Gwinnett Tech Student Trying to get into nursing program in 2018!

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Hi Gabby I'm 20 years old I'm a transfer student from Middle Ga. However I also went to trade school recently for 5 months since septemeber where I received a EKG and Phlebotomy certificate. I was at Middle Georgia For a year for the Nursing Program in Cochran. The reason for leaving is because it was 4 hours away the cost of tuition was high and I thought it would be better for me to come home and go to community college and work part time. I ended up going to a small trade school 10 minutes away from where I live. The trade school I went to was BS.. they were unorganized, told us our credits from their school would transfer which they didn't, our teacher harassed us, and many of our classmates ended up quitting so did I however I finished the program. We had to do a externship at a hospital or clinic to receive Pateint care tech and Medical Assistant certificate. I went to my local hospital in barrow county which was a big mistake. I was treated badly and instead of teaching us our cna teacher was having us do all of her work for free while she just sat there . One incident that made me quit was when they sent me to ICU to bath patients who could basically clean themsleves but I did it while my teacher and the nurses just sat and talk. And I got sick of it so I left. Now the hospital in my town has reputation of being the worst hospital ever and it's true. I seen nurses treating patients bad, gossiping about patients even nurses and doctors fighting. After that I applied to Gwinnett Tech. I'm taking 4 classes at Gwinnett tech in the Fall which is anatomy,fyes, humanities, and pysch 2103 and spring I'm taking micro and the second part of anatomy. I have 3.0 gpa from Middle Ga but when you transfer from a different school our gpa starts over. I'm really looking for someone to give me study tips so I can prepare myself for the Fall. I'm working as a part time assistant teacher because my dream job is to be a school nurse. I'm hoping to find someone to help me study and also be a mentor. At times I get discouraged and my family are always on me and even my mom is negative she tells me college is not worth I should quit. She constantly telling me . "You quit that externship you're not going to finish anything". Even said I quit my first college which I didn't I finished my freshman year at Middle Georgia and tranfer back home to go to closer to work and plus it's cheaper its saving me money in the long run. All of her negativity makes me question myself when I was away from her at my old college I didn't question myself. But deep down I know nursing is what I want to do. I love drawing blood, I love taking vitals and everything about it interest me. I want to fall back in love with it but since I been home its hard with all the negativity around me. So im hoping for some tips like i said to prepare for fall and a mentor or study partner I live in Winder and I'm a very nice sweet person. And im hoping to get accepted into the nursing program at Gwinnett Tech for 2018 and after that attend Georgia Baptist college of nursing for RN to BSN program as well.

Hi! I have just applied to the program. I have a 3.71 GPA and 87 on the Kaplan. How has everyone else done?

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I am about to submit my application for the program. I have a 3.94 GPA and I got 85% on the Kaplan. Hope that's enough to get me in because all my eggs are in one basket.

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That's pretty good! I'm sure you are in.

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Are you guys still here?? Has anyone heard anything? I'm really anxious. My Kaplan wasn't very good either :/

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I think we will hear something around the 29/30th this month

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Nothing yet. I have been checking everyday for the transcript change. Has anyone asked by when we should know?

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Yeah she said about a week after the deadline. I'm just being a little impatient. Plus it'll probably be delayed because of those two days GTC was closed because of the weather.

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I also have applied for the August 2018 program and have not heard anything yet either. I am hoping that we are notified within the next couple of days. I've not been thinking about it too much until here very recently.

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Hoping today is the day!

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Meeeee tooooo! I've been checking and nothing. Tomorrow they have a "banner maintenance" scheduled and we won't be able to access. I'm wondering if it is related.

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Hey everyone! I applied as well. Sooo anxious to hear back! I didn't get the message about banner maintenance tomorrow, is it supposed to be all day?

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Not sure, they posted it on their Instagram account.

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