TCC Spring '09 applicants?

KWARD716 · May 17, 2008

Hey yall. I'm new to this allnurses.com thing. I too plan on applying this fall for nursing school. I begin summer class at the end of this month for chem 1406. I have an inorganic chem class but they won't accept it so I'm having to take 1406 in order to apply. I hope so bad I get in. I currently work in a hospital now and love it. I am the newborn nursery unit sec. on the night shift. I work at night then go home and take care of my own little boy during the day. It's rough but worth it. Good luck to everyone!!

Corkybabe12 · May 19, 2008

what campus are you taking chem at and what times? I'm taking it at the end of the month too......

KWARD716 · May 24, 2008

I'm taking chem at the northeast campus from 10 - 2.

livinlife1257 · Jun 13, 2008

My daughter will be starting her pre reqs this fall ...any suggestions or heads up on some good profs at the NE campus . You may pm if you need to . Thanks

bob7rob7 · Jun 14, 2008

Depending on the number of applicants, which is usually alot, this much is a fact. All pre-reqs need to be finished before you apply. If you are still in the class when you apply, the class is not counted. For example, if you are in Micro in the fall, and apply in the fall for Spring, the Micro class does not count, and you will not get in. It is a must to have an A in General/Organic Chem, and A&P I, and II, and you can get in with a B in Micro. The first three are a must due to the competition, so if you don't have A's in those three and at least a B in Micro, take them over before you apply. Students who have all the other reqs. completed will have a better chance of getting in than those who don't. I have known people who had everything except P.E. with all A's and did not get in because of that 1 credit P.E. class. Also, starting this Fall, with applications for Spring Entry, all applicants must have College Algebra completed in order to apply. The grade must be at least a C. The C 2.0 gpa will not count against your gpa for admissions, but it must be checked off as completed. This is a new policy at TCC. I have known folks who got in with a TEAS score of 72, with higher grades in the sciences and math portions, as they weigh heavier for selection. Brush up on your high school and middle school science, "General, Life, Planets, Plants, etc" as those are on the test. The TEAS exam study guide sold in the book store is useless, save your money. A&P - avoid all NE Campus profs. Adams, Fugere, and Pulse at SE are the best and give the best grades. Either Mathaii or Lawson at NE are good for Micro. Duane Schluter at NE or Dollar at one of the campus', don't remember which one are great for Chemistry. Avoid Jacaruso for A&P at all costs. She starts with 42 students and by the end, has about 7 left with C's. TCC does not give bonus points at all, not for Medical Terminology, Pharmacology, or anything as of Fall '07. Good luck to all. The person who said they are taking Micro in the Fall and applying for Spring Entry, you will be disqualified in the first round if you do not finish Micro by the Summer II session. If you are currently enrolled in the class when you apply, it will not count, and Micro is a must, even though it is not required to apply - it is a must to actually get in.

Camdfw · Nov 28, 2008

First off, you do not need 3 A's and 1 B in your sciences to get into the program. There isn't any real formula for selecting an applicant based entirely off their GPA and prereqs.

I applied in Fall 07 for Spring 08--with A's in Chem and Micro, and B's in both A&Ps, and missing comp 2......and I made the alternate list.

GRANTED I wasn't called for the spring class, but I was accepted after I completed comp 2.....and again that was w/ 4 B's on my transcript:

A&P 1 and 2 ...B (two)

Intro to Psych...B

Comp 1.....B

Thats 4 B's, all the rest of my prereqs were A's and my Teas was in the 87% percentile.

The only thing I can agree with from the previous post is that it does seem to be true that if you have ALL of your prereqs complete when you turn in your application, you do have a better chance of being accepted. I don't know of anyone whom is missing a prereq in any of my nursing classes.

So please don't be discouraged from applying if you have a couple of B's on your transcript; and it doesn't hurt you if you apply and aren't accepted; so I would APPLY regardless of what others say.

Best of luck

bob7rob7 · Nov 28, 2008

Again, it all depends on the application pool. Sometimes, a pool does not have all As in the sciences. In my pool, only one person got in with 2 Bs in the Sciences, and she was an Alternate who got lucky because a pregnant person dropped out. The Spring '09 pool was different, as I now know 3 people who got in with 2 Bs in the Sciences. A few pools back, I know a girl who had a 4.0, all As and every pre-req was completed, and she did not get in because apparently 100 people also had all As in the Sciences and a higher Teas Score than she, and she had an 82. So, it all just depends on the application pool. Always do apply because you never know. Just remember, to do the best you can do and try to get As in the Sciences because they are weighed the heaviest.