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.
Ok, I couldn't wait any longer and I called the office and the director said letters were mailed "THIS MORNING". So... let's keep our hopes high and wait for the mailman to arrive with a big envelope for all of us tomorrow. YAY!!!
Ahhhhh I'm soooo nervous now that it's actually almost here!!!! I work tomorrow (of course it would come on the day between my days off) so I'll be watching this and rushing home during my lunch hour to check it!! I just hope I can return to work extremely happy and not the opposite!
Good Luck everyone...I didn't apply to TCC, I got in at TSU and WC and choose WC, but have reading ya'll posts here to see when the letters would arrive as it might affect some people I know. So I just wanted to tell everyone Good Luck and hope everyone gets the big fat package of joy in the mail tomorrow!!!
My hearts beating 90 to nothin' right now....I can't believe they were actually sent out, for certain!
My mail seems to come earlier than most of yours (about 10 AM) so I'll post AS SOON as it comes. Rest assured, my mail wont see the inside of my mailbox tomorrow. I'll be out front with the kids, pulling weeds or something to keep my mind occupied until I see our mail truck come down my street. Ahhhh!
So....til then, dear applicants and hopefully my future classmates and friends.
I will be waiting for your post rajah!!!!! Can't wait for tomorrow! My mail doesn't come until around 2pm. The wait will kill me! But it will be an easier wait if I know I'll be getting something. FINALLY!!
K, I hope its alright if I release a little pressure on this post.
To begin: I love TCC. I've done all my undergraduate study @ the south & southeast campuses and have made some wonderful friends, many of them instructors who have become facebook and lunch buddies. One of my favorite instructors, Dr. C, told me "If you want to be taught by someone who cares then go to TCC." This is from a lady who is on the board at UTA. I have found her statement to be true.
However: I'm concerned that the TCC nursing program might be a half bubble off plumb. I have a perfect GPA and damn good TEAS score but got discouraged after the second time I was not accepted. Once, my application was lost (they had my vaccination records, TEAS scores, Course audit. . .but couldn't find my application). Next, I forgot to include my TEAS score printout and could not be considered for admission. It was my own fault and I know that nursing is surely a study in attention to detail. While browsing these posts I've become concerned that they (TCC Nursing) may not have their program under control. What other small over site on my or their part might cause me to be removed from the program in the future?
After a $4000 semester at UTA I realize that I cannot afford 2 years of education from UTA. The UTA application was so simple; 2 pages of only critical information and they took care of the rest. (The TCC application made me feel like I was stacking BBs with boxing gloves). I was accepted into the the UTA program and I accepted the offer out of fear and ignorance of my place at TCC. I feel terrible about accepting when I know I can't afford it but they had a deadline last week. I accepted with the notion to call them immediately after receiving my TCC acceptance letter.
Am I being irrational? Letting my nerves get the better of me?
The first time my friend applied at TCC they had changed the math requirement for that application period and she had to spend an entire semester on one class and then wait another semester for acceptance. I remember her ranting "If they would have only told us that they were THINKING about changing the requirements, even if it was not likely, I would have taken any requirement possible!"
Well, o.k. I feel better after getting that out. Time to wipe my nose and pull up my socks. I hope I didn't add to anyones stress level while reducing my own. You guys rock! I hope you all get accepted. I accept you.
I don't find your concerns irrational at all. I think the majority of us have had the same thoughts. I was in a similar situation last semester... they told me that I had completed the necessary placement test to test out of the required math class, only to find out it wasn't the right test!!! My application was rejected as "Incomplete", and I was left with a broken heart. I know looking back it was for the best for other reasons, but that didn't help ease the heartache of what I felt like was a mistake on their part. So, it is a bit easier for me to sympathize with you.
I have also voiced my concerns regarding the Nursing Department and the move to the new campus. I'm worried that the move will leave everything in an unorganized mess, and that our first semester will be complete chaos. I'm hoping I'm wrong. I know that TCC has produced many wonderful nurses, and that most everyone I have talked to has nothing but great things to say about the program. That being said, this is not only our education, but our future as well. I think we have a right to feel a little uneasy given the events of the past two months. I'm just hoping I'll feel a little better about everything after attending Orientation and seeing what all they have to offer me. :)
I too had the same situation with my math! I got the same letter, I was devastated! I had spent the whole summer before finishing my classes. I was upset after being told I had everything, only to get that letter. I did not reapply to TCC this time. I only applied to WC and Tarleton. I know you guys have been going crazy waiting for the letters! Here's to a big envelope in everyones box tomorrow!!
I think if you got accepted into UTA and you have all these concerns with TCC then you should just stick with UTA.. go with your gut...
As for me, I haven't had any problems with TCC besides this wait. They have always been very straight with me and shown me that they do not mess around. That is what I want in a program. I want it extrememly tough to get into because then I know that I'll be learning with some of the best instructors AND students beside me. I know 2 people in the program right now and they have no complaints.
I may be busting my butt by saying all this because hell, I may get a rejection letter tomorrow but I thought I would voice my opinion in it. Like I said, go with your gut.. it's usually right.
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Ok, I couldn't wait any longer and I called the office and the director said letters were mailed "THIS MORNING". So... let's keep our hopes high and wait for the mailman to arrive with a big envelope for all of us tomorrow. YAY!!!