's with an exception to a B/B+ in physiology and Micro. I had all A's for all my pre-req classes (after taking them twice) and a high enough score on my HESI to not be worth retaking. My cum GPA was working against me, giving me only ~27 points. This was due to all the classes taken during the OTA program that are not used for the nursing program but including in my GPA. No matter how good I did this time around that cum GPA was not coming up.

I retook english and psychology over this past summer for that A and did everything I could have possibly done to increase my odds in getting into the nursing program. I finally applied this past august for the Spring 2017 semester with Lincoln as my first choice (total of 181.2 points). I was ECSTATIC and relieved when I got my acceptance email on Friday. I not only got into the nursing program, but I got into my first choice! Hard work and perseverance do pay off! Never give up, even threw the uphill battles throughout the process! The accomplishment wouldn't feel as good without those difficult moments!

P.S.- I should have listened to my parents when they told me to do good in school because if I had listened and did well the fist time around, I would have never had to stress about my points and retake half the classes I did. $$$ We live We learn.

Sincerely,

Excited and Proud CCRI nursing student...FINALLY!!!

Never give up on your dreams!!!! Congrats!!!

i am a transfer from RIC when I started my prereqs a year ago (none of my credits came over with me) everything kept changing I felt like I was never going to be good enough to get in so finally I got in haha it's such an amazing feeling

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Hello did anybody else get into Newport days?

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Hello, I am also going to Newport. We should meet before orientation.

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Hello,

I got accepted into Warwick days. I already have a problem; I'm out of state for orientation and not sure what do. Does anyone know who I need to contact to figure out another option? Hopefully the can work with me in setting something up. If not is there anyone in Warwick days that would be willing to help me out? Thanks in advance.

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I'm Newport days as well.

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@mklg we should all meet before orientation there's only 29 of us in Newport days ?

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Has anyone gotten an email about the Orientation on Nov 1st, or an official acceptance letter in the mail? I understand the letter may take some time since the deadline was only this past Friday, but I didnt get an email for the orientation and its making me nervous.

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@faith512 I haven't gotten anything on orientation yet either.

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Hi if anyone else gets anything about orientation let me know! I haven't gotten anything and since it's next week I feel like they're really leaving it until the last minute.

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