Has anyone applied to the ADN program at Olympic College?

LetUrLightShineRN · Mar 12, 2010

Congratulations on finishing your prereqs and good luck on your application!!!

I have a friend and know a couple of others who are applying right after this quarter (finishing up Micro, and A&P 2) so I'm waiting to hear how the process works from them. BUT, according to one of my professors and many through the grapevine at OC you need the "rollover" point to get in. Even with a very high GPA such as 3.9 cumulative. I don't know or sure but I suspect it really is pretty close to that. I went to an info session with Susan Harris in August and she said that the lowest GPA for Fall 2009 was around 3.8 and she said it goes up a little bit each new year.

Did you do your prereqs at OC too?

motherof2angels · Mar 12, 2010

Thanks so much for the info. I did not do my prereqs at OC and unfortunately only have about a 3.2 GPA so I don't think my chances are that good.

LetUrLightShineRN · Mar 14, 2010

Well don't give up. You never know!!!

Question: is your 3.2 GPA your cumulative or is that the cumulative of the courses that are used to give you your "factor points"? If you don't know what I mean, the only courses OC uses to calculate your factor points are English 101, Inorganic Chemisty 121, Anatomy and Physiology 1. A&P 2 and Micro earn you points for completion but the GPA isn't factored in unless the program requires a tie breaker. Tie breakers work in steps so the first tiebreaker is the cumulative in all 6 pre-reqs. The 2nd tiebreaker is the number of support classes, the 3rd is cumulative in support classes, etc....It usually doesn't get this far. Basically if you have a 3.9-4.0 in the first 3 pre reqs you stand a chance.

If you don't get in you must wait a year for the next annual application deadline and reapply. When you reapply you automatically earn a "Rollover Point" this is ofter the point that pushes you ahead and you're accepted in the program.

If you don't get in you can retake the some classes to make yourself more competitive.

I wish you the best of luck : )

motherof2angels · Mar 14, 2010

Thanks for the encouragement. The 3.2 is my GPA of my English, A &P, and Chem. I got a C in chemistry which is really dragging me down. I am planning on retaking that soon. Are you applying to the program? Where are you in the process?

LetUrLightShineRN · Mar 14, 2010

I took Inorganic Chem with Dr. Billy Flowers. Highly recommend him! I got a 3.8 but I only took it once. Many in the class were forced to take it more than once to earn a high enough grade. I'm almost done with Organic Chem (also took this from Billy) I hope to have close to a 4.0 but we'll see after the final. I will apply this time next year. I still have A&P 1&2 and Micro...

motherof2angels · Mar 14, 2010

Great! Thanks for the recommendation. It looks like you and I might be in the same nursing class....at least I hope to be in a class at least by next year! Thanks again for all the info. It's so helpful as I am new to the area and really just do not know much about OC.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Apr 13, 2010

I took Inorganic Chem with Dr. Billy Flowers. Highly recommend him! I got a 3.8 but I only took it once. Many in the class were forced to take it more than once to earn a high enough grade. I'm almost done with Organic Chem (also took this from Billy) I hope to have close to a 4.0 but we'll see after the final. I will apply this time next year. I still have A&P 1&2 and Micro...

I am not in WA anymore, I moved in 2006. But I just had to jump in (I check out the posts from my home state and school) I had him too for Inorganic Chem and he was AWESOME I loved him. Had a really good Organic Chem teacher as well. Wasn't with Billy though because he was new at the time and was only teaching Inorganic. Had the nicest A&P teacher also that was getting royally screwed by the school and I think he was just going to the campus in the boonies, I can not remember the name of the town, I think it started with an S. I did all my classes in Poulsbo and Bremerton.