Too early? wanted: MCC acceptance letter

inspire · Mar 8, 2008

Trust me, I am anxiously waiting but last year it was late April before letters went out. Still too early to be hunting down the mailman.

NoviceRN10 · Mar 8, 2008

I wouldn't start hounding your mail carrier till the last week in March . I received my accpetance letter on March 31st last year. Good luck!

inspire · Mar 8, 2008

Really, it came the end of March. Wow, I must have got the months mixed up, I thought it was April. Great, now I am really anxious.

NBMom1225 · Mar 8, 2008

Yep, mine came March 31st last year too...just be patient!

inspire · Mar 8, 2008

Hootnhollern, Do you think you have a good chance of getting in? I am praying. I have a 4.0 & a 94 hesi score. Whats yours?

NoviceRN10 · Mar 8, 2008

Really, it came the end of March. Wow, I must have got the months mixed up, I thought it was April. Great, now I am really anxious.

Did you apply last year? Maybe they sent the letters out in batches. I have old emails that show me letting my friends know I got the letter on Saturday, March 31st :wink2:.

inspire · Mar 8, 2008

My friend applied last year. I checked with her today and she also got hers the end of March. She didnt get in. Her GPA wasnt that high, but her hesi was a 91.

Hootnhollern · Mar 9, 2008

inspire,

Like you, my gpa is 4.0 and my hesi score was 94.98%. Looking at the posts from last year makes me hopeful that I'll get in. I do have some questions for anyone who has already gotten in and might know... What happens after you get your letter? Do you know when your start date is right away or do you have to wait for that as well? I understand that you can ask for your ranking from the nursing office, but when can you do that (if you know), and does your ranking affect your start date?

Well, those are all that I have for right now. Thanks for any info.

H-n-H :)

NBMom1225 · Mar 9, 2008

inspire,
Like you, my gpa is 4.0 and my hesi score was 94.98%. Looking at the posts from last year makes me hopeful that I'll get in. I do have some questions for anyone who has already gotten in and might know... What happens after you get your letter? Do you know when your start date is right away or do you have to wait for that as well? I understand that you can ask for your ranking from the nursing office, but when can you do that (if you know), and does your ranking affect your start date?
Well, those are all that I have for right now. Thanks for any info.
H-n-H :)

The acceptance letter will give you a deadline by which you have to pay $100 to save your spot in the program (and no, it's not refundable). If I remember correctly, it was only maybe a week to pay it...so don't plan on going away for a weeks' vacation, and have that cash ready, don't plan on paying it with the following weeks' paycheck!

After you make your payment you can go over to the Enrollment desk and they will tell you your ranking. You won't get the letter with your exact start date until June (or was it July?), but you can get a rough idea from your ranking: 1-30 start in August, 31-60 start in October, 61-90 start in January, and 91-120 start in March. Again, only a rough idea since some people opt to start later because they need to finish micro or nutrition and don't want to do it with their nursing classes. I think I ranked #41, but enough people opted to start later so I was able to start in August instead, which was exactly what I wanted!

love2barn · Mar 9, 2008

I hope these next couple weeks go by fast because this waiting is torture.

Hootnhollern · Mar 9, 2008

Kak,

Thanks for the great information. It will help, because I am such a planner that when I do get my happy news (always the optimist) I'll be trying to figure out the next step. Happily I am finishing up my A&P and Nutrition now, so wherever I rank(again, the optimist), I could get right to work.

It's Sunday, so no trip to the mailbox. I do want you to know, though, I actually know my mail carrier's name: it's Felicia, and I'm gonna tell her to knock on my door if she's got something good for me. Of course I'll probably be in class.