BHSN-Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing Fall 2011

U.S.A. Connecticut

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Started a new thread, since the other threads on this topic look like they are from last year.

Okay,

I just got my acceptance letter in the mail today!!

I was going totally mental with anxiety, checking this board several times a day to see when people were hearing back, compared to when they had applied and what their stats were. I was also very nervous about how I had done on the TEAS, so I wanted to post my info to help other people a little. Here are my stats:

I applied to the school January 4th, 2010. I took the TEAS January 23rd, 2010.

Previous BA degree in anthropology. I graduate in August of 2009 with a 3.46 cumulative GPA.

I took A&P I last fall, at Gateway: B

Developmental Psych: A

TEAS: 81.2% (mean national was 72.8% and the mean for the program 73.3%)

My adjusted individual scores were as follows:

Reading: 82.5%

Math: 82.2%

Science: 70%

English: 85.5%

In all my nervousness, I called two days ago and was told that I would likely hear back from the in school 4-6 weeks. Then I got my letter today, February 5th. For the record, my admissions essay was based on a CNA training course I took in the fall and I also think that having a previous BA really helped, especially in seeing past that nasty 70% in the science section of the TEAS.

Good luck and I hope this information was helpful, or at least of interest, to some of you!!

OMG, that's just not right. Another six weeks is a little rediculous… that would take you into May. I hope you'll be in the first batch that goes out… perhaps that one will get sent out in early/mid April. Did you tell her when you took the TEAS? Maybe they are just starting to get annoyed at all the phone calls so instead of looking up your information they are just giving you a general timeframe. UGH, I would be so annoyed. :(

If you think about it though, there is still 5 months left before the start of the program. However, I know how miserable it is not knowing and especially not being able to plan what the rest of the year may possibly look like. Unfortunately, it is out of your hands. I'm curious how many others are in the same boat as you.

Well, try to hang in there! Do you have a backup plan if you don't get in?? If you don't mind me asking, what do your credentials look like?

i know.. i guess i just have to wait. i didnt apply anywhere else. kind of stupid but i took a clep test for computer applications and i thought that you needed a 75% overall but it was a 75 on each section and i got a 93%,88%, and 98% and the last section i got a 63% because i didnt get to finish so i didnt pass the test. and it is a prereq for the community colleges. so i wasnt qualified to apply!! my gpa is 3.86, 82 on the TEAS, A in ap1, A in ap2, and A in microbiology i got a C+ in eng101 though and that is what i am nervous about.. it is the only grade i have thats not a A and it just sticks out like a sore thumb..my teacher was so hard and she gave no one in my class an A on anything! no matter what you wrote it wasnt perfect enough for an A. i took eng102 and got a A but i am still just so nervous about that. and that is what is pretty much going to make me have a heartattack until i hear something.

You have great credentials!!! I don't know what you are so worried for… they would be stupid not to accept you! Plus it seems like you have most, if not all, of the co-reqs completed as well with excellent grades… that would put you at an advantage over those who have yet to complete some of those classes.

So let me know when you get your acceptance letter! ;) :heartbeat

Although this is off-topic, I just have to say that I just bit the bullet and pre-ordered the iPad! After a very tough, long debate, I ended up placing an order for the 16GB Wifi+3G+GPS model, since it gives you the option to pay for the 3G service as you see fit (no contract!). I am planning on using it for school mostly… as a planner/organizer and for med/drug apps. Perhaps I may even be able to use it as a textbook reference, if some of them have online access… beats carting around the extra pounds!

I know I may constantly second guess myself on the need for the more expensive 3G model, since I could have picked up the larger storage, 32GB, Wifi version for slightly less. I do have a 3G iPhone that provides web access, which is why I had a hard time deciding. At least I have the option to modify my order until the ship date, which won't be till late April.

thanks for the nice words! i really hope so too!!! just waiting is causing me to think bad because i just keep looking at the negative and waiting even longer now makes me think that there are others that are probably just as good and what if they got a good grade in english and it bumbs me out!

i am planning on getting the ipad too. i also have the iphone and i absolutly LOVE it! it is really the best phone i have ever had. people who dont have one talk bad like "oh i dont like touch screen phones..they dont work good".. i have had a couple different models of them and they have never broke.. never froze.. never messed up with the touch screen or anything. i cant wait to get the ipad. i have the 16GB iphone and i have SOO much on it and its only like 1/3 full. text books might take up a lot of room but i think you can load them like a chapter at a time. i would say that it will be enough space..and by the time you fill it there will probably be something new and better that you will want! :) 3G is really useful because most places block their wifi and then you wouldnt be able to use it online all around.. i havent looked in to them much but does it come with some kind of case? just wondering because im a little rough with my technology..lol

Yay! We can compare apps and shoot emails during class, haha! It doesn't come with anything but the cables to plug into the wall and usb. They do have one apple case that looks like a book cover, kind of like the cover for the kindle, but it also can be used to prop it up for when typing or viewing on a desk. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC361ZM/A?mco=MTcyMTgxODY

There are also plenty of different cases through third parties that can be purchased on Amazon, and I'm sure the number of them will multiply after the official release date. Get this, they even have a plastic bag case that you can type through but makes it waterproof! Maybe a good thought for clinical/lab.

http://www.amazon.com/TrendyDigital-WaterGuard-Waterproof-Purple-Border/dp/B00373NNTC/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1269994999&sr=8-20

I think you are right with the storage space… 16GB should be fine especially since I probably won't even store any music on there, that's what the iPhone is for! Plus I know that at some point I'd regret not having the 3G option, if I didn't go for it.

Did you get my PM?

my boyfriend ordered me an ipad!!!! im sooo excited. i thought i might get one for my birthday which is the end of may.. but i was checking my email and he sent the confirmation to my email and i thought it was like a virus or something at first so i asked him and he said SUPRISE!! i cant wait to get it!

Haha... that's awesome! Wow, what a super nice b/f you got! So is it an early b-day gift? Which one did he get you?

I WANT MY LETTER!!!!!!! lol i cant take this for to much longer its driving me crazy lol

Lol... I was just going to ask if you girls were still waiting. Guess that answers my question. Perhaps now that the holiday is over, they'll get a move on.

I just called about 5 mins ago and the secretary said that they are mailing letters out everyday now and im just gonna have to be patient because it all depends on when they get to mine if they haven't already...ugh

i was thinking that when i called she was just getting mad at all the people that must have been calling. because last week she told me up to 6 weeks before they were all out. i really just need to know!!!!! i cant take going through all the mail and there being nothing everytime! i cant sleep.. its all i think about ALL the time!! :bugeyes: i hope they come soon!!

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