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I'm in an accelerated bachelors program right now and I honestly can't imagine anyone even having time to gossip, lol.

I will be starting an accelerated bachelor (2nd degree) program this Fall - I had to take the prerequisites during undergraduate because they weren't part of my Bachelor of Art degree (20+ credit hours a semester = ouch). I just graduated in May and will be starting nursing school later this month. It is a 1 year program that awards a BSN.

If you look at some of the statistics for med school they're not even THAT strict. I've known people with a 3.0 GPA and decent MCAT scores get into an alright medical school. Guess the nurse educator shortage really shows huh?

3.83? Geez - remind me never to attempt nursing school admission in Cali, lol.

Man, schools in Cali are tough. I think for 2nd degree programs most of the time they're a little less harsh. Looks like this one weighs all the applicants equally even if they only completed the prereqs versus an entire degree. A 3.6 in a complete undergrad degree is quite an accomplishment. The program I'm applying to hasn't even set admission criteria (they said they would be building it through this application period) so I'm not sure exactly what they'll use. I asked the admission rep if it was okay if I sent additional materials and she said yes - so I sent 3 letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and a resume. Who knows if they'll even look at it, but since they have no admission criteria set yet, who knows right.

I didn't have any math word problems on the test - did anyone else?

Be sure to use words like "honey" and "darling" :roll

I've had friends that went through the same process - just relax and put some trust into the system. I'm sure you'll be fine but good luck anyways!

I have a 3.3 cumulative in about 160 credit hours - the program minimum is a 2.5 - I actually didn't study at all for the NET. I had to register at the last minute because the program popped out of nowhere, and I took the test the same morning as my uncle's funeral service. I was in charge of his arrangements so I didn't really have time to sit down and look at any material. I wouldn't really recommend that for anyone of course but I didn't have a choice. I was never strong in math (at least I didn't think so) and scored a 100 - I think more than anything I really thought about the strategy aspect of the test. I'm much stronger in English and scored a 91 - I do think there are some errors on the test though like someone else has brought up before. For the percentile - is that out of the people taking the test with you that day nation-wide or just in your testing group?

Do you think a decent NET score (99th percentile, 96 composite) could help a medium to low undergraduate GPA for a ABSN program?

Glinda, sorry to hear you had a stumble with the NET but remember, it's just that - a stumble. Get yourself up, dust your knees, and get ready to go at it again. Looks like you were extremely close to passing - don't give up! There's some people on this board with English as their second language, maybe they can offer some strategy for the reading. Good luck!

Yeah it was 23 credits - no lo recomiendo, lol

Josh, I had A&P 2, Microbiology, and Spanish IV ontop of 12 more credit hours during my last semester of undergrad. Feasible, yes. Fun, no. :uhoh21:

Hopefully you'd want them to think you are trying too hard, lol. The manilla envelope should be fine - most of the time someone in the office gets them and takes everything out, staples, folds, files. The admission committee usually doesn't see how they arrive.

Glina - here's those problems that you posted: The ratio of 2 to 5=(?)% 1. Set up an equation that you can work with. Put the 2 over the 5 and set it equal to x over 100 (since percentage is always out of 100%), x = percentage. 2/5 = x/100 2. Solve the equation by cross multiplying (multiply diagonally each way) 5x = 100*2 5x = 200 3. Finally, divide by 5 so that it leaves x by itself (this is the percentage you want to figure out) 5x/5 = 200/5 This leaves: x = 40 The answer is 40/100 or 40% ----------------------------- 3/16=(/)%x3/4 1. To start this problem, write everything out. Remember that the fraction (/)% is going to be an unknown number (x) over 100 (100%). 3/16 = x/100 * 3/4 2. On the right side of the equals sign, multiply across the top and bottom (x times 3 on top, 100 times 4 on bottom) and you should get: 3/16 = 3x/400 3. Cross multiply to get (3x times 16, 400 times 3) 48x = 1200 48x/48 = 1200/48 x = 25 The answer is 25/100 or 25% ----------------------------- 0.6% of 18 equals: 1. Try to imagine that this is just a common whole number like 10%. The first thing you would do in that case is put a decimal all the way to to right of the 10 and move it to the left 2 spaces to get .10 So with this one you do the same 0.6% = .006 .006 * 18 = ___ When you multiply you should get .108 ------------------------------- 8% of x is equal to 48. Solve for x 1. Start by converting the percentage into a decimal like in the last problem 8% = .08 2. Set an equation .08x = 48 3. Solve for x .08x/.08 = 48/.08 x = 600 4. You can double check your answer by plugging it back in as x .08(600) = 48 48 = 48, so it is correct Hope that helps and isn't more confusing - be sure to really study and know the percentages/fractions (my exam had a lot) - maybe someone can chime in with some other tips. Good luck! :up: