dohgirl032 replied to dohgirl032's topic in Oregon Nursing
Unfortunately, yes. But it was over a period of 6 years that I applied 4 times. If I had applied back-to-back years, had finished all my pre-reqs, not gone back to school to get a BS in Community...
dohgirl032 replied to dohgirl032's topic in Oregon Nursing
I hope so too!! I did apply to 5 other schools (this was my fourth round of applications!) and got into OHSU-Monmouth, wait listed for U of P (like 68th on the list) & rejected from 4 others...
Hello! Anyone going to be joining me in Monmouth this Fall for OHSU?? I haven't heard of anyone planning on going there except myself and I was trying to see if anyone was out there, but just hadn't...
You are most certainly NOT too old for nursing school!! I know of applicants/students who are in their 50s/60s. It's all about how much drive and gumption you have. My mother is 54 and has been a...
Andie, Congrats! I have a friend who went through the Linfield program (accelerated) and loved it. She felt well-trained and loved it. SO I don't believe you would regret going there by any means....
It's true about nursing being more about having tenacity and persistence than being perfect. I have been working on nursing pre-reqs and trying to get into schools over a period of 6 years (got my BS...
It really depends upon the program you are applying to for the BSN. I talked about my long-term goal of becoming a NP in my essay for the BSN program I just got accepted into, but I know that the...
Just a word of encouragement, you don't have to have a 4.0 to get in. I didn't. I had a 3.68 or so in pre-req grades ... I do have a previous degree in Community Health & Health Sciences, but...
Amen to that!! I'm living proof of that after 4 years of applying because today I received my acceptance letter as well ... and since this is the only school that's accepted me out of 5 so far, I'm...
Some friendly advice from someone who's applied twice to OHSU's accelerated BSN program..... the majority of their applicants have either A) a 4.0 gpa in their undergrad, & prereq grades and have...
This year they had over 775 applicants for the 5 campuses & accepted 165...... I received that information in an email sent to me through a site that sent OHSU my info (capex? I think it's...