Elfie2012

Narestrepo- from my understanding some of the classes are the same... some of the sciences (anatomy and physiology) and fundamental nursing classes. Which will definitely lighten your load- since they will transfer into the RN program. I don't know of anyone that has been offered, but when I was sitting for the TEAS at the hospital the woman proctor asked at the end of the exam if any of us had questions. One of the people sitting asked "What is the required score for the RN program?" the proctor stated that they required "70 or above for RN, and 65 or above for LPN". After she announced the requirements a bunch of the people sighed and made faces... so she said "don't worry.. if you didn't do as well as you had hoped for.. we have accepted RN hopefuls into the LPN program and they have the ability to transfer into the RN program." I checked this on their website after returning home.. because I was pretty sure I had flubbed up a bunch of the sections. The website has an LPN to RN articulation program and it states that LPN's would be required to take an LPN Step Test. Yet, it makes no mention of the TEAS, which would lead me to assume that there is no TEAS requirement then. The only thing that I would assume though would be that you'd be doing the LPN and then RN correct me if I'm wrong... adding up the semesters looks like it would take 4 years. If that is the case, then I'd think a BSN would make more sense.

narestrepo, I was accepted into Holy Name for the Fall of 2012 and am very excited! I took the TEAS in early February and heard back about my interview about 3 weeks later. It took about another 3 weeks after the interview to receive the acceptance letter. In my personal opinion, I would wait until I hear either way before I do anything. Depending on what the decision is..they may offer you the LPN with a transfer into RN program. I'd wait and see what happens.

Declined my spot. Rnhopeful- hopefully you will get a letter!

Less stress.com also has CPR classes for healthcare professionals by the American Heart association in the area. I took my class last Sunday at Holy Name 8-12, was painless.

Does anyone know about stethoscopes? Some people earlier in this bb have recommended cheaper ones due to price/theft, and the theory that if you learn to hear things on a crappy one, you'll hear on anything. What are all your thoughts? I was playing around on all heart.com and am looking into the littman cardiology iii. I like that it can be engraved, and has color choices so that it stands a chance to not be confused with another's.

I took my CPR class through lessstress.com at Holy Name this past Sunday. It wasn't all that expensive, the instructors were great, and the examination wasn't bad. All in all it was just About 4 hours. 8am-12.

I am in!!!! Yay!!

Omg.. I refresh it too! Lol!

This wait is pure torture! I am looking on web adviser every hour...even over the weekend, it's become an obsession!

I am crossing fingers for some sort of news this week...you think that's reasonable???

WOW. I did well on the HESI, and hope that my 91.3 is good enough. But nonetheless, it really sucks for people who kick ass all year long and work for their A's.. and screw up one test based off of either a rough sleep, not eating breakfast, a fight with a family member in the morning.., or just simply test anxiety, etc.. and not be accepted. Whats the point of them asking for all my transcipts than? I mean.. getting all my college transcipts took DAYS... of calls and faxing, and some schools actually asked for money for them (retarded and ****** me off! You'd think my tuition back in the day covered my asking for a transcript once a decade). Knowing that my degrees were dated... and I'd have to take my sciences over... what's the point of jumping through the paperwork hula hoops if it all really comes down to who can test well? (This is so going against my Special Ed training!.. My hairs are standing on edge! Uggh...)

As of yesterday the class average on the HESI dropped to a 77.

Krissy, How long did it take to get the letter in the mail? I am dying! I got into Holy Name, but don't want to commit to anything until I hear from BCC and compare the costs. THANKS! You are such a huge help!

Rnhopeful1, What are you basing your gpa from? I have advanced degrees, and want to change careers... since my degrees are OLD.. I needed to retake Anatomy 1 and Chem. I did so last semester... my gpa at BCC last semester with those 2 classes was 3.75- If you look at my BA... it's like a 3.2, and if you look at my Masters.. it's like 3.8. I too would totally assume that any admittance can NOT be based off of one test. Not everyone does well with testing... look at all the major 4 year colleges even the Ivy's. They require certain SAT scores, but also look into the "WHOLE" applicant. A person who can test well on one exam but doesn't put the commitment into a semester class and gets a 2.5 or less... shouldn't be ranked any higher than a person who scores an 80 on the HESI and yet demonstrates a solid GPA. I have a friend that is a resident Dr at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) in Manhattan. I recall when he was applying to medical schools. He did fantastically on the MCAT exam, but many med schools did not accept him because he didn't have the volunteering hours under his belt. Yet, strangely, he did have his Phd prior.. in BioPhysics from UCLA! REALLY SMART GUY! But, because he didn't volunteer and candy stripe and whatever.. he was rejected from most of where he applied. He ended up doing a year of volunteering at UCLA Medical Center, and reapplied the following year. He got into all of the schools he applied to..Yale, Harvard, NYU, and Pitt. So scores for Med schools aren't the only thing that drives acceptance, it would be totally retarded for RN programs to only look at one thing!

I just did that... my status (closed the window so I need to paraphrase).. says somethign like ready or prepared to take HESI-Net. I took it on the 7th, so I am assuming it hasn't been updated yet to reflect grades or anything. Is your's saying the same thing?