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At my small town school they test twice a year (1 day program & 1 evening). Acceptance into the nursing program is all based on your NLN score. The day program for this fall had their NLN test this past weekend and there were 104 people that tested. They choose 15 of the top in-district scores & 15 out of district scores to be in the program.

I was thinking the odds (15/104) aren't that great, but when you consider out of the 104 who knows how many are out of district applicants and I'm not competing against them.

So what are the odds at your school?

Specializes in ER.
At my small town school they test twice a year (1 day program & 1 evening). Acceptance into the nursing program is all based on your NLN score. The day program for this fall had their NLN test this past weekend and there were 104 people that tested. They choose 15 of the top in-district scores & 15 out of district scores to be in the program.

I was thinking the odds (15/104) aren't that great, but when you consider out of the 104 who knows how many are out of district applicants and I'm not competing against them.

So what are the odds at your school?

20/150

I'm not liking the odds, but I have a 4.0 and did well on my NET test, and have good references, so I'm still hopeful.

Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I'm not sure, I know my school's sister school recieves 1200 applicants yearly for their R.N. program which has 100 seats, but my school appears to be smaller and has two classes a year as opposed to one.

My school only does 1 class per year and takes anywhere from 25-40 seats depending on the # coming in from the bridge program. I was told that for this fall they are taking 40 seats. I don't know how many have applied for this fall, but the figures they gave us for last fall were very depressing :( 400+ applicants!

However, as someone above said, I have a 4.0 and got a great score on my TEAS. This is the way they determine who gets in - a compilation of scores. My friend put it into perspective for me:

You have 176/176 available points for classes (4.0) and you have an 89/100 on the TEAS....so that means that 39 people have to have received an 89.5 or better on their TEAS to get in ahead of you. Which, with 400 applicants is feasible; however, the admissions counselor said the average TEAS score for the current class was only an 84!!

High Hopes in Indiana,

Traci

Specializes in Med Surg, Specialty.

The school I'm at routinely has 400 applicants for 70 seats

My chances are not good. At the school where I want to go there are only 12 open seats and last semester there were approximately 180 applicants. I do not have a 4.0. But, you never know. Two of the 12 will be chosen out of a hat per say. The other 10 get in by gpa. Im making sure to apply to other schools and get on there waiting lists. Good luck to you!

Angela

Over 100 for 16 slots at my school. Supposedly only 3o something made the initial cut others bumped out due to not meeting standards, incomplete apps, etc.

I have a 3.67 and a 130 for the NLN. I was in the 90's percentiles for English and Science but only 67 in math and I still got in!!

Specializes in Cardio/Tele.

30 slots and 300+ applicants last year but i'm not sure about this year. Our deadline for app's. was yesterday for the fall 06'. They only have fall start but I also applied at 2 other colleges. Hopefully the letter comes by the end of April but last year many didn't get theirs until the first of May.

The selection criteria is based on a point system; 12 being the max. pts.

They rank in 3 areas and 4 pts. per area being the max.

1. Average GPA

2. Total number pre-req. credits completed (ex.- 31-27=4 pts; 23-26 =

3 pts....)

3. HESI entrance exam scores in reading and math

for a total of possible 12 pts. max. The determining factor for me was the HESI exam which I believe I did well on. My total points were 11.745 out of 12. I am so hoping and praying to get in.

Texas Women's University- Houston had 1,800 applicants for the Fall 2005 semester and they accepted 80. It is based on GPA and NET score. And I got that statistic from the admissions coordinator to the BSN program!

40 seats for 900+ applicants.

900 FOR 40???!!!! That's insane! :idea:

I live in a smallish town and go to a community college. There are 40 seats offered in the fall and in the spring, but about 120 people apply, so only 40 people get denied for the entire year.

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