Southwestern Illinois College Summer 2016

Rfedele76 · Nov 2, 2015

Hi! I'm working toward a summer '16 start as well. Like you, quite a bit of my coursework is transferring from another college. I'm currently enrolled in Bio 157, Chem 101, and an algebra class. I took AP and the algebra years ago (like 20, ugh), so they needed to be more recent, but I lacked chemistry all together. This semester has been a struggle! I have solid A's in anatomy and algebra, but my chemistry grade is an 89% right now. So close to an A I can taste it!! I have enough credits from the General Ed section for 2 points. I'm curious to see what the DET will be all about. I have the study guide and plan to hit it hard once finals are over. I'm almost obsessed with calculating my points on a daily basis. Like it's any use to me now. í ½í¸ I peruse this forum occasionally, but usually don't post. It's fun to "meet" someone who could be my classmate soon! Here's to getting through the next few weeks of the semester in one piece (and lots of pointsí ½í¸‰).

cjmmm5 · Feb 1, 2016

I'm getting ready to take my DET. I'm really thinking I'm not going to get in this year. I only have 11 points (not sure how I ended up with so few). I'll have to pull 6 points on the DET to even stand a chance. I'm a little nervous about that. From what I hear, it's tough and easy to run out of time. How's everyone else looking so far with points?

Rfedele76 · Feb 1, 2016

Good luck!! I'm nervous for you. Please let me know what you think of the test. I'm curious about the reading comprehension. Like, if you can go back and read the passages again, or if the computer just keeps prompting you forward. I probably needed at least 6 points as well. I just spent a couple of hours studying tonight the manual, but with the semester starting to kick up, I'm having to spend more time on Bio 158 and stats class. I'm scheduled to take it in a couple weeks. Part of me just wants to go this week and get it over with, but I'm trying to not get impatient with the process and make sure I'm prepared. Best of luck to you!

tranquileye82 · Feb 11, 2016

I currently have 14 points and I take the exam on the 26th.

Rfedele76 · Mar 1, 2016

How did you do tranquileye82? Cjmmm5? I took the test on Friday and scored a 6. That English section was no joke. Geez. That puts me at 19 points (20 if the NE director accepts a 200 level psych class I took at BYU for the 200 level elective on the general ed section). Now on to the waiting for acceptance/denial letters to be sent out...

tranquileye82 · Mar 3, 2016

Hey Rfedele76, I did not do well at all! I got a score of 4. The graphs in the English section were pretty hard and I was running out of time so much that when I got to the math section I only had about 40 minutes to work through the problems when you are supposed to have about 75 minutes for that section. So, I have 18 points now. I hope it will still be enough to get in...just really disappointed. I wasn't expecting an 8 but I figured I could get 6 points. I will just have to wait and see. It will be a long month....

cjmmm5 · Mar 9, 2016

Sorry, just saw this! I actually just took the DET today, pushed it back as far as possible lol. I just missed 6 pts, so sadly I inlt have 15 pts total. í ½í¸¥ Don't think I'll be getting in this year.

jamescc · Apr 1, 2016

Hello Ladies, I, as well, have applied to the Summer 2016 program. I locked in with 20 points, and now I am eagerly awaiting the emails of acceptance or denial. I spoke with a counselor last week about alternative plans to attend The Goldfarb Upper Division BSN program and the classes that I needed, but he told me that the past few years they have taken 16.5 and 17's into the program. I don't rely on word of mouth, so I am just hoping for the best and expecting the worst! I wish you all luck. Today is the 1st and it's a Friday, so I am hoping we can turn this stress into a different type of stress...worrying about vaccinations, getting CPR certified, and finding money to start this program!

Rfedele76 · Apr 3, 2016

Hi Jamescc! It's interesting how the information regarding points for acceptance varies. The rumor mill kills me, yet love to hear just about anything regrading cutoffs and acceptance times, lol. I asked in the nursing office a few moths ago and they told me 18 points had been the cutoff the last couple of years. :-/ I think with 20, you'll be good whether it's 17 or 18! I paced the floor Friday and probably checked my email 20+ times. Here's hoping this Friday is the magic day! Good luck!!

cjmmm5 · Apr 3, 2016

From reading past boards, it's usually close to mid April before they send out the letters. The last 3 years it's been I think 17 to 17-1/2 points to get in. One year I believe it was a tie of 18 points. I know I won't make it, but will next year. I'm thinking about looking into Goldfarb possibly at this point.

Rfedele76 · Apr 8, 2016

Sorry cjmmm5. ;-( I've thought about Goldfarb as well, but decided to wait out the SWIC application process first. Goldfarb has a year long wait list and the tuition was much high than I wanted to pay right now. That being said, you walk out of there with a BSN! Good luck to you in whatever you decide!

I did some digging through the forum to see when previous students received their letters, then cross-referenced that with calendars to see what Friday those days fell on. Here is the breakdown: 2015 letters when out on 4/10, in 2014 it was 4/4, and 2013, it was 4/12. So, 2014 was the 1st Friday of the month and the other two years it was the 2nd Friday. Please don't judge my crazy! With today being the 2nd Friday of the month and registration for classes opening next week, here's hoping today is the day. If not, it'll be another long week....