Pierce College, Puyallup 2016

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Any fellow applicants to Pierce College in Puyallup? This is the first time I'm applying to nursing school, and I understand that the application process has changed a bit from past years. What'd you guys think of this year's application process?

At the time of application I only had CNA on paper with no hands on experience to put on the functional resume. I lost the Kaplan scores so I am not sure exactly but I think the average was 76 or something.

Let another day of torture begin! Best of luck to everyone who hasn't received the call yet...including me. :)

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Just got the call, I didn't get them. Very weird considering I had a 3.8 GPA, past the Kaplan test with flying colors, and have medical experience. She did say that the lowest score of the accepted students was 56 and I received 53 points. It's really hard to except it's mostly because one of the girls that got

Accepted only had a 3.7. I do still have two other schools that I'm applying to, maybe three. Probably for the best, Good luck to the rest of you!

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I got the same call yesterday. I got 54.6!! I have 3.9 GPA, associate degree in pre-nursing, and a I have experience working in critical care unit in major hospital. I am definitely starting to consider other options besides nursing.

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I'm sorry to hear that you guys. Well, TCC's nursing application opens up in a few days on the first, so apply there definitely. Good luck to you both. I still haven't received a call and I've been figuratively crapping my pants all week. Lol.

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Congrats guys! Don't be discouraged if you didn't get in. A couple of our people had applied more than once. Sometimes who you are does not translate appropriately on paper. The application process is difficult, but it is very worth it! Stenia is the only one that usually makes the calls, to more than 100 people, so it takes a while. Can't wait to meet you guys in the fall

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For Pierce, I believe the only things that are worth points are the functional resume, essay, and Kaplan scores. And there are bonus points for a statistics class and two years if foreign language. GPA doesn't even matter, which I think is odd.

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If only one person is calling and if she's going alphabetically I am so screwed. :scrying:

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I'm guessing she's not calling alphabetically. I'm G and still haven't received a call

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I see. Maybe in the order of receipt then. I applied towards the end of application period.

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I still haven't heard anything... This is killing me!

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I got denied as well. I have to say that I'm very surprised. Good luck to those who haven't heard!

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I am sorry Veigar3. :( Thank you for creating this thread though! I still haven't heard.. this is killing me.

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