LSUHSC CARE Program Information

ldncraft · Feb 21, 2011

Where do you find info about the TEAS test? I went to the ATI site and they said Eunice was the only option in the state. I also have only applied to LSU, but I'm starting to look around at possible options in and out of state...kind of kicking myself for putting all my eggs in one basket.

lvlistercho · Feb 21, 2011

I hear ya Lili209.... it kind of sucks going to a 2 year ASN/ADN program when you know there are programs out there that offer accelerated BSNs in less than 2 years! I pretty much decided that if I don't get into LSU CARE this go-around, I'm going back to work for a year and then apply to the accelerated BSN program at Our Lady of the Lake (yes, they will be offering an 18 month-accelerated BSN coming in the Fall of 2012 at the Tulane Med Center and at the Baton Rouge main campus!!!)... And I could reapply for the CARE program as well.

ldnevala... go to Delgado Westbank. City park campus does not have any more space for TEAS exam. To sign up, you have to go to the testing center in person and sign-up (building 2, room 103 i believe). Bring $50 cause they make you pay before you get your admit ticket. Their LAST TEST DAY is Wednesday, Feb. 23 (so get over there soon!) I took my TEAS exam today and it was way easier than I expected.... scored in the 96 percentile without even knowing what the test was about. The only section I didn't do super well in was math because they ask a lot of questions from algebra and geometry where you need to know formulas. All very basic, so don't stress out. If you already went to college and have a Bachelor's Degree, this test should be a piece of cake.

LSUHSC_2011??? · Feb 23, 2011

The Delgado application has been extended till march 18 the last test day is march 10. Also, as I calculated getting a ADN from Delgado and then doing the RN-BSN at LSU will take about three years which is longer than CARE but it allows one to tech while going to school (ADN) and then going to school while hopefully nursing. So either way I have made peace with either outcome. (Though I am still strongly hoping for CARE!). I guess what I mean to say is that I'm hell bound to be an RN as fast as my little feet can take me there...

ldncraft · Mar 14, 2011

Who's still waiting on their interview?? Must be getting close. Good luck!!

NolaRachel · Mar 16, 2011

I'm interviewing this Saturday. :)

nolamor · Mar 21, 2011

So now all the interviews should be over right? Does anyone have any info whatsoever on when they will begin to send out letters/make calls/etc? I'm so tempted to call over to the office to see if they can give me any info but I'm sure they are quite busy at the moment and probably don't need the added annoyance of hundreds of applicants calling to ask for a 'status update.'

Did anyone who interviewed this weekend get a sense of when we will hear something?

Thanks!

NolaRachel · Mar 21, 2011

They said we could expect to hear back in early mail via snail mail.

nolamor · Mar 21, 2011

Thanks NolaRachel,

I'll assume you meant to say early May(?) via snail mail. Ack.

lvlistercho · Mar 22, 2011

May?!?! I thought we would hear by April... and early April seeing as the first round of interviews started earlier than previous years and the application deadline was moved up a bit as well! All this waiting is driving me nuts!

If any CARE graduates or current CARE students want to chime in... when did ya'll get your acceptance letters?

NolaRachel · Mar 22, 2011

They said we could expect to hear back in early mail via snail mail.

Eep! Yes, early MAY, not mail. :lol2:

Perhaps she meant she would hear back by May at the latest? Looking at earlier posts in this thread, it would seem they historically sent out letters during the last week of April. Crossing my fingers for everyone in the meantime!

nolamor · Mar 22, 2011

A few weeks ago before my interview I went crazy and took the time to go back through all the years of posts on this thread. After a couple hours of doing so, I came to the conclusion that every year has been different. Different interview questions and format, different dates for sending letters, different formats for sending letters/phone calls, and so on. Sometimes different students had different experiences even within the same year.

I remember reading one post from someone who had been put on the waiting list and then was accepted to the program the day before orientation. What I did gather is that if you do get put on the waiting list, that there's a decent chance you'll still get in the program.

Ug. What a process. I wonder how many applicants they had this year.

cpkRN · Mar 22, 2011

I had my interview at the beginning of March and acceptance letters were spread out between the last week of April and the beginning of May - I got mine April 28 of that year and a friend of mine didn't get his until a week later. I don't know how it's working at all this year, but that's how it was for me (2009).

Nothing is ever the same across the board at LSUHSC. One person's experience can differ greatly from another's. Even moreso from year to year. There's never any rhyme or reason for some things either.