Hillsborough Community College Spring 2009

NewGoalRN · Mar 27, 2009

Fourhundre, if you post your grades for the classes above, we can compute your gpa for you. Also, I've called the nursing dept before for the cutoff gpa for canidates for that semester and they have always told me. Usually, it was around 3.18-3.2 for the last 2 semesters.

Fourhundred27 · Mar 29, 2009

NewGoalRN,

Thank you for your response and offer. I am posting the grades below. I cut and pasted the details directly from Hawknet. I hope you see this before tomorrow morning because I am planning to meet with a counselor then and God knows I need all the ammo I can throw at them!

Thanks again!

BSC-1086 76215 Hum Anat/Phys II

A

3.00

BSC-1086L 76237 Hum Anat/Phys II Lab

A

1.00

MGF-1106 77729 Math for Liberal Arts I

A

3.00

BSC-1085 74598 Hum Anat/Phys I

A

3.00

BSC-1085L 74607 Hum Anat/Phys I Lab

A

1.00

MCB-1000 70680 Microbiology/Hum Disease

B

3.00

MCB-1000L 70695 Microbiology Lab

A

1.00

ENC-1101 Fresh Eng I

B

3.00

SYG-2000 Intro to Sociology

C

3.00

Program Status: Complete

Institutional Credits: 22.00

Institutional GPA....: 3.545

drmazur · Mar 29, 2009

Hi Fourhundred...

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get in

I did calculate your gpa, and i come up with a 3.4 with 21 credits. I'm not sure why they say 22 credits and a different gpa, are those the only courses you took at HCC?

I do think that had miscalculated mine though...i had posted that it was a 3.45, but it was a 3.6, I was adding in an extra credit. I just didn't want you to feel bad that yours was so close.

Let us know what they say...your GPA is pretty high, so I would imagine it was close. I also may have calculated yours wrong...but I just wanted to give you what I had found.

Danielle

drmazur · Mar 29, 2009

Fourhundred - I just also saw that you are an alternate...here's hoping that some people pick other schools to go to! :)

NewGoalRN · Mar 29, 2009

Fourhundred27, I computed your program gpa at 3.428 based on 72pts / 21credits. you have amazing grades, especially in your sciences. It is quite stunning to see what 1 C can do to one gpa. I would still have the appointment. I still can't believe that it would have gotten so competitive that even 3.4s doin't merit acceptance or at least alt status.

The last 2 semesters I was told tha the floor gpa was around 3.19 or 3.2. I am astounded that you didtn't get in.

when you meet with the advisor tomorrow, make sure to ask her what was the floor gpa for this Fall class, this past Spring and last Fall.

Good luck.

Worse case scenario, see if you can take sociology over at St Pete or another community collge. That is the class that is killing you.

NewGoalRN · Mar 29, 2009

I was just talking to my sis, there is still hope as some people will not accept due to various reasons ie financial, moving, changed mind etc. Just think positive. I can't believe how high the gpas are now.

I am also thinking that if it were so close that sometimes they start to look to see who have taken other gen. ed requirements i.e eng2, intro to computers, psych or and other nursing co-reqs such as nutritionor dev psych. Have you taken any other gen ed requirement courses?

I am sending postive thoughts your way.

AmberNicole2004 · Mar 30, 2009

I also got a letter this past Friday for the Fall '09 semester. Unfortunately, I was only considered as an alternate...my prerequisite GPA is a 3.5, my overall GPA is a 3.3. Needless to say, I'm disappointed. Does anybody know what kind of chances an alternate has of getting in?

NewGoalRN · Mar 30, 2009

Are you sure that your pre req program gpa is 3.5. It seems that the cut off was around 3.42-3.4. I believe someone got accepted at 3.47. ARe you just calculating your gpa on the 21 program credits and not other classes. Again, I can't believe that they are not accepting 3.5 gpas for the program.

drmazur · Mar 31, 2009

FourHundred-

How did it go yesterday?

Danielle

Fourhundred27 · Mar 31, 2009

Hi Fourhundred...
I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get in
I did calculate your gpa, and i come up with a 3.4 with 21 credits. I'm not sure why they say 22 credits and a different gpa, are those the only courses you took at HCC?
I do think that had miscalculated mine though...i had posted that it was a 3.45, but it was a 3.6, I was adding in an extra credit. I just didn't want you to feel bad that yours was so close.
Let us know what they say...your GPA is pretty high, so I would imagine it was close. I also may have calculated yours wrong...but I just wanted to give you what I had found.
Danielle

Hi Danielle,

Thanks for your support! I went to meet w/ a counselor at Plant City yesterday and apparently she was not privy to the cutoff gpa as of yet. So i wrote Dale Mabry and was told the gpa cutoff was 3.429. I am so confused about what to do now. It is just as hard getting into an LPN program. I worked so hard to keep my grades up and the only thing bringing it down is a C that I got in sociology years ago after high school. I am so desperate that now I am looking into online LPN or RN courses. Do you know if any of these are legitimate? Man, this totally bites!

drmazur · Mar 31, 2009

Here's one possible thing you could do, retake sociology. Correct me if I'm wrong (anyone?) but I'm pretty sure if you retake it and make an A, they would average the two together and result in a B which would up your GPA. Again, if it works differently, please let me know! I'm not sure if it would have to be at HCC, but I took it online through USF and it was an easy A. It would push off when you can apply, but it may be worth it! It sounds like you really want to be a nurse, so I'm sure it will happen someday for you...especially since you were so close! There's also the possibility that someone may not want to go to HCC and you may get a spot after all...THINK POSITIVE!

Danielle

Fourhundred27 · Mar 31, 2009

FYI this forum has been a God-send. I totally needed this support! You all have been sincerely helpful and its made a difference in my mood.

Danielle, that was an idea I had too (retake sociology). But I was told that you can't retake a course if you got a C in it. Is that right? I will also call the school and try to find out.