Considering relocation to Houston, a few questions on schools.

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Hey everyone i am considering relocating to Houston from South Florida. I have done some research on many of the universities since i want to go straight for my BSN, anyway it seems they are extremely competitive. Here in Miami they are also very competitive but from what i read about Houston's schools they are even more competitive:o. I'd like to know what my chances of getting in any of these are. So far i have a 3.6 GPA and have about 60 credits. Obviously i will have to take more in order to satisfy Texas curriculum does anyone have any experience with this? Will my credits be able to transfer? at least my science credits? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

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You'd be surprised. Yes, the nursing programs here are extremely competitive, however, your chances of getting in somewhere aren't completely shot, so don't give up.

You mentioned going straight for your BSN, but I was wondering, are you wanting to do the generic BSN plan? Or do you have a BS/BA in another field and are wanting a BS in Nursing?

As far as whether or not your classes/credits will transfer, it depends. I would like to say yes but I have a lot of friends that came from California only to get told that they had to retake math, sciences, and even history because it didn't "satisfy the school's curriculum". My suggestion is to keep all of your syllabi on hand in case you need to petition any courses.

I don't know if this helps, but I have a 3.78, BS in Psychology and Health and applied to the accelerated BSN programs at the University of Houston-Victoria, Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Austin and University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. I was invited for interviews to UHV and TTUHSC.

Do you have any medical experience? Some, if not most of the schools take your medical and volunteer experience into consideration as well too.

Hope I helped to give you some insight into our programs here in Houston. Don't be discouraged! Let me know if you have any other questions :)

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Thank you so much Kstar! This will be my first Bachelor's. I was also thinking about volunteering at hospitals since i dont have previous medical experience and i read that experience helps in the admission's process. I have applied and interviewed for a school down here recently which i believe i may be accepeted into, but it's just i want to leave florida so bad and houston is so tempting for me.. I will have to see if it worth declining this acceptance and starting from scratch again in Texas. Thanks again for helping me out!

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Thank you so much Kstar! This will be my first Bachelor's. I was also thinking about volunteering at hospitals since i dont have previous medical experience and i read that experience helps in the admission's process. I have applied and interviewed for a school down here recently which i believe i may be accepeted into, but it's just i want to leave florida so bad and houston is so tempting for me.. I will have to see if it worth declining this acceptance and starting from scratch again in Texas. Thanks again for helping me out!

You are most welcome! However, it I may give a suggestion...if you are indeed accepted into that program where you are from, I suggest sticking it out for the next two years. Houston is world-renowned for its medical center so as soon as you graduate, if not 2 months before your graduation, you can begin applying for positions here. Of course, that's just my suggestion, but the reason I say that is because there are a lot of people who get put on waiting lists and it would be kind of a waste if you could have already started there where you currently live as opposed to waiting.

Again, it's all up to you...but I the admissions advisors here are very helpful if you'd like for them to evaluate an unofficial transcript, but remember, keep all your syllabi! hehe.

Good luck!

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You are most welcome! However, it I may give a suggestion...if you are indeed accepted into that program where you are from, I suggest sticking it out for the next two years. Houston is world-renowned for its medical center so as soon as you graduate, if not 2 months before your graduation, you can begin applying for positions here. Of course, that's just my suggestion, but the reason I say that is because there are a lot of people who get put on waiting lists and it would be kind of a waste if you could have already started there where you currently live as opposed to waiting.

Again, it's all up to you...but I the admissions advisors here are very helpful if you'd like for them to evaluate an unofficial transcript, but remember, keep all your syllabi! hehe.

Good luck!

Yes, i think i will probably end up staying here for the two years and then relocating. Thanks for your input and best of luck with everything!

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I'm glad to help :) Good luck to you!

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I have been looking for prospective UHV second BSN students. I wanted to find out how many students are accepted to the spring 2009 accelerated program at UHV SL.

I have been waiting for the moment that I hear back from the schools that I applied to and it seemed like an eternity. UHV is the first school I applied to and I finally received a letter inviting me to the interview/orientation. My question is that if we are invited to the interview does that mean we are likely accepted?

Because the letter said," following the 30min interview session students will proceed to sizing and course registration"

I would love to hear from others attending this interview

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