Hi everyone! Okay so I decided to make a seperate thread for those of us seeing what our options are because we got the dreaded letter from OCC. It was getting hard to filter out the information pertinent to us in the general OCC thread.
I just want to tell everyone not to give up.
I had a meeting with a counselor yesterday, who basically assured me that any drastic changes made to OCC nursing admission policy could NOT be implemented in the very next admission cycle. He said that he had been a counselor for over 16 years, and the last time they made a drastic change (like from waitlist to gpa based) they grandfathered in everybody who would have been 'caught up' in the transition.
I had a 3.824 gpa. I had three classes that were not straight A's (An A- in both american government and english composition two, as well as the dreaded B in A&P 1). I am retaking all three and am going to seriousely aim for all A's. The gpa cutoff is gonna be a 3.9 something and I don't want to have to worry about not getting in again. I am going to do my best to get all A's.
I met with the counselor to discuss my options and see what to do at this point. I was considering going LPN but I don't think i'm going to do that anymore because my biggest aim is to get my RN as soon as possible. The LPN to RN transition program is only offerred every even year. What this means for us? If I were, for example to start the LPN program in January of 2012, it would be over in like March of 2013. Then I couldn't start the transition program until like July of 2014. Then I wouldn't be done with the transition program and have my RN until December of 2015! This versus the ADN RN program, which would start in the Fall of 2012 and finish in like early May of 2014.
Good luck to all of those still trying! We can't give up!!!!!
I was wondering if students GOT in but don't enroll the nursing program this year,is there a wait-list.
I have a friend who got in but she wants to go OU instead of OCC now.I know there are just 216 students got in the program but what if another student has some issue.My GPA is 3.859 and cutoff 3.86.I missed 0.01.
I did not find any info about this,I wrote an email my counselor but she did not respond me back.I am planing to visit her next week.
Gosh, I certainly feel for you. I really hope you get in. I have to believe there are people who will not accept the admission. The deadline for people to accept their admission is coming up, March 23rd - just pray that you hear soon after that. I'm sure they will want to have as full of a class as possible -- the school wouldn't pass up revenue in the form of your tuition if they could help it. Good luck! Amy
Has anyone ever used half.com for books? I have always purchased my books from the book store but I wouldn't mind saving some cash. i'm just worried about not getting the condition want and so on.
so happy for all of you! I was supposed to be in your group but I had to wait to get all my classes in and still get all A's. I will be registering this december tho and have a good group already established. Get a good study group! They will be your new family till you get to the end! All of you rock and am so excited for you. Keep me posted on your progress as you go, its encouraging......
I have bought books from half.com before - no problems whatsoever. I can't imagine a scenario in which I would buy textbooks from the college store. Way too expensive!
I like Chegg and renting but I would think there might be some nursing books we'd want to use/keep throughout school. I wonder when we'll get a book list...
Does anyone have any idea when they'll want us to do the backround check, physical, bls class, ect? I have a bls cert already from work. I wonder if that will be acceptable.
Dilara
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Hello everyone,
Congratulations for those who got in!
I was wondering if students GOT in but don't enroll the nursing program this year,is there a wait-list.
I have a friend who got in but she wants to go OU instead of OCC now.I know there are just 216 students got in the program but what if another student has some issue.My GPA is 3.859 and cutoff 3.86.I missed 0.01.
I did not find any info about this,I wrote an email my counselor but she did not respond me back.I am planing to visit her next week.
Thanks!