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Here is some needed info as I have heard it: Students with all pre-reqs completed are considered first. Science and Math grades and scores on the TEAS are weighed the heaviest, should be 70% or higher on the TEAS in order to compete. I would recommend no lower than 3.75, 3 As 1 B in the Sciences. There are easily 100+ students with all As in the Sciences. I have known a few to get in with 1 B in the Sciences and one alternate who got in with 2 Bs in the Sciences. They really like for everyone to have the pre-reqs completed because there is really no time to complete them while in Nursing School. Then, you get to graduation and can't graduate beause you still need PE or something. That really upsets them, so it is important to have all pre-reqs done before applying. It is not required to apply, but 95% required to get accepted. Have all of your shots done and up to date. They do the math and if your Hep B shot series will not be completed by the first day of class, you application gets kicked out. There are set times between the first, second and third Hep B shots and the doctors won't give it until the correct amount of time has passed. For example, if you get the 3rd dose on August 30th and school starts on August 27th, you are out. Even though it is only 3 days, it shows a lack or time management and responsibility and it is held against your application. TB tests must be done yearly. I suggest re-taking the TEAS (Be careful - make sure you study and improve on your science and math skills before you take it. You can only take it twice and that's it, whatever you get on the 2nd test is your permanant score, even if it is lower than the first one). Also, retake the science classes as necessary to get up to 3 As and 1 B. Also, they say soon, College Algebra will be required to apply. Don't know when, but it will come to pass. Best of luck.

It must be a California thing. Come to Texas - nurse positions are everywhere here. I know folks fired on the spot after their first interview.

At Tarrant County College (TCC), the school this thread is about, prior medical experience is not considered, and is stated so in the application packet. Science Grades, GPA, TEAS Score and Pre Reqs Completed are the top things looked at. Also, very soon, probably by Fall 2009, College Algebra will be required to even apply, so start taking it now. This news was given at a recent orientation at TCC.

I would start by probably by getting a lawyer. Probably cost you around $300, but it would be worth it. Your last attorney should have asked for that at sentencing. Most do for Class C Mistys. Good Luck.

I know a 4.0 student with all prereqs completed who did not get in TCC a few semesters back, as all 100 applicants who turned in their applications before her were accepted first. If you have over 100 4.0 students, then they go by submission date. I got in with a 3.91 but know folks that semester who did not get in with a 3.6. This semester, someone got in with a 3.5, so it all just depends on the pool of applicants who apply when you do. The girl with the 3.5 by the way did so on her 4th attempt, so by not giving up, she finally got in.

Depends on the pool. Sometimes you can and sometimes you can't get in with Bs. I know a couple folks who got in with 2 Bs in the sciences. I also know someone with 4 As in the sciences, an 85% on the Teas and a 4.0 GPA who did not get in a few semesters back, but she got in the 2nd time she applied. So, it just depends on the scores everyone has and how many of the prereqs you have done. Students with all the prereqs completed compete better than those who don't. Even a 1 credit PE class can keep you out if 100 folks have everything completed.

Petition the court to have it removed. If you have no other offenses they should grant your petition if 3 years have passed.

I say go to Tarrant County College (TCC) for their 2 year ADN program, then transfer to UTA for 2 more semesters for the BSN. That is my plan. B

Again, it all depends on the application pool. Sometimes, a pool does not have all As in the sciences. In my pool, only one person got in with 2 Bs in the Sciences, and she was an Alternate who got lucky because a pregnant person dropped out. The Spring '09 pool was different, as I now know 3 people who got in with 2 Bs in the Sciences. A few pools back, I know a girl who had a 4.0, all As and every pre-req was completed, and she did not get in because apparently 100 people also had all As in the Sciences and a higher Teas Score than she, and she had an 82. So, it all just depends on the application pool. Always do apply because you never know. Just remember, to do the best you can do and try to get As in the Sciences because they are weighed the heaviest.

I had only 1 A&P question, zero Microbiology, 4 Chemistry, and lots of life, earth, and general science. Math is thru Algegra and Geometry, but no higher. Reading is reading passages and answering questions, and English is mostly parts of sentences and spelling, as well as forms of words, like their, they're and there. Your biggest hurtle is not having completed Microbiology yet. I would advise completing everything before you apply, including Eng. II. However, Microbiology is a biggie. Even if you are taking it when you apply, they will not count it as completed. It is almost impossible to get in without having all the points from the sciences, as they are weighed the heaviest. I know one person who did it, but she was an alternate, and got in the day before class started because someone dropped out for another school's program. Best of luck!

The first time I applied, I had 3 As, each in Micro, A&P I and II, and a B in Chem. I had a 3.79 GPA and an 80% on the Teas and did not get in. I had all the prereqs finished as well as the immunizations. The 2nd time I applied, I had retaken the Chem and got an A, raised my GPA to 3.89, kept my same Teas score, and I got in. Like I said, it all depends on the applicant pool at the time you apply. It's like a box of chocolates, they never know what or how many they are going to get. My friend had 3 As in Sciences and 1 B in Micro. She had a 78 on Teas and a 3.79 GPA and she did not get in the first time she applied, but she did the 2nd time, and she did not change anything except the date on the application. So you just never know, so always do your best.

I believe if the nurses who are doing the training have nothing for the student nurses to do, they should dismiss them for the day. Students could use the extra study time in a library somewhere, not at the hospital where they are underfoot. Students do not want to be hanging around the nurses's station or lounging around, but sometimes there is nothing else to do, or no where else to go. In addition, students are told to observe the professional nurses, which means the activities at the nurses station and conversations business related over the phone. Instructors should not be dropping the students off and leaving them there unattended, relying on busy nurses to police them for six hours. The students should get in there, do their required business for the day, and anything else thrown at them. When tasks run thin, they should be sent home. Then, we would not have this problem.

I was not the original poster of this thread. I said clearly that is what I find hard to believe, based on the other posts and the original post in this thread. However, I have heard it from too many people for there not to be some truth to it. I am glad you are the exception. The older nurse thread was started by someone else, so don't blame me.

It is the part about them not wanting to share their knowledge with new nurses that bothers me. Maybe they are afraid they will lose their jobs if the new nurses learn what they know. Ageism is everywhere in society, but has no business in the medical arena. Patient care is most important, as well as team work and accountability. They say seasoned nurses eat their young. That's really too bad. They have so much to offer.

Next time, just call Medicare, state, or whomever the proper authority is, and have them come out for a surprise inspection. That way, only supervisors are to blame.