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  1. UTHSC-Houston Spring 2013

    Brandig07 replied to Ladybug3's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ooh parking is atrocious. There are two remote TMC lots you can use, the Smithlands and Brown lots. They run 6 bucks a day or 66 a month for a contract. You do get to ride TMC white for free, so you...

  2. UTHSC-Houston Spring 2013

    Brandig07 replied to Ladybug3's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have decided! I found that my passion is acute care nursing, so ICU is my first choice. There is something about all of the drips and sounds of the vents and alarms that is strangely calming. It's...

  3. UTHSC-Houston Spring 2013

    Brandig07 replied to Ladybug3's topic in Texas Nursing

    It is about the same as the traditional program. There is really no difference between the two. You take the same courses, with the same professors and the same hourly course load. The only...

  4. UTHSC-Houston Spring 2013

    Brandig07 replied to Ladybug3's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Guys: I JUST (as in 8/17) graduated from UTHSC Accelerated Nursing program. I know the number 1 question many of you guys have is "Is my GPA good enough? To be honest, we had over all GPA ranges...

  5. Texas A&M HSC-Any grads or current/prospective students?

    Brandig07 replied to OpheliasWings's topic in Texas Nursing

    Certainly not! Every nursing school is different. Some look at several different combos of GPAs, like your over all, science and nursing pre req GPA, or some just look at your over all. Many of the...

  6. Texas A&M HSC-Any grads or current/prospective students?

    Brandig07 replied to OpheliasWings's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's awesome. I'm excited for you! I think I am going to request my clinical day be on Friday so I will have a day to study during the week and the weekend as well. If you are still here, and have...

  7. Texas A&M HSC-Any grads or current/prospective students?

    Brandig07 replied to OpheliasWings's topic in Texas Nursing

    You are very welcome! I am so glad it worked out for you! I'm really nervous about commuting to Houston for the UTHSC program but, it's only 15 months! Is the CC program 15 months too? Also, are your...

  8. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah they failed to tell us in March too... I would have thought that they learned! I think there might be quite a few of us Ags

  9. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm 06 too! I asked because I'm going to commute from CS (nuts, I know!) but there are some people looking for roomates too. I'm not sure if they added it to your email, but along with your letter of...

  10. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats feistyaggie! We have a fb page, so join and you can look at admissions documents before you get them in the mail. There is a scholarship application that is due April 9th if you want to...

  11. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Pakann: thank you so much for the tip! I will look in to garage 17. I am commuting from College Station, so everylittle bit will add up! Anyway I can streamline or reduce costs the

  12. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I did too! Does anyone else feel overwhelmed about the parking situation? I am not familiar with the area, so I have no idea what the best thing to do about parking

  13. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    No packet yet... Hang in there

  14. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I bet we get them early next week. I think there are some Houston area hospitals who do the CPR course for free. You just have to find

  15. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, I believe it is a requirement stated in th application check

  16. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey Carbon, I'm going to apply for the federal ones, but my husband has private ones. He applied through Wells Fargo. Theyre easy to deal with, and the application process was really

  17. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah that is what provisional admission is. As long as you get a c or better you're fine! FYI new admits, there us a SON scholarship and applications are due 4/9! I found it today on their financial...

  18. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Mine arent that great. My nursing us 3.38, science is 3.2 and Hesi is 89.92% with 960/1000 for critical thinking, but I got in! Even after I cried in my interview like a crazy

  19. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yikes, only

  20. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hopefully the packet they send us will clear it up or someone will call and really find out. If I recall, the letter we got said they were just adding the semester, so if they did take away the...

  21. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Carbon 13: That is what I was wondering too. My interviewer told me that the program was exactly the same, but was added on to in length. When I called the SON, she said there were no courses online...

  22. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I am still not sure about what courses are online and what aren't, that throws a major wrench in my ability to go to UT Houston, so I don't know what will happen. I don't remember checking the...

  23. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    OK Guys I called the SON this morning to clear it up. If you only applied to the accelerated like me and it says Generic Program, it is the accelerated program. (She looked it up for me). Since it...

  24. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Beth is right, if you have some outstanding prereqs, your acceptance is contingent you you completing them with a C or better. That's what I was told in my

  25. UT Houston 2011 summer accelerated program

    Brandig07 replied to feistyaggie's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah I have all of those holds now too, including the admissions documents one, just no status change. I interviewed on Feb. 15th. Do we know if anyone has been accepted to the accelerated program...