Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston Fall 2020

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Hey everyone! I couldn't find a forum for this application cycle, so I thought I'd go ahead and start one. How is everyone preparing for the HESI? Or if you've taken it already feel free to share your stats if you're comfortable with that. Also, anybody plan on working while in the program, I would love to see y'alls opinions on that. ☺️

Hi! I just submitted my application for the pacesetter BSN for Fall 2020. I am not really confident that my stats are competitive enough but they are:

Overall GPA: 3.82, Nursing GPA: 3.6, HESI: 89.2

For those who have not taken the HESI, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review. This has everything you need to know for the exam and this is the only study guide I used along with practice quizzes you can find online and also quizlet. I studied for a month for about a few hours almost every day and I suggest taking notes over the study guide to help absorb the information and to remember it.

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On 2/17/2020 at 12:51 AM, yfatima82 said:

Hi! Whenever y'all talk about y'alls personal statements/resume, where do y'all submit those? I'm working on my app right now

I have the same question! Also, I have already sent my transcripts and my Hesi scores, but it still says "initiated" on my to do list on the application. Does anyone know how long it takes for them to process this information?

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On 2/22/2020 at 12:42 AM, Marian20 said:

I have the same question! Also, I have already sent my transcripts and my HESI scores, but it still says "initiated" on my to do list on the application. Does anyone know how long it takes for them to process this information?

Hi! HESI scores usually send out at the end of each month directly to the school. I took my exam on the 10th of February so I am on the same boat as you. I checked my to-do list a few minutes ago and it was still there so I was a little concerned. However, I just called the admissions office and they informed me that they JUST received all the test scores and hour to-do list should be updated by tomorrow or within this week!

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On 2/22/2020 at 12:42 AM, Marian20 said:

I have the same question! Also, I have already sent my transcripts and my HESI scores, but it still says "initiated" on my to do list on the application. Does anyone know how long it takes for them to process this information?

Hello, have you gotten this question answered? Could you show me where it says that we need to submit a personal statement or resume? I applied for the Summer 2020 cohort and did not submit a personal statement since from my previous attempt one was not needed.

For initiated: do you still have course work in progress?

For the HESI: that should update at the end of the month when you took your exam. You should contact them about it in case somehow your transcript didn't automatically get to them?

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10 hours ago, MickeyLuc said:

Hello, have you gotten this question answered? Could you show me where it says that we need to submit a personal statement or resume? I applied for the Summer 2020 cohort and did not submit a personal statement since from my previous attempt one was not needed.

For initiated: do you still have course work in progress?

For the HESI: that should update at the end of the month when you took your exam. You should contact them about it in case somehow your transcript didn't automatically get to them?

Hi! No I have not gotten that question answered. I don't think we need it for the application since they didn't ask for it in the application process, but I may be wrong. Maybe they ask for it later? I don't know.

I do not have any course work in progress since I finished my prereqs last semester. And thank you! My HESI score was imputed and now they still have to process my transcripts.

On 3/2/2020 at 3:20 PM, kkn said:

Hi! HESI scores usually send out at the end of each month directly to the school. I took my exam on the 10th of February so I am on the same boat as you. I checked my to-do list a few minutes ago and it was still there so I was a little concerned. However, I just called the admissions office and they informed me that they JUST received all the test scores and hour to-do list should be updated by tomorrow or within this week!

Thank you! Just saw that my HESI score is no longer on my to do list ?

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https://groupme.com/join_group/58389723/ehzJOJrs

I created this group on group me for fall 2020 applicants yall can join if interested

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I just applied yesterday. My stats are overall GPA is a 3.7 and the science GPA is a 3.5. My HESI is 85%. Hopefully, I get accepted. I only decided to apply last minute. I created a group me account if y'all interested please join so we can share our thoughts and all.

https://groupme.com/join_group/58389723/ehzJOJrs

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Hi guys! I'm currently a S1. If you guys have any questions let me know. Alsooo. UT does not take into account resumes or personal statements at all. They just look at your college transcripts and HESI

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20 hours ago, dorkyhades said:

Hi guys! I'm currently a S1. If you guys have any questions let me know. Alsooo. UT does not take into account resumes or personal statements at all. They just look at your college transcripts and HESI

Hi! Thank you for offering! Just out of curiosity, what’s the school and student life like? If any at all LOL

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17 minutes ago, Marian20 said:

Hi! Thank you for offering! Just out of curiosity, what’s the school and student life like? If any at all LOL

School life is pretty okay. I like it. It's not overwhelming to the point where I feel like I'm behind. I mean I did feel that way my first semester until I got the hang of it and established a schedule and figured it out. The classes are hard but if you do the readings, study the tutor notes and take notes during class you'll do fine. I say all this mostly because I have no job, live with my parents, have no kids so if you got kids or have to work or other personal thing, you may not relate but there are many of my classmates who have those responsibilities and they're managing alright! The teachers are great. They help you if you reach out to them. Right now since our semester is now online bc of COVID they're doing their best to get it all together and being understanding.

Student life: Many organizations you can join. There's also many ways to get involved and help. My cohort is really nice and the same is true for the other cohorts. No one is out there giving you the wrong info or keeping you out of the loop if it could affect other students. No bullying as far as I know. Everyone likes helping their cohort and the newer cohorts. I will say that there are so cliques but they're not mean or rude in any way at all! Everyone is pretty kind. Aside from that, you can have time for yourself if you get organized. You can have time to go out with friends/family/significant others as long as you plan it out. Many students even form sport teams so they hang out and play after school certain days at the student rec center and compete with other teams from the other UT schools. Again. It's all about organization.

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On 3/16/2020 at 8:41 PM, dorkyhades said:

Hi guys! I'm currently a S1. If you guys have any questions let me know. Alsooo. UT does not take into account resumes or personal statements at all. They just look at your college transcripts and HESI

If you don't mind me asking, what were your stats when you applied?

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7 minutes ago, JJSALMERON said:

If you don't mind me asking, what were your stats when you applied?

My overall GPA was 3.6 my nursing prereq 3.6 and science GPA was 3.3. I got a 92 on the HESI.

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