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!!!!!
you do have to order/pay for your background check by April 30th though....Just in case anyone has forgotten. I might've lost track of time but Misty reminded me.
Hey all, So I guess the new student nursing orientation has been moved to the Royal Oak campus, instead of the Student Center at HL. They will be sending out letters to us in this up coming week.
OMGoodness, we start Pharm next week , I am already ready for my summer vacation...LOL, this will be my first summer off since I started school back in the Winter of 09...eeek!!!!!! I'm planning a trip w/ my husband to SC this summer, before the craziness really begins in Sept. Anyone else planning any fun summer trips??? :)
Yes! We have a trip booked for FL in August :) 7 days of sunshine and palm trees! We have the whole family going too, my finace, our kids, my niece, my dad and his gf so it should be a great time! :)
, I am already ready for my summer vacation...LOL, this will be my first summer off since I started school back in the Winter of 09...eeek!!!!!! I'm planning a trip w/ my husband to SC this summer, before the craziness really begins in Sept. Anyone else planning any fun summer trips??? :)
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Hi mskarb,
Thanks for clarifying... I was petrified....