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UPDATE: On Oct. 17th, I received my acceptance letter to UTMB. Although it's a great honor to finally get admitted, I have decided to attend the University of Miami instead and will be sending them my decline notification shortly. Great news for those who are waiting for more spots to open -- I wish you all the best of luck in your nursing studies. And if you attend that Destination Galveston event sent by Jennifer Spruce, have fun and enjoy yourselves! Now I just have to figure out how to opt-out of all those emails... lol

Hi all, just an update since a lot has happened since my original post on Aug. 23. I did my interview on Sep. 28, but noticed that the subject line said "Spring 2018 Waitlist Invitation for Interview". This was interesting since I was never notified of being on the waitlist, so I assumed that after so much time, I would probably get denied but just haven't been notified yet. After my in-person interview, my interviewer said I should be receiving an answer in about 4-6 weeks, so I'm giving until the end of October. I think it went extremely well and was told "if it was up to him, he'd say 'Welcome Aboard'." So I left feeling confident, but I also know that the decision will need to be a collective one by the Admissions Committee after they receive the interview evaluation. I'm sharing this to let those who are still waiting that there could still be hope, so don't give up. I would also like to share that I've already been admitted to the Accelerated nursing programs with the University of Miami, Baylor University, and Texas Woman's University (TWU). All great schools, including UTMB, but I think if UTMB accepts me -- my top two contenders will be them and the University of Miami. Both are strong candidates with high NCLEX pass rates and highly competitive between 38-43% acceptance rates. But since I am also considering a Master's nursing program after hopefully completing my BSN successfully, I did notice the 2017/18 U.S. News Report rankings for "Best Nursing Schools: Master's" -- University of Miami (#38); Baylor University (#56); UTMB (#73); TWU (#88)... UT HSC Houston (#23), but I already received a denial from them, so that's just an FYI for you guys. It will be a tough call for me between UM and UTMB, assuming I get accepted to UTMB. One of the biggest factors will be the pricetag with UTMB being so much more affordable. But Miami is... Miami! Whatever happens, I'll keep you guys posted for whoever might be interested -- especially for those waiting on spots to open up.

Hi all, first time posting here and just skimmed through the whole forum. I submitted my application thru NursingCAS on 4/17. Received notification that my application was complete and given MyStar access on 5/3. I haven't received an email about an interview offer either, but I just contacted the SON to be sure that this email wasn't accidentally passed over (since I normally delete my Spam without really checking it). The admin I spoke to verified that I was not yet sent this email. I asked if she happened to know which "round" of reviewing they are in -- she said that there were no "rounds" and that they go through the applications continually. She explained that approximately only 60 people of the 580 pool have been contacted so far with interviews and/or acceptances. I'm not sure how accurate these numbers were or if I misheard her. I'm not going to throw in the towel with UTMB until/unless I get that denial letter. No matter what happens, just breathe and stay calm. It will all be okay :) Good luck to everyone still waiting! And congrats to those who received answers! STATS: Overall GPA: 3.2 / Science GPA: 3.3 TEAS: 85% (reading: 89 / math: 100 / science: 68 / english: 92) HESI: 92% (english: 94 / science: 89 / math: 94)