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I recently got accepted into my program and I start in August! I graduated high school in 2015 and started taking the classes I needed right away. I even took my second anatomy course my first summer. It took me two years, but I took every single pre-req I needed, including a few classes I would need for my bachelors before I even applied to nursing school. Now when I start, I'm only taking three nursing classes, while most others in my program are taking those three classes in addition to A&P, Microbiology, etc. Long story short, I wanted to start nursing school as soon as I could, but I'm so happy that I took those two years to take every class that I needed before so that I could focus solely on my actual nursing classes. My professors have all said that it's hard to balance nursing classes with other classes, especially other lab sciences. I wish you the best of luck!

I was just accepted into a program and I start in August. I'm super nervous for my Fundamentals of Nursing class because I've heard mixed things and I know quite a few people who barely passed. Any tips/experiences you want to share would help me a ton! Thanks

Depending on the program you choose, there is pre-requisites to complete before you can even consider applying to the program. It took me two years to finish all of mine before I even applied. (Then again, I took extra classes towards my bachelors as well to get them out of the way early). If you take two years of pre-reqs and get those out of the way so you don't have to worry about them later, you should have no problem. Remember, sometimes taking your time is important! Talking with an academic advisor will be beneficial as well. Good luck!

Update for anyone wondering, I got in! :)

I scored a 68% overall and it landed me in the 58th percentile. After I finished my test I went to the nursing office and asked if my percentile was enough to keep me in the running. She said yes, and since I have a high GPA and al the points that there's a decent chance. It's just the waiting game now I guess! I'm sure you will do fine on the test, I'm wishing you luck!!

So I took my first attempt at the TEAs score today. I got in the 58th percentile, and TNCC's minimum percentile is 45%. I have a 3.8 GPA and have completed every prerequisite and more with all As and only two Bs. Thomas Nelson also gives extra points for completing prereqs and finishing certain science courses with an A. I pretty much have gotten all of those extra points. So I'm solid from that stand point, but I am a HORRIBLE test taker. Do I stand a chance at getting accepted? I think it's so unfair that I've heard they look over one test to determine acceptance. I keep seeing people who are in the 91 percentile freaking out...I will be heartbroken if I don't get in, as I have busted my chops off for the past two years to get this far.