pyrokayte

what trick are you referring to?

sheepwithagun, hey! glad to meet you! so were you at the question and answer session last friday? if so, which one were you? i was the massage therapist and only one with visible tattoos hahaha! have you joined the facebook group for the december 2010 class and the musc student nurses association group? (if/when you do i'm the only Kayte on there, friend me!) i'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole thing, especially after listening to the current nursing students talk about how difficult it is, but i'm getting soooooooooo excited, too! trying to get all my student packet stuff taken care of right now, immunizations and titers and order forms oh my!

oh, and as far as how competitive it is, when I asked they said there were 366 applicants for 60 openings. Geesh! So that means only 16% got in. Thank god i didnt know that before.

these are great questions, wish i would have thought to ask them before i applied! what a nightmare.... but i did get accepted so i must have done something right. I'll be starting Fall 09. what was your GPA? 4.0 do they combine previous college degree GPA's with most current or just take most current? i only have pre-req's, so i dont know SAT/ACT score? 28 In-state/out-of-state? in state work experience/volunteer experience? How much experience? 40 hours at st. francis' SCRUBS program (i highly recommend) Race/Ethnicity - white/female

live4rachael- I'd love to pick your brain! I just got accepted to MUSC's Fall 09 BSN program and have scared the crap out of myself reading all the horror stories on forums about how difficult nursing school is. I thought just getting accepted was difficult! They said they had 366 applicants for 60 postions. Heavens! I worry it will be difficult for me because I am married with a 5 year old. Will I ever see my boys again? How gruelling is it, really? You can email me at [email protected] if you'd like. :) Kayte

Well, I just applied to the Accelerated BSN program February 1, 2009 and got accepted. They said they no longer require a GRE score, which is good because I have never taken it. I did have to take the SAT at the last minute, literally, and was able to take it on standby 2 days after finding out I needed it. Ahhh! Needless to say I did not have time to study and have not taken a math class since high school 10 years ago. I was able to score a 28, though, which was apparently good enough to get me accepted along with my 4.0 on prerequisites. I start the program this Fall 2009. I have always heard that they weigh heavily on GPA.