Hello, my name's Tien and I'm going to apply for TWU Houston Fall 14'. I noticed there's a topic for Dallas but none for Houston so I'm starting this one, hoping it will be a place for us hopeful applicants to come and share information.
BTW, my stats are: GPA 3.892, TEAS V 85.3%, 2/4 first attempt, and previous BA in Business. I'm scared b/c of my "1st attempt" since I see most that got in have 3 or 4/4 ...
Hey everyone, I just happened to sit down and look for this topic. First off for those of you that received emails/letters - Congratulations!
I am currently a senior nursing student at TWU Houston (graduating in December) and can answer some of the questions that you have about school/campus/Houston. Things change semester to semester, but I will give you whatever information I have or can find for you.
Please feel free to message me directly or ask publicly if it isn't personal and I will do my best to answer.
How many students are there in nursing classes? I prefer studying in small classroom environment with professors paying more attention to students. Will TWU be a good choice?
What do you like/ don't like about TWU?
Thank you for spending your time to answer our questions :)
How many students are there in nursing classes? I prefer studying in small classroom environment with professors paying more attention to students. Will TWU be a good choice?
What do you like/ don't like about TWU?
Thank you for spending your time to answer our questions :)
Every admitted class is about 100 people, usually a few don't show up so I would guess the starting class is around 95 or so. All of your lectures will be as a single group (~100 students) then your get labs are about 10 students.
As far as professor's attention - I can say that I felt the professors really want students to succeed. Regardless of what you hear, there are no true "weeding" courses, but some are just more difficult than others. From what I have heard rumored (but not experienced) some of the other nursing schools (ahem, UT) treat their students a bit more like a number than a name. I wouldn't say that about TWU-Hou.
What do I like - that is hard to answer. Every person's experience is unique, I am involved with the Nursing Student Association and some other things on campus, so I just enjoy being involved and busy. There are outlets for various things, you find your niche.
What do I not like - you can ask me that question after graduation.
Honestly - I don't see a preference anywhere. I have worked with nurses from TWU, UT, Lamar, out of state and out of country. Some hospitals and floors seem to have more nurses from a particular school, but I don't think that is predictive of getting hired.
Most graduate nurse employers are looking at GPA (3.0-3.2+) and involvement. A former nursing director told me her favorite question for new grads was, "You have a great GPA, now... what else did you do?"
Thanks for your quick response! Do you think it is possible to maintain a high GPA at TWU? Does the school offer resources such as tutoring and are the prof available for students? I understand nursing school is a whole other game than pre-reqs.
As far as living, what part of the area do you live? Is parking really $80/mo?
Thanks for your quick response! Do you think it is possible to maintain a high GPA at TWU? Does the school offer resources such as tutoring and are the prof available for students? I understand nursing school is a whole other game than pre-reqs.
As far as living, what part of the area do you live? Is parking really $80/mo?
A high GPA? I would say so. It isn't easy, but I have never posted a "C" on my transcript (personal goal). There are people that make deans list (3.5+) each semester, and occasional 4.0s.
There is peer tutoring for 3 of the 4 J1 classes. Scheduling can be hit/miss but we try to tutor on a schedule that works as as many as possible, but doesn't always work.
As far as professors go, I have been mostly successful, but some other students would disagree. So it may just depend on the professor.
I'm sorry if this has been stated already or not, I'm sure I've overlooked it if it was because of my anxiety but is there a definite date that we should have an answer by?
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Alynn16
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Hello everyone! Last week I turned in my acceptance forms and I can't wait to meet and start nursing school with you all. :)