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    advice needed - timeline of OCC LPN vs RN program?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks for the encouragement everyone! To MarieFitz- I'm sorry you are in my club! I know how much it sucks! Still, we can't give up. We will be GREAT nurses! I had a meeting with a counselor at...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    occ2012- you should have gotten your letter by now. I got mine yesterday. If you don't get your letter today, I would call the nursing
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    iluvpatho- that is what scares me the most. That they will change the admissions procedure for the admitting class of fall 2012......I am so close I'll be
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You think? I don't know, I have a meeting with a counselor at highland 2morrow so I'll be asking. The last time OCC made a switch over from waitlist to gpa what happenned? Did they 'ease' into that...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I understand what everyone is saying. While I agree that it isn't fair for someone who repeated courses vs someone who didn't, I hope they do NOT change their admission criteria for fall of 2012...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Addison- I honestly think that the reason the gpa is so high for OCC is simply because they CAN demand it to be that high because there are so many people who are interested. Personally, I believe...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi Addison! I am also applying to OCC next cycle, but the catch is that I already applied this cycle. I haven't gotten my letter yet, but I know I haven't gotten in. My gpa in the required prereq...
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    advice needed - timeline of OCC LPN vs RN program?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks for the advice everyone! I am bummed that the LPN transition to RN is only offerred every even year...meaning if I did the LPN route i'd hae to wait another year before I could transition. So...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    mocha latte - i think you are calculating the gpa incorrectly because a friend of mine told me that the gpa cut off was a 3.880 That bums me out because that means I did not get in, with a 3.824...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The accelerated program is 15 months and it starts in may, so if you were a student in the accelerated program you would start the RN program in May of 2011 and end in September of
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah, I heard the same thing that whosurdaddy is saying about the accelerated....the 'lowest' gpa the accelerated took last year was a 3.977 (they go up to the fourth decimal point). That is what a...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Mocha Latte - Ugh I know what you mean! I have a 3.8242 gpa and I am PRAYING that it will be enough! One
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Today I got a new response from the nursing department. I was told that letters would go out ON or AROUND March 15th......
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ugh! I have a 3.8242 so I hope the gpa cutoff is lower than that!!!!! I have called - they aren't gonna say anything over the phone. Even if they knew what it was (which, at this point, in all...
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    nurse practioner requirements change?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I have heard grumblings from a nurse friend of mine who stated that starting 2015, the entry level requirement for becoming a nurse practioner was going to be a doctorate degree. All the previous...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    AHHHH waiting is killing me!!!! IfYouSeekAmy- i'm sure you'll be fine, your gpa is awesome! I myself am worried.....I have to get in I have to have to have to !! UGH. heres to
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    Michigan State Accelerated Program

    IHeartPeds87 replied to elliesa's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry to hear that. Good luck to you, don't give up there are a lot of other programs. Look into community college nursing programs as well, because some programs look at your gpa in the...
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    Will a BSN be required for an RN in near future?

    IHeartPeds87 replied to steph0502's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Rumors like this have been going on for years. In some states they are closer to coming true than in others (I've heard grumblings, something in New York about this). I wouldn't worry about it for...
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    anything like teach for america?

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I've always really liked the concept of Teach for America, but I don't want to be a teacher, I want to be a nurse :) I was just curious, are there any organizations that look for nurses...
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    OCC- possibly a dumb question....

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Okay, so I realize this may be the dumbest question ever, but I am still gonna ask it lol :) So for those of you accepted to the ADN program for OCC, when did you get your letter and what did it look...
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    OCC- possibly a dumb question....

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ditto what IfYouSeekAmy
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    OCC prospective applicants!

    IHeartPeds87 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks so much! Ugh here's to waiting and praying and praying and
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    OCC prospective applicants!

    IHeartPeds87 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi everyone! Okay, so this semester's grades are in and my gpa is : 3.8242 I PRAY that this is good enough to get me in for this year. I really don't know. Last year's was what, a 3.77 something?...
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    OCC - 2010 applicants / 2011 ADN prospective students

    IHeartPeds87 replied to MsStephh_RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    ahh mocha latte I hope we get in!!!! I have exactly a 3.8242.......i'm worried as
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    Have you been accused of being more of a CNA, then a RN.

    IHeartPeds87 replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in General Nursing

    In reference to the posters who talked about how the CNA's just didn't understand that as an RN, you were doing RN work and not "sitting and talking on the phone all day" I have a suggestion. This...