Baylor Fastbacc 2015

cls408 · Nov 20, 2014

I heard the same! She said they are holding interviews until next week and then they will send that information to the main campus in Waco. From there, they will make decisions, process everything, then send out letters around Christmas. So hopefully we will find out by late December or early January. I had my interview last week and it went well. I am really impressed with Baylor's program!

edge00 · Nov 25, 2014

Thats sounds like the same thing I was told. I had my interview the first week of November. The interview went really well but my GPA isnt quite as high as I would like. I am also looking into the TCU program. I would really prefer to go to Baylor! I wonder how many people ended up applying?

cls408 · Nov 30, 2014

I have no idea how many people applied this year, but here is a good article about Baylor's FastBacc program that may answer some of your questions:

Baylor University's FastBacc students tackle 2-year curriculum in 1 year | Nurse.com News

edge00 · Dec 1, 2014

Thats a good article. Thanks for posting!

If the numbers are similar to last year, it looks like roughly 50% of the applicants who applied got in. Hopefully we will find out soon!

KC_Magic · Dec 9, 2014

Thanks for the article! I am feeling so anxious! Hopefully we will hear something soon! My only reservation about Baylor is the tuition. It seems a bit pricey. Do you guys have any information on grants or anything?

edge00 · Dec 9, 2014

I was just told a few minutes ago that the decisions will be sent out this week via email. Hopefully we will have good news soon!

From what I have heard, there isn't much grant money to go around for the fastbacc program. The financial aid manager told me that almost everyone has to get loans to cover the costs.

KC_Magic · Dec 9, 2014

That's awesome! Thank you for letting us know! I hope we all get in!

KC_Magic · Dec 10, 2014

I feel like I've been checking my email every 5 minutes! I wish they would send out emails soon!

edge00 · Dec 10, 2014

Same here.... My guess is that we will get something later today or sometime tomorrow. I am trying to be positive and think the notification will come sooner rather than later.

I am impressed that they were able to make decisions this quickly. What was your GPA like? With my grades, I dont feel as if I know I am going to get in. I think it will be close for me.

KC_Magic · Dec 10, 2014

Its going to be close for me as well. My overall GPA is a 3.4, but my science GPA is higher at a 3.7 so I don't know. They said I have good HESI scores which is shocking since I bombed the science sections. I mean I am just too embarrassed to post my science HESI scores on here. I got a 88 on Math and a 86 on English and they kept saying thats really good which I don't think it is because from reading older threads most people got in the 90s on the HESI. I am hoping that because I am a minority (Hispanic) it will help me and I happened to peak at my interview score and it was near perfect so maybe those things will help me? Who knows. What are your grades like?

edge00 · Dec 10, 2014

I have around 3.4 overall GPA and my sciences was a 3.33. I am hoping that my HESI scores will help... 91 English and 96 on Math. My interview went really well.... It might have been one of my best interviews I have ever had.

I wish they would hurry up and send the email. You know they have already made the decisions... I bet they are just finishing up the paperwork.

Are you from DFW? If so, have you applied to any other schools in the area? I also applied to TCU but would really prefer to go to Baylor. When I talked with TCU they made me feel as if I had a better shot of getting accepted there. TCU said that they look at your entire background to help make the decision. Hopefully Baylor does the same thing.

As soon as you hear something please come back and post. I will do the same thing no matter if I get good or bad news.