GTC 2011?

busylife4me · Mar 29, 2011

Olivia, you must be the 90% Kaplan score that was rumored about. I have a 4.0 GPA (in all my classes, not just the prereqs), had a very high A in A & P I and II and Micro (98 or 99%), knew the math really well (so I thought), and like you, spent 99% of my time trying to teach myself chemistry and physics before the Kaplan, and as suspected, the test was not much like the prep book. My Kaplan score was an 86%. I've spoken to about five people about their score, and all were below mine except for yours, and like you and the other person who posted, the wait is killing me! :) I took the NLN at Athens Tech and scored a 95, but NLN uses a percentile score, so it was 95th percentile, but I don't know if that's good enough to get in at Athens Tech. GTC is also my first choice, and here's hoping that we all get in!

blueharlequin · Mar 29, 2011

Wow, I didn't think 90 was exceptional enough to warrant a rumor. All I know is I could have been much more prepared had the study guide been more accurate. I was probably even more worried about the supposed vocabulary section, but didn't study for it at all because the logic didn't make sense to me and I knew I wouldn't be able to memorize the entire dictionary in such short amount of time. I was actually in tears upset about this, and in the past, vocabulary and English hasn't bothered me at all. Math and science in the past have always been weak for me, but it's slowly took a complete 180 throughout the last several years. On the practice tests, I got in the 70 range, which made me pretty hopeless given that practice tests are usually easier than the actual thing (in my experience, at least...my dad said there have been cases that they are identical or even harder). Apparently in this case, it's not the same AT ALL.

I've been wondering if the ISBN number they should have given us was for the most recent Kaplan study guide book. I haven't seen the book, but when I called Borders looking for the ISBN number in the letter, they said it was an older edition and only had the new one. Not sure if it's at all different, but if that were the case, that would be rather frustrating. But it doesn't appear to be that big of a deal, as this appears to be reflected in everyone's scores anyway. And in the end, I still much prefer GTC over anywhere else.

I've been checking my email multiple times a day. This is the most I've checked that email address ever, because I really dislike Windows Live, lol. And I usually stay signed into Windows Live with my Xbox Live account name...because Windows Live is so finicky, I usually only check my Gwinnett Tech email once a week! Needless to say, I've been more on top of student/school activities than I ever have.

skizzal · Mar 29, 2011

olivia and busylife4me... ya'll are both going to do great. stop your worrying. trust me. i've talked to a couple of people who have way lower gpa's and kaplan scores than yall who are definitely worried! a 90 is perfect especially with that gpa and an 86 is super with that 4.0 gpa. i thought maybe that book was outdated too seeing as tho the test was so different but the day before i went to barnes and noble to look over the newest edition and it is exactly the same with the exception of one or two pages. it was also a waste of money. all you needed to study to do well on the kaplan is an a&p and micro book. the math on there was a joke as well as the reading section. the science and the grammar were the only sections that actually made me think a little. since school just started back, i say we should hear something in the next week or two at the most. but yall should both rest easy... you're going to get an interview! i would be extremely shocked if you didn't! with that being said... good luck on your interviews!!!

busylife4me · Mar 30, 2011

I don't think the version of the Kaplan prep book mattered, but I know I had the one that matched the ISBN number. When I took the Athens Tech NLN test, I just studied from the Kaplan book, and I think I scored high without the NLN prep book. (Athens Tech says on their web site that the last few years they've been choosing applicants who score between a 92 and 96th percentile, but then at their meeting, they said you need a 97th percentile, so all I know is you have to score fairly high.) Anyway, as of when my friend took the GTC Kaplan on 3/18, she said a test proctor said only one person scored a 90 that she had seen, so it may have been that same test proctor, and you may be the person she was referring to. As far as the prep book not matching the test, I kind of expected that because that's the way I felt the ATC NLN test was, even though I did not have the NLN book. My friend had the NLN book, and I don't think it helped her that much. I could hear sighs coming from those around me at the NLN test, and I definitely felt mentally drained after that test. I think both of the tests are really applied knowledge/criticial thinking, and the only way to help with that is to review all the basic concepts, which is a lot, and to study and think about it a lot.

MelissaLPN, ASN, LPN, RN · Mar 30, 2011

I am nervously waiting by the mailbox. Please who ever gets their letter first please post!

blueharlequin · Mar 30, 2011

It's supposed to be by email that we learn about the interview. Make sure to be checking that a lot too! I think you (MelissaLPN) might have been in my A&P 2 class. I know there was a Melissa that was an LPN in it. I'll definitely post if I get a notification!

MelissaLPN, ASN, LPN, RN · Mar 31, 2011

Yeah thats me!! Olivia? I am sorry im totally blanking. Yes I will check my email till the server crashes.

blueharlequin · Mar 31, 2011

I actually go by Jane (Olivia is my first name). I'm really tall (6'1") and thin. I sat right in front of the professor in the front row a few seats down from you.

MelissaLPN, ASN, LPN, RN · Mar 31, 2011

Yes I know who you are!!

busylife4me · Mar 31, 2011

Nothing builds friendships like those A & P classes! :) I feel like we've all been through boot camp together! Checking my e-mail daily and will let you-all know if I hear anything.

skizzal · Apr 3, 2011

A friend of mine went by the office. They said that they may actually be interviewing 80 applicants instead of 60 as was planned, but not to quote her on that. So.... I guess that's what the hold up is about. I think it's going to be another week before we hear anything.

blueharlequin · Apr 3, 2011

Oh god, don't say that. The 67% chance is so much more reassuring than the 50% chance. I also don't think it's fair for them to change it last minute like that. It's not what they told us, and they need to represent themselves with consistency.

But if it's the registrar's office, I would take what they say lightly. I've received a lot of incorrect information from them and the people working there never seem to know what they are doing. I think they also procure rumors instead of maintaining an unbiased stance on questions asked. That's just my opinion based on my experience, though. The registrar's just hasn't left the best impression on me.