Ivy Tech, GPA, etc.

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Does anyone know anything about Ivy Tech's course exclusion policies? I have a couple semesters that I had to pull out of when I was put on bedrest with my last two pregnancies. I ended up with F's on my transcript because of it. They are now hurting my GPA majorly. I was enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program then, so the classes don't apply to Nursing. How hard would it be for me to have those classes excluded from my GPA calculation? Anyone have any experience with this situation? I am an A student, so I hate that it looks like I'm a slacker. I have A's in all 4 classes they look at for the program, but still need to take the TEAS. I'm freaking out about my transcript though!

Specializes in MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery.

I've been reading all of the Ivy Tech threads tonight and freaking myself out about them completely. I have a previous degree with a low under 3.0gpa so a place like Ivy Tech that only takes the prereqs as grades is my only chance of ever getting in, anywhere. I got an A in psych, and I have As in Eng and ANP1 as of right now. I'm so worried that I'll never get it, and it doesn't help that I'm at the Bloomington one :(

How on earth have you guys been able to get this far with all the stress of hundreds of people applying and only 10-20 getting in per semester? How are you still standing??? lol

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Hi,

Like was mentioned previously, Ivy Tech does NOT look at your GPA for the nursing courses. The only grades they look at are your 3 pre-req's ( Psych, Eng, ANP 1&2) plus your TEAS score. If you have all A's so far in those pre-req's thats great! It also depends if your going for the transitional ( LPN-RN) or going straight into the RN. Just study for your TEAS once you get the other ANP done, do the best you can and go from there. I would suggest applying to several different Ivy Techs if possible. Columbus takes 60 transitional students alone!!!

Yes, Bloomington only takes approx 20 transitional students. But if your applying for the ASN( 2 year course), they take more.

Yes, allot of people do apply, its very competative. If you can apply to Columbus, I would! It's a great school, great teachers and their grad rates are exactly the same as Bloomington.

How we remain standing? Who says we're standing? Nothing that some Jack n' coke won't cure..LOLOL!

Good luck and just know that you did the best you could. You will be suprised how stress can manifest into productivity!

Brenda :cheers:

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I just took my TEAS today and finally have figured out how to read my scores. I got a 90.6% It says program percentile rank is 98.

Anyone know if they round up or not at Ivy Tech? I like the sound of 91 a bit better. LOL

I am applying tomorrow. With all A's in my pre-reqs and my teas score I should be fine. I also have all my co-reqs complete. I'm taking my last two now. Advanced Physiology and Microbiology (which totally suck to take together, btw).

So now all I can do is apply and wait. And wait. And stalk the mailman. And wait. And stalk. You get the picture!!!

On or after May 30, right? They better not wait too long after then cause I'll go insane!

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FYI On Bloomington for the transitional that starts May 08.

They had 20 that were accepted, 8 denial letters and 6 on the waiting list.

And that is ALL that applied there!

They said they could not believe the lack of applications.

That was per the nursing chair/teacher I spoke with last week while in for a Micro test.

Pretty good odds this year! Wonder why???

brenda

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Oh WOW....I wish Indy was that easy!!We are over-run with applicants and not enough spots.

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Bigger school In Indy, bigger population..........and B-Town is a college town so most I think head to IU for the BSN program.

I was accepted at Indy and also Columbus.

How many spots did Indy have available? There were 60 at Columbus.

brenda

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Im not real sure how many are available. I went to my review session last summer and she said either 30 or 50.....I don't remember. But they admit two classes per year now instead of just one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my TEAS score was good enough to keep me near the top of the list.

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