Texas Tech Traditional BSN Fall 2012

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I'm totally new to this and I am amazed at all the information this web site provides! Is anyone else on here going to be applying for the TTU Traditional Nursing Program for the Fall 2012 semester? Also, I need to take intro to nursing and pathophysiology this Spring. Is it best just to take it at Tech? Any input would be most helpful! :D

Do y'all have a deadline to give your responses to tech?

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I received my official offer email today at 2 pm. It gave instructions on how to officially accept my offer and I had to pay $100 placement guarantee fee. It said I had until 4pm on April 14 to accept or decline my offer and it didn't really say anything else other than that orientation is in July and it is mandatory that you attend.

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Also, I received an email from the merlin thing telling me how to setup my TTUHSC email account.

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Specializes in ICU.

Hdoty, that is awesome that you received your formal offer. Hopefully we all get ours soon. One step closer. :yeah:

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@redraider2325~I also was wondering what hours and time nursing school is at TTU?

@ pgevedon I found out from advisors that there are no lectures on friday and most classes are over by noon :)

@LittleMissRedRaider-- yes I am really leaning toward tech right now! I am going to visit the school on the 20th so I will let ya know how it goes! I think I am also gonna check out some apartments around campus. IDK I just feel like Tech may be calling my name. If I decided on going we def all gotta meet up at orientation?! How far away from tech do you live? I live about five hours away :0 lol Not the most exciting drive P.S. How long did you have to accept your offer?!

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sml0432- not sure if you read my post from earlier today. I received my offer today around 2pm and the email said I had until 4pm on April 12 to accept the offer. So approx a week.

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Oh okay great

Thanks

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Specializes in Trauma, Surgical, Burn.
Hey there! How are you liking the program thus far? (Are you at the Lubbock campus)? How often do classes meet and do you think you are getting enough clinical experience? Any info is greatly appreciated! Thank You so much :)

The program has been pretty good so far. First semester was a breeze but second semester is THE hardest semester out of all semester. The seniors also agree with this as well. Most professors are pretty helpful except for tests lol. I remember our first test in Chronic Care (Med Surg 1), the 1st test average was a 54 and the study guided/blueprint didnt help us at all. Btw REMEMBER YOUR PATHO cuz it's going to kick your butt in second semester. But ill save the details later on and explain first semester.

First semester is pretty easy when I look back. I think the challenging part for most people is having the mentality that your a NURSING STUDENT not just a student anymore. This is where experience as a CNA or other health setting profession comes into play (but not always for some). From what I remember, here is the schedule is like

Mon and Wednesday - Lecture from 8 to 3 pm

Tuesday - Health Assessment and Communication Clinical from 8 to 3pm

Thursday and Fridays are kinda different cuz it switches off every week

One week your thurs/friday would look like this

Thurs - Clinical at the Nursing Home from 7am to 4pm

Friday - Clinical Lab for only 2 hrs depending on what time slot they assign you

Another week it would look like this

Thursday - you have Clinical Lab from 8 to 5pm

Friday - you have the day off

I say i gain the most clinical experience during my second semester. You don't get into the hospitals til the last 2 weeks. For the first semester, the 1st month was pretty easy. But once you have the first test, it is nonstop studying cuz you will have a test every week along with other assignments. Hopefully that gives you an insight of whats to come

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RedRaider2325- Do you happen to know anyone who was accepted off the waitlist. I was recently wait listed and wanted to know if you have any advice or insight for me. Thank you

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Raider601- I wouldn't think that they would start accepting off of the wait list until everyone declined or accepted their official offer.

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anyone have an idea about the apartments in the abilene campus.

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Yeah. I doubt those of us who were waitlisted will know anything till after everyone accepts or declines the official offer. The girl I was asking is a junior in the program right now, I was wondering how many in her class got off the waitlist and into the program.

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