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I really appreciate that! I'm coming from the West Coast because there are very few accelerated BSN options in my area. With that said, I'll definitely reach-out if I have housing questions (which I probably will).

Lol see if I can make one! And nope, I haven't heard anything else yet, but constantly checking my email for any updates / info. Have you started looking at housing options at all?

Yeah, good call... Maybe I'll contact one of the admissions advisors instead of Brian so that it comes across as less desperate (hopefully)..?

It’s always good to have options! And I agree, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll get pulled from the Simmons waitlist! I wish they had more info about the number of people on the waitlist / how they choose people from the list. A lot of schools re-review all of the waitlist candidates before choosing one or more of them, but I can’t find anything about it on the Simmons website ?

I'm thinking we will hear back late March-early April based on some previous years' posts I've come across. I applied to a couple of direct entry programs on the West coast as well as an ABSN program as a fallback option. I've only heard from Simmons (waitlisted) and UTK so far. What about you?

@mwander @xindin should we go ahead and make a FB page?

I couldn’t find a FB page for previous classes either. I did pay for my seat before the 2/12 deadline! Since then I haven’t heard anything besides receiving my official acceptance packet in the mail. I’m hoping to hear more about medical clearance tasks etc. in the next few days. Have you heard anything?

I have not, but I’m not exactly sure how to go about doing that. Great idea!

I agree, these programs are pretty expensive- especially when looking out of state!

I'm a scribe in Ortho, Neuro, and Genetics clinics in addition to recently joining the CRISP research program! What about you? Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I'm trying to stay optimistic about OHSU and Linfield while staying open about moving out of state.

I work here as well! And I finally understand how to navigate around the campus lol.

The only other west coast school I applied to was UW and Linfield College. Wasn't accepted to UW, haven't heard back from Linfield yet. Otherwise just the two acceptances at UTK (Tennessee) and UMass! Where else did you apply?

Hi there! Unfortunately I didn't learn this until it was too late, but NursingCAS (along with the PA/MD CAS programs) calculate your GPA using an average between an original class grade and the "retake" grade, which means that your grade is not replaced with the better one. My undergrad school used a grade replacement system, so I'm in the same boat with regards to my GPA coming out as much lower than I had expected. With that being said, OHSU and Linfield are my top two choices for ABSN. My family is from the Portland area, but if I am accepted to Linfield I will likely move closer to the campus. On-campus housing (i.e. dorms) seems to be more expensive usually.

Thank you! I'm also considering OHSU and Linfield College since I am from Portland, Oregon. However, I'm definitely interested in UTK and leaning towards going here as of right now! Have you applied anywhere else?

Thanks for sharing! Although I can't say I'm too excited about that since I didn't get an interview offer today either. Trying to stay optimistic, though! I really hope to stay on the west coast. P.S. Congrats to everyone who was offered an interview today!! I'm sure you deserve it ?