I need some commiseration. Who else is anxiously waiting to find out of if they got into nursing school or not for this fall? Tell me where you applied, what the deadline was, and how crazy you're going LOL.
I applied to West Penn Hospital SON and UPMC Shadyside SON.
The first's deadline was April 16th or so, but they didn't get the last piece of my application - my final transcript from this spring semester - until May 18th or so. They told me that that was okay, but it's making me nervous. The admissions secretary told me that once they get all of your stuff, they will make a decision between 2 weeks to 1 month. It'll be a month soon and I still haven't heard anything about an interview yet, which is part of their process. I am feeling very pessimistic for that reason, which stinks because it was my first choice school and they don't admit in the spring.
The second's deadline was June 5th or so, and I'm not even sure if all my stuff got there on time. They required the PSB exam before you could even apply, I scored high enough on that and couldn't send in the rest of my stuff until after I knew that was the case, so I was scrambling towards the end of that deadline. It was a bit of a disaster. My Int. Algebra teacher, whom I've had for two courses, told me - as always - that he drops one test and replaces it with the next lowest grade. Since there are 4 tests (including the final), and I had a strong A in the class by the third test, I didn't try on the final. It wasn't a calculated thing, it was just a matter of that day being hectic and me deciding that I'd rather have groceries so I can eat than sit there and waste time on a test that wasn't going to affect my grade. Well, regardless of the A I received and the fact that my teacher apparently nominated me to be a student tutor for that course, he decided he would not fill out a reference form for me because I failed the final (nevermind the overall A and one of the tests that I actually scored 110% on, but I digress.) So... since I've only had 3 teachers in the last 3 years (including the Algebra teacher) and almost no work experience because I'm a stay at home mom, I had to resort to getting my former boss as a reference. This wouldn't be a bad thing because I was a very good worker and she likes me alot, but English is her second language. She hardly writes English well at all, and she wasn't even understanding the questions. So, yeah... I have (assuming they received everything, the admissions secretary there is notoriously unorganized) two letters of reference that should be very good, including one from my chemistry teacher. The last, I'm kinda worried about. I'm not feeling AS pessimistic about this school as the first, but I'm still feeling pessimistic.
How crazy am I? Hmm well, let's see - every day I wake up excited that I might have an e-mail that will indicate something. My heart rate gets elevated as I'm driving home from school everyday because I know the mail will be there and there might be something. I love checking my caller ID and voicemail, and love my mailman. I hate Sundays and holidays because mail is not delivered on those days. Haha, I REALLY hope I'm not the only one like this!
Ok I got my letter and I am now on the waitlist :smackingfMy school wont tell me how far down I am on the list, they said it is classified (what ever)... But they sent the paper work for me to do just in case. I am hopefull though I have to be, and the ones who got in from the wait list gives me hope. Thanks!! I will just have to waid longer.
I am really hoping I don't go through the same thing, that's gonnas drive me nuts:uhoh21:
I will be just starting my pre-nursing this August. All 3 schools I have picked out told me to apply March 2010 even though I will still have another year of pre to go. I am hoping that this will eliminate the insanity of waiting & not knowing.
I keep getting letters from my school thinking it's about the nursing program and it's all been about finicial aid. It's really driving me insane. Hopefully I will find out next wait but they will probably wait till the last two days in June.
Just wanted to say Congrats to all of those who have gotten excepted...to those of us still waiting, lets not pull all our hair out yet. I applied to CSU Fresno and the deadline was March 31st. I of course had everything ready on March 1 and have been sitting in agony since then. I had to finish up two prereqs this last spring semester and went from worrying about getting A's in those classes to now worrying about whether or not I got in...I feel crazy. I don't really know if we will get emails, or phone calls, or letters in the mail, so I am running around anytime the phone rings or as soon as the mail man leaves I'm out the door. I even have my email coming to my phone so just in case something happens I'll know right away. We do have a spot where we can check or application status, but that hasn't changed in weeks yet I'm still checking it like mad. I'll probably check it again when I'm done writing this. I didn't get in last semester so I'm not looking forward to being let down again. I guess all I can do is be patient and keep mu fingers crossed....Good luck to everyone!!!!
My application deadline was June 1st. This waiting really sucks! Congrats to all of you that have gotten news, and Good luck to everyone still waiting :)
I didn't mind waiting until my classmate got her acceptance email and I had a higher SAT score than her. The secretary at the nursing office said that for the option we used, the selection committee solely goes by the SAT scores. So I'm anxiously waiting for Monday so I can talk to someone on the selection committee. The counselor is even puzzled as to why I haven't received an acceptance email.
Wooooohoooooo!!! Got my letter today.....accepted to Daytona State College's ADN program August 09. No more waiting....ehehheheheGood luck to all you guys waiting.
Haha, I REALLY hope I'm not the only one like this!
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Ok I got my letter and I am now on the waitlist :smackingfMy school wont tell me how far down I am on the list, they said it is classified (what ever)... But they sent the paper work for me to do just in case. I am hopefull though I have to be, and the ones who got in from the wait list gives me hope. Thanks!! I will just have to waid longer.