I was just wondering if there were any who will be applying for either GTCC or FTCC nursing program. I took and passed my TEAS exam this past friday and i'm sooo happy since it's one hurdle that's been tackled lol but ow i'm torn which one to go to... so i'm applying to both.
I'm honestly leaning towards FTCC since they had a 95% nclex pass rate which is 10% more than GTCC. But this is of course if i get accepted. I have 155 points which i'm hoping is good enough.
When the roll was first called, there was quite a few missing...but some people showed up late and I couldn't tell exactly how many didn't show but 4 pieces of candy were left in the bucket...we all grabbed a piece and that determined our section - plus some people won't be finishing their cna class by the 6/1 deadline and are challenging the state exam (that could be a few more spots too)...def goin to be some spots opening up!!
They never did mention the points, but they did say if people didn't get their stuff done (med form, cna, cpr, background check, etc...) that the alternates were sitting there waiting on the seats...
I got my letter today.. I'm an alternate. They accpeted points from 157.1-191.1. so i was 2.9 points away from acceptance... i'm hoping my chances are still good for getting in. The letter said they will not be calling alternates until after the 1st of july give them enough time to turn in there medical forms and all.
Yes , it is.You will not be able to work full time.This program takes up all your time .
I'm going to have to disagree with you. I'm currently in the nursing program at GTCC. I started Fall 2010 and I've been working full-time (which is 30-36 hours a week at my job) ever since. For the most part, I've been working 12 hour night shifts every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so I wouldn't say it's impossible to work full-time as a nursing student. For some of us it's mandatory, not optional. Unfortunately, you may have to sacrifice having a social life. I will agree that the nursing program is intense and a lot is required of you. I honestly feel as if I'm in an Accelerated BSN program rather than a traditional ADN program. You just have to have good time management skills. Two semesters and an 8 week summer session left to go...May 2012 can't get here soon enough!
I know that this reply is months late, but I am trying to apply to FTCC for Spring 2012 (at best, though I really doubt I will cut it) or next fall.
Here in lies my confusion: This will be a second degree for me. I already have a BA in English and because of that degree I have taken many upper level English, PSY, SOC, COM, and humanity courses. I have not taken A&P or micro, naturally, because I didn't have to (and I am planning having to take those first in order to become a more competitive applicant). BUT, I am really confused about how my courses will earn me points, if at all. For instance, I placed out of "intro to PSY" in college and went straight to an upper level course--but FTCC wants "intro". Do I get credit for what I have done? Needless to say, I also did not take a lot of lower level English courses--because I didn't have to! Do I get credit for something in the 200 level or above? I have tried to get someone to explain this to me over the phone, but they will or could not. It would hardly seem fair that I could be academically penalized for not having taken the more "basic" courses that FTCC considers "related".
Has anyone else encountered this kind of scenario?? I am reading posts from individuals having 80+ points going IN to the application (before the TEAS). If I am not earning any sort of "point" credit for what I have done, there is no way I will have anything close to 80 points. The department chair that I spoke to seemed to not be very concerned about this, reminding me that you don't HAVE to have taken any of the "pre-reqs" before application--but it seems like everyone has, so I WILL need to!
I would go talk to the dept chair in person and see if she will sub the upper level courses for the lower level ones....seems like that makes sense - the 2 English classes and PSY courses should work, the only one I think they may want u to take specifically would be dev PSY unless u have something similar?? I was in the same situation with gtcc before I decided on ftcc and they were going to use my upper level computer courses for my outdated lower level courses on their pre-req list
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wooo hoooo
Congrats!!!!
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