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Regardless, GWC only takes your first TEAS score. Hope this helps! :)

Hi! I went to all 3 colleges: Coastline/OCC/GWC. For applying, from what I remember I just sent my unofficial transcripts from all 3 colleges if they wanted transcripts at all. For colleges in the same district they might not even need the transcripts because you’re in the same system; just follow the instructions ? Once you get admitted to the program, I did not send official transcripts. So I never sent any official transcripts for OCC/Coastline/GWC. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions!

Of course! Let me know if you guys have any other questions!

Of course @Kenji12345, and thank you! Yes, please feel free to ask any and all questions ? 1) There are no restrictions on stethoscopes and lapel watches! For stethoscopes, color doesn't really matter! For quality, I would say it depends on your budget. A basic one is fine, but definitely look at reviews about the quality because you will be learning lung sounds and abdominal sounds your first semester, and typically the higher quality stethoscopes will make the process of assessing those sounds much easier for you. If you want to invest in a high-quality one now, I would really highly recommend the Littman Brand. Unless you have a lot of money hanging around, I wouldn't suggest going all out and purchasing the Cardiology one because you really don't need that level in nursing school. A simple Lightweight or Classic Littman is more than enough for nursing school. The Lightweight ones are pretty affordable on Amazon; I've seen them for around $50! I've also heard good things about MDF, so that's another brand to check out! For lapel watches, any color works. I would just recommend purchasing one that is rubber and is easily cleaned with alcohol wipes! On Amazon, I bought a 3 pack and just split it with some classmates ? 2) Undershirts for scrubs need to be white! Besides the color, there's not many other restrictions besides that! I would highly recommend purchasing a white undershirt because it can get cold in lab and clinicals! 3) Clinical days range from Wednesday-Saturday! (Classes at GWC are on Monday and Tuesday) You'll receive your clinical assignment likely a week before school starts, or hopefully sooner! As for my recommendations for you before school starts: - Get your titers for MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella), Hepatitis B, and Varicella. For our cohort, they gave us less than a month to get these done and it was kinda stressful for us to finish these before the deadline :,) Just request these from your doctor and save a copy of the results! As for timing of these tests, you'll be okay because they accept titers within 3 years. Some people in my cohort including myself came back negative for hepatitis B, so we had to go through the 3 rounds of shots but unfortunately, the entire process takes 6 months. They still let us go to clinical with our first negative titer and the first shot, but now it's causing us problems when getting paperwork ready for second-semester clinicals! -Start saving up money because purchasing everything before nursing school is SO EXPENSIVE! Some big costs were Complio package (used for your background check and keeping track of your titers/certifications) ** $100 ish Uniforms (scrubs & white coat) ** $150 ish ATI package ** $350ish LWW package ** $600-800 depending if you want to purchase access for 1 year or 2 years (you can purchase access now for only the first year ($600), and then pay an additional $200 for the second year). Or, you can just purchase access for 2 years for $800. Lab Bag **$750 ish (the price may drop because they are in the process of condensing the bags to lower the cost in the future. however I can't guarantee that it will happen because they are still working on it) CPR class $40-60 depending on where you go (PLEASE do not take a CPR class before they tell you to! You will waste money because they want you to have your CPR license done during a certain month. (very common mistake unfortunately) So in the grand scheme of things you will need to shell out almost $2000 before you start nursing school. Painful, I know but there are so many things needed to begin learning! - I would also highly recommend starting to study drugs. This was a huge hit for me and I struggled to understand drugs in class and in the clinical setting. I would highly suggest purchasing a drug guide (currently have the Saunders's 2021 and I absolutely love it) and take it to school if you know you're going to be working with drugs (ie. during medication administration skills, case studies at the end of lecture, IV piggyback, ect) If you want a list to start off with, message me and I can send you a copy of the most common drugs you'll see during clinical! -If you currently work, if at all possible, try cutting down to less than 12 hours, or as least as possible. Working during nursing school definitely impacts your stress level, so definitely think realistically and ensure you can handle it! I worked during my first semester and it was around 6 hours. Research has proven that if you work 12 hours or less, you shouldn't feel too too much of an impact during school. -Lastly, just go in with a great attitude and be open to learning! GWC has some amazing faculty and the professors are incredible your first semester. They're very friendly and will help you transition into nursing school very quickly! Also be kind to yourself! The first month ish is rough and it's going to be stressful. Find a balance of self-care and school to make sure you are taking care of your body as well ❤️ It's going to be rough but you are all strong and capable, especially because you got into GWC's program! It is an extremely tough program to get into but you all made it. Never give up and let me know if I can support you in any way!

Hi friends! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who was accepted into the program! As a current GWC Nursing student, I could not be more proud of you and can’t wait to meet you! I know when I was accepted I had a million burning questions so if you have any questions for me please feel free to tag me and I will do my best to answer your questions! Cheers! ?

I’m probably just going to redo it just bc my company offers free internal CPR renewals & my cert was issued in March, but if yours was issued super recently (ex June) I would ask for an exception!

Yeah I was wondering about that document too...maybe they forgot to attach the form for us to sign LOL I’m sure if they needed us to sign something for that they’ll send it to us later

I think the email is telling us to digitally sign and then upload via pdf and send it back to the nursing admissions email

It was also really REALLY competitive everywhere this semester especially so don’t be too hard on yourself. Keep applying, apply everywhere, and stay positive! You WILL be a nurse soon! :)))

It’s today! Hopefully after today you get more news from the school ?

yes but I also got my confirmation that I’ve accepted my spot

Hey friends! Congratulations to everyone who accepted their spot in the program! I'm so excited to meet you all :))))) I created a facebook group if you want to join and stay connected, here is the link! www.facebook.com/groups/823204554977801/

Hey Ann, congratulations! I haven't gotten anything yet ? I assume they'll send it out after June 8th

Yes! I’ll probably call them tomorrow to withdraw my acceptance. I’ve never replied to an email so quickly LOL

OMG I got an email too! Congrats to everyone who got a YES! ? For those wondering, I had 87 points.