TWU Spring 2009

Bazooka · Nov 8, 2008

Yes, and I'm starting to have doubts about this whole process. I don't want to go through another year or two retaking classes at a community college that I already made a "B" in. That is stupid.

I am more than qualified to be in a nursing program, but I can't really move cities. I was willing to give them my money, but they don't want it. I'm tired of wasting my time. I think I need a different career path. This is too dramatic, and I am willing to take a pay cut to reduce my stress level. Sorry, I just needed to vent.:angryfire

nursetobe12 · Nov 8, 2008

To everyone on the board that received a rejection letter or on the waitlist:

I met with my Nursing Admission Counselor. This is the first

time that they have seen a vast amount of students apply that have completed all their pre-reqs at TWU; which

in turn gives them a .4 bump. So for an example a student may have a 3.6 and with the .4 bump has 4.0 gets in the program.

My counselor told me with the gpa that I have I would have been accepted in the last 5 application periods and this is 3.71 and a competitive NET SCORES IS 65 to 70%...this is the norm.

They had a huge meeting because when they ran the numbers Monday night they could not believe what happened. At this

time they are concerned about the PR that may surround this .4 bump.

No, I do not get the .4 bump, but this post is not about a .4 bump so lets not get aggravated about that anymore. We are all bigger than that and we will succeed.

She advised me to apply again in December for Fall 2009. She said she did not want me to take any classes over

or try to retake the Nurse Entrance Exam because I have a great score and if I was to retake and make a lower score that is the one they will take. I am not a gambler so I will not retake the test.

There are people I know personally that had 3.9 that did not get into the program....There were only a couple of 3.9's that got into program and that is with very high net scores. Princess you had a great net score so you won a slot on the waitlist. There were 3.9's with lower than net scores than yours so that is why you are sitting in a great spot!

We are going to hang in there...all of us and our time is sooner than you know. We are going to apply by Feb.1st. and letters will come out in April. Think about it...December will be here before you know it and we will be on the board again sharing our experience and I promise believe in the Lord and yourself.

If you do not have the Lord in your life this may be hard to comprehend, but trust me Luck does not exist.

I am here for all of you and please feel free to vent and talk about your feelings and opinions.

We have each other and we are not alone.:typing

GPNurse06 · Nov 9, 2008

Nursing student31,

Hello! I applied to Dallas and put "was NOT willing to go to Houston" but was not accepted. I was wondering did you check you preferred Dallas and are not willing to go to Houston or were willing? I'm sorry for asking, I was just curious.

Princess_WannaBe · Nov 9, 2008

Thanks nursetobe12 now things make sense as to why I was waitlisted. Not to start anything but that's sad people with 3.9's didn't get in because of that .4 advantage. Seems like everyone I talked to got rejected but had a great gpa. I wonder how many people are on the waiting list?? If that many people got in because of the .4 advantage I doubt many will want to give up their seat. But I'm ready to start the application process over again and have a positive outlook for the fall. I'm glad I don't have to retake my NET over again.

nursetobe12 · Nov 9, 2008

Princess WannaBe

You sound so much better than earlier during the week and I am so

excited that you are ready to go Round #2 again.

It has been a joy talking to you and especially the support system we have going on here.

Are you going to try to take Patho. during Spring semester? If there is anyway possible please go ahead and get it out of the way, please. You will need that extra time in school for sure...we all will.

Princess_WannaBe · Nov 9, 2008

Yeah I'm doing a lot better now. I know I will get in somewhere with my new gpa and I have a decent NET reading score. I'm just happy I know the reason hy now all these mess happened. So I'n ready to start round two!!!!

goopsy · Nov 9, 2008

I knew that something like this was gonna happen to me. I finally figure out what I want to do with my life, and my husband supports me every step of the way saying take your time and finish the school you want while he supports the two of us. So I enrolled myself in the classes I needed to take, have made all but 3 As, and look where I end up!! Yes, I knew that TWU gave the 0.4 advantage, but TWU took over 2 months to process my application, when they told me it would take no more than 2 weeks!! Summer classes came and went, and I still had not heard from them by the beginning of Fall so how was I supposed to enroll there?

_new_ · Nov 11, 2008

Just FYI ~ from Nursinglink.com

"How difficult is it to get into nursing school?

It's pretty tough. In many nursing programs, competition is fierce for a limited number of spots, so students need stellar grades from high school or their first few years of college to earn acceptance into a program. Nursing schools simply don't have the capacity to accept as many students as are qualified. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports that US nursing schools turned away 40,285 qualified applicants in 2007-08 due to a shortage of nursing faculty, a lack of clinical placement sites and budget constraints. Persistence may be the key for those who are truly passionate about becoming nurses. "A lot of people I know had to [apply] more than once," says Karen Burnett, RN, a labor and delivery nurse at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Some of Burnett's friends even repeated courses to improve their grades."

*Hopefully this will affirm the fact that being qualified and being accepted into the program are not the same thing!* Good luck to all!:typing

Princess_WannaBe · Nov 11, 2008

nursingstudent 31 I think everyone knows there is a difference and there is no need to beat a dead horse. Still seems like you are taking this personal. Everyone was just blowing off steam. I did read your post in the Spring 2009 thread where you were refering to our thread

rfs2886 · Nov 11, 2008

y'all are all too worked up over this stuff. Take a break from the forums, it helps!

Nurse2Be_2010 · Nov 11, 2008

Hi everyone,

I am new and have been reading all the posts....i was wondering if there were any other forums specifically for Texas Woman's Unversity?

Congrats to those who got it to your college of choice, and good luck to those still trying!

goopsy · Nov 12, 2008

Just FYI ~ from Nursinglink.com
"How difficult is it to get into nursing school?
It's pretty tough. In many nursing programs, competition is fierce for a limited number of spots, so students need stellar grades from high school or their first few years of college to earn acceptance into a program. Nursing schools simply don't have the capacity to accept as many students as are qualified. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports that US nursing schools turned away 40,285 qualified applicants in 2007-08 due to a shortage of nursing faculty, a lack of clinical placement sites and budget constraints. Persistence may be the key for those who are truly passionate about becoming nurses. "A lot of people I know had to [apply] more than once," says Karen Burnett, RN, a labor and delivery nurse at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Some of Burnett's friends even repeated courses to improve their grades."
*Hopefully this will affirm the fact that being qualified and being accepted into the program are not the same thing!* Good luck to all!:typing

"New" aka "nursingstudent_31",

Yes, this is something that we all know. Just because we didn't get accepted into TWU does not mean that we are stupid, as we all know that there are not enought spots for even those who are more than qualified. I, too, read your other post on the other thread, and that's ridiculous what you said. We all supported you, and you know that. What do you want us to do? Congratulate the fact that you were both qualified and accepted??? We already congratulated you for being accepted.