alicia.marie13

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University of south ALABAMA summer 2017

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I will be doing the Acute Care program. Does everyone want me to make a page?

I got mine today too! Congrats í ¼í½¾ everyone!

YAY! Congratulations! I have not heard anything yet but I live in Kentucky so it might take a little bit longer for mail I suppose. Congrats again!

Oh wow! Hopefully we will be hearing soon then! Good luck!

When I asked people that have gone here recently I heard that this school left them feeling very prepared to take boards and that's what was really important to me. And so far, they have been very good with communicating with me and that's also important to me. When I asked the dean of admission what the requisites were to apply she said majority of the time they require a gpa of 3.0 and 2 years of experience in the field that you are apply to. I have heard people that these requirements did not get in so I am sure it depends on how many they have apply and your personal statement that you have to write.

Thanks for the update! Hoping they get those letters out sooner rather then later.

MNrnforHIM - You would think you being able to have the discipline to finish a Masters degree would show that you are serious about your education and it should count for something. Your nursing experience is incredible so I am sure you will not have a problem. I know they will look at your GPA and I have heard conflicting stories about what they take for that - I am sure it depends on how many apply, etc.

I think they have been trying to send decision letters out quicker than they did before. I am not sure what they wanted exactly for the acute care program as far as experience whether it be all ICU or if they just wanted more hospital based experience - but obviously on the more high acuity side.

I think 4 years of experience is a good amount - I think most schools look at whether or experience you have is related to the field you are applying to. Like I am applying to acute care so they probably want me to have some decent acute care/hospital based experience but every school is different. i got an email today from USA saying that decisions letters should be being mailed out by the middle/end of this month at the latest for summer start date.

I am from Kentucky.

I also applied for the Acute Care Program! Where are you from? Good luck to you as well!

I agree with others when they say you might want to start with an LPN program and work your butt off to get good grades in those classes. Also - most schools also looks at your ACT score as well. If that is not high enough I would recommend retaking that as well. My GPA was not bad when I was going to apply for Nursing school but my ACT was a little low so I retook it and that made a world of difference when applying. You might want to take a few extra classes to help raise your GPA too. I took a medical ethics class that I actually ended up enjoying (which looked good on my transcripts) and made sure I got a good grade to help raise my GPA. Bottom line - It may take your a little longer but it CAN happen with time and some good grades! Just be patient and put in the work! Do not give up - I work with a lot of nursing assistants that are in your shoes and think its impossible to go back to school and it breaks my heart because I know they are smart enough to do it. Good luck!