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Hello everyone!
I just wanted to see if anyone else out there has applied to North Seattle CC's Fall 2011 lpn program and if they have heard anything back from the admissions committee. I am getting anxious about hearing from them
Thank you
I work at Swedish and there are so many nurses who have been nurses for less than 5 years and they are shocked when I tell them my gpa and that I still can't get in. Most of the nurses had B averages. I wish I would of done this 5 years ago. There is one nurse who got in with a 3.0 and she has been a nurse for 3 years now.
wow!! crazy to hear...we are busting ass!
What are your grades/GPA? Have you taken HESI?
Chelsea, they emailed you already? For the LPN program? I haven't gotten an email yet. Maybe they've emailed the people who didn't get in but not the people who did get in?
To find the "total score" I think you just do what I did earlier except you double it. I guess the math is simplier that way, come to think of it. So just add your hesi score to your GPAx25. Touche and I should have a 195 so we got in unless I screwed up the application or something.
As for study tips, I just bought as many guides as I could find and studied as much as I could. My favorite guide was called "Hesi A2 secrets" by Mometrix. Google that, and you'll find it's downloadable somewhere. It's fairly short. It has a practice test that should be usefull. I think you can find other practice tests somewhere too. Definitely focus on the the A/P. I was surprised at how many A/P questions I new just from studying "A/P for Dummies." A/P for Dummies was OK as a review, but some parts were a little too "dumbed-down" . . . I guess I should have expected that.
On a side note, TCC posted their lottery today. Out of 302 people my name was picked dead last. Ha! That sounds like my luck.
I used the A&P Cliff Notes book - purchased it at the UW bookstore. It was a good size to study - I read it cover to cover in a couple of days and it really helped refresh my A&P.
I also used the Elsevier HESI review book. It helped give me an idea how deep they were going to go on subjects, and that I should definitely know my glands/hormones!
I haven't heard back yet, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. I think I'm OK points-wise, I just hope I didn't mess up anything on my application.
I'm wondering about my friend's application. I don't think she's heard anything either (we agreed to text each other as soon as we hear anything). Her GPA is 3.975 and HESI is 90%. This brings her score to 189.375, but I don't know what her complete HESI score is (after the decimal point). Don't know if NSCC uses the complete score, or just the rounded score. She either squeaked in, or is on the alternate list. Now I have to start crossing my toes too!
let me make a correction, my friend :)
my gpa is 3.975 and HESI 90.63%, which gives a 190.005 score.....
I have to agree with what people have said about the English section; some questions were ridiculously easy and some just F'ed up
and btw, what was with all those questions in Human A&P about eyes and ears...the only chapter that NSCC did not teach in class?????
I used the A&P Cliff Notes book - purchased it at the UW bookstore. It was a good size to study - I read it cover to cover in a couple of days and it really helped refresh my A&P.I also used the Elsevier HESI review book. It helped give me an idea how deep they were going to go on subjects, and that I should definitely know my glands/hormones!
I haven't heard back yet, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed. I think I'm OK points-wise, I just hope I didn't mess up anything on my application.
I'm wondering about my friend's application. I don't think she's heard anything either (we agreed to text each other as soon as we hear anything). Her GPA is 3.975 and HESI is 90%. This brings her score to 189.375, but I don't know what her complete HESI score is (after the decimal point). Don't know if NSCC uses the complete score, or just the rounded score. She either squeaked in, or is on the alternate list. Now I have to start crossing my toes too!
I just called the office and they said they emailed the "no's" yesterday and they should send out the rest by the end of this week. From Chel-sea's response the lowest score was 189.75 and I am at a 189.465.....any chance you read that low score wrong Chel_sea:confused: Well I guess I will be an alternate. Congrats to all of you that have "unofficialy" made it!!! :smiley_aa
my daughter heard back today and didnt make it,,She had 3.7 gpa and 91 on the HESI.This is the third time that she applied and hasnt made it.
The whole thing is kind of a drag. I mean there's not really a difference between a 3.7 student and a 4.0 student, in my opinion. And the test? You only need to miss a couple questions on each section to get a crumby score. I think everybody gets the 85% of questions that are stupidly easy and then guesses on the 15% that are stupidly hard. I feel like I could take the test one day and get a 95% and take it again and get an 85%. It just depends on how well you guess on those hard ones. I mean, I'm not worried about it; I'm pretty sure I got in. But I feel for those that didn't.
I'm no longer stressing about getting in . . . now I'm stressing about how I'm going to find a job after I graduate!
chell_sea
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Hey-
DO you know if you got in yet? Your scores are close but a little better than mine.
THanks!