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txnursingdude - I TOTALLY know what you mean about not applying to another school!!! I was so stupid and I assumed I would get in. Now I'm sitting here with nothing. I will apply to UT again and apply everywhere else. I will retake my HESI, although I do thin my score of 90 is fine. Hopefully we get in for the fall

nope nothing for me I'm starting to feel ok about it. I just wish I knew what made my application not so desirable.

congrats Ariel007 and thanks kathybusymom for all the support :) I'm still praying for a miracle. I wonder how many have already been accepted. Does anyone know how many are already on the facebook page?

I so understand the frustration that people are expressing. I want to go to this school so bad I can hardly stand it! Everything I have done in school so far has been because I want to be accepted into this program. There are so many deserving people who have already been accepted into the program and I am genuinely happy for them. Honestly I have seen some people get accepted whose scores are slightly lower than my own, but that is life. The fact is that this school is one of the best and they are constantly turning out great nurses. They know what they are looking for and I just hope that at the end of this process they realize they want me Keep your heads up everyone. This isn't over yet. I'm hoping for the best, but Im' also preparing to fill out another application for the fall semester just in case. Remember in the end all that matters is that you become a nurse.... as badly as I want to be a nurse that graduated from UTHSC, I want to be a nurse most of all! ...patience...

thanks for all the positive thoughts everyone. I'm honestly afraid to look again because it just starts the day off with negative feelings of rejection. I'm so excited for everyone though and I hope everyone on here keeps in touch anyway, so that those of us who don't get in can get advice on what to expect for later :) We will all be nurses!!!!!!!!

Still no word. I'm petty much convinced I'm not going to get any good news. To be honest I'm sick of the up and down rollercoaster! I want this soooooo bad but I'm at the point now where I don't even want to check utlink again. I could get accepted and never know because I have such fear of rejection. HAHA. I'm sure I'll check it again. I would love to know what their definition of a whole picture is though. Iin the info session that I went to they said "we don't care who you worked for, we don't want your recommendation letters, and we know you've screwed up in the past: just send us your grades, that is all we want" So if that is true it should be all the top scorers. But it isn't. I'm confused. Today while running errands every singe UT shirt or orange anything, or longshorn something was mocking me! LOL! I swear it! I'll be a UT grad someday... maybe not May2013, but maybe Dec. 2013?

WOW!!!!! Way to go ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What great news! @katybusymom - when did your status change?

AHHHH the travel bug! My brain is constantly battling that one too! I would be hard to pass up India for sure! I lived in Guam fr three and a half years and while there we went all over Asia and the Pacific islands. We haven't made it to India yet though. It is at the top of our list. Our plane right now is to go at some point after nursing school when I plan to volunteer as a nurse at a leper colony. Now that our kids are getting a little older we like to base our travels around doing some type of service. Have fun and enjoy every moment!!!!!! Do you SCUBA dive? If you do, The Maldives are just a short plane ride away from India, with some of the best diving imaginable! Have fun! Thailand is great too! Pretty much anywhere in Asia is going to be an experience.

what!!! why encephalon? just curious.

OK I feel so much better after reading everyone's story. Here's mine... went to college, dad had stroke, I got depressed and made bad grades, got in car wreck and broke my neck, never officially withdrew from that next semester so I have F's on my record, started supporting myself because my mom had tow younger kids to care for, had a baby and had to support a little one, now I'm married with more kids. I've been going to school for the last 18 months taking every semester and mini-mester offered. I've made A's on everything since then. I'm older, committed to this process, and convinced I will be a great nurse! I've never heard of fresh start but I think that could be my saving grace! I definitely plan on getting my masters so I need to look into that pronto! We all have our stories and I'm sure we were all hoping to share a little bit of them in an interview. That chance is gone now. But UTHSC has not heard the last of me!!!! I may not start this coming January but I fully plan on being there in September! WHOSE WITH ME!!!!!?????

I wouldn't give up hope. I haven't heard anything from someone with a last name past S. I know what you mean about being numb though. I want this so bad and now that I'm pretty much convinced it isn't going to happen right now, it feels surreal. And my poor kids are just going crazy all over the house because I can't focus enough to do anything with them. This stress is old. I almost wish that instead of waiting for a letter to know for sure that they would change the status to "denied". I don't' want to be denied but I don't like feeling like I'm in limbo. ... corndogs for dinner, because I don't even think I can spread peanut butter on bread right now

Hey Spring -what are your stats again? Here are mine... science: 4.0 pre-req: 3.8 HESI 90 CT: 820 I do not have a bachelors and I only took the HESI once. Just wondering about the stats of those who are still left.

Great job everyone! Another emotionally exhausting day has gone by. I'm assuming that because it is 5 we won't hear anything else for the day. I still have not gotten any good news. FOr those of you who are in the same boat as me, remember that you KNOW you are supposed to be a nurse. Even if UT isn't the road that takes you on your journey, in the end you will be pinned and you will provide excellent care for years to come. I've been emotional today, but I will not let this stop me from doing what I KNOW is the right thing for me to do. I will apply to UTH again. If I don't get in for my BSN they will hear from me again for my masters Congrats to everyone who has gotten in! Best of luck!!!!!!!

CONGRATS ids2428!!!

thanks - it feels like the last 24 hours have really been an entire week! I need to find something to keep my mind off of things. Great numbers by the way! I'm sure it is such a relief to have an answer :)

Does it feel like a whole bunch of letters have been skipped? I think it was an L last name and now several S names. What happened to all those in between? Anyone on here have a name starting with M-R? Just wondering. I'm happy for all the successes on here so far.. but I'm sad

AWESOME!!!!

Kristin CONGRATS!!!!! So exciting! Would you mind letting us know what your last name is. Can anyone tell I'm really trying to hold to the alphabetical order thing? Oh ya - congrats to you too Jakebs! I know your last name is S but I'm sort of hoping that it is still MOSTLY alphabetical order.

way to go Cristina!!!!

I'm an M and I'm getting officially depressed. What was the last letter accepted?

Yay amby!!!!!!!! What does your last name start with? I'm still holding out for a miracle

I finally checked again after a couple hours... nothing My last name is an M. So hopefully tomorrow. Good night everyone! Who am I kidding... I'll be back on in a few I'm sure

Hey UT what is your last name? I'm wanting to bang my head into the computer screen right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey 42 guests reading this... if you have gotten in, CONGRATS! Now get on here and tell us what is going on lol

Don't give up yet - I guess I'm not gonna give up hope until Friday. I don't know why Friday, but thats my story and I'm stickin to it. Big congrats to everyone in so far. What a huge accomplishment!