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.
Were you guys aware that you had to submit a spring transcript to remain on the waitlist??? I had no idea!! I got a letter in the mail that they had to take me off the list because I was "ineligible" because I didn't complete the A&PII!!!! What?!?!?!
I don't recall that it said we had to submit them if we were on the waitlist. This is just nuts.
We did have to send in transcript showing A&PII was completed and it was due by June 1st. We also had to show proof that if micro and psych were not completed you had to prove that you were registered in the Fall for those classes. I read the letter a few times and also called to clarify what was actually being asked of us in order to remain on the waitlist.
I GOT ACCEPTED TODAY!!! Thank god the waiting game is OVER. I feel so great right now. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Got an email around 11:00 and made my phone calls and ahhhhh! I'm so happy!! Good luck to everyone still waiting! Keep your hopes up, I did and good things came my way. Not to say I wasn't sad and worried at times (...a lot of the time), but overall you have to keep yourself motivated. Bought a bottle of champagne today and I intend to celebrate... Thank you all for your info and support over this year and last years posts. Can't wait to see you in the fall!!
I GOT ACCEPTED TODAY!!! Thank god the waiting game is OVER. I feel so great right now. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Got an email around 11:00 and made my phone calls and ahhhhh! I'm so happy!! Good luck to everyone still waiting! Keep your hopes up, I did and good things came my way. Not to say I wasn't sad and worried at times (...a lot of the time), but overall you have to keep yourself motivated. Bought a bottle of champagne today and I intend to celebrate... Thank you all for your info and support over this year and last years posts. Can't wait to see you in the fall!!
YaY!!! motosteph.....I had a feeling that you would get in!!!! Congrats!!!
Thank you!! I've taken micro a&p2 and psych already. The packet was sent in the mail yesterday, so once I get it I'll know more about what I'll have to do and buy. I feel like this is a new beginning in my life! I'm so excited that this is happening!! Yay!!
Congrats Motosteph you must be so excited. Has anyone else gotten off their waitlist yet? Does anyone know how far Gateway is with their waitlist or even if anyone was chosen off waitlist? I have tried calling and you get no answers, just wondering if anyone else has had any success.
I give up trying to contact anyone at Three Rivers. Does anyone know what number they are on with the waiting list? Has anyone heard from their second choice school? I won't be able to start until the Spring, because I'm taking Microbiology in the Fall, so I'm hopeful I may still hear.
I heard back (finally) from Three Rivers about 2 weeks ago. They said they are at 11 or 12. RInursingstudent, I am 99% positive you have to have micro completed over the summer to accept a spot off of the wait list. I will go back in my emails and see what exactly they told me and let you know! If you don't mind me asking, What number are you? I haven't heard anything from second choice schools, from what I understand its pretty much a wash. They have to exhaust their wait list before they accept a second choice. Not even sure why they allow you to apply for it then.. Oh well. I will get back to you about the micro thing once I find the email :) Good luck!!
You don't have to have microbiology done over the summer to accept a spot. You have until the end of your first semester of nursing school to have Micro completed. It's in the nursing information packet.
Haha, I'm 81, LOL. I'm a very positive person, but am also a realist, so I realize the chances of me being contacted are slim to none, but a part of me still hopes. I am registered to take Microbiology for the Fall, so hoping to get a spot for the Spring semester. I work with a nurse who graduated in 2011(I realize things have changed since she was accepted) but she was contacted by a totally different school to take a spot than what she applied for. She told me I could be contacted by any school in the system, but that doesn't seem right. Like I said, I think things have changed since 2009, their waiting list scenario may have been way different.
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Were you guys aware that you had to submit a spring transcript to remain on the waitlist??? I had no idea!! I got a letter in the mail that they had to take me off the list because I was "ineligible" because I didn't complete the A&PII!!!! What?!?!?!
I don't recall that it said we had to submit them if we were on the waitlist. This is just nuts.