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Hello, I'm a student at SPC right now and I'm planning on enrolling to the nursing program @ SPC after I complete MicroBio this fall.

I have a couple of concerns...I've been speaking with advisors at SPC (met with them twice at the HEC campus already) and used the GPA calculator on their page to figure out where I will be after I get A's in the last classes that I need and they tell me that they have been accepting students between a 3.5 and 3.7 GPA, however, I keep hearing horror stories about how they reject students with a 3.8 GPA (might as well be a doctor, if you ask me). Nevertheless, I fully understand the importance of getting A's

Question #1: I will have completed my Pre-Entry Requirements, General Ed and Support classes by the time I apply. If things go as planned I will have a 3.566 GPA by then. Is that competitive enough? If it's not, I'm considering writing a letter to the Dean to retake my "B" classes.

Question #2: I'm currently a Hernando county resident and will be when I apply. How much does residency play a role in the selection process @ SPC?

Question #3: One of my friends has told me to research the Earn As You Learn program and I asked an advisor at HEC about it, and she said that you still have to be accepted to the RN program @ SPC before being considered for the EAYL program. Is this true? It appears (after reading some threads on here) that they still accept students after a series of interviews and that they pay attention to things besides GPA? I'm a bit confused about the details for EAYL

If someone out there is kind and determined enough to answer these questions, I'd be forever grateful!

whooa wait, SPC doesn't consider residency an admissions factor? Not that I want to question the validity of your statement, but is this something that an advisor told you? I downloaded one of the Nursing brochures off of their website and it said on there that Pinellas county residents get first priority on SPECIALTY programs which I have no idea what that means. Either way, I'm preparing to meet competition from all angles lol.

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No, SPC does include residency as a factor. In fact, and advisor told me that if you are not a resident you are automatically pushed to the side because so many people apply.

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Sorry - to clarify, yes, they do consider residency and give preference, they just don't put it out there with a % factor or anything measurable in their "calculations".

So, like Haimyem said, they can just push it to the side as a count/don't count rather than give a definitive answer like "well, you were high, but not high enough without the 5% we give county residents".

Sorry for the confusion.

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whooa wait, SPC doesn't consider residency an admissions factor? Not that I want to question the validity of your statement, but is this something that an advisor told you? I downloaded one of the Nursing brochures off of their website and it said on there that Pinellas county residents get first priority on SPECIALTY programs which I have no idea what that means. Either way, I'm preparing to meet competition from all angles lol.

The nursing program IS a specialty program.

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An SPC advisor told me they haven't accepted anyone into the Nursing program from outside Pinellas county in 3 yrs. I didn't bother applying because of that (well also because they would not accept my Microbiology from HCC). Do any of you know someone from outside the county who was accepted into their program recently?

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I know of two people in my class. And another one of my friends was recently accepted and she lives in Pasco. That advisor does not know what she's talking about. Talk to an advisor at Caruth since they actually know about the health programs.

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At the nursing orientation that I just went to for this upcoming fall class, two people I knew are from Tampa and from outside Pinellas. I assume it's not impossible but Pinellas residents are given priority until that list is exhausted.

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It also just depends on who applies that semester. My friends were all accepted in the first round.

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Thanks for the replies :). I dont know why he told me that.

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Hello Lis4b,

I read your post about getting into the nursing program at SPC. I was wondering what was your result? I am currently at a 4.0 GPA and I have Micro to complete. I am enrolled in Micro this Fall 2011. I also need stats but I took business stats at USF awhile ago. So I am appealing this course (I got a B in stats). So I was just wondering your results as mentioned earlier.

Thanks

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Spring is easier to get into than fall. I got in with a 3.6 gpa. I don't think they let you retake classes anymore I retook one at the University of Phoenix online it's expensive but worth it. I live in St pete and I know they take pinellas residence first but people in my class live pretty far and they got in. My friend works for baycare and she applied for eayl anf if you work there for 6 months you can get in without a great gpa however if you just apply to eayl

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Oops wasn't finished. If you just apply they say you still have to get in through spc and nerd the high gpa. The advisors told me I wouldn't get in but I did so don't listen to them

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