I am currently a student at Ivy Tech South Bend. I am planning on applying to multiple campuses (South Bend, Indianapolis, Valparaiso and Gary) for the ASN program for the Fall 2016 semester. I have As in all my prerequisite classes and got 83.3% on my first attempt of the Teas V Exam. All points calculated, this equals 143/160 for my application. Is this good enough to get in? Should I retake the exam and try to score higher before the submission deadline?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is giving me nothing but stress!!!
I am currently a student at Ivy Tech South Bend. I am planning on applying to multiple campuses (South Bend, Indianapolis, Valparaiso and Gary) for the ASN program for the Fall 2016 semester. I have As in all my prerequisite classes and got 83.3% on my first attempt of the Teas V Exam. All points calculated, this equals 143/160 for my application. Is this good enough to get in? Should I retake the exam and try to score higher before the submission deadline?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is giving me nothing but stress!!!
You would probably get into the SB campus. Indy tends to be more competitive than the others, but I would still say that your chances are pretty high.
I also had all A's in my prereqs and 87% on my TEAS. My counselor "unofficially" said I'd have no prob getting in and she was right. Friends of mine who got accepted had 75% and up. However, it really just depends on which semester you're applying to. More people apply to the fall semester start. I would say that you're fine.
Does anyone currently attend the Gary/Crown Point campus (I heard the actual nursing school is now in Crown Point)? Thoughts? I saw that for the past few years their passing percentages are pretty low when compared to Valpo and South Bend campuses.
According to this, they've decided to mandate faculty for tutoring sessions, have added a ton of "face-to-face" meetings (probably to sort the wheat from the chaff), and now only give students one extra shot at passing a class. http://www.in.gov/pla/files/Ivy_Tech_Gary_ASN_Annual_Report_2013_-_2014.pdf
Keep in mind, national NCLEX pass rates have been declining. They hit 82% in 2014 before bouncing up slightly to 84% this year. It's actually even lower than that because data I used (from the Texas BON) doesn't count international students or repeat test-takers.
What does that mean for me? Well, I'm not going to a school with an NCLEX pass rate below the national average. Here's where I'm looking for my decision. PLA: Nursing Programs In Detail You can find every single Ivy Tech campus on there. If it's below 80%, forget it. It's the same amount of money for each campus, so why settle for somewhere with a declining pass rate.
Haven't seen anyone for sellersburg campus. My score is 120 applied for both programs not sure I'll gt in but have heard of many in past years gtn in LPN program
I got an A in English and Psych, but I ended up getting a B in Anatomy 101. I didn't do as good on the TEAS as I would've liked, I ended up bombing the science section and finished with a 64. I'm hoping and praying I get into the ASN program, but I also have the PN program as a plan B. I applied at Anderson, Indy/Lawrence, and Kokomo.
I'm not sure whether I should accept the PN if it's offered instead of the ASN, or I should wait to apply again when I score higher on the TEAS. I'd really hate to take APHY 101 again.
Right now I'm paying for my classes with financial aid, but I believe I only have enough aid left for the exact amount of credits in the nursing program.
I need to get in touch with the financial aid department, but I figure it won't hurt to ask here either. Would anyone possibly know if financial aid with also cover the PN to LPN transition, if you go for you PN first?
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I am!:)