I figured someone else would have started a thread by now, but since they haven't I figured I would since the deadline is approaching in less than 2 weeks! I just wanted to know how everyone's application experience is going so far? Hopefully we can answer each others questions and this thread can serve as a place to share experiences especially while waiting for decisions.
I have my background check completed, my fingerprinting is in process, and I'm taking the HESI this week. I am super nervous!
I can't wait to hear from any of you who are applying! Don't be shy :) and good luck everyone!
Agree not enough time for questions and she really SNEAKED in that part about the lottery for tier 3. That is a BIG BIG deal. That means that for transfer students, your GPA/HESI won't matter AT ALL. As long as your application is accepted (3.25/high enough HESI) you will go into a lottery for acceptance. So a 3.9/High HESI Transfer student will have NO advantage over a 3.25/Medium HESI Transfer student. That really sucks. But luckily is not happening until the Spring. So basically there is one more chance for Fall 2015 if you were hoping your high GPA would help you grab a spot as a transfer student. GAH.
No, none of this takes affect until Spring 2016 EXCEPT your HESI score will not include chemistry.
I think the lottery is a pretty strange system since they are trying to become more "selective" and they pride themselves in not having a waiting list. That is worse than a waiting list in my opinion.
Also, was anyone ever asked to give their first, second, and third choices for campuses?
She said that it was to ensure that all the campuses were equally competitive. For example, if you are the best candidate and your first choice campus is full, you will get into your second or third choice campus before someone who is a worse candidate and had those campuses as their first choice... I mean this makes a lot more sense, but I only gave my first choice!
I never got asked for three choices either, only one. Which is why I was under the impression the whole time that each different campus had their own pool of applications. I also think a lottery system is extremely unfair. She kept on telling us to do our best in everything when according to their standards it doesn't matter how well you do for us transfers, as long as you meet the requirements it's just the luck of the draw.
Regarding Brookline College, they told me the average student takes five or six semesters to graduate and pays around $50,000 in tuition, based on transfer credit. Students who want to attend graduate programs after graduation, as I do, find little difficulty getting in when they graduate from nationally accredited schools, especially those with programmatic accreditation (ACEN and/or CCNE). Also, Brookline has masters programs that are as short as a year and I plan to go straight on for my graduate degree. At my age, I don't have any time to waste!
I also checked with campus and they confirmed that there is not a waiting list. All students who meet the admission criteria will be accepted into the nursing program at Brookline.
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For anyone doing the webinar this morning -- are we supposed to do it on the phone and use the powerpoint thing?