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The author's punctuation needs help, but what I find more distracting is what appears to be an inability to begin a sentence without a conjunction. Conjunctions are acceptable in this style of writing, unless they are overused. Based upon her poor sentence structure, tendency to be redundant and wordy, I recommend she take a hiatus from social media to read "Elements of Style" to avoid future embarrassment while overgeneralizing.

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Just to reinforce how varied the waitlist is and that higher grades overall bear little weight in ranking. I am #20 on the waitlist. I have a score of 356, an "A" in every class, except for 234, which I have a "B" in. Obviously, I lost four points on my essay. I live in the district.

I think you could start a Facebook group. I'm sure that there will be folks who end up leaving/joining for various reasons, so maybe others can weigh in on whether they think it should be an open or closed group for now versus when the term actually starts.

I couldn't help myself :) This probably doesn't help, but I'll tell you anyway, just in case. My confirmation slip arrived in the mail yesterday, or the day before.

I did. I don't live in the area and decided to send my letter via priority mail so that I'd have a tracking number and wouldn't have to worry about whether it arrived.

Sanguiano, your question would be the most logical option when deciding between two similar applicants. (Un)fortunately, it works in a more arbitrary way. On the 2015 application, it states the steps for resolving a tie. The first step will be what Kalesmommy outlined. If both students have an "A" or "B" in BI 231 then the tie will be broken in the following way: If Step 1 fails to break a tie, then: 2) Resident of Chemeketa Community College District. The district includes Marion, Polk, most of Yamhill, and part of Linn County. If Step 2 fails to break a tie, then: 3) Random selection will be used. A word to the wise: place little stock in any statement that contains "I've heard..." when a claim is made.

So did I. Nicely done. I take it you're accepting their admission offer?

They don't tell you where you are on the waitlist? Can I just say how much I despise the elusive nature of applying to nursing school and waiting on feedback? I've self-medicated with a weekly video game binge. I expected to be declined admission altogether, but was admitted. For anyone who is curious or for future applicants, this is my personal snapshot from my score sheet and interview experience: Scoresheet Point Breakdown GPA: 4.0 (40 points) All A & P completed?: Yes (5 points) All prerequisite coursework completed?: Yes (5 points) Prior degree: BS--- Majors: health science; social science/Minor: community health (1 point) Discretionary Points: Completion of microbiology (3 points) Point total: 54 Interview Impression/Experience I went into the interview convinced I didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting accepted for personal reasons, as well as a lack of discretionary points. Obviously I can't discuss the questions, but I can say that I'm not someone who relies solely on answers that would be considered safe. This is not to say that I'm uncouth or unprofessional. Additionally, I have the tendency to introduce humor (frequently at my own expense) at times where a situation becomes tense or stagnant. Congratulations to all who were accepted into the fun-size 2017 cohort.

I am in a similar position and this is my first year applying to both schools. I have 54 Points and a 4.0 average for Clackamas. I took the proctored essay at Chemeketa, but apparently missed the mark? Followed the instructions verbatim, generated my essay ahead of time and sought feedback, yet I scored a 46/50. With my essay, my total points for Chemeketa will be 356, so I may have to hang out for a little bit and try to get in again next year. If you were offered admission to both programs, which would you choose?

schicharro, I am interviewing in the morning on the first day. Congratulations on being offered an interview.

You may have a better frame of reference as to whether 180 applicants is high or low if you consider that Chemeketa anticipates admitting 48-56 students in the upcoming cohort, with about 20 alternative spots.

Hello Previous and Current Applicants- Does anyone know when Clackamas typically sends their notification email for the applicant interview?

Right you are.

You're correct, no one is entitled to a spot. It's just too bad she took up valuable space to decide whether or not it was the right career choice. We're all entitled to an opinion, no?

Well put. As someone who is shedding their blood, sweat and tears to get into a nursing program, I would like to thank you personally and on behalf of all other prospective students for wasting a spot in a program.

I live in West Salem and am taking a couple of classes this term. I dropped off my nursing application on Monday.

r0lando Likewise. J A friend of mine said to me when I voiced similar concerns: OHSU can be a pain to get in to though, so don't take a rejection from them as a comment on your overall competitiveness. Again, I'm not sure what applying to nursing school looks like in the state of Washington, but many of the people that I have met or known throughout the years that have been granted admission to nursing schools in Oregon, including OHSU, haven't been admitted on their first try. Obviously, I have not yet been admitted to a program, but I have learned a little bit in the process. The following bullet points are inferences based on my experience and hopefully there are others who may be able to confirm or elaborate upon them. · First of all, you may never have the best GPA, and even if you do, there may be someone else that has matched it and will raise the bar in another area of the application. The following link is a compilation of OHSU's student statistics. Of particular interest to you will be New Student Qualifications – Average Undergraduate GPA of Students Enrolling for the First Time, which is under the first Excel workbook heading titled Students. Download that file and then when Excel opens, you will see tabs on the bottom of the window. The average undergraduate GPA of new admits will be the third tab from the end and it will tell you the averages over the years from 2009-2013 for each program option. What it does not tell you is what each individual campus looks like in terms of matriculation GPA, although that can be found on a different page. Also, these are just averages, not minimum requirements. I'm not sure if you've taken statistics or not, but the reason that averages can be somewhat misleading is because on either side of the curve where the mean is, there will be X% of students who are still granted admission, but their GPA falls X points outside (above/below) the mean; this is referred to as a standard deviation. Major outliers bring down averages, which isn't beneficial for recruiting prospective students or achieving prestige, so it's in the school's best interest to limit those. Hopefully this made sense to you. · Secondly, GPA is important. A friend of mine who recently graduated from nursing school told me that when he met with a nursing advisor at Linfield College, she was very direct in telling him that there is no excuse, no sob story that can replace a good grade. Rhetorically, she asked him why Linfield should admit a student with lower grades when there's an applicant whose transcript reflects higher ones. So on that note, become comfortable with the idea of retaking a course, or even several. If math isn't your strong suit and you have to retake it, then once your other prerequisites are finished, register for a math class and nothing else, then pour everything you've got into it and find a tutor. · GPA brings me to my third point, which is that preparation and application are cumbersome and can feel very defeating, even when you've worked so hard to get to where you are. You should be proud of your 3.7, but be humble enough to realize that you may have to do better than that for some schools or programs. The reality may be that getting into a nursing program, beyond GPA and clinical experience, will boil down to how determined and/or stubborn the applicant is; it is easily a battle of will. If you want my opinion as it relates to everything I just told you, I will say that the assessment of prospective nursing students for many programs could be structured in a way that gives a much more holistic representation of the applicant. Clinical experience is great. I myself was a CNA, but there are experiences outside of the clinical realm that should also be considered, such as volunteer hours, since they may give insight to applicant maturity and transferable skills, depending upon what the position's level of responsibility is. Personally, I have well over 1000 volunteer hours between a couple of nonprofit human services organizations and I am proud of my accomplishments, but it is frustrating that they are viewed as irrelevant. I would say to you the same thing I try to keep in mind: your work hasn't been in vain and that experience may allow you to shine extra bright when you are admitted into a cohort. Unfortunately, implementation barriers exist in assessing these qualities because the process immediately becomes more subjective, not to mention it may require hiring more staff to review applications, for example. However, when you think about it, how much certainty could be given to the claim that student 1, who received an A” in anatomy and physiology, is more qualified for admission than student 2, who received an A-? The same could be asked about the math requirement of math 95 or higher- consider one student who took intermediate algebra and another who took calculus. Furthermore, how can these same students be compared when consideration is given to the following scenario? · Student 1 went to a community college where lecture exams were all multiple-choice with an essay and lab exams were given from anatomical models · Student 2 went to a private college that administered lecture exams composed of short answer/essays and lab exams used human cadavers and no anatomical models The answer: Quantification of grades and limiting experience to clinical settings is the most effective method (as of now) for ranking applicants, as it evens the playing field, even though it is not without major design flaws. I apologize for the lengthy response, but I hope it shed some light on the process for you. Hang in there and know that everyone on this site is all too familiar with the weight that comes with the pursuit of becoming a nurse at any level.

Hi r0lando, This will be my second consecutive year applying to the 3-year BSN with OHSU. Here are my application stats from last year and then for this current cycle: 2014 Application Cycle Campus: WOU Number of Completed Prerequisites: All Prerequisite GPA: 3.73 Microbiology/Chemistry Course Completion: Microbiology Volunteer/Paid Experience: 645 Hours Paid Experience Number of Credits Taken at Host Institution: 0 Highest Degree: No post-secondary degree 2015 Application Cycle Campus: Portland Number of Completed Prerequisites: All Prerequisite GPA: 3.89 Microbiology/Chemistry Course Completion: Microbiology Volunteer/Paid Experience: 645 Hours Paid Experience Number of Credits Taken at Host Institution: N/A Highest Degree: Bachelor of Science I decided to apply to the Portland campus rather than try for Monmouth again for one reason, which is that Chemeketa Community College (CCC) in Salem, Oregon does not use a +/- grading system. Many students from CCC apply to OHSU's Monmouth campus and I think that the lack of grade differentiation artificially inflates applicant's GPAs.