Northwest NWCC wannabe needs info

[missjackson]

Hi all. I am a BA grad from Ole Miss and live in Oxford. I am thinking of applying to NWCC to get my ADN and then go on to do BSN somewhere (hopefully UM online) and then go on into a specialty master's.

I have some questions for you been there done thats:

1. I have a 4year degree but I heard they still look at ACT and high school GPA. My ACT was 30 (10 years ago, lol) and my HS GPA was 4.0 but my college cum GPA was 2.5. How do my chances for getting in look?

2. I am thinking of taking this year to get alot of my non NURS classes out of the way (yes I know you have to have 12 hrs each sem, though). Is this a good idea?

3. My main goal is to get rid of the lab classes before enrolling so I can keep classes mainly to the morning. I have 2 kids and want to be home with them in the afternoons.

4. Can I keep my classes on M and W? It looks that way online. but I'm skeptical.

THanks for any info!

Corinne

[glaze78]

They mainly look at your ACT and NET (Nursing Entrance Test) scores. If you do well on the NET, you shouldn't have a problem getting accepted. I would recommend that you go ahead and take A&P I and II and Microbiology. You can wait on taking your other non-nursing courses. All of the nursing classes are on Mon and Wed except for Med Surg I (classes are Mon, Wed, and Fri.)

[lizzy1982ms]

I took AP I and II, human growth and development, etc. all online from the mississippi virtual community college system. That may be a good option for you because you could work from home! I was very successful in these online classes, I would suggest them!

[MuzzleSnuzzler]

The Freshman 1 nursing class is on Monday & Wednesday. But there are labs that take place on Tues. & Thurs. These labs will be on clinical skills & check-offs -- catheter insertion, Enemas, bed bath, injections, etc. These are usually in the a.m. ---- at least that's the way it was in the Spring '07 semester. Good Luck!!

:paw:

[kms1978]

You have to take the NET, but your 30 ACT should put you up pretty high on the list. Getting your lab classes out of the way is a good idea. The Nursing department offers classes that are just for Nursing Students to help fill your hours, such as Directed Reading (you have to read and review a certain number of articles) and classes like that. A lot of people I graduated with took easy things like golf, yoga, stuff like that. (I just graduated from there in May.)

GOOD LUCK!!