Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

RADIATION_RN · May 25, 2012

If lectures aren't required at CEC then that might be the best option for you. Looking at the calendars can make it seem like you are dedicated to school 5 days a week but if two of those days are optional lectures only, then you have those days also to work. I believe in level 1 though, regardless of campus option, there are so many days in the first few weeks where you are required to be on campus for labs and checkoffs. So if you chose hybrid, you'd be required to drive to the round rock campus.

To be honest, now that they've done away with the online live chatroom lectures we did in level 1 hybrid, it really doesn't seem any difference than an onsite option since even the Round Rock onsite had optional lectures. If you are the kind of student who needs to attend lecture to learn then hybrid also has lectures but they are condensed and only once a week while the onsite I believe goes longer twice a week and they cover more material.

The main difference I could see was in level three when we did 5 weeks of Pedi, 5 weeks of OB, and 5 weeks of mental health. They condensed so much material into the first two pedi exams because it was only 5 weeks, as opposed to the onsite class had longer. Our Pedi/OB final was 5 weeks ahead of the onsite class.

In level 1 hybrid we did have an option to switch as long as we had someone to switch with. I remember getting stuck in the Neuro Rehab group and I live in Round Rock. Luckily I had a south Austin classmate who got stuck at North Austin Medical center who switched with me.

Brooke.FutureCRNA · Jun 1, 2012

AHHHH JUNE is Flippin HERE Ya'LL!!!!!!!! I dont know how to contatin myself...the wait is now associated with OBSSESSIVELY CHECKING my EMAIL! (not that i wasnt really doing that ALREADY or anything!)

I'm still stumped....HYBRID or ONSITE??? I've got to decide what I want!!

What do you guys want and why?? I'm leaning toward Hybrid but ahhhhhhh!!

Good Luck to ALL!

Austin404 · Jun 1, 2012

@ Brooke.acc -

I'm so happy it's finally here! Definitely exciting stuff. Hopefully, they will update the site soon to say exactly what day they are going to send them out. I know in the past two cycles, they have sent them out the first part of the week after lunch.

I'm really hoping for CEC, but only because it's so close to my house. A friend of mine that I took prereqs with is currently in Hybrid, and she loves it. She's a mom of three and loves the flexibility it gives her.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!! :)

pjatx, BSN · Jun 4, 2012

According to ACC ADN website the letters and rankings will be sent out "this week." Good Luck to everyone. I''m just looking forward to the peace of knowing how my summer and fall will actually be spent.

Savvy.F · Jun 4, 2012

And let the obsessively monitoring e-mail begin.. I'm confused though, do you only get a letter if you've been accepted, so that you only receive a ranking placement e-mail if you weren't accepted? I don't know which to hope for!

Austin404 · Jun 4, 2012

@ savvy. f

they send out the first round of acceptance letters, and those are only to applicants that have been accepted. about a week or so later, they send out the ranking placement emails with rank positions to applicants that were not accepted. several weeks after that, they send out the second round of acceptance letters if any student declines, failed background checks, or decided to go to another school.

RADIATION_RN · Jun 5, 2012

Good luck to everyone!!!! Back when I was where you guys were they sent out acceptance letters first then the denial letters came on the same day with your ranking and how close you were to getting in.

Austin404 · Jun 5, 2012

Letters have gone out, everyone!!! Check your emails!

nickasarbata · Jun 5, 2012

Didn't get in, y'all. Perfect points definitely aren't good enough. I did all pre- and co-requisites in two semesters with perfect grades, and it wasn't enough. My rank was 167 out of 478. I'm sure several people have reapplied more than once, so I know many of you have been waiting a really long time, and you deserve it!! But it's disappointing all the same. You'd think some recognition would be given for effort. Anyway, congrats to all who got in! I very well may be saying goodbye to ACC and hello to UT. :-/

Savvy.F · Jun 5, 2012

Schucks, I worked so hard for a perfect 56 also, I was only 170 of 478. I wish it were actually possible to get into the program your first try. I'm right there with you nickasarbata, I'm looking at UT or TX state now

Brooke.FutureCRNA · Jun 5, 2012

I am so sorry you guys. When I first applied last semester with a 55 I thought I would get in because the previous cutoffs had been around 52/53....but they have since drastically cut the class size - they only accepted 95 this go around, last time it was 108, and I think the time before that was close to 150 or something.

Anyone on here get accepted?? Only one other girl from my nursing skills class got accepted so I am definitely up for finding a couple buddies to meet up with the week before school and hit up the open labs for practice!

mattyboy · Jun 5, 2012

My ranking was 121: 26 away from being in the program! This was my second time applying too; I'll try for the Spring 2013 again, I guess. My only other hope is 26 students decide not to go through with the program.