Jenrose15

congratulations! :)

but the anxiety and the waiting is is..ugh! :)

Does anybody know of hints or signs that hints possible admission acceptance?

argh, deadline for nursing school was oct. 15, and they said acceptance letters do not go out til the end of the month to november. the anxiety is killing me

I have taken the NLN for Southwest in August and made a 90%. I have also sent in the special admissions form way before the due date because my initial aim was for Southwest, anyways. I have taken almost all my pre-reqs. I have done most of the things besides the nursing courses. My decision to try out for U of M's nursing school was a last minute decision. Well, also, on my student record for Spring 2009 Southwest account says that the degree that I am aiming for is AAS Nursing.

just, remember that when you are working as a nurse for real that you will have to do this, too. breath in and out. be confident. i am sure it will be okay

Hello fellow nurses of Tennessee, I am getting really anxious and excited about nursing school. I cannot stop going to bookstores and libraries and looking at nursing school textbooks and guidebooks. I, even, found a "Nursing for Dummies" book. I, officially, did not make the cut for Memphis' nursing school because I requested for everything a month ago, but two of my transcripts have not arrived to Memphis yet. I am saddened that the BSN option is out, but I am very very hopeful about Southwest. Can somebody confirm to me and my anxiety that since my major and school on Southwest has been changed from Undecided to Nursing means I am already accepted? I know this is a stupid and common sense question, but I cannot help to feel uncertain. If it means that I am in, then, by golly, I will be going to Borders more and start looking over at Nursing textbooks more. As much as I would love to do that, I am still taking pre-reqs, so I have to concentrate on them and get good marks in those courses. I am excited and ready for Nursing school. I am hoping to be done within a year or so, and I know this will take lots of determination, concentration, diligence, patience, and energy-fixations. But, I am ready. Anyways, I thought I would share a bit of my anxiety. Jen

Yeah, I used the NLN study guide, too, and I got a 90%.

Hi, I think that I am already in for Nursing School for Spring '09. I want to confirm that since my major and college was changed to Nursing before the due date that I have been accepted to Nursing School. I start in January, and I cannot wait. I am working part-time right now to earn money for books and gas, and I hope after I am done with my first semester that I can go find a nursing job or intern.

I have a B.S. in chemistry. I want to be a nurse since I was little. I am glad to have my B.S. in chemistry and went through the four years of college because those four years gave me insight to who I am and what I really want in life.

You don't need that. Go to borders, buy the study guide, and study it. or review yourself over vocabulary, math, and science. If you are a borders member, they sometimes offer coupons up to 40% off. check it out.

Where are you applying? Southwest TN Community College University of Memphis What is your GPA and/or points for your school of choice? Need 2.5 for Southwest Need 2.7 for University of Memphis When is your schools deadline? Oct. 15 for Southwest Oct. 1 for Memphis When does the acceptance letters go out? Nov. for Southwest Memphis (N/A) What is your plan A, B, C...? A. If southwest, RN first. Then, apply for RN-BSN program. Then, appy for DNP program. I am going to work part-time after getting RN. B. If memphis, BSN first. Then apply for MSN-NP or DNP. I will work part-time after getting BSN

what's the format of the TEAS? For the NLN for RN because I know there is one for LPN/LVN, there is 60min of verbal for 80quest, 45min of math for 54 quest, and 60min of science for 80quest. All I can tell you is study the material as much as you can. For verbal, you have vocabulary and reading comprehension. For science, you are tested on biology, a/p, chemistry, physics, and micro. For math, you are tested on arithmetric, algebra, geometry.

is it very competitive?

I am going to have to stay with U of Memphis or Southwest because it is getting ready to be crunch time with nursing decisions. The reason that I am not trying out for Baptist although it would be nice to be in there program, too, is because I don't want to have to retake any courses if they do not like the ones that I have already taken. My gpa isn't all that hot either. Another is that I have already taken the NLN, and although, I was aiming for a higher score; I got a 90%. I had asked the admissions counselor at Baptist if they took NLN scores, and he said that they did not. I did not want to have to take the HOBET, too, well, for one, I am taking classes right now, and I want to concentrate on them, another is because I already taken an entrance exam, and another is because it feels like crunch time for nursing school admissions acceptances. Don't get me wrong. I am not discluding Baptist or anything yet. If I do go to Southwest for nursing school, I want to do the RN-BSN program at Baptist. I am a bundle of nerves right now...I am anxious. I want to know whether I got accepted or not. I would much rather get into the BSN program since I already have a BS in chemistry. But, I am satisfied if I get the ASN program instead because then I can get my BSN afterwards. No worries. No rush. I just want to get into a nursing school for Spring 2009. :)