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.
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!!
I've been knocked off-kilter a bit but I'll get back straight again soon enough.
I was going to email CCC to ask how far they are down the list but I didn't want to be a bug. I take my final in A&P II next week and then I go back to work full-time days on June 2nd. I haven't filed all my stuff away just yet. There is a snowballs chance that they could get down to 8.
HelenaHandbasket, you should call CCC to find out how far they've gotten on the list. When I called nvcc, they were very helpful and gave me a lot of info and good advice. They want everyone to succeed and do well. And I think it shows that you still want the spot, it shows tenacity. Besides, each week you are that much closer than you were at number 8. I was number 10, they called in 5 waitlisted, now I am that much closer. There will be people who have accepted their seats and will change their mind and decline it later. (At least that's how I would've done it if I was still waiting to hear back from another school.) Keep your head up.
25 seats are left for the nvcc program!!! 2 for the 11:00 class and 23 for the 8:30 class. The registration deadline is on Saturday!! We should know then how many seats are left and get a call soon. Fingers crossed!!!
I'm confused. On CCC it says there are 50 seats left for Nurs-101 and 82 seats left for Nurs-201. For Pharm 202-01 there are 44 seats left. Pharm 202-02 there are 42 seats left. Pharm 202-03 there are 7 seats left.
Does that sound right?? Do a lot of people register at the last minute? Dare I have hope that the waitlist might make it down to 18?
It's possible. Nvcc is at 19 for the 8:30 class and 1 for the 11:00 class. I bet some people waited to register until after orientation today. This is gonna be a long week.
I am concerned bc I applied and got wait listed too. However, I am little disappointed since my number is 34/125 I am praying for a miracle. If you know any updates feel free to inbox me.
I think there were 16 spots open for Gateway....Someone earlier in this thread said thay they got a call and they 57 last year or something like that. I wonder if that person started in the spring, because that gives more time for a call back since people have a longer time to decide not to go. I guess Gateway only has a starting fall and no spring, so idk. I am #41 on the waiting list, so I have some praying to do also.
I'm going to check the availability on Monday and if there are still open seats I'm going to email them again. 41 remaining in Nurs101 and 80 remaining in Nurs201. 44 seats in the first two pharm courses and 6 left in the third pharm course.
Thanks a lot for the info. HelenaHandBasket I admire you for getting a such high score on TEAS, that's was my weakest part on application that's why I couldn't get in I guess. I can never do well on that test. Give me an advice on how to perform better on that test. The parts that hurt most were reading and math.
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I was going to email CCC to ask how far they are down the list but I didn't want to be a bug. I take my final in A&P II next week and then I go back to work full-time days on June 2nd. I haven't filed all my stuff away just yet. There is a snowballs chance that they could get down to 8.