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@tejas03 Thank you, and let me know how the interview goes. :)

@tejas03 That's fabulous! Feels so great for it to be over, right!? Totally know that feeling. Now I'm starting over w/ totally new fears--starting nursing school--Yikes!! Excited tho. :)

@tejas03 Good luck! Cook is a fabulous place to work! Let me know how it goes. Hope the pharm final went well too. I was in your shoes last Spring w/ all that. We lost our prof three weeks into the semester. Crazy doesn't begin to tell the story, but Ms. Todd was amazingly gracious. She saved us all!

@tejas03 I work in the hospital and live in Arlington, so I know nothing about that clinic. What is the position? Probably will ask a lot of scenario-based questions.

@tejas03 I work at Cook Children's. How can I help?

@tejas03 There is no requirement with hospitals about how long you've worked for them in order to apply for the APBSN program. There are requirements within each hospital about how long you have to work for them before they will pay for your school. For example, THR hospitals pay for everything, but you have to agree to work for them for 2-5 years after you graduate. With my hospital, Cook Children's, I have to work for them for six months before they will do a tuition reimbursement. I also have to maintain a certain grade point average. Hope this helps. Please feel free to ask any more questions you have. I unfortunately or fortunately know way to many of the ins and outs of UTA's program. :)

Anyone that got accepted to the APBSN program partnered w/ Cook Children's or JPS?

I apologize. I misunderstood. I am a NUCU nutrition tech. No certifications req'd.

It does not matter what your position is w/in the hospital.

You get certain "bumps" for certain things. Know those things. Makes a huge difference! Realize that the majority of the advisors now are brand new. I had a very "seasoned" advisor until a few months ago. I got a lot of good information from her on a regular basis. You will ALWAYS get conflicting reports at UTA, but they honestly mean well. They are a maxed out program, but once you get in, it's amazing!

@SA423 Your HESI does matter. Not as much as some other things, but when you get down to comparisons, it all matters. Figured that out in my advisor's office last Spring.

@Judyduckett No, your current classes have nothing to do with being on the waitlist. As a waitlisted student, you MUST reapply just as you did this time. No carryovers.

I was not partnered for Fall and got waitlisted. Partnering is definitely key. I do not have a previous degree.

I am partnered w/ Cook Children's. Got accepted to both programs today. 4.0 in science, 3.7 other, 97 on HESI. Was waitlisted for this past Fall. If this is your goal, don't give up, just find out what it takes to make it. You can do this!!

Reading all this makes me anxious for today's mail. I applied to both programs. I was second on the APBSN waitlist for fall and didn't get in. At that point I was unpartnered. Not anymore! Good luck to everyone!