SPC Spring 2021 Applicants

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Hello everyone! I figured I'd get a thread going for those of us who are going to apply for the Spring 2021 nursing at St Pete College. I am currently taking MCB2010 and MCB2010L and Stats for the Summer semester. I applied for the fall application with a 3.7 GPA, but obviously didn't have all 30 points for the courses. I knew fall was a long shot, so here's to staying the course and continuing on towards the dream! Let's connect with each other and support each other, as we are all on the same journey! I am newer to the Clearwater area, and always looking for additional study buddies or friends. My bf and I are both applying for Spring. I love creating helpful study guides, graphics, etc. I'm also a hairstylist who only works weddings, so Covid has made it harder to work and "free" time has increased, more time for studying! I hope y'all are well, and I look forward to chatting with everyone about our goals and just generally supporting each other during the big wait!

From looking at other forums on here from past years it seems like during the Spring the lowest GPA’s accepted were around a 3.4! So I’m really hoping it stays that way for this year! On SPC it says the average GPA accepted is a 3.6 and that is fall and Spring combined.

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On 7/26/2020 at 6:36 PM, Qua973 said:

Hi Kari,

Aww thank you so much! My mother is a nurse as well but I was so young when she became one I don’t remember it at all LOL. The support from both of you is very helpful!! And I finished the semester with As so my program GPA is a 3.866. I really look forward to getting close with both of you so we can be successful in the program!

Is your mom still working as a nurse? She will be a great study resource. My mom and I have bonded even more since I started my prerequisites. She works from home for a home health agency. She recently became the educator for their offices nationwide, educating the agencies on proper documentation and coding. I know she does so much more, but that is what I know that she does LOL. CONGRATS on your awesome GPA! I'm looking forward to forming relationships with fellow future nurses as well! Find me on facebook if you'd like to connect better ?

On 7/26/2020 at 11:09 PM, Tetyana Dimarova said:

Hi Kari! Good luck on your plans! I have finished my prerequisites. My GPA came up 3.84, but I can see that the necessary GPA is 3.91.

That is a great GPA, CONGRATS!! There have been GPAs of at least 3.4 accepted, I think you have a great shot at getting in! Best of luck!

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16 hours ago, treatpeoplewithkindness said:

From looking at other forums on here from past years it seems like during the Spring the lowest GPA’s accepted were around a 3.4! So I’m really hoping it stays that way for this year! On SPC it says the average GPA accepted is a 3.6 and that is fall and Spring combined.

Just wondering, where on SPC does it say this? This brings me so much hope. The only stats I can find are the total applicants versus the slots available. Thank you for this.

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14 hours ago, jasonlynn said:

Just wondering, where on SPC does it say this? This brings me so much hope. The only stats I can find are the total applicants versus the slots available. Thank you for this.

It says it here

https://www.spcollege.edu/Documents/admissions/admissions-requirements/limited-health-enrollment-programs/Nursing_ASGuide.pdf

it’s on page 2 under program admission statistics!

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9 hours ago, treatpeoplewithkindness said:

It says it here

https://www.spcollege.edu/Documents/admissions/admissions-requirements/limited-health-enrollment-programs/Nursing_ASGuide.pdf

it’s on page 2 under program admission statistics!

Thanks so much.

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Hi everyone! I applied for fall 2020 and didn't get accepted. I knew it was a long shot because fall is extremely competitive, but I wanted to experience the process. I shared this on the fall forum and figured I'd share this here too for everyone just incase you're unsure on calculating your program GPA. The classes I attached below are the only classes they look at when considering your acceptance. I will also list the selection criteria if you guys are curious.

Nursing program selection criteria-

~Point system

~Completed credits

~GPA

~And they also look at if you're a Pinellas county resident ( If you're not a Pinellas county resident you're put at the bottom of the list regardless of GPA).

I attended the fall 2020 zoom "orientation" for the program and they broke everything down if you guys want more information on STATS and GPA's for Spring I can share that as well. I don't know everything, but if you guys have any questions feel free to ask! Really good GPA's everyone, congratulations on making it to this point. Good luck to all of you and I hope we all get accepted?

~Maquila

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It didn't post for some reason, sorry guys. Here ya go! ?

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On 8/25/2020 at 9:37 AM, MaNixon said:

 

On 8/25/2020 at 9:37 AM, MaNixon said:

 

 

 

On 8/25/2020 at 9:34 AM, MaNixon said:

Hi everyone! I applied for fall 2020 and didn't get accepted. I knew it was a long shot because fall is extremely competitive, but I wanted to experience the process. I shared this on the fall forum and figured I'd share this here too for everyone just incase you're unsure on calculating your program GPA. The classes I attached below are the only classes they look at when considering your acceptance. I will also list the selection criteria if you guys are curious.

Nursing program selection criteria-

~Point system

~Completed credits

~GPA

~And they also look at if you're a Pinellas county resident ( If you're not a Pinellas county resident you're put at the bottom of the list regardless of GPA).

I attended the fall 2020 zoom "orientation" for the program and they broke everything down if you guys want more information on STATS and GPA's for Spring I can share that as well. I don't know everything, but if you guys have any questions feel free to ask! Really good GPA's everyone, congratulations on making it to this point. Good luck to all of you and I hope we all get accepted?

~Maquila

Hi Maquila! Could you share the information you know on the stats for Spring? I'm really curious! I hope we all get in! 

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Hi @treatpeoplewithkindness Nice to meet you:) 

Absolutely I can share. Spring semester is a lot less competitive than Fall semester and the GPA's are a bit different as well.

Spring 2020 Admissions STATS.... 

Average GPA: 3.59 ( I've heard one of the lowest GPA's admitted for Spring was like a 3.2 in the past). 

Calculate GPA here: https://go.spcollege.edu/hec/GPA_Calculator/Nursing-GPACalculator.html

Average credit points: 28.6/30 

Number of applicants: 312

Number of applicants admitted: 135  (I don't believe this number includes applicants placed on the alternate list). 

Also, everyone keep an eye out for sales at scrubs n' stuff (where we get our uniforms). I bought my uniforms earlier this year because they had a really good sale on them, we also get a student discount if you bring in your student ID.

Hope this helps!

If you have anymore questions let me know.?

And good luck to you! With your GPA I'd say you're a shoe in for Spring. 

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@Kari Shimer Sorry for the late reply! Yes she is still working. It’s very helpful to have someone close to you be a nurse. With my pre-reqs she helped me to come up with several different mnemonics!! Thank you, your GPA is amazing as well! I really look forward to meeting you all soon ?

@MaNixon Hello and nice to me you!! I look forward to meeting you in the program ?In the orientation did they provide any information of day or night preference? And how often we would be in school and/or clinical? Sorry for so many questions LOL I really just want to be prepared 

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Hello @Qua973 Nice to meet you too!:) Yes, hopefully we can meet each other during orientation in a few months. Absolutely! they went over all of that and I am happy to share the information. So, I'm not sure how many people they put on evening and how many on days. How it works is, if you are the first pick (not on the alternate list), you get to rank your preference of day or evening, clinical site, and instructor. Ultimately the decision is up to the person in charge of the applicant stuff. I recommend using rate my professor to see what the reviews are on the instructors. 

Lecture and skills lab will be 3-4 days a week. For days the class times can be anywhere between 7am - 5pm. For evenings the class times can be anywhere between 1pm - 11pm. 

Clinicals are once a week and they don't start until several weeks after we start our first semester. During the Summer (Summer only for evening students) clinicals are twice a week. No matter if you're enrolled in days or nights, clinicals are between 7am - 7pm. There are no "night" or "overnight" clinicals. 

Also, congratulations on your baby girl?. I saw that you previously posted about being unsure on if 5 months is too soon. I don't have kids so I really don't know what that's like. I do know that the school has different resources for help and vouchers for daycares and things if that's something you may need. It won't be easy, but I believe you will crush being a mom and being in the program at the same time. You can do this!?

If you have anymore questions feel free to ask! I'm happy to help wherever I can. Don't be sorry, I understand wanting to be prepared, I'm the same way. 

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3 hours ago, MaNixon said:

Hello @Qua973 Nice to meet you too!:) Yes, hopefully we can meet each other during orientation in a few months. Absolutely! they went over all of that and I am happy to share the information. So, I'm not sure how many people they put on evening and how many on days. How it works is, if you are the first pick (not on the alternate list), you get to rank your preference of day or evening, clinical site, and instructor. Ultimately the decision is up to the person in charge of the applicant stuff. I recommend using rate my professor to see what the reviews are on the instructors. 

Lecture and skills lab will be 3-4 days a week. For days the class times can be anywhere between 7am - 5pm. For evenings the class times can be anywhere between 1pm - 11pm. 

Clinicals are once a week and they don't start until several weeks after we start our first semester. During the Summer (Summer only for evening students) clinicals are twice a week. No matter if you're enrolled in days or nights, clinicals are between 7am - 7pm. There are no "night" or "overnight" clinicals. 

Also, congratulations on your baby girl?. I saw that you previously posted about being unsure on if 5 months is too soon. I don't have kids so I really don't know what that's like. I do know that the school has different resources for help and vouchers for daycares and things if that's something you may need. It won't be easy, but I believe you will crush being a mom and being in the program at the same time. You can do this!?

If you have anymore questions feel free to ask! I'm happy to help wherever I can. Don't be sorry, I understand wanting to be prepared, I'm the same way. 

Thank you so much this was so helpful! Talk to you soon ?

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