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My advice ladies.......... Relax. Enjoy your life as you know it. Once that letter comes, you will be obsessing about why you didnt get in or what all to expect if you did get accepted. I have had both of those feelings. Fall 2011, wasnt accepted. Spring 2012, accepted. I started this January. When I waited for my first letter last spring, I thought I was a guaranteed shoe-in, but to my disappointment I wasnt. Not even wait listed. A close friend of mine was accepted and had much much lower scores and GPA than I did and had 3 prereq classes to still finish- I was so confused and still dont understand to this day. I believe their decisions are based on the applicant as a whole. I think they look at past academic performance, current performance and just everything really. If you do NOT get in this time, DO NOT feel like a failure. I repeat DO NOT FEEL LIKE A FAILURE! Make an appointment and talk to your advisor about what are some specific things you need to focus on- raising GPA, retaking tests/classes etc. Don't wallow in self pity and get depressed. Move on, spend time with your family, take classes that you need(you should already have backup plans A,B,C etc) and reapply for the next session. If you DO get in, spend this summer enjoying you and your familys time. If you need to work, work as much as you can so you can take off or quit when you start the program. Really think about the time commitment and if you want to spend this much time away from your family and friends- especially if you have under 18 age children and especially if they do any extracurricular activities. There are so many people that want and deserve to get in but dont, and for someone to accept their spot and not think about how truly demanding this program is and drop out a few weeks in is really frustrating to see. If you choose to accept your seat, I recommend 2 major things to do if nothing else- 1- LEARN AND STUDY THE DOSAGE CALC!(They do NOT teach it to you, you must learn on your own outside of class BEFORE the semester even starts) 2- Volunteer at a hospital, nursing home, assisted living etc. if you havent worked in a NURSING field before. Its not all pretty scrubs and giving medications and the quicker you learn that now, the quicker you will know if this is truly a career you want. Better to figure it out now than half way through the program, or even 3 weeks in! It's a lot to digest either way, but its not impossible! I love the faculty I have had so far and am really enjoying the program. I am meeting some wonderful people who Im sure will become life long friends. I've learned so much already so quickly that it is mind boggling- especially when there is so much more to go! This is a very intense demanding program, so just be prepared :)

You do NOT NOT NOT want ... for ANYTHING. Trust me. He will be lucky if he is still teaching there in a year. Stay with .. and .. for AP if you can. Some people say .. is horribly hard, but if you put in time and effort to study and do the extra credit he offers you can totally make an A in his class.

I was denied as well! Going to talk to my advisor and see why. Not even waitlisted, unless that letter comes separate.

Nothing here yet either! Thanx for sharing Chelsea! Hoping hoping hoping we will receive the letters this week!!!

See there are SOO many rumors flying around, I've heard that they were mailed out last Friday, that they were mailed out beginning of this week and then the posts on here... I dont think they tell anyone the truth when they call- and I think if we have a set deadline, they should too. This is ridiculous, people do have lives to plan- most of the applicants base their jobs, travel, living arrangements, childcare etc. around the outcome of this. Very inconsiderate to keep people waiting like this- many other schools have already notified applicants and had a later deadline than Gordon, I just dont understand the hold up.

Wish we would hear something already! If I didnt make it, Im not taking my class over the summer! But if I do get accepted, Ill need to take it! I guess they wait as long as they can so that people who applied at other schools will know if they are accepted or not and they can choose; that way if Gordon wasnt their 1st choice they will turn it down and open up a spot...

Hey all! I applied for the Fall 2011 program at Gordon as well. Have not heard anything as of yet! On pins and needles waiting! Im going to give you guys my stats and see what you guys think as far as acceptance/denial: -Current Gordon student- all prereq's complete except 2- which will be done by summer. -Former PN program student at Lanier Tech (dropped halfway through due to personal/family issues) -CNA for 5 years, currently certified -GPA is between 2.8-3.2 (Not sure, it depends how they calculate GPAS- if they use my other schools GPAs and Gordons or just Gordons) -TEAS V score of 89 Just want to get a feel for this programs make/cut list, as I transferred here in the fall and am not familiar with this school, this program and the people in it... Thanks :)