Question for all you future Lone Star Nurses.

misserella8036 · Jan 26, 2009

You also get points for how many required pre reqs you have finished. You won't get enough points unless you have finished all your pre reqs except maybe one.

Faith_27 · Jan 26, 2009

Those were the only three pre-req's I saw on the website.

sbyramRN · Jan 26, 2009

Yeah, you won't get in if you just take those three classes. You need A & P II, Microbiology, Lifespan growth & Development, Sociology, Speech, PE, Fine Arts, etc. What they have on the website is the minimum you need to apply, but with that, you will not be competitive, and you won't get in. Besides, it is near impossible to get through nursing classes, AND your basic classes at the same time. I just graduated from Cy Fair in December, so I have some knowledge of how the nursing programs work.

Mody · Jan 26, 2009

As others have said that is just the minimum to apply. You will need to have enough pre-reqs done to get the full 4 pts. on the scoring system to be competitive. Also, you will need to do better than pass the HESI, you will need to do well on it to be in the running. I figure its better to hear the truth up front so you know what you need to do to get in!

hypocaffeinemia, BSN, RN · Jan 27, 2009

I'm about to finish from Lone Star Montgomery. What the others have said is accurate.

Essentially, you don't have a snowball's chance in hell to gain acceptance unless you have close to a 4.0 in the three main prerequisites, you excel on the HESI entrance test, and you have at least 27 of the 31 non-nursing degree hours completed.

On the 12 point scale currently used, you need around or above an 11.4 to be competitive.

The inside word is they are considering changing the acceptance system, but such changes are only hypothetical at this point.

kayleeray · Jan 27, 2009

The inside word is they are considering changing the acceptance system, but such changes are only hypothetical at this point.

Oh..I hope not! :no:

I plan on entering the program (either LVN or RN) sometime in '10 and I've gotten everything planned out and if they changed the process in a major way, that would just be devastating!

hypocaffeinemia, BSN, RN · Jan 27, 2009

Oh..I hope not!
I plan on entering the program (either LVN or RN) sometime in '10 and I've gotten everything planned out and if they changed the process in a major way, that would just be devastating!

It is doubtful any classes would change. Some of the suggestions I've heard about is making more of the non-nursing classes that are already required, true prerequisites. The problem they are running into is that as the ADN is technically a two-year degree, they have to make it look like it would be possible to complete in two years. Which is hardly possible in reality-- it takes at least 3.5.

Another consideration was incorporating GPA from other classes like microbiology, A&P II, and developmental pysch. So many people apply these days, they want to give the best a way to stand out.

However, none of this has happened and likely won't happen for several more years. Here's another piece of insider knowledge: Montgomery is about to build a new building which will be devoted to nothing but the health sciences (nursing, rad tech, PT, etc). Right now, there's a shortage of class space which makes things difficult.

Once they have their own building, they will be expanding the program including adding a Spring start. Again, this is several years away, but it's in the planning stage.

kayleeray · Jan 27, 2009

It is doubtful any classes would change. Some of the suggestions I've heard about is making more of the non-nursing classes that are already required, true prerequisites. The problem they are running into is that as the ADN is technically a two-year degree, they have to make it look like it would be possible to complete in two years. Which is hardly possible in reality-- it takes at least 3.5.
Another consideration was incorporating GPA from other classes like microbiology, A&P II, and developmental pysch. So many people apply these days, they want to give the best a way to stand out.

That makes me feel a lot better. Thanks. :up:

I'm totally okay with them incorporating the gpa from those classes you mentioned..Just as long as they don't look at my pre-pre-nursing grades. I thought I was going to like computer networking, but completely bombed two semesters so my current gpa because of all those worthless classes I took isn't that great.

Faith_27 · Jan 28, 2009

I might as well take Prairie View pre-reqs if i'm going to be in a Nursing School for 3 1/2 years.

Thanks everybody!

hypocaffeinemia, BSN, RN · Jan 28, 2009

I might as well take Prairie View pre-reqs if i'm going to be in a Nursing School for 3 1/2 years.
Thanks everybody!

The advantages to the ADN are its cost and its close locale. I had to wait a year to get in due to them not even looking at classes I was taking the semester I applied, so I took all my BSN prereqs then. There is no doubt a BSN route is the way to go if money and distance aren't problems for you.