Georgia Highlands Fall 2013

DMC87 · May 27, 2013

Someone asked earlier and I never heard the answer: how many are accepted for fall program...anyone know?

svckxb01 · May 27, 2013

I spoke with an advisor a couple of months ago and she told me the largest cohort is in the fall around 100. The smallest in the spring around 50. If you go to YouTube they have posted their 2013 graduation/pinning ceremony. Lots of students graduated!! :)

DMC87 · May 27, 2013

Thanks for the info! Just watched the ceremony on youtube... very nice :)

Rcha1152 · May 27, 2013

It's my first time applying. @Rchs1152....the SAT was killer....much easier the 1st time I took it in high school (many moons ago). They couldn't/wouldn't recenter my old score so had to retake in February....sweated that one! Then took the TEAS in March, on top of 12 hours this semester. BIG sigh of relief when done...and enjoying the summer off!

I took the SAT last year and did not do well at all on my math. It had been a while since I took college algebra and didn't study before hand..stupid me..so I ended up with a low score in math. Other than taking my SAT and TEAS over I don't know what else I could do to improve my worksheet score; I have mostly all A's and a few B's in my classes. I just wish I could stop worrying about my chances of getting into the program but every day that goes by I worry a little bit more!

alocke3 · May 28, 2013

Hi Ladies!

I attended GHC Nursing School in Fall of 2012 and got accepted into KSU for Spring of 2012. Good luck to all of you! If you have any questions about the program feel free to ask!!

svckxb01 · May 29, 2013

Thanks alocke3!! Where do I begin?! How did you like the first semester? Was it overwhelming or just about getting your feet wet? How long did it take for you to receive your acceptance letter? Thanks for sharing your experience! :)

alocke3 · May 29, 2013

Hey svckxb01!

My first semester was great! It's a lot of work and you don't want to procrastinate. I received my acceptance letter around the middle of June which came in a big packet. It had information on orientation and the medical documents and requirements you will need to submit before they let you register for classes. Once classes start we went 10 weeks to class which was three days a week and then you finish class and go to clinicals for 6 weeks and then you come back and take the final. It is overwhelming, but the staff is very helpful and you will make a lot of friends that you can experience all this with. Feel free to ask anything!

svckxb01 · May 30, 2013

alocke3- when you said the first 10 weeks were 3 days a week, what we're the days and hours? Also for the clinical portion for the last 6 weeks, was that M-F? How many hours each day? I ask because I might need to work a little bit but I know it is hard to work while in nursing school. Also do you know why some schools have a 4 semester ADN program, while others have 5 or 6? Do you think the 4 semester programs are cramming in more hours/classes? I applied here, Chattahoochee(5 semesters) and West GA Tech (6 semesters). Appreciate the info and advice! This is good stuff!

alocke3 · May 30, 2013

If they still structure it the same way, we went Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the first ten weeks from 9-12:30ish on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9-3;30ish on Wednesdays. They give you a detailed schedule with all the hours at orientation, it varied just a little depending on the material. Clinicals were two days a week from 7am until 3:30pm. You put in your preference and site location and they assign them based on a lottery system. Most people were able to get the times they wanted. They had one rotation that was 12 hours just on Saturdays, but it could only accommodate 6 students. I'm not sure why there is a variation in the amount of semesters from place to place, and each place has a slightly different structure. For example our first semester was technically just one class but it was worth 9 credit hours so it was basically like three classes combined. Let me know what else I can help you with!

Rcha1152 · May 31, 2013

A nursing advisor said there were a little over 300 applicants for the Fall 2013 semester and 80 will be accepted. Good Luck to you guys! I am counting myself out with those odds but I'm hoping one of my other school will come through.

DMC87 · May 31, 2013

Thanks for the info! Did they happen to mention when we will know so we can all breath again?? lol

beatleshan · May 31, 2013

Wonder what the cut off score was. I'm so nervous, my score is better than the lowest for last year, but only by a few points. I'm starting to think this isn't going to happen for me! *sigh*