txwonder

Hey y'all, I am extremely grateful to have been accepted into a two year BSN program based on my grades and TEAS scores, and I'm thinking about taking CNA classes this summer to gain some clinical experience prior to starting nursing school in the fall. The only issue is that most of them in my area are kind of expensive: Houston Community College - $795: https://www.hccs.edu/continuing-education/ce-programs/certified-nurse-aide/Lone Star College - $894: http://www.lonestar.edu/Nurse-Aide-Certificate.htmSan Jacinto College - $902: https://www.sanjac.edu/continuing-professional-development/corporate-and-workforce/health-occupations/certified-nurse-aideI know that some facilities will pay you to become trained as a CNA, but since I'm starting school in August, I wouldn't be able to commit to working there after getting certified. So I need some advice: Should I bite the bullet and just pay for a summer CNA course to gain clinical experience, or would the cost not be worth it since I'm starting school in the fall?

I feel so thankful that this program has taken a chance on me. Literally in tears as I opened the acceptance letter today morning. Congratulations to everyone who'll be starting nursing school this fall! For those of y'all who didn't get accepted this time around, please don't lose heart. Life is a long journey, with many ups and downs, and if you want something badly enough, the universe will conspire to help you achieve it. TWU is a very unique school in having an admission process that is largely transparent and, from what I can tell, almost entirely point-based. They looked at my most recent grades and my TEAS scores and decided to let me in. (Had they looked at my overall academic record, I don't know if I would have made the cut.) I remember the adviser at the Houston information session mentioning that folks who finished up their prereqs at TWU and folks who earn a bachelors degree gain additional 'preference points.' For those who were offered scholarships to complete other bachelors degrees in health science first, know that this might be the reason why. I'm beginning my journey into nursing as someone who's turning 30. I share this just to say that you can achieve anything you set your mind to, but sometimes it takes time to get to where you're meant to be. After weeks of waiting, we finally know our fate... What we choose to do from here on out is entirely up to us. Namaste. ?

Congratulations to those who got in! Y'all deserve it. ? I was denied on the portal yesterday, 3/7/19. (Haven't received the email yet). UTHealth was a long shot for me, because my past transcripts from the first two universities I attended were a hot mess, checkered with lots and lots of Ws and Fs (from weathering abusive relationships, depression, homelessness, transitioning, and fighting to get my immigration status resolved). It isn't until very recently that my life began stabilizing. I was able to join a community college and started doing well again academically. Here are my stats, in case anyone is curious: HESI: 98 Nursing GPA: 4.0 Pre-req GPA: 4.0 Overall GPA: 2.9 I dont' think I'm going to reapply to UTHealth for the fall, because there isn't anything I could do between now and March 15 that will significantly improve my profile, and I know they receive a robust selection of candidates for the fall. I'm going to wait to hear back from another BSN program I've applied to, and if I get denied there, then I'm going to look into finishing up a health science bachelors and explore ADN, LVN, and CNA programs. One way or the other, we're all going to become RNs someday-- Good luck and blessings to you all.