Is anyone out there applying to TWU for the Spring of 2010? Just thought that I would start a group for all of us hopefuls so we could share information and have a way to communicate with each other.
Have you taken your HESI A2 yet? Have you taken all of your pre-reqs? If not, what do you have left to take?
I have taken all of my pre-reqs, and I just took my HESI yesterday. I didn't think it was bad at all, but I prepared for it for about 3 weeks.
If you haven't noticed, TWU has made some slight changes that I think some people will not be happy with. They are taking into consideration the first grade made at pre-req attempts for several of the classes like A&P, micro, and another class. What do you think of this? I wonder how it will change the applicants chances of getting in?
I had noticed this thread a few weeks back, but didn't want to be a tag along. I figured you guys were all current TWU students (sophmores), currently applying to the Dallas program. Anyway, I'm coming in as a post baccalaureate, hoping to be accepted for the Spring 2010. I haven't came across anyone applying after being out of school for many years. Anyway, has anyone received any sort of "emails," I think I'm going to go crazy before this is all over. I'm constantly checking email waiting for some sort of question to be asked of me.
I had noticed this thread a few weeks back, but didn't want to be a tag along. I figured you guys were all current TWU students (sophmores), currently applying to the Dallas program. Anyway, I'm coming in as a post baccalaureate, hoping to be accepted for the Spring 2010. I haven't came across anyone applying after being out of school for many years. Anyway, has anyone received any sort of "emails," I think I'm going to go crazy before this is all over. I'm constantly checking email waiting for some sort of question to be asked of me.
Hi pj2076!! :hrns&wlcm: I'm glad you introduced yourself. I, too, am a post-bac student. I graduated in 2007, not too long ago, but still a post-bac all the same. I am a new TWU student; I am taking my first TWU course in patho. I have not gotten any emails, and I don't think that too many will since it is just incase you are missing something or they don't understand something about your file. I am going to go crazy as well; I check my emails all the time. I even sent one to myself at another email to make sure it was working! lol.
I am a post bac applicant as well. I earned my Bac in 1992 and a Masters in 1996. I have applied for the weekend/online program.
I am currently a therapist(LPC) in private practice and a mother of three! My GPA is on the low side (according to what I have read) and my HESI a2 is an 86. I have my fingers crossed though!
Welcome AnnyLPC! It is nice to "meet" you as well! I am glad that people are introducing themselves, and I am looking forward to reading everyone's posts.
Hey AnnyLPC and PJ2076, welcome!!! I too am a post-bac student and am returning after being out of graduate school almost ten years. Yes, I'll be 40 in 3 weeks. I have been doing my pre-req work at TWU for the past 7 months and am currently taking Patho (along with Goopsy and Elizabelle) at the Parkland campus. We're playing the waiting game same as you. Good to have you join us.
I am a post bac applicant as well. I earned my Bac in 1992 and a Masters in 1996. I have applied for the weekend/online program.
I am currently a therapist(LPC) in private practice and a mother of three! My GPA is on the low side (according to what I have read) and my HESI a2 is an 86. I have my fingers crossed though!
Nice to "meet" you guys..
Anny
Hi Anny and Welcome! I am so curious to hear more about your decision to change career paths. I was very interested in pursuing counseling at one point, and had a very hard time trying to decide between going back to school for psychology, or nursing. I chose nursing for multiple reasons. What are your reasons behind this move, if you don't mind my asking? I am a mother of 2, as well, so I completely understand where you are coming from with that!
Butterfly Journey, I am 41! But if figure I would regret not doing this, so what the heck!
Elizabelle, I am happy to answer any questions at all. I LOVE being a therapist. It is extremely fulfilling and I am able to set my own days and hours. I am lucky enough to have joined a busy practice 9 years ago.
The down side is this:the counseling market is SATURATED. A full time job with benefits pays very little. I have no benefits as a practioner in private practice. Going into private practice is so difficult now-there are too many counselors. many are going off of insurance panels and we are considering this as well. But, once you are off it is next to impossible to get back on. Again, saturated market.
My goal is to become a Psychiatric NP. That way, I can still counsel clients but with a prescription ability I am much more marketable, reimbursed more and going off insurance panels would be a less risky move. I believe as a nurse in any capacity, I will use my counseling skills and my ability to establish rapport will also benefit myself and the patient tremendously.
Thanks for asking. I am always happy to contribute whatever I can!
Anny, oh my gosh, the reason that I decided to go into nursing (as my second career) is because my own therapist warned me about the saturated market in the therapist role and the difficulties in finding a job. Not to mention the extreme amount of school it would take (similar to nursing) and without the more guaranteed (yeah, right) job security of nursing once you graduate. I even read the literature from North Texas and they actually advise you not to take their program for lack of jobs. (I'm serious, it says that you will have a difficult time finding work). I have both a therapist and a NP mental health practitioner (different offices, different needs from both) and when I spoke to my NP about becoming a nurse and doing what she does, she talked up the industry non-stop. My mother works in an office with a psychatrist and 9 Mental Health NPs and she loves it. All the ladies there love their jobs. I'm not 100% sure if that's the route I will go, as other specialties have caught my attention but I will say it's still in the top 3. I'm going to go through nursing school with my eyes open to all opportunities and see what "feels right" for me.
I too am the mother of a 5 year old little boy so I'm there with ya.
Butterfly Journey, I am 41! But if figure I would regret not doing this, so what the heck!
Elizabelle, I am happy to answer any questions at all. I LOVE being a therapist. It is extremely fulfilling and I am able to set my own days and hours. I am lucky enough to have joined a busy practice 9 years ago.
The down side is this:the counseling market is SATURATED. A full time job with benefits pays very little. I have no benefits as a practioner in private practice. Going into private practice is so difficult now-there are too many counselors. many are going off of insurance panels and we are considering this as well. But, once you are off it is next to impossible to get back on. Again, saturated market.
My goal is to become a Psychiatric NP. That way, I can still counsel clients but with a prescription ability I am much more marketable, reimbursed more and going off insurance panels would be a less risky move. I believe as a nurse in any capacity, I will use my counseling skills and my ability to establish rapport will also benefit myself and the patient tremendously.
Thanks for asking. I am always happy to contribute whatever I can!
~Anny
Thanks for sharing, Anny! I, too, am interested in becoming a Psych NP later down the road. You will be in such a great position to provide well-rounded care to your patients, with your counseling background. And from my research, Psych NP's are in high demand, and very well-compensated. What I have learned from a few Psych NP's on this forum is that the Psych NP track (at least in their cases) doesn't really provide much training in therapy, and the ones who responded to my questions said that they don't do much counseling, if at all. From what I have gathered, med mgmt is more the role of the Psych NP, and the therapy is left to the LPC's, because they are cheaper. Or at least that is what I was told from a few folks. You, on the other hand, will be invaluable as a trained LPC, with your Psych NP. My plan is to go the nursing route first, then, once established, if I feel I need further training in counseling, I will go back to school part-time. Good luck to you! I hope to meet you in January, once we all get in to TWU!
BTW, how many of you ladies on here plan on going further than the BSN at TWU?
I plan on it, especially if the job market for new grads hasn't opened up a bit in the next 2 years. I KNOW that I will be an NP, but I'm not sure of my specialty. Having been at a high level manager position in my previous "life" that's just where I feel most comfortable and I think having the role of an NP would be similar for me. But who knows, this world has thrown me a few curves already, so who knows where I'll end up :)
I figured you guys were all current TWU students (sophmores), currently applying to the Dallas program. Anyway, I'm coming in as a post baccalaureate, hoping to be accepted for the Spring 2010. I haven't came across anyone applying after being out of school for many years. Anyway, has anyone received any sort of "emails," I think I'm going to go crazy before this is all over. I'm constantly checking email waiting for some sort of question to be asked of me.
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does anyone have any info about immunization. do you have to have all immunization before u enter program? i did not see any information about this?