Aaaaalriiighty! With the large volume of nursing students who applied for TWU this Fall semester and the very few amount of drop outs, it's time to start up the Spring 2017 applicants forum topic!! I'm one of the waitlisters who didn't make it into the Fall 2016 Dallas nursing program, but definitely had competitive scores.
For reference I had a GPA of 3.86 (3.68 nursing core) and a TEAS score of an 87 (top 3%). That left me with a total of 47.7 points (43.83 for Spring 2017, but I'll explain).
Now keep in mind that this semester TWU will no longer be looking at cumulative GPAs, but only the nursing core GPA. Other than that, the change in the Program Materials on the Nursing CAS application, and that you don't need to send a transcript to NursingCAS, there have been no major changes to note for the Spring 2017 semester.
Also, to those who either scored less than me or have a lower GPA don't let that discourage you. Last application cycle was a weird one with close to triple the amount of Honor's students (HS=guaranteed acceptance) and an unusually low declination return. Last Spring, the lowest accepted student had about 43.1 points. Which equates to about a 3.6 GPA and an 82-85 TEAS. If you can hit that ballpark you're in a good spot. Also, since there was such a high percentage of HS for Fall 2016 it's likely that there will be a much lower HS Spring turnout.
Stats for the Fall 2016 accepted students
Dallas lowest accepted: 51.1pts (40 HS)
Houston lowest accepted: 35pts
Now be advised that there is a full 20 points given to any TWU student with 32+ credit hours. That means if you're a TWU student with 32+ you've got great chances. Now for you transfer students (such as myself), I advise studying your tail end off for that TEAS in order to be competitive. It's not impossible, but it is improbable if you don't produce excellent returns.
Let me know if you have any questions about the application process or how the point system works and I'll be glad to answer. I spent hours researching and talking with advisors, so I've gotta lot of slick info in my book. Also, I'll probably post the actual calculator excel spreadsheet they use for calculating points later, so you can play around with it.
Negative... Hmmm. I scored a 48.17 (4.0 transfer and an 85.3 TEAS). The advisor told me that a 48 has always been a comfortable score except for the crazy turnout they had last semester. We will see 😬
When I applied for fall, I got an email directly from TWU nursing! Nursingcas just helps organize all of the applicants and sends to TWU on the deadline and then the rest is TWU!
Hello everyone! Very excited and happy to see other fellow students with the same questions and wonders in the process of nursing school. I do have a question, it might be a common one but I was looking to apply to an ADN program but after 3 semesters I am actually very close to finishing up all my BSN prereqs. I have been debating whether to go with an ADN program or a BSN program with TWU being one of my top choices. Now for my question, spring 2017 would be my last semester of my prereqs, to apply would I need to complete those 60 hours of credits COMPLETELY before applying? or do they accept applications before those 60 hours of prereqs are done with. That can make the difference between me applying for Fall 2017 or Spring 2018 :S
I received confirmation that they have processed my application and that I am eligible for consideration. They said they hope to begin sending letters out at the end of September...let's keep our fingers crossed so we don't have to wait so long!!
Hello everyone, I am also applying for Spring 2017 in Houston. I am really excited but crazy nervous. The anxiety is killing me. I hope the best for every single one of us.
So did I. Just received the notification that nursingcas cycle has restarted for next semester and that applications are being processed daily. I guess JADN application got processed already...? In the email, TWU mentions checking the status of documents through pioneer portal but I was not successful...
vanessa_kristine
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we should hear about our acceptance/denial through nursingcas right??