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Hey all! I don't have a facebook, but I was thinking.. if there hasn't been one created already, I can start a groupme? it may be a little redundant but just wanted to give the option out to anyone who will be attending FastBacc Summer 2021 and may not have facebook or is interested in getting a group chat started ? let me know!

@Arash Try to take the HESI sooner, in my opinion, and if you can of course! There is always the possibility that people drop last minute so there is always hope, but you got to get your application in ? goodluck!

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@Tayler Perkes Perry That's the number Dr. Holtquist gave me. I thought it was close to that too, trust me. But during my interview she said it would be closer to 75,000. my guess is she included the price of the various things we have to buy throughout the year... because everywhere I looked the price was the 60,000 ish you mentioned. I didn't think to ask =/

@NurseJ97 It is 75,000. But the way I look at it is you are getting what you pay for. Talking to one of the interviewers, she has been running the program basically since its inception, she mentioned so many positives. Such as face to face with professors, an almost guarantee you will have a job within 6 months of graduating because of all the hospitals they are affiliated with, the networking you do and the chance to meet and work with the best nurses and hospitals in DALLAS. The low student to teacher ratio. NCLEX pass rate is incredible! You are getting a state of the art, no frills, nursing education. She mentioned they have their schedules down to a science, I am going to be honest, this is one of the biggest plusses I see about this program. I want to know what I am doing on a day to day basis, not be surprised. Nursing is one of the most demanding jobs out there. You have to keep in mind that it isn't a joke to be a nurse, you are responsible for human lives on a daily basis. So an education that will no doubt give you the tools you need to be one of the best nurses out there, and that can propel you for further educational endeavors is priceless... obviously you have to work hard in the program and 1 year of nursing school is no joke. But if you are paying 75000+ for school I would think everyone is giving it their all! She mentioned they have a financial aid guy that works with all the cohort students and that they do have people that give generously to the FASTBACC students, so there is possibility for grants and scholarships. The median pay for nurses in Texas can average around $73,000. Plus, a lot of employers offer incentives. Plus, you could join the military, that's another option if you want the government to pay for your loans! Nurses get paid really well in the military and their are always bonuses. Personally, I will be taking loans and inquiring about the scholarships they do have. I do not have 75,000 dollars sitting in my bank account and will be joining active duty Air Force as a nurse once I graduate. I don't know, I hope this helps you ?

Hello! I had started a different forum not knowing this was here !! WHOOPS! I am going to delete it after posting this. Anyways, I am waiting on my acceptance email as well. My advisor said it is taking a while for them to send out acceptance or otherwise emails! The questions I remember were: Why do you want to be a nurse? What are ways in which you have been challenged at work/ give an example of the scenario and how you handled it? What are personal characteristics that other people would label you as? (They were the exact same initial questions that your advisor asked you at the beginning of the application process) umm and a few other ones but I remember it was nothing to be stressing about, just be yourself and answer the questions to the best of your ability ? My stats are: GPA: 3.83 Cumulative HESI: 92 (Math:94;Reading Comp:92; Grammar:90) Taking Micro, Nutrition and Developmental Psych this fall! I took my world religion course at Alamo Colleges and New Testament bible course at American Military University.