Pauseymo12

:yeah:oh god is listening alright...strict instructions were given...judge not lest you be judged! aka whatever judgement you pass on others will come back to haunt you. call it karma, fate, or just plain never say never but come back to bite your booty!! btw, i speak from personal experience on the above matter! lol

You look also look in Lufkin - it's about 1hr drive but they are a level 1 trauma center for the region.

come join the facebook page for kingwood - congrats! lsc kingwood nursing 2014

Come join the Facebook page for Kingwood - Congrats! LSC KINGWOOD NURSING 2014

:dncgbby: I got ACCEPTED at Kingwood!!! Woohoo, feels like I'm the most interesting woMAN in the world! Lol

There is also Instruction by Masters. It's in the westchase area http://www.inbymas.com/ and he does the class just about every Saturday and the cost is $65 but he sends you all the study material and he also does ACLS & PALS certs too! I had a friend who took the ACLS & PALS from and he highly recommends the instructor.

KINGWOOD UPDATE!!!! I spoke with a friend who is currently in the nursing program and the reason our letters are taking so long is...one of the lead decision makers is very ill and has been so contagious that everything is having to be emailed back and forth. This has also strained the staff if the nursing department. So please say a prayer and know it's not an intentional lack of awareness or efficiency. I'm so happy for all the Cy-fair folks! I wish you all the best and I'm thankful that at least we (kingwooders) have an idea about the cutoff! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! *wine

emily, what was your score?

Was there a signature line or was it just as non-descript as you posted above? I guess what I'm asking is who was the sender? :nuke:

Kingwood posted on their application deadline calendar that letters would be sent out in September....well today is the last day of September so hopefully we will start seeing them arrive at our homes!

HAPPY LETTERS-SHOULD-BE-IN-THE-MAIL-FRIDAY and a little funny for our frazzled nerves! "The thing about quotes on the Internet is you cannot confirm their validity" -Abraham Lincoln :fnypst:

I was told by a current nursing student Kingwood is taking 80 students...:grn:

The guy...not you! LOL

@lindalyn....one word...JACKASS! :angthts:

I have a couple of girlfriends in the Kingwood program now and they got their letters the first week in October because they were mailed on the 29th/30th of September. Tick tock goes the insanity clock...:anbd:

Beth, You do not and should not explain your reasons or circumstances to anyone. You did not abuse the system and honestly, the only people who's opinion you should worry about it is the nursing program directors. Let me take a momma role (I've been out of HS for almost 20yrs) for moment...Sweetie, as you continue through your education and career, there will always be people who do not and will not give an ounce of understanding or empathy and 90% of the time they believe their intentions are pure. Also, many people will not like who you are or what stand for and it will NEVER make sense to you. The comments and insinuations can be hurtful and you will want to defend yourself and others for that matter but I have find that it is often a waste of energy. These people will not change their methods or actions. Let me give you an example: I grew up with a father who for the life of the man he could not say you did a great job. Now, I managed to be a single mother of 2, work full-time, and 4.0 student pre-nursing student and yet he still didn't respond with I'm so proud of you. No he said... "Wow, I really thought you were going to be my slow child!" At that moment I had a choice, I could take the comment as an insult or I could finally see that I had indeed succeeded at the one thing I had been trying to do all those years! I had FINALLY EXCEEDED his expectations!!! I choose to take the comment in this manner! So ok...back to a Momma's voice...Always Remember.... Someone's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality unless you choose to accept it! You deserve to be an valid applicant just as much as the rest of us. So CHIN UP, and just keep swimming! Now... ya'll behave or I'm gonna take off my belt!

@ beth5278 I do not think your situation is greedy at all. Remember it's when the behavior is used in excess that is a negative. Let me give you this example: Applicant 1 & Applicant 2 both have 8 points and both go to take the Hesi Applicant 1 has taken the Hesi in two prior application periods Applicant 2 studied the guide and used the practice test in the book Applicant 1: final Hesi composit score = 3.89 Applicant 2: final Hesi composit score = 3.65 Which score is a more accurate assessment of true ability? Again, in your situation, it was not greed or manipulation at all. In all honesty, the reason others are unhappy about this and others are offended is becuase this means so much to all of us and regardless of our opinions what will be, will be. I will be happy for anyone who accepted into the program since I know what it feels like to want something so badly that you ache for it. Seriously, I feel like a weight watcher's member stuck in a meeting next to a bakery! I can smell the donuts, see the donuts but I can't taste the donuts... Oh and let us not forget what Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) said, "Opinions are like orificeholes, everybody has one" and (my addition) "only our own doesn't stink." So hugs to all and hopefully by this time next week we all will have our answer...

No unfortunately/fortunately (depends on your case) they don't give preference to those students who have not taken classes more than once. I know someone in the program who had to retake English to get an A and they were not discarded or put at the bottom of the scores because of it. I do agree that this and the number of times the hesi has been taken should factor into the acceptance equation otherwise it's really just stacking the deck and not a true assessment of one's ability but instead it simply measures their ability to memorize the material or find a professor that will require less work. When I took AP II my class was online and much of the material was self taught and I didn't like my professor but I worked harder and longer to get my A (only 15% of the class was given an A). Yes dropping the class would have been much easier but I also realized that having to learn the info at any cost would make me a better practitioner. While no one would have faulted me for dropping, I knew that in life you can't just quit your job because the boss is too hard to work for and there are no second chances when treating a patient. Preservance is more than just quitting then trying over and over again to get the result you want; it's more about sticking it out even when it's harder and out of your comfort zone.

sadly, obtaining the title of rn does not impart compassion for patients. compassion is built into someone's character through conscious self-awareness and a lifetime of experience. unfortunately, conscious self-awareness cannot be taught in a book or in the classroom as it is a daily choice to understand ourselves and well, experience happens all on its own. for me lesson of your story is: most people are struggling with something and this even more true when they seek medical attention. while academic knowledge is important, it's only half of the picture. if i do not make a conscious effort to cultivate my ability to empathize with others then i will not become the most effective nurse/mom/friend/person i could be. in the day to day grind it is easy to forget that...the most important things are not things!

Years later the footprints of your words are a resounding TRUST IN ME from the Big Daddy "G"! Thank you for taking the time to respond !

Kalisefer "The lady that delivers the mail to the apartments where I live says that she is going to bring any letter from Lonestar to my door and if I am not home she is going to ask the office to call me to come get my mail right away. Between the two of us, I am not sure who wants me to receive the letter more. I am also not sure about something else, she is either exctied for me or she wishes I would shut-up, go home and leave her alone already. lol" Lol that's awesome! If you get in you should give her a 5$ Starbucks card as a celebratory peace offering!

“How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on.” ~Zall’s Second Law or in our case... “How long a minute is, depends on how long you've been standing at the mailbox!” ~Pauseymo12

No first year there is no summer session. I believe graduation would be August 2014.

welcome laurielynn, hope we meet in person in january

MORNING MOTIVATION As application deadline is in the final hours....no words could be more truthful...LOL My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Acceptance is the key to everything. MICHAEL J. FOX Michael J. Fox has raised and continues to raise an astronomical amount of money for Parkinson research; He is fully aware he may not be the recipient of a cure but he doesn't quit the fight. He keeps fighting despite his symptoms, signs and his own doubts. I hope that everyone who applied this period will continue to fight for their RN even when the physical signs and our own doubts seem the more obvious conclusion! HAPPY END OF APPLICATION PERIOD!!! Good luck to each of you!