CCC-NP Waitlist-2013

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I wanted to start another thread rather than tying up the other one. :)

So, I figure we can post our stats, and our waitlist number (when we get them) and use this thread to discuss what we can and/or plan to do next.

For me:

  • 89% on TEAS-V
  • 3.6 GPA/NGPA (all my courses are required for the program)
  • B- in A&PI
  • B- in Chemistry
  • The rest of my grades were A/A-
  • I don't know my number on the waitlist yet

I have an A- right now in A&PII, I'm not sure if it will be necessary to take A&PI again to get a better grade.

I suppose I could retake Chemistry. Or take Bio-Chemistry which is often required for a BSN program. A better grade in this would raise my GPA.

I could also retake the TEAS-V to get a higher result as well.

I'm curious how many were admitted off the waitlist last year.

Commence whining and wallowing in self-pity:

I have been nose to the grindstone for the last year and a half. I have been driven by only one purpose and one goal, to get into THIS program. I didn't apply anywhere else. I have already survived one nursing program for 18 months and finished in the top of my class. I have agonized my entire school career over any grade less than an A-.

I have sacrificed time with my children (five of them, ages 17, 15, 11, 10 and 7), I have neglected my fiance, my friends, my extended family, my house and my health. I have been hyperfocused and stressed. I have sacrificed work and therefore money in order to commit more time to studying. I have denied my kids the material things they want.

I promised my children, my friends and my family that ALL of their support and their own sacrifices to help me achieve this goal would be worth it.

Telling all of these people that I love that I didn't get a seat was the worst news I have had to deliver. I feel like I have let them down. I have let myself down. I know it would be easiest to just wait and see what number I am, maybe I will still have a chance. Waiting and seeing is not where my skill set lies. Getting things done. Setting a goal and achieving it. That's what I do. I have never NOT accomplished any goal I have set to accomplish. I am type A and OCD. :yes:

I do the math in my head; 160 seats, 75% by rank 25% by lottery so 120 seats ahead of me by rank, 40 seats ahead of me by lottery. And who knows where I'll end up on the waitlist. Not only am I not in the top, I could very well be at the very bottom. It's really hard for me to swallow this. It makes me question my ability to be a vehicle to get to where I want to go. When I have done my very best, with more effort invested than I ever have, and it's not good enough. It rattles a person's confidence.

The only thing that will make me feel better is establishing and beginning the work of moving toward a new goal, which I am still trying to figure out. I was caught off guard by not considering the idea that I wouldn't get a seat. This is my own fault and I will from here out always have a Plan A, B, C through Z!! :blink:

I've been knocked off-kilter a bit but I'll get back straight again soon enough.

/whining and wallowing in self-pity

I talked to someone today at school and they got their waitlist letter and they had said once your on the waitlist it says in order to stay on the waitlist you need to have A&P II, Psychology and Micro all done before June 1st and this goes for the people who have been accepted as well. What I don't understand is why would they accept people into the program that haven't finished these classes. They should make these a requirement to apply. Does this mean that they start moving people off the waitlist that do not have these classes done and move people up the waitlist. What about the people that have been accepted and are not able to get these classes done in time to start the program. I have finished all the required classes on the required program list. I am still waiting for my waitlist letter (hopefully I get it tomorrow). I just wanted to know how all this works with the waitlist.

You only have to complete the A&PII with a grade of C+ or better by June 1st. It was a condition of acceptance. Those who were accepted or waitlisted who do not meet that requirement will be removed from the program or waitlist.

The Psych and Micro they recommend you take and complete no later than the end of the Fall semester.

I had planned to take Micro this summer with my bridge classes but will repeat A&PI this Fall and take Micro in the Spring. I'll still have everything complete except nursing courses before the Fall if I'm accepted next year.

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Thank you Helena for the information. I think I might retake A&P I over because I got a B and looks like people that are getting accepted have A's in A&P I, so maybe this will help me for next year when I apply. I'm not giving up. ; )

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

GCC average - A&P I grade A, GPA just under 3.6, TEAS 80.

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I had a 3.6-ish GPA, an 89% on TEAS and B- in A&PI. So there is my issue. :(

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I'm #22 out of 121 at Gateway. So far I know of 3 applicants that are giving up their seats there. Last year they took 20 students from the waitlist,but this year it may be different to all the previous years because there're changes on the way they giving classes so, let's hope. Anyone else knows somebody giving up their seats? Good luck everyone and congrats to those who were accepted! Well done!

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Does anyone know how they notify you of an available seat? Mail? Phone call? Email?

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Previous years it was a phone call....but they changed everything else this year, so who knows! You should check your personal info on commnet to make sure you have the appropriate phone number (home, cell, work whatever is the best).

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does anyone know how many were waitlisted for NV?

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jan286: 140 total were waitlisted at NV this year. I spoke with someone at NV about how we are contacted if pulled off the waitlist. Hartford will give us a phone call, and if they dont reach us they will try email and snail mail. It'll be in May after the deadline for accepted students to declare their seats. And even if we aren't called right away, students may turn down their seats throughout the summer, whether its because they didn't pass A&P 2, money issues, pregnancy, or whatever. So keep your heads up people!! I was told that they will take students up until the day before the first day of class. I was also told to take the cpr class over the summer anyway so that I will be prepared if I am awarded a seat last second.

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Anybody on the waitlist get a phone call yet???

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Not yet for #10 at Nvcc. Anyone else?

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motosteph-I private messaged you a couple times with some info for NV. Did you get them?

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