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I was on the wait list for 3 years and have a 4.0. I did not have all my coreqs finished until the semester before I got accepted though. My daughter who is also on the wait list has all her prereqs and coreqs completed and she is on her second review and at number 230 something. She has a 3.5 GPA. This program has a long wait but in my opinion is worth it. ( When I said #46 I was referring to the number on the rank list. ) There are about 490 students waiting currently. I did make it and am almost done with my first semester. It is a very tough program but it is a very detailed and strong program and I feel fortunate to be in it. I would say apply and hang in there as I think they are looking at increasing the numbers of students admitted. Good luck to you!!

I'm with you and everyone else who has posted. I hate them but I also take comfort in knowing so does 99% of everyone else. Kind of a right of passage...we all will go through it as those before us have and we ultimately will succeed. Hang in there...

I got to check off on my mastery check off tonight and I passed. I was, as anticipated, a nervous wreck but I made it. Thanks to all of your kind and encouraging words. I have made one more hurdle in our treck to become nurses!!

I am so relieved to read these posts!! I really didn't know I was grade obsessed until I went back to school at the age of 32 and I am now 43 and finally finished with all my prereqs and coreqs and starting the program in Jan. I have interrupted school multiple times with the goings on of my kids but somehow over all this time I have managed to get a 4.0 and it is now a curse! I have to get an A or I feel like a failure. I know that this is irrational but I am having such a hard time convincing myself of that. I wish I had gotten a few B's early on then it would not be an issue. I hear repeatedly that nursing school is a whole new ballgame and to try and work, have a family/husband, and maintain a 4.0 will be insanity but I am sure I will still try. Like most of you, the push initially was to get a good GPA to get in sooner but now that I'm in I am not only a member of the GOA but a GOLD MEMBER!!

Thanks so much for all those great words!! Sometimes it feels good just to hear that you are not the only one experiencing these pains. My total mastery checkoff is Tuesday so wish me luck and thanks again.

I was wondering if anyone else has such a hard time with checkoffs. I'm just in the beginning nursing skills and although I have done most of the skills so far just working in the hospital, I get so nervous when it comes to checkoffs. I forget the process and end of leaving out steps. It's so hard to pretend that the mannequin is a real person and imagine all the scenarios for me. Any advice??

Just curious if there are any other ACC students out there. Love reading all the posts from Houston and Dallas but would like to get some input and advice from other ACC nursing students. I'm taking nursing skills 1 and hoping to get in in January. Good Luck to everyone!!

Although official letters have not been mailed, just curious if anyone is thinking they may be in for Spring, 2005. I've been on the wait list forever and I'm cautiously hopeful that my #46 might mean that I finally made it in.