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Any fellow applicants to Pierce College in Puyallup? This is the first time I'm applying to nursing school, and I understand that the application process has changed a bit from past years. What'd you guys think of this year's application process?

I'm in a similar situation as you - $40,000 in student loan debt from my BA, 3.09 GPA with a 4.0 in prerequisite classes. My hope is getting accepted into an ADN program, work and pay off my debt after several years, then apply to RN-MSN or RN-DNP pr...

That is my career goal as well: ER NP or trauma NP. And I've been leaning towards a dual cert FNP/AG-ACNP program too. However, the PA program in my city is soon switching from a bachelor's to master's degree in the next few years...I may just suck i...

Sure, and some PA programs don't even require HCE. But, to be fair, PA students go through about 2,000 hours of clinical hours during their program compared to only ~700 in NP programs. As someone with a non-nursing bachelor's, I'm cautious about dir...

Nurse tech jobs are always on-call, meaning you basically work when you want.

ADN-BSN-MN study option | UW Tacoma This is the link to that ADN-BSN-MSN option at UWT. Anyone else anxious to hear back from TCC?

I've seen several people post on here about receiving bad test grades or even GRE scores "due to health problems." I don't understand that. Anyone else think that's BS? I don't want to be misunderstood - I recognize that long-term health problems can...

I would argue that you are more pigeon-holed as an NP than PA. You are required to choose a population area to specialize in as an NP - family, adult, pediatric, neonatal, etc. For instance, if you specialize as an Adult-Gerontology NP, you'd have to...

Haha someone make a TCC 2016 post.

I got denied as well. I have to say that I'm very surprised. Good luck to those who haven't heard!

For Pierce, I believe the only things that are worth points are the functional resume, essay, and Kaplan scores. And there are bonus points for a statistics class and two years if foreign language. GPA doesn't even matter, which I think is odd.

I'm sorry to hear that you guys. Well, TCC's nursing application opens up in a few days on the first, so apply there definitely. Good luck to you both. I still haven't received a call and I've been figuratively crapping my pants all week. Lol.

It really sucks being at work right now. Haha. Congratulations to those accepted, I am envious! I wonder if all the calls are going out today.

Anyone get a call yet? Also, what other schools have you guys applied to, or will apply to? I'll apply to TCC this June.

Only one cohort per year for fall start!

I am paid $15.79/hour before shift differentials and on-call pay (15% extra). I'm a new CNA in a hospital in WA. Strong nursing unions in this state. Most of the CNAs in my department make over $20/hour with 5-15 years of experience.

Same! Haha. Looks like be getting calls next week!

I have an old email saying that everyone will receive a call around May 27.

Taking nursing prerequisite classes does not make you a nursing student, similar to how someone earning their bachelor's degree and will apply to medical school is not a medical student. Student status means your are currently enrolled in your progra...

Go to PA school instead! You'd be a great applicant.

No kidding, I'm eager to hear back. I heard that all applicants will receive a phone call, to tell us if we're accepted or rejected, in late May. The functional resume was weird, I agree. I sort of winged it.

Something neat about UWT is that if you graduate from TCC's or Pierce's RN program with a 3.7 or above, you'll be eligible to transfer into UWT's RN-BSN-MSN program. It's a cool thing, I think. My goal is to petition the BSN portion, and go straight ...

You could also become a prosthetist/orthotist, though you may have to relocate since there are relatively few programs (master degree). I've look at UW's but decided it wasn't for me.

If you're an RN, you can still work in the field on an ambulance, if you're that worried about your pride. CCRNs in ambulance services make a good living, and you'd pretty much be in charge. In some states, I've heard you can challenge the paramedic ...

I know in WA, naturopathic doctors are pretty much restricted to private practice. But there is a great school called Bastyr University here for those interested in Eastern medicine or naturopathic medicine. Check out their programs on their website....