Applying for SWIC Nursing Program for Fall 2012

U.S.A. Illinois

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Hi everyone! I just joined the site and wanted to add a place for students applying for nursing programs for next Fall. September 1st marked the first day to apply to the Nursing Program for SWIC, so after a lot of thought, I went to the counselor and changed my program to Nursing instead of the Rad Tech program. I am currently taking Chem 101, Bio 105 and Med Terminology. I completed English 101 a few years ago as well. If I do well and gather the 8 point max on the Pre-exam, I should apply with 17 points, if I am able to achieve a B in Bio and Chem.

Hoping to hear from other students and their situations and looking forward to sharing the long wait till April when we should hear who got in the program!!

Hello Hulljay83!

If you don't mind, what made you change your mind? Rt was one of my choices as well. Thanks!

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RT was something I had heard a girl in my Bio105 course say she decided to take b/c the RN program fills so quickly. I decided to check it out and after watching videos on youtube and reading as much as I could about the field, I decided it wasn't a bad idea. Especially since I had all my prereqs complete for RT. I have 17 points out of 21 for the app and hold a 4.0 GPA in all my prereqs. The program still shows as accepting apps till Fall or the program fills, so I'm hoping to hear something this week.

I've read on this site that RTs that went from RT to RN were better nurses because of their time in RT. They are better able to assess breath sounds and have a better understanding of the respiratory field in general (obviously). I'm hoping to finish this and get on somewhere that will help pay for my RN or BSN in the future.

Good luck!!:)

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Well, I have been accepted for the RT program!!! I am so excited to start this Fall! I'm hoping to be able to do this for a few years while working on my RN. From what I see now (which doesn't say what it will be in 2014), it looks like there are several positions available around here for CRT and RRTs, so prayers that it will be that way or better by the time I graduate.

Best of luck to all and hope to hear more from members on their experiences with this field as well as nursing.

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