Tarrant County Fall 2011 Applicants

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Hello,

I'm applying to the fall nursing program in January. I'm super excited but I still have some unanswered questions. I tried calling the Nursing Dept at the South Campus and left a message but have not heard a response.

I'm trying to find out what teas version they are testing with in the spring for fall entry. I have read tons of threads from TCC for the past few semesters and it is nice to start a new one for nursing hopefuls like me.

I'm taking Micro in the fall and getting a math class knocked out for BSN. Anyway, hope to get some responses.

So if you have all B's for your science classes. What does your hesi scores have to be to make up for your B's

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Specializes in Oncology.

I'm sorry, I am not familiar enough with the HESI test or the scoring process to be able to answer that question for you. We (those of us who were accepted and started Nursing School this past week) were the last class to use the TEAS as our entrance exam. I am not familiar with how the HESI scores are calculated. If they are similar to the TEAS, then I'd say you'd need at least a high 80's or low 90's overall adjusted score to make up for the B's. You might find better information in the Tarrant County Spring 2012 thread. :)

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Hows everyone doing with all the reading? I am caught up on all the chapters just not sure how much i have retained.

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The reading is insane! I'm hanging in there.. but like you.. not sure about how much has actually soaked in! I'm focusing the most of the med math because that has the ability to get you kicked out!.. and then I'll solely focus on theory exams.

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hey guys! from the spring 2012 board here...

i was wondering about first semester schedules, do you pick your own schedules or do we do something like "preferred schedule" and they choose it for us? can you change it if it doesn't work out?

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Specializes in Oncology.

For the first semester, your classes and clinical site are chosen for you. When schedules were displayed for us at the South campus, there was a sheet off to the side where you could write your name and the schedule you were wanting to switch for. I believe you could switch with someone else if you both agreed to swap entire schedules, not just a single class. And for the most part, everyone was given a clinical site that was relatively close to their residence. They're not going to send someone who lives in Hurst to a Mansfield hospital for their clinicals.

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@ the dreamer- thanks, its not really the location that will make a mess of things, If i get accepted i just really want an all PM schedule and saturday clinicals.. but we will see. thanks again.

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What kind of schedules are available? I'll be honest, I haven't checked with the school yet on any of this. Just wondering how/if anyone has time for a job while going to school? If so, how many hours have they been able to work?

This is the scariest part for me, actually making ends meet while in school. :(

Thanks, and can't wait to meet those of you starting with me in January!!

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Specializes in Oncology.
What kind of schedules are available? I'll be honest, I haven't checked with the school yet on any of this. Just wondering how/if anyone has time for a job while going to school? If so, how many hours have they been able to work?

This is the scariest part for me, actually making ends meet while in school. :(

Thanks, and can't wait to meet those of you starting with me in January!!

You can view the schedules on the TCC Nursing page. Go to www.tccd.edu/nursing , click on Self-Registration on the left hand side, and then you will see 3 links with information pertaining to class schedules.

I will be honest with you, I went into my first semester working 40+ hours a week. Within the first 3 or 4 weeks, the pressure really hit. The first few weeks aren't so bad, but by the 4th or 5th week you've got a lot of stuff coming up: skills check offs, preparation for your first exam, projects nearing their due dates, dosage calculation exams, and it becomes a bit overwhelming. Depending on your job and what it is you do would probably determine whether or not it is manageable for you. If your job consists of a lot of down time and actually affords you the ability to study while you're on the clock it would be beneficial to you.

Personally, and this is just my experience, I had to reevaluate everything. And what it came down to was me stepping down from my position at work. I realized that I couldn't do it all while being stretched so thin, and my ultimate goal is being the best nurse I can possibly be, so I needed to make a decision that would allow that to happen. When you're in class and clinicals 20 hours a week, working another 40 hours a week, taking into consideration time to eat, sleep, commute back and forth, etc. it really doesn't leave a lot of time for studying, working care plans, completing homework assignments, etc. I'm not saying it's not possible, because it very well can be and there are people that do it every semester. But for me personally it just didn't work out.

I'm not trying to discourage you or make you feel like you can't do it, so please don't take it that way. I just wanted to give you some insight on what you might face trying to work while you're in Nursing School. You can do it, and it is possible, I personally just wasn't strong enough to continue doing both.

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Thank you so much for all the info, Dreamer! No discouragement here. Nothing wrong with telling it how it is. I've been thinking all along that I wouldn't be able to handle a 40 hour work week along with 20 hours of class/clinicals, all while finding time to study. I struggled enough taking 8 hours last spring.

Keep sharing on here everyone. These interwebs sure make life easier going into so much uncertainty!!!

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hheeyyy! if any of you guys are interested in selling your books for a good price at the end of the semester PM me! I'm paying for nursing school out of pocket so I'm trying to as much money as I can! :)

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Specializes in Oncology.
hheeyyy! if any of you guys are interested in selling your books for a good price at the end of the semester PM me! I'm paying for nursing school out of pocket so I'm trying to as much money as I can! :)

I'll let everyone else know. I will probably be keeping mine though, just as reference throughout the rest of the program.

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