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Sorry! I didn't see this until now. While GPA will play a large part, it isn't the ONLY thing that's considered, from what I understand. I'm in the accelerated program, so it may be a little different. I, too, didn't have a great cumulative GPA. I didn't have any medical experience either. I think the Insight Resume portion may have scored me some points because it showed that I was dedicated and willing to work hard despite my past scholarly mistakes. Feel free to PM me with any questions! Good luck, everyone!

They don't hold interviews for applicants. I would say that they consider work and/or volunteer experience. Before I applied, in had no experience in the medical field, but I noted anything/everything that I thought of that could be considered as volunteer work. That included wrapping presents for the less fortunate during the holidays for a church group, and volunteering to take pictures for a Rotary Club event. I have some advice if you get accepted into Linfield's accelerated program and decide to go. If you go, you'll be in the third cohort to be in the 15 month program. Before then, it was 18 months. They're still working out the kinks. Things are still a little frantic at times, but just roll with the punches and don't get caught up in other peoples' negativity. Also, feel free to PM me if you have any other questions about the program! Good luck!

Your prerequisite course GPA carries the most weight compared toy our overall, which will also be considered. I don't remember them going by a point system, but I could be wrong. I'm not sure about the number of applicants for the accelerated program specifically, but overall Linfield received around 800 applications, and the accelerated cohort had 56 spots.

Hey all! I'm a Linfield ABSN student that started in the spring this year. I would be more than happy to answer any questions you have about the school and/or the application process. I also took some prerequisites at Chemeketa, and I applied to the 3 year program at OHSU and the ABSN program at Linfield, and decided to go to Linfield! What type of discretionary points are you referring to? Are you applying as a first or second degree student? While grades are very important in getting into the program, I think the content of the insight resume and letters of reference are equally important. Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions about Linfield!

I'm assuming you got in nantos? Congratulations! Are you currently living in Portland?

I don't think there is... yet.

I forgot about French Press! That sounds great. Does Tuesday, the 28th at 11 sound good? It sounds like it'll just be me and you unless other Salem Linfield folk jump on this thread!

My schedule is pretty open. I'm currently visiting family/friends in Nevada and I won't be back until around the 21st. After that, I'm free!

What part of Salem are you in right now? I'm in south Salem. We can do coffee at the Ike Box or any Starbucks if you'd like!

Congratulations rylin86! I will be commuting everyday. I wish I could take Amtrak all week, but unfortunately, it doesn't work with my schedule. No worries though; I'm used to commuting an hour each way from a summer job I had a couple years ago. I'm wondering how many other people from here are for sure going to Linfield. We should meet up before orientation and get acquainted!

Congratulations! Where will you be coming in from? I'm not completely familiar with the Portland area just yet. I'll be commuting from Salem.

To answer our question as to what I did in waiting for my acceptance letter, I did absolutely nothing. My advice to you would be to be as productive as possible. I received my acceptance letter in late March, and am now going just as, if not more, crazy as I was in waiting around. Right now, I feel like I'm running around trying to schedule things and complete requirements before the start of the semester (June). Definitely try to figure out what needs to be done for each school. Make appointments for immunizations, blood tests and BLS as needed. Get out every once in awhile, meet some friends for a drink, get some exercise. I hope this helps, and good luck!!!

Well, it's official! I've sent in my deposit/acceptance letter and financial aid packet to Linfield! How are you all doing in your decision process? Are we going to be classmates? Either way, I'm super excited to start school and my new career in nursing, as you are, I'm sure!

I'm really excited about the idea of becoming a nurse by the end of 2014 as well! I agree, the course load is intimidating, but I hope to find some people interested in forming a study group. My friend back home graduated from a nursing program, and she highly recommended forming a study group. We all learn differently though! Well, if you do decide to go to Linfield, I look forward to meeting you!

I will try my best to keep this short while still adequately explaining my decision. No guarantees though! So I got my BS in Biology in 2010, but all throughout undergrad, or most of, I really had no idea what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to explore the medical field, but for some reason I didn't see nursing as an option. My grades weren't great, and I saw it as "Just pass, get your degree, and you'll be fine." Not really, huh? Anyway, after I graduated, I looked into nursing, and was hooked. I took a year off from school and worked just to save some money, and then moved up to Salem with my now fiancee. I tried to transfer from my job in my hometown to Portland, and was told it'd be an easy deal. That fell through though, and I was unemployed. I tried to get a job for the first 6 months or so and then decided to go back to school. I attended classes at Chemeketa Community College, and completed my pre-reqs with a 3.8 GPA. So to answer your question, Linfield is my first choice because unlike OHSU, ABSN at Linfield mainly looks at the pre-reqs; ABSN at OHSU looks at EVERYTHING. Taking into account my undergrad GPA and my pre-reqs combined, I would be just short of OHSU's requirement. I did, however, apply for OHSU's regular BSN program which is 2 or 3 years. Next, the starting times are appealing to me. ABSN at Linfield starts sooner. Honestly, I'm tired of just waiting around! Had I done well in undergrad, and I would've been eligible to apply for ABSN at OHSU, I would probably have a harder time deciding. So, there you have it!

Hello! Congratulations on being accepted to Linfield! I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when I had decided to check the mail from Saturday. I immediately opened the letter from Linfield, which was sandwiched between two magazines. All I saw (before I freaked out) was my name, "Congratulations!" and "Summer 2013 Cohort". The accelerated BSN for Linfield is actually my first choice. I applied for OHSU as well, but at this point, it doesn't matter. I currently live in Salem, so I'll be commuting, hopefully by Amtrak, but we'll see!