becky3vb
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You can do it!! I took A&P I & II and Micro all at the same time. I don't have any children, and I wasn't working at the time. There was still PLENTY of free time. With good planning and organization, you can do it all. Utilize all of your resources whenever you can. I was a huge fan of using the CDs that came with the book and took full advantage of any free lab time to study and get ahead. Stay positive and good luck!!!
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To those who didn't get in for the spring, don't give up!!! Keep trying if this is what you really want!! You can still apply for the fall semester. (Tip: get some health care experience. I think this is becoming a major factor in who the admissions committees are selecting around the country.) For those who did get in, congrats!!! I look forward to meeting you all as we begin this exciting journey together. If you are still waiting to find out, my fingers are crossed for you!!! You should hear soon!!!
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There are 2 nurses that I work with who told me they failed out of nursing school the first time, but the second time they rocked it! They are 2 of the best nurses with whom I work on our unit.
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You are right in thinking that many people have this reason as motivation for becoming a nurse. Although that is a great reason, you have to convey that to the admissions committee in a unique way. I am in no way an expert on this matter, but I always enjoy readying essays that tell a story and say something about the applicant that is different from everyone else. I think adcoms want to know about you and what makes you an amazing candidate for their school. Unless there is no other place on the application to list them, I don't recommend just listing your community service experiences, but you could use a specific event from those experiences that makes you stand out or that emphasizes your desire to become a nurse. You can also tailor your essay to the school(s) to which you are applying. Try to figure out what they seem to emphasize as important in the application process and their goals for the school and outcomes for their students. Keep in mind any word limits as you may need to condense everything you want to say. I only applied to one school and the essay was 100 words. Extremely short to convey all that I wanted to say. I had to cut out most of what I wanted to say. I picked the points that I thought would make me stand out the most and wrote about those. Good luck writing! If you need someone to read over it, I would love to help!!
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The commute to downtown in the morning depends on what time you leave. The drive is between 20-25 minutes at 6am from the Ashley Phosphate area. There is minimal traffic at that time though. If you leave around 7am from the Summerville area, I hear it takes around 45 minutes because of heavy traffic (if there aren't any accidents...). I haven't ever had to drive that stretch of I-26 at that time though. You would also have to take into account the shuttle time from the Hagood parking lot if you don't get on-campus parking. That may be up to another 10 minutes. I hear it is difficult to find a parking space at Hagood after 7:30am as well. West Ashley, James Island, and Mt. Pleasant areas are popular places to live if you work downtown. The prices of rent can vary drastically and with different amenities. We considered moving to West Ashley or Mt. P., but decided to stay where we are now because the commute is about the same time for my husband and I, and our jobs are in geographically opposite directions. There are always students trying to find roommates which would obviously help financially...
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I currently live in Charleston (actually the very top of Charleston County). I moved here a couple years ago after I got married because my husband has a job here. I love it! Not a huge fan of the flooding when it rains, especially downtown, but it is beautiful and there are tons of things to do.
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When I wrote to them for info last spring, they told me that the average GPA for admitted students was a 3.4 but the range was from 3.0 - 4.0. She didn't specify which GPA that was, but my assumption was that it was the cumulative GPA. They also said that they generally get less than 10 students who apply for priority admission because most students haven't finished their science pre-reqs prior to application. It seems as though the elimination of the SAT scores had at least a minor correlation with the number of priority applicants. The wording of the priority admission info on the website also seems to indicate that not all priority admission applicants are accepted through that means. It says that those who are not accepted through priority will be considered for regular admissions. I don't have any first-hand info though as to how many were admitted. The number of applicants for the fall admission during the past cycle was 360. It's hard to really tell why there were less applicants this time but it may be that some students are still trying to finish their science pre-reqs since they changed that requirement. I guess the lower number of applicants gives everyone a better chance of getting accepted!!
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Congrats!! I'm sure you are very excited and thankful that your hard work has paid off! I got my acceptance letter yesterday as well and my neighbor (at least one) saw me drop all of the rest of the mail on the ground so I could open the envelope and jumped up and down a couple times when the first line said "congratulations". Haha. Those are the memories that will keep me going when classes become overwhelming and I need to remind myself how much I really want this.
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I would suggest that she shadow people in all areas of the medical arena if she really isn't sure what she wants to do: MD, DO, PA, NP, RN, PT, OT, RT, etc. That way she will at least be able to elimate a few. Volunteering at a local hospital, clinic, or nursing home would be a good place to start. She could check their websites to see if there is a specific person to call. Being exposed to patients and medical professionals will give her a better idea of the interactions between them all. She could also take an EMT-basic course (may have age requirements) or look into becoming a CNA to gain more experience/knowledge before and while she is an undergrad. All medical professions require science courses. She should take as many science and math courses as she can to become exposed to the information before college. If she wants to become a doctor she will most likely need physics, biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry. Nursing requires similar courses but may also include nutrition, psychology, etc. All schools have different prerequisites. In general, I would suggest as much exposure to the medical field and science/math academics as she can. Most medical schools/nursing schools/PA schools, etc., will focus more on what she does while she is in college. From what I have seen, they want students who have medical exposure/experience, good academics, yet are still well-rounded. Most of it will fall into place as she goes through her undergrad years. (Make sure she has plenty of FUN during the rest of her senior year too!)
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I'm curious to see how the new 3 out of 4 science requirement will change the applicant pool as well. When I emailed them this past February about the program, they said that most people didn't qualify for the priority admissions because they didn't have the 3 out of 4 science classes finished at the time of application. If that holds true for this cycle, then that may eliminate several applicants in general. I am also curious to know how they are weighing the applications because last cycle 50% was grades and 35% was SAT/ACT scores. I wonder what has taken the place of that 35% for this cycle. I haven't heard anything about how many applicants there were. How did you find out about how many applied for priority? I'm almost afraid to email them to ask about any of it because I don't want to annoy anyone, but I'm eager to find out if I got in.
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It seems from previous posts that they may send out letters a couple days earlier. It may be different this year since they changed the requirements for the application. That may have increased the number of applicants and thus the length of time it will take to go over all of them. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens. Keeping my fingers crossed for all of us!!
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I was in a somewhat similar situation a couple years ago. I volunteered for 4 hrs/wk at a local hospital to gain some experience while I was working in a retail store. I found all of the information on the hospital website and called the volunteer coordinator. They required a committment of 6 months/100 hours of service to let you volunteer, so that they didn't have people coming and going all of the time. I was placed on a med/surg floor and got some basic hands-on patient care experience. I later found out that the nearby university teaching hospital accepted people as patient care techs if they had a bachelors degree. I have a bachelors degree, but definitely not in a medical-related field. I thought I would try anyway and luckily got hired. After I was hired, my boss told me that they "jumped on my application" because I had that volunteer experience. (I'm not sure why he told me, but he said they had over 50 people apply for the job.) I know of several people who have gotten hired as PCTs on other units with just a bachelors degree, CNA, EMT, etc. Definitely check the websites of your local hospitals, urgent care centers, and clinics to see if they have any voluteer, secretary, or tech positions available. Even a little patient care exposure can make a huge difference in your application! For one of the schools I've applied to, experience gets you 3 "bonus" points on your application which could make all the difference. BEST OF LUCK!!