Tennesee Nursing School Hopeful

[Jenrose15]

Hello fellow nurses of Tennessee,

I am getting really anxious and excited about nursing school. I cannot stop going to bookstores and libraries and looking at nursing school textbooks and guidebooks. I, even, found a "Nursing for Dummies" book. I, officially, did not make the cut for Memphis' nursing school because I requested for everything a month ago, but two of my transcripts have not arrived to Memphis yet. I am saddened that the BSN option is out, but I am very very hopeful about Southwest. Can somebody confirm to me and my anxiety that since my major and school on Southwest has been changed from Undecided to Nursing means I am already accepted? I know this is a stupid and common sense question, but I cannot help to feel uncertain. If it means that I am in, then, by golly, I will be going to Borders more and start looking over at Nursing textbooks more. As much as I would love to do that, I am still taking pre-reqs, so I have to concentrate on them and get good marks in those courses. I am excited and ready for Nursing school. I am hoping to be done within a year or so, and I know this will take lots of determination, concentration, diligence, patience, and energy-fixations. But, I am ready. Anyways, I thought I would share a bit of my anxiety.

Jen

[Gauge]

I got to UTM and simply by your major showing nursing does not mean you are in the program here. You can come in as a freshman and choose nursing as your major and it will show as such on the website. Before you start your sophomore year (if you follow their plan) and the actual nursing classes you must apply separately to the department and be accepted there.

So unfortunately no, just by it showing your major is changed does not mean you are in the program.

Don't worry though, keep trying and I'm sure you will get in. I am currently a Junior in a BSN program (only 3 1/2 semesters left! lol).

[MemphisTiger]

Southwest's program takes two years (after you finish pre-reqs), so you would have at least that long to go. They also have a seperate application and test to apply for admission to the nursing program. I believe the deadline for the spring term was October 1st. So if you didn't take the NLN test and mail in the seperate application, then I'm sorry to say that you aren't in. I'm sure they haven't even made decisions yet for Spring, since the application deadline was yesterday.

[Jenrose15]

I have taken the NLN for Southwest in August and made a 90%. I have also sent in the special admissions form way before the due date because my initial aim was for Southwest, anyways. I have taken almost all my pre-reqs. I have done most of the things besides the nursing courses. My decision to try out for U of M's nursing school was a last minute decision. Well, also, on my student record for Spring 2009 Southwest account says that the degree that I am aiming for is AAS Nursing.