OCC GPA!

dreaissweet · Dec 1, 2009

OCC no longer has a wait list. It goes by GPA now. When I first applied, I didn't get in and I had a 3.5GPA. I re-took some of my prerequisites to bring it up to a 3.92 and I got in right away the following May.

Jessalynn3869 · Dec 1, 2009

thanks for writing back. I know there is no wait list but you do have to wait to get into the program before you are accepted that's what I was meaning. I have a 3.5 but I'm going to retake like 4 classes so hopefully I will be able to get in 2011 think its possible? This microbiology class is just killin me!

dreaissweet · Dec 1, 2009

I guess I am kind of confused on your question, then.

For me:

I applied in 2007 (December) and didn't get in

I then re-took some of my prerequisites

I applied again in 2008 (December) and was accepted in March

At the time I was accepted, they were offering an accelerated track (which is what I am in now), and that began in May. Otherwise, the traditional program begins their classes in August.

As for the GPA thing, there isn't any wait list at all (even according to GPA). You just apply, and if you don't get in, then you re-apply the following year. The catch is that there is no seniority based on who applied first. Each year, they take their whole group of applicants (old and new) and re-organize them by GPA. So however long you have to wait to get in depends on how high your GPA is and however many people have a higher GPA than you.

I hope that helps. Good luck!!

Jessalynn3869 · Dec 1, 2009

Ok I see what your saying thank you. I guess I was meaning "wait list" as in how long did you wait when you applied before you got in the program. It looks like you had to wait a little over a year. So I probably won't be able to get in this semester then huh? since I have a 3.5?

IHeartPeds87 · Dec 1, 2009

Ok I see what your saying thank you. I guess I was meaning "wait list" as in how long did you wait when you applied before you got in the program. It looks like you had to wait a little over a year. So I probably won't be able to get in this semester then huh? since I have a 3.5?

I'm in the same boat. I really wish I would get in since i have around that gpa too but I doubt i'll get in. I am going to retake some of them and apply again but I want to start so bad!!

jazznjac · Dec 2, 2009

Yes. OCC has no wait list. There is no waiting. The only waiting that you should have to do is from the time you apply to the program until you receive your letter letting you know if you were accepted or not. Any other 'waiting' would just be time spent retaking classes, etc.

And you never know what the other GPAs are...be hopeful! That 3.5 may just get you in!! I hope it does! :-)

I'm planning on applying for 2011. I start finishing up my prereqs in January--I'm really excited to start! Good luck to you!

Jessalynn3869 · Dec 2, 2009

wanttobeanursesoon: It makes me mad that I have to re-take some classes I wish we could get in with a 3.5 but I am thinking we will need a 3.7 or a 3.8..at least thats what I'm shooting for. I have a C in one class and B's in the other 3 I want to re-take so I think if I do that then I should bring it up! I plan on taking a class every semester I can up until December!

Jessalynn3869 · Dec 2, 2009

I hope it does too but it won't lol I just know it. I have a bad feeling so I will just get in 2011 I suppose.

ForensicMI · Dec 3, 2009

To dreaissweet

What are the pre-reqs at OCC and is there an admissions test like HESI?

dreaissweet · Dec 3, 2009

At OCC you have your 11 core classes that they base your GPA off of:

A&P I

A&P II

Micro

Comp I

Comp II

Nutrition

Psychology

Sociology

Political Science

1 credit of Physical education

3 or more credits of fine arts and humanities

There is no admissions test to get into the program. It goes ONLY off of your GPA and nothing else (unless there is a tie, which is a different story). However, after you are accepted, you must take the NET test. Don't worry though, because if you do poorly, it won't affect your admission to the program :). It's just a test to assess your strengths and weaknesses as a student.

dreaissweet · Dec 3, 2009

My advice to anyone applying is to shoot for the highest GPA that you can (not just the minimum to get accepted). It's the only way you can secure your spot in the program. I farted around with a lot of my prerequisites and didn't really take them too seriously thinking that if I got straight B's then I would for sure get accepted (since the minimum to get in was a C). This was around the time that they threw out the wait list. I was thoroughly shocked when I didn't get in the first time.

In a nutshell: Re-taking classes sucks. Learn from my mistake and try to be a shoo-in the from the get-go if you can help it. Shoot for as many 4.0's as you can get. If I had really buckled down in the beginning, I would be an RN right now...