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Oh my goodness....my mind is bouncing off the walls as I wait for my letter from the nursing program I applied to. I keep trying to reassure myself but you just never know what can happen!!! One minute I feel confident in myself as an applicant and the next minute I am doubting how I stack up compared to other candidates. Is anyone having this back and forth problem as well?

I am supposed to hear by early April so I could be getting my letter any day now! It gives me an adrenaline rush to think about sitting there... holding the letter in my hands... and knowing that my future is in the envelope in front of me. I AM FREAKING OUT!

Someone please try to help me calm down... haha if that is possible...I know I can't change the outcome of the future by worrying... But it is less worrying and more like scared or a "butterflies in my tummy" sort of feeling!

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ahhh!! i know your feeling!! while i already know im accepted b/c my school just puts you on a waiting list after you complete ur pre-req's and TEAS ...im still waitnig for my official email that says my official start date and all just so it feels more real and official .ahhhhh i cant imagine being in your shoes , its got to be nerveraackinnn

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oh man it definitely is nerveraackinnn!!! I feel like banging my head against a wall...haha...especially since this semester I am done with all of my prerequisites and the classes I am taking are for my major and may not even matter!!! haha it is very hard to be motivated!

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what school did you apply at? and what are their requirments?

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I applied to the Texas A&M Health Science Center in College Station (whoop!!) They require the HESI A2 entrance exam and the usual prerequisites as well as an essay, and two references. I think the average accepted GPA was around a 3.5 last year (not for sure though... just heard it through the grapevine). I meet and exceed all the requirements and I am involved in many things...but they only take 33 people! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Specializes in Med/Oncology, Emergency, Surgery.

I am feeling the same way! They just started processing applications this week at my school. They said up to 4 weeks to receive a letter either way, but starting next week we can call to see if the letters have been sent out. I guess the 4-week thing is just a cushion for them. They take 80 into my program, and around 250 apply each semester. I guess we'll see! I just hate the waiting. I am a nervous wreck!

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Specializes in CNA, MedTech, Phlebotomy.

I too understand. My school was to have letters out the end of the month but now they say it will be the first part of April. more waiting for me. I have the same feelings of one minute feeling like I'll get in the other I'm not so sure. My school takes prereq also and teas, plus GPA. they take only 35-40 each year and we had over 400 apply. I hope I make it. Getting physical and CPR out of the way just in case they say yes. We have two weeks to turn all that stuff in when we get our letters. Good luck to you.

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Yes!!! I feel exactly the same way. One moment I feel pretty good about the prospect of being accepted, and the next moment I think, "yeah, right....they probably have way too many people with better scores than me". My school takes great stock on the NLN test and it seems that scores are creeping up and up each semester. I have a decent score (I've been told by the nursing advisors), but I've no idea how I stack up against other applicants. My mind keeps reeling that my score sucks compared with everybody elses...... I suppose our feelings are quite normal since we're all experiencing the same highs and lows!!! :eek:

Hang in there!!!

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You hang in there too!!! Thanks for all of the encouragement everyone! :)

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Specializes in telementry, medsurg, icu, surgery.

I am also playing the waiting game! I will not find out anything until about mid may! UGH!!! I have decided to just let it go and turn it over to GOD! If you think about it this way... we have done all that we can do, unless they call me and ask me to do a naked rain dance (which I will gladly do if it gaurantees me a spot!) :DI mean, they have everything they can get from us! SO....its out of our hands for now! I tell my husband that I am sooo stressed waiting on this letter, and whenever I get it ACCEPTED OR NOT:uhoh3: it will be a whole new level of stress! LOL! just hang in there..its all we can do! :redpinkhe

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What's worse is when your friends get their letters but you haven't yet! That's where I stand right now and all I can to is keep checking the mailbox..

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You can add me too! I'm anxiously waiting and I won't know anything until mid-June, talk about torture! AHH! And I feel the same way as far as one minute being confident and the next minute feeling like everyone else will have higher scores than me. I think it's normal...at least I hope :eek:

I agree with naenae, it's out of our hands now, so all we can do is hope for the best. Good luck everyone!!

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