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.
Hi all! I know I'm alittle late in the game for this post, but just wondering who here is applying to the Houston campus and what has anyone heard about what number in the points is competitive?? I've heard anything >48 is pretty safe usually. Best of luck to everyone!
Hi all! I know I'm alittle late in the game for this post, but just wondering who here is applying to the Houston campus and what has anyone heard about what number in the points is competitive?? I've heard anything >48 is pretty safe usually. Best of luck to everyone!
Houston applicant here! Don't worry, I'm totally late in the game too haha. I read somewhere that above 45 was pretty solid during a previous application cycle, but I feel like I'll never know for sure @_@ I'll just go ahead and join everyone else in crushing anxiety now...
Hopefully tomorrow we will get the result as soon as possible. I just called the school this morning and they said PROBABLY tomorrow they would send out acceptance letter or I had to wait until next week.
Hopefully tomorrow we will get the result as soon as possible. I just called the school this morning and they said PROBABLY tomorrow they would send out acceptance letter or I had to wait until next week.
Ckm1993
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Hi all! I know I'm alittle late in the game for this post, but just wondering who here is applying to the Houston campus and what has anyone heard about what number in the points is competitive?? I've heard anything >48 is pretty safe usually. Best of luck to everyone!