CCAC Prospective Nursing Students Fall 2015

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Hi everyone! I'm new here, i'm wanting to apply to CCAC nursing program in the spring for the fall 2015. Wondering if anyone else out there is in the same boat? Or can i get some advice? I'm wondering if we're allowed to turn in reccomendations etc. I'm concerned because when i first started college i didnt care about my grades so my GPA is very low right now but i have all of the pre-reqs and co-reqs out of the way except A+P 2 and micro. Hoping to take those in the Spring/Summer. Has anyone else ever gotten in with a low GPA? Also, I keep seeing things about different campuses and people saying their "Allegheny evening" or "North Day".. where do you find out those schedules?? Thanks everyone!!

When I looked at my confirmation email from my application it said it could take a month and a half which would put it at right about April 16th, but I know sometimes they are a little delayed. I've been reading these forums like crazy and everyone knows what their GPA is and everything, and I am trying to figure it out. I really hope I got in! The suspense is killing me!! :nailbiting:

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So I got a letter from CCAC in the mail today, was SUPER excited/nervous, ONLY to find out that it was just for my FA. Wahhhh. Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone!:up:

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Hi! I have applied to the CCAC nursing program for the fall 2015 North campus (day). I have taken both my A&P's and all my other pre-req's. I am currently in micro now. I am hoping we hear something soon. I am very concerned my GPA isn't high enough. Good luck to everyone! í ½í±

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How do you figure out what your GPA is with the bonus points if you already completed your sciences? I keep seeing these posts about specific GPAs and I was wondering if you knew. I transferred in the majority of my credits from an outside institution and didn't know if they used an overall or an average, or what.

Good luck to you! I am hoping for Allegheny Night!

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Has anyone heard from the program yet????

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Nothing here :no: this wait is killing me!

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Same here. I keep checking the mailbox and it's always empty :S

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I have not heard either. :no: Hoping next week for sure!

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My mailman may seriously consider getting a restraining order on me at this rate :specs:. Next week should definitely be the week, unless they go the 2 month route then there's a little more time. I hope not! Has anyone heard anything about this program from a friend or anything? I haven't heard a lot and they aren't really talkative at the school, lol.

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Queen Kong, if you have more than 12 credits from CCAC, they use only that GPA. If you don't, then they used a combined GPA.

For A&P 1, 2 and Micro you have the chance to get bonus points awarded. For your first attempt at a class an A is an extra .75, a B is a .50. For your second attempt an A is worth .50 and a B is .25. More information can be found in the Nursing Program Information Packet.

So if someone took over 12 credits at CCAC, had a 4.0, and got As in A&P 1, 2, and Microbiology - then the max GPA possible would be a 6.25.

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Thank you! I think I was confused because I transferred 30 credits in and had like 6 there that I took a while ago so I guess they'll just combine them. Do they take the average of the two?

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It says "composite", so my guess is they'd weight it. So 30+6=36 total credits. 30/36 = 0.833 and 6/36 = 0.166.

[(GPA from 30 credits) x 0.833] + [(GPA from 6 credits) x 0.166] = overall GPA. But that's just a guess.

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