Hey everybody! I just wanted to start a thread where all of us who are beginning the stressful process of worrying over Lonestar admissions can give each other some support! I'm planning on applying to LSC-Montgomery - retaking Psych 2301 in a Second 8 Weeks class to get an*A,* and getting ready to take the HESI in November when Moco's testing opens. I'm freaking out over how much is on the line...must make an *A!* Must blow HESI out of the water!!!!!
Anyway, just wanted to say good luck to everyone as their finishing up their prereqs and preparing for the HESI and ask...
Unless they changed the requirements, they don't give you credit for classes that aren't completed. You do get a full four points if you have 27-31 hours completed by the application date. So, if you are lacking one class, you will get all your points.
I think most of us are hoping for internships. Some people have gotten jobs without internships, but it just depends on the hospital.
I would really like to get an internship, but it seems there aren't enough to go around for all of the applicants that they get, so it's not going to stop me from trying to make a good impression while in clinicals. I don't think that Cyfair offers the summer classes to sit for the LVN boards, but I will most definitely start looking into student nurse positions when I can...hopefully get my foot in the door somewhere, never mind all of the extra experience.
EmBeMap- Nice stethoscope!!! My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the price of the electronic ones though. My inner geek is a technologically stumped as the outer one, so my wallet is safe for now. I even prefer to do math by hand rather than use a calculator...I've had the same TI-82 since sometime around '95ish, and I still have no idea how to program the thing.
hey something occured to me the other day...if you get in you have to have a current cna license...are you guys all done with cna course and state test? i also got awesome news today, being broke last year has finally paid off.. i qualified for financial aid for my first time ever. im excited i actually got a pell grant.. does anyone know approximately how much lonestar program costs per semester? i might actually have enough for my stethascope too.. woo hoo.. now the big question how do i proceed to get this money?
You don't have to have a cna license. I believe after the first semester you will have completed the cna coursework if you want to get it.
Congrats on the pell grant. I'm married so I guess his income is my income so I didn't even apply for it. I did apply for a loan though. I've always paid out of pocket for school until last year. I figured this time I will graduate so why not just pay it off when I start working. I was told the financial aid dept will e-mail me when my loan is approved and then I have to pick a lender online. I'm not sure how it works with pell grants. I would imagine the financial aid office would give you the info.
The counselor at north harris even re-iterated it when I turned in my app, she said that your cna license has to be current upon acceptance. I have mine but it just lapsed in january, I will have to retest somewhere soon,
1. Complete college-level reading, writing, and math prerequisites or LSCS Student Success Initiative (SSI) requirements. All associate degrees require completion of MATH 0308 or higher. To determine your SSI status, see a college advisor.
2. Complete the following courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 or higher: BIOL 2401, ENGL 1301, and PSYC 2301. (BIOL 2401 is required to meet the admission criteria, however, the highest grade in BIOL 2401 or 2402 will be used for calculation of GPA).
3. Obtain a grade of a "C" or higher in all courses required in the associate degree nursing (ADN) degree plan. GPA in all courses in the ADN degree plan must be 2.5 or greater at time of application.
4. Complete a national standardized nursing pre-entrance test and meet the minimum score requirement. The cost of this test is the responsibility of the applicant. All applicants must take the nursing pre-entrance test. The entrance test may only be taken one (1) time each admission period.
5. Submit official transcripts from colleges attended other than LSCS.
6. Submit a completed application to the preferred college's nursing program. Application deadlines are posted on the college's websites. Separate applications to the college nursing programs are only required if the deadline submission dates differ.
7. Complete the American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider of Care Certification.
This is information from the North Harris website about choosing to leave the program and getting your CNA license.
Several exit options are available within the Professional Nursing Program track.
Option 1 - take the certification exam to become a CNA or CMA after Fall semester.
Option 2 - take the LVN licensure exam after completing Fall and Spring program classes and vocational nursing electives in the summer.
Students may choose to exit at these points and work, or continue in the Professional Nursing Program. Students who exit will have two years to apply for readmission to the Professional Nursing Program.
If you have a CNA license or any other medical cert it can get you exempt from Nursing 1172. You don't have to have it though.
Students who are Certified Nursing Assistants, Tech Prep students, and graduates of a high school health occupations program may receive articulated credit for RNSG 1172, and enter directly into Nursing I.
EmBeMap- Congrats on the Pell grant...this is my first year to qualify too. I still haven't heard whether I'll be getting it or not, but it's still nice to qualify (more than nice actually, I almost fell out of my chair when I found out). I think it was last fall that someone posted the tuition (for in-district), and it was around $575ish.
As far as the CNA, like Heathers said, are you sure it's not the CPR? I've only ever heard the same thing about being exempt from 1172, or becoming certified after completing certain courses. There are a few that have even mentioned working as a student nurse aide without certification, too (something I plan on looking into when the time comes).
Heathers- I'm married, too and really did not expect to qualify, so it never hurts to apply for the grants. And I'll probably still be getting a loan, even if I get the grant, just to cover all of the supplies, child care, gas, etc. I make next to nothing as it is, and I may not be able to continue to work once I've added the craziness of nursing school to my husband's erratic schedule.
This is the tuition break down that was posted for Cyfair Fall 2009. I think that there's been yet another tuition hike, so I'm expecting around $600 or so.
For in-district students this semester, it's $524.00. That's including 6 hour, insurance, extra fees that the college passes on to us...
Here's the break down:
Registration Fee - 12.00
Technology Fee - 42.00
Distance Learning Fee - 10.00
General Use Fee - 12.00
Liability Insurance - 19.00
In-District Tuition - 228.00
Lab Fee - 18.00
Student Activity Fee - 12.00
Nurse Supply Pack - 133.00 (see previous posts as to what this is)
Thank you for posting that april! Every little bit of info helps. Did the person tell you when letters would be sent out? I know it should be around April 1st, but it would be great if it were earlier.
She said next week the letters would go out. I also applied to UT, so if I get in there, then I will turn down Montgomery, so that will be another spot. Im happy to go to either. Mostly excited to just get started :)
I can't wait! I had planned on going to UT, but decided to switch to Montgomery at the last minute. I'm hoping to go right into the BSN program at UT when I graduate with my ADN.
I even prefer to do math by hand rather than use a calculator...I've had the same TI-82 since sometime around '95ish, and I still have no idea how to program the thing.
now the big question how do i proceed to get this money?
so why not just pay it off when I start working. I was told the financial aid dept will e-mail me when my loan is approved and then I have to pick a lender online. I'm not sure how it works with pell grants. I would imagine the financial aid office would give you the info.
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Unless they changed the requirements, they don't give you credit for classes that aren't completed. You do get a full four points if you have 27-31 hours completed by the application date. So, if you are lacking one class, you will get all your points.
I think most of us are hoping for internships. Some people have gotten jobs without internships, but it just depends on the hospital.