Transferring from Baker College

LauJen · Apr 22, 2010

Don't give up! What are your points? I'm at Baker CT right now too. Are you planning on applying (or re-applying) on the 3rd? Unfortunately, the only school that I know of that totally takes Bakers credits without a problem (im sure there are others, this is just the only one i know of) is Macomb CC, but with every school, you're going to have to take more pre-reqs, since it seems as though no one has the same requirements. At MCC, you'd have to take a nutrition class, a wellness class (CPR), and an ethics or religion class. You usually find out about MCC in May, and wouldn't start till Fall, so you would be able to complete those classes during the summer if you were accepted. I know that you sign up for their HESI during the summer. I'm currently waiting to see if I've been accepted there too. They take your HESI score as 50% and your combined grades from A&P, Micro and English 1 as the other 50%. I was also looking into Wayne and U of D, (since Henry Ford has a long wait list, and OCC is too far for me) and I would have to take at least 5-6 more classes (like organic chem, bio-chem, another psych, sociology, etc.) and I dont have the time for that. Dont give up on Baker yet!

jclore01 · Apr 22, 2010

Hey! Umm I have 18 points as of now and a possible 3 more if I am eligible for nontransfer points??? wich would bring me up to 21 but I heard the lowest points in for this year or last year was 23 ...I had to retake three classes so that really screwed me over because I missed out on those three points. I just wanna get in somewhere quickly I just had a baby and need to get things going ya know?...MCC doesnt seem to bad maybe I should try there. I have read about OCC and am not sure I like the way they do things....Have u thought about the LPN bridge thing? I'm not really sure what it is but Ive read a little bit about it and hope to not have to go that route lol. But anyway a friend of mine told me she got a 91 on the net and had a 3.8 gpa so I'm just pretty sure I wont get in...Idk!

LauJen · Apr 22, 2010

OCC is pretty far too, Highland Lakes I believe? I live in Grosse Pointe, so that's over an hour away from me. Maybe it's closer to you? I dont know much about their program, but see a lot of posts on here from OCC students. And you're right, the lowest Baker just took this last time around was 23.75 out of 24. Granted, thats the highest they've ever had, but it seems to be the trend, that it keeps rising each application period (which is beyond frustrating for most people!). Since you've already finished all the classes (did you get the full points on the NET? If not, you can re-take that!) and since it's free to keep re-applying, and you get an extra point for re-applying, it couldn't hurt to start going to another school, but to keep applying at Baker at the same time. The LPN bridge program is harder to get into (so i hear).... well, first you have to get into the LPN program, which takes less people and has the same requirements/points things as RN and has just as many people applying, so that might not work out for you. Plus you cant apply to the RN and LPN program at the same time. There is Wayne County CC (dont know where you live) that takes Bakers credits, and like Macomb, you would just have to finish up a few classes before you start. They take the TEAS, which is like the HESI, and believe they have their application period coming up? I have a 3.7 @ MCC and an 87 on the HESI.... they changed the rules this year on how they'll be accepting people, so word on the street is that even those grades may even be good enough. I'll find out in a week. If not, I'm counting on Baker (2nd application/24.27). but its taken me almost 3 years now, and Im not in a program yet! So dont give up, it just takes a lot of time. Just look into everything you can, and maybe look for a back up career if this ends up taking too long? My back up is to finish school with a Bachelors of Health Science, and then do an accelerated RN program at U of D. So then I'm coming in with 2 degrees, which would look really good. Something to think about, hope all this helps somewhat!