Tulsa Nursing Opinions! Please!

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I will try to make a long story short!

I have been attending TCC for the past year, finishin up pre-reqs and I have ran into many problems with the school and administration, and they cannot seem to accept or own up to their mistakes or wrong doings. I plan on staying there for the time being to finish up my pre-reqs but I have never planned on anything but TCC nursing school. I am a little behind on the calendar that I wish I could be on! I guess all in all I'd like to be done with it all in 3 years. Which means I will be applying for the fall semester.

I wanted to get away from TCC so badly that I thought of going to Tulsa Tech to get my LPN, and then do the bridge to RN when I was done. Does anyone know of anywhere that has this option besides TCC? After I researched a little, I found it sort of irrelevant to even go through that though, because you will have to have the pre-reqs although you are a LPN already before you can bridge to RN. (?) Or at least that's how I am understanding!!

I have heard MANY MANY great things about RSU (Rogers State) nursing school, and their RN program. I was going to also ask the opinion of some of you, maybe you're there, been there. Can you tell me what it's like, should I transfer there in spring to take the rest of my classes there after my fall at TCC? I have good grades, although I will retake my Bio in which I received a C! Did any of you have a hard time getting into the program? Do we know an estimate of the number that actually apply? And How many make it?

I know this is long, but when you think you're positive of something and then life turns in a circle, you normally freak out, annnnnd that's what I'm doing right about.. mmm NOW! THanks for all of your help. :)

Any help, and any opinions that you have would be so greatly appreciated

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OU Tulsa offers an LPN-RN bridge, but they require one year of LPN experience before bridging over, and I believe TCC has this requirement as well. I don't know a lot about RSU but if it is your only other option I would definitely apply, you don't ever know what is going to happen, if you plan one thing that is contingent upon the other (i.e. becoming an LPN in order to work and apply to an LPN-RN bridge program). Also, I know it sounds as if TCC is very unorganized and you can't get anything done, but honestly I have heard nothing else from any other program I've known anyone to participate in. I have known students from OU Tulsa, OU OKC, TCC, and even Langston (speaking of, have you thought of the BSN through Langston or OU Tulsa?) There are so many factors that come into play when thinking of applying, but I think that disorganization and conflict is a theme central to nursing programs, at least in this region.

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Things may be looking up for me with the TCC problems, no thanks to any help from their staff though. I guess it helps to know people, which is sad to say. If things do work out, there is a possibility of me staying. But now that I have researched RSU I am getting more and more interested with the program and school.

LPN is pretty much out of the picture for me, the negatives outweighed the positives for my situation.

So I have the choice to finish up my pre-reqs at TCC this year, and apply for nursing school there for the Fall.

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I can do the pre-reqs for RSU at TCC this semester, transfer to RSU for the spring, do my other remaining courses there and apply for the Fall.

I am very confused as of what to do right now, and I'm thinking I should figure it out very quickly.. if I change to RSU I will have to change one or two of my classes for this semester and visa versa.

In reply to the BSN programs, I am not looking to get my Bachelors at this moment in time (sounds lazy) but I am just concentrating on my RN and when I figure out where I'll be and all of that and when I'm working , I will go back for my Bachelors when I'm ready and the time is right.

Thank you for all of the advice, andif anyone could let me know their experiences with either TCC or RSU nursing, it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac Step Down.

I am currently in my second year of nursing at RSU and I LOVE IT!! The instructors are truly there for you and not against you. They are tough but very fair.

I tried TCC and they had issues keeping up with my application. If they can't handle paperwork how can they handle teaching? My personal experience was very bad there and then I turned to RSU. My advice is to go to RSU first.

I think you would be very happy if you did make the change to RSU. As I am sure you already know, you get more points for your entry application if you have taken the pre-reqs at RSU. They like having their own students first but I do know many transfer students as well.

If you have any specific questions feel free to ask but I LOVE RSU and I would encourage anyone who wants to be a nurse to go there. It is a very positive learning atmosphere.

Good luck!!

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If I were you I would transfer to Rogers now. They will require you to have Dosage Calculations from them to apply. They will look at this. You can take it in the spring that you apply. You will also be required to take their philosophy, their micro, and I think their A&P. As of last year they would still accept the combo A+P but to do their bachelor program you must have a separate physiology. The bachelor program is only for people who are already RNs. And yes their program is awesome. I have heard its tons better than TCC. I have taken courses from a couple of the instructors in the nursing staff and they are great. Their program is organized and I would do it if I were you. The only reason I didn't apply their is because I wanted to go straight to my bachelors degree. I also had too much done to go in to an associate degree program. The only problem I would foresee for you is that the micro and A+P courses might be full. They started classes yesterday. So, call the nursing dept their today and ask to see an advisore asap and go over there. Bring a copy of transcript for them to advise you and even if you don't transfer now, you will know better what you want to do.

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I did call RSU 3 days ago. They told me I could absolutely enroll right now, but she couldn't promise the classes I needed to have would be open. She told me that she thought it would be a better idea to take this semester at TCC to finish any courses I needed, and then to transfer to RSU for the spring semester. This is my plan, and to take Dosage Calc at RSU, and the Orientation course also. I thought there were only 5 courses you needed for the Associates RN program? And it says on the pre-reqs that it is A&P, I hope that it is combined because I have already had that course, and have a B!

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I am glad to hear positive things about the teachers, and program. Like I said in the post above, I will not be able to be at RSU until the Spring semester. During that time I will be taking at least 2 or 3 courses, depending on what I have done this fall semester. Do you know if they will give me any extra points for being there during the spring semester, and do you think that would be better than just completely transferring in? Let me know, if you have any idea!

Also.. I have a "C" in my Bio class, I am definitely thinking of taking it over, unless I don't have to, because it wasn't my favorite course ever!!! Do you know the average GPA, lowest GPA, and the highest? I am just wondering so I know which classes to take again, if I need more A's where I have B's and all of that!

I have heard it's extremely, extremely tough!!! That actally scares me bad! I do study a lot, I just want to be able to do pretty good, not be struggling the whole time. Do most people make it through, and all of that? How tough?

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! I APPRECIATE IT ! =)

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I spoke to someone at RSU that said this past class the cutoff was at a 3.0 GPA for the pre-requisites. The only thing I'm not sure about is how they give you "extra points" for taking the classes at RSU as opposed to TCC or somewhere else.

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Specializes in Cardiac Step Down.

The cutoff varies from year to year depending on the applicant pool. This past year was extreamly high but it isn't always that way. You get points based on the grades you get five classes specific classes. Then you get additional points if those classes were taken at RSU so if you were below the cutoff on grades alone then the RSU bonus could bump you above the line.

One thing you will learn in nursing school is how to use a matrix scoring system. That is also how our clinicals are graded.

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