RN generic full Time fall 2014- Miami dade college

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I'm applying for the Generic Full Time RN program for fall 2014 (August). I took my NLN Pax exam already and got an overall score of 143. Curious if this will be goof enough to get in? Can't find any stats since the previous test was the TEAS... Looking forward to hearing back from anyone else that has taken the test already. Thx.

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Hi… I’ve been following this thread for many days and, well… I think you are a pretty nice group if we all have the chance to get in. I took the entrance test on April 17. I got an overall score of 128 (61% Verbal, 77% Math, 76% Science). My Science GPA is 3.71. The big problem we all have is that we don’t know how MDC does the numbers. Anyway, if you go to the nlnonlinetesting.org (you have to have an account, since you registered for the test), under the Tab “Testing” click on “To find your PAX Composite Percentile, click here RN PAX or PN PAX”. This table converts your overall score to 100 points. With that number, you can calculate. For example, (GPA*10)+(Overall_Score_Converted*0.6). That number is something similar to the previous TEAS. I think that around the middle 80’s is enough to get in. It is just an idea. What do you think?

Other than that, I think that if MDC extended the application deadline the reasons are one out of two: they don’t have enough applications (which I don’t think) or they don’t have enough “good” applicants (good GPA+good entrance test). Don’t be depressed. Many people don’t tell the truth when talking about their grades, scores, etc. I don’t think there are a lot of people with 4.0 GPA and 145 Overall Score!

Well i hope that they don't left those that did not get the highest score on the test (like me )behind and put someone that did apply after the deadline .I mean more like 50% of the people fail and their saying that my score is not enough. I hope to still get a chance...

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Btw Welcome

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Who told you your score wasn't enough?

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Looked at your calculations span club. Ive even thought that this would be the way calculations were done to. But using the percentile kinda inflates your score. I got 75% correct on the test, which put in the 94th perc. If this was the teas, that 75% woulda gave me a total score of 87. But if I use the percentile one, it inflates it into the 90s. Thats why I wish this was the old teas test. U knew if you had a total score around the 80s, u had a good shot of getting it. And anything mid 80s and up were basically guaranteed in. But now were not sure how things are done with this new test and what a competitive score is.

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I'm just looking at the options that he stayed.. if is true that's just unfair

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Oh I see what you did. U adjusted for the inflation and made the mid 80s the competitive score range instead of the high 70s like in teas. Gah. I'm weird for over analyzing ****.

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Just as Span_cub said I do believe that some people are not being honest with all of these 4.0s because if that was the case they would be applying for a Bachelors program. I'm confident in my 3.1 science GPA! Lol... Welcome new comers :)

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Lisle who told you your score is not enough? :(

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GoodMorning all..

ugh i feel stressed with all this change going on with MDC. its ridiculous.

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Looked at your calculations span club. Ive even thought that this would be the way calculations were done to. But using the percentile kinda inflates your score. I got 75% correct on the test, which put in the 94th perc. If this was the teas, that 75% woulda gave me a total score of 87. But if I use the percentile one, it inflates it into the 90s. Thats why I wish this was the old teas test. U knew if you had a total score around the 80s, u had a good shot of getting it. And anything mid 80s and up were basically guaranteed in. But now were not sure how things are done with this new test and what a competitive score is.

I do not understand how did you calculate. You said "I got 75% correct on the test", but you only have to look at the Overall Score and then get the %ile.

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Sorry I didn't say hello before. I'm tired. In fact, it is my natural state... I have three kids. So, excuse me.

For you all, here is the table.

NLN RN Pre‐Admission (Form 57)

Composite Score to Composite Percentile Conversion Table

The table below will help you to determine where your score falls in relation to the scores of others who

took this exam. To figure out your percentile, find your score in the Overall Score (Composite) column

and then check the number in the Composite Percentile Rank. For example, if your score is 100, your

percentile rank would be 52.

Score %ile Score %ile Score %ile Score %ile Score %ile Score %ile

199 99 160 99 122 84 84 22 46 0 8 0

198 99 159 99 121 83 83 20 45 0 7 0

197 99 158 99 120 82 82 19 44 0 6 0

196 99 157 99 119 81 81 17 43 0 5 0

195 99 156 99 118 80 80 16 42 0 4 0

194 99 155 99 117 78 79 14 41 0 3 0

193 99 154 99 116 76 78 13 40 0 2 0

192 99 153 99 115 75 77 12 39 0 1 0

191 99 152 99 114 74 76 10 38 0

190 99 151 99 113 73 75 9 37 0

189 99 150 99 112 71 74 8 36 0

188 99 149 99 111 70 73 7 35 0

187 99 148 99 110 68 72 6 34 0

186 99 147 98 109 67 71 6 33 0

185 99 146 98 108 65 70 5 32 0

184 99 145 98 107 64 69 4 31 0

183 99 144 98 106 62 68 4 30 0

182 99 143 98 105 61 67 3 29 0

181 99 142 97 104 59 66 2 28 0

180 99 141 97 103 57 65 2 27 0

179 99 140 97 102 56 64 2 26 0

178 99 139 96 101 54 63 1 25 0

176 99 138 96 100 52 62 1 24 0

175 99 137 95 99 50 61 1 23 0

174 99 136 95 98 49 60 1 22 0

173 99 135 94 97 47 59 0 21 0

172 99 134 94 96 45 58 0 20 0

171 99 133 93 95 43 57 0 19 0

170 99 132 92 94 41 56 0 18 0

169 99 131 92 93 39 55 0 17 0

168 99 130 91 92 37 54 0 16 0

167 99 129 91 91 35 53 0 15 0

166 99 128 90 90 33 52 0 14 0

165 99 127 89 89 32 51 0 13 0

164 99 126 89 88 30 50 0 12 0

163 99 125 88 87 28 49 0 11 0

162 99 124 86 86 25 48 0 10 0

161 99 123 85 85 24 47 0 9 0

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YEAH we already went through this table. However from what i heard the advisors are using a different method to calculate where you stand

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