HCC Spring 2017 Nursing Program

What was your gpa at the time you applied ? If you don't mind me asking

My prerequisite GPA was 4.0. My cumulative GPA was 3.85. For our Spring 17 class the cutoff was 3.5, at least that's what others said they got in their declination letters. We were told in orientation that there was a significant increase of applicants in our group. Some people are saying that the Fall '17 group may be smaller in applicants and lower GPA cutoff. I think its hard to judge. In Fall '16 there were people with 2.8 that got in. Where is your GPA sitting right now?

I have a 3.47. Should I not apply? I've gotten all As n Bs

Good Gosh you have to apply. The GPA stuff changes so much, you can't gauge it. If you have all A's and B's you should be ok. Always push yourself and try. If its something you want chase it you will get there. Apply, the grades fluctuate so much, its so hard to judge it and if you don't apply you surly will not get in. Don't second guess yourself, you got this!

Thank you ! I definitely will apply

when you say you talked to an advisor you mean the regular advisor or someone in health admissions

I have a question does the nursing program do admissions based off of your full gpa or your prereq for the program gpa

did you end up getting in ?

Ive seen plenty of applicants get in with a 3.5 and it's been less applicants each year just keep your head up. We are all nervous except the ones with 4.0 gpas who we know are guaranteed.

how are people seeing whom got in last year and what there gpas are, im just curious ?

Hello ADN students of Spring '17!

I hope the start of the semester is going well for everyone. Would anyone tell me how the classes are set up? I will be applying or the fall after withdrawling from another program due to a move. Im curious how the two programs compare. The one I was in we had class every day--Mon was lecture, Tuesday was lab, Wed was lab, Thur clinical, Friday was pharmacology lecture. How do your skills lab work? TIA for your input!

Hey guys!!!

since some of y'all are in the program could I ask a question...

what's the schedule like with labs? I know the hcc website says three days but it doesn't say much about labs...

Thanks in advance. :)

The GPA varies with each entrance. They start at 4.0 for the prereqs and start working their way down (so, all 4.0, then 3.9, 3.8 etc), once they get to the lower numbers they use overall GPA only as a tie breaker. So, if two people have a 3.5 pre-req GPA, but one has an overall GPA of 3.24 and one of 3.44 then the one with the 3.44 gets in.

Classes. The days vary by location and time of classes (afternoon, morning, evening). My cohort has afternoons. We have clinicals on Wednesday from 6:30 am to 5 or something like that. We have class Thur and Fri from 12:30-3:30. We also have to do time in the simulation lab and time in the lab getting skills checked off. You need to be flexible with your schedule, and you need to plan to come to school to get your lab hours done.

We did not see evryone's GPA, but had a private group and shared our GPA's. We figured out the cutoof from there. There was also a HUGE amount of people that applied (400, which is actually half of how many applied to USF for even fewer available spots), but it seemed to have surprised the program.