hello! i just joined this lovely and informative site after lurking for a few weeks. i'm planning to apply for the program after this fall semester. (need to finish a&pII and college algebra).
who else?! :)
edit: can someone walk me through the application process? i know it's pretty easy, but i like knowing 100%! i'm not sure if an adviser would help me much. i know you need high school transcripts, an hcc application and a nursing application. then you just gather all the papers (including money?) in like a.... manila envelope and mail away? or can you electronically send your high school transcripts to them? thank you.
No problem Kmangirl! I haven't received an email, and I checked my account friday and still nothing! I'll keep you posted! At least we got our postcards back though.
Anyone have any suggestions of places i can try for loans, grants. I already have a BS degree and can not get financial aid. I have never had to get loans or grants before so i have no idea where to start. Any suggestions would be great. hopefully i will need them.
Kmangirl it may be helpful to check out FAFSA.Ed.Gov. you never know until you try :)
They processed my application!!!!!! My Docs now say received in Webadviser and they've made some changes to that "Progress Toward Degree" link (or whatever it's called).
I'm going to wait another week until I send an email. Your's was sent in wayyyy before mine, so I know I have to be extra patient!
and kmangirl, FAFSA is the only thing I know of. I think the application is due soon, maybe Feb? But don't take my word for it! Good luck, and no email, check cashed, or my docs update BTW
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I love this thread! I won't have any pre-reqs done for a while but I plan on starting A&P this summer at HCC. I hope to apply for the evening/weekend program at the Dale Mabry campus next year (for start date January 2012-- though that sounds SO FAR AWAY).
Sherilyn, don't let the far away sounding entry date discourage you, lol. I nearly freaked back in 2008 when the advisor told me I probably wouldn't begin until Fall 2010 (unless I chose to push myself beyond natural limits). And now it's almost here :)
hi guys, just needed to write....had to talk to someone and i know that you all would understand..haha. i had a horribledream that the fall cut off gpa was 3.72. that is so scary to me bc if that is the case then i can forget rn school. this wait is making me sick...can't sleep, cant eat..even though that may be a good thing...could loose a few lbs. however, this can not be healthy. the gpa is getting crazy!. am i the only one like this? if i knew for sure what my gpa was then i would feel a bit better. i am praying for all of us. thanks so much for all of your replies to the student loan thing.
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kmangirl: sounds like you need some yoga and a hot cup of soothing tea and maybe a bubble bath. Actually, I've been having nightmares and generally not-good sleeping patterns since deciding to go to nursing school. Juggling the time, the money, which school to choose, how to finish the pre-reqs for this school by a certain date and what I'm going to do if I don't get in... It's STRESSFUL. What helped me most was to sit down and write out a PLAN. I included my goals. What I want to achieve by when. And a backup plan for circumstances outside of my control (i.e., if I have a good GPA but for some reason get denied; or what if I can get financial aid?, etc). Control the activities that are within your control. And stop stressing about factors that you have no control over. It's totally okay to get stressed out over such a big factor in your life. But don't let it completely overtake you :redbeathe
Kmangirl I have had my share of nightmares as I am by nature a worry-rat. Nonetheless, you can literally worry yourself sick so try to breath and relax. We all stand a pretty good chance of making it into this program as I don't think any of us have less than a 3.5 and the floor has never (from what I'm told) been over a 3.5 or even a 3.5 for that matter. A little confidence can go a long way when you're forced to wait a few months.
Congrats sherilyn on your decision! You seem very organized, goal oriented, and caring (great attributes for a nurse)! It's a long hard road, but it is worth it! I was studying non-stop through all the prereqs, but A's are attainable, and don't forget that!
Kmangirl, I think we are all in the same boat here. My alcohol intake has greatly increased since I turned in my application!!! I'm still weary about my GPA. I've been calculating it a million different ways given different scenarios. I think I'm going to wait one more week for the apps to process, then I'll send an email. I'm sure they are completely overwhelmed, and I don't want to be annoying! But hey, it's our lives we're talking about here.
Thanks for the prayers! I am being very diligent and trying to have good karma! I think we all just need a good vacation. Gasparilla is coming up this weekend, we should all have a drink, let loose, and try and forget for a weekend! :)
. am i the only one like this? if i knew for sure what my gpa was then i would feel a bit better. i am praying for all of us. thanks so much for all of your replies to the student loan thing.
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No problem Kmangirl! I haven't received an email, and I checked my account friday and still nothing! I'll keep you posted! At least we got our postcards back though.