UCF 2013 Fall-Orlando generic BSN applicants?

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Starting a thread for others applying to this program!

I feel having my anatomys done was helpful. So I think it depends on the pre req

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I had it all done, with my AA. I do think that would help them in the decision process, for ex if deciding between two candidates with similar stats, one who has completed everything and one who still has a few classes remaining they may feel more comfortable with the final results of the person who completed.. I would take it, "today is better than two tomorrows" you never know what may come up..

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Hey y'all! I realize that no one really comes on this thread anymore after getting acceptance letters, but I figured I would just send this out in case anyone else who was waitlisted wanted to hang in there together!!

I was a pre-nursing student at UCF for two years but ended up having to move back home for financial reasons. I didn't apply to UCF's program last year because I didn't think I was competitive enough. I applied to UF's though and was denied.

This year I got through Anatomy with an A and ended up getting an interview invite to UCF!!!! I was so excited, the tears just wouldn't stop flowing. I felt like I presented myself well at my interview and was dressed professionally.

Being waitlisted has disheartened me a little bit :down: because I have worked SO hard and SO long to get to this point. I don't want to have to waste another year without doing what I'm passionate about. I know everything happens for a reason, but I am definitely dissapointed that I didn't get the answer I was hoping for...

That being said, I plan on applying to a few community college programs that start in fall/spring of next year in the mean time. I'm terrified of having to wait all summer to hear back from UCF - but it's worth it in my mind. UCF has always been my top choice and I don't think I realized just how much it meant for me to get in there until I was sitting in the swivel chair in the conference room trying to prove myself to the panel. They made me feel so comforted with their responses to our questions and I really felt like it was meant to be.

Whew. Sorry I just needed to vent lol. If anyone else out there has been waitlisted and reads this, I just want to say that I hope you get in, I feel that anyone who has the heart and desire to get into the nursing profession will make it there eventually. We just can't give up. And if you have accepted your spot on the waitlist, I'd be curious to see how long it takes for some to get off! I have gotten mixed info on whether it is a pool or a numbered list. I know in the past, people have been able to call and ask how far up their spot is. That would just make me more anxious!

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I would totally be up for hanging in there with ya! I got waitlisted too. I was so super depressed for a while cuz all my friends got in and I didn't. I really wanna go through the program with them, but I do feel like this was in a way good for me. It's hurt my pride but it's also made me wanna work that much harder. I did graduate a year early so I feel like I have time if I don't get in this time. UCF is where I want to go if I go at all and I don't really want to apply to concurrent programs. If this time doesn't work out, I'm gonna work on a minor (probably Spanish) and work and get my GPA up even more. Then I'll apply again next time, I guess. Good luck to everyone who's waiting! Don't be depressed and look at it as an opportunity! God bless!!!

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I was waitlisted last year and got in this year. I know exactly how you all feel. It was frustrating because with my GPA and high TEAS score, everyone I spoke to was very confident I would get in. The uncertainty affected me and made me re-think my plans for college. But as I scrolled through my undergraduate catalog, I realized there was nothing else I truly wanted to do. So I picked up a psych minor, finished up honor requirements, and kept trying. I earned straight A's the following semesters, raised my GPA, and interviewed successfully for this year.

I would say don't write off the concurrent programs. You graduate the program with the same UCF BSN degree, learn the same material, and do the same clinicals. That and the tuition is cheaper at SSC or Valencia. The UCF generic program is closer to my house though, and that made a big difference to me because I've seen other nursing students having a more difficult time because of their commute. But when it comes down to it, I regretted putting all my eggs in one basket the first time around.

Last year it seemed like they kept some sort of list. People would call and find out they were "on the top half" of the list. But this year they made it pretty clear that it's a pool. I think the interview aspect made it less likely to have a numbered list, and I can imagine them saying "I want to take in this person because they clearly have X characteristic and overcame Y obstacle, and want to work in Z field."

Stay positive and good luck!

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Hey guys! I would like to share to you that last year I was supposed to have applied to the basic program as well. My roommate and I were goin to be applying together, since we were both in our last pre req course. All I had left was to take the TEASA. I had high GPAs also. I took off of work for a whole week and studied for the teas. I knew I had to get at least a 74 to be considered. At the end of the teas, my score popped up and it was a 73.5 I was devastated. I stared at the screen for a minute before finally leaving the testing center. I dreaded calling my mom to tell her the news being she always said "I would make it in" after I told her I felt like a failure and couldn't stop crying. I questioned what I would do next. A few weeks later, my roommate got accepted into the basic program. Although I was happy for her, I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed in myself.

Next semester I learned about the concurrent programs. So I was looking into trying for the SCC concurrent. I took the teas again and got a 78.7!! I figured I had a great chance of getting into the concurrent. When I got that decision email, I was placed on the wait list. I didn't know whether to be happy upset disappointed anxious or grateful. I was grateful, I waited all summer, checking my email every day to see if I got off the wait list. It never happened.

Yet again I felt disappointed and depressed. Few months later, I yet again took the teas. I studied little by little for a whole MONTH only to get a few points higher, a 83.3. I wasn't sure how competitive I was but I applies to the basic. Then I got an email for the interview!!! I was so nervous during the interview but tried to convince them as much as I can that this was my passion and I wouldn't stop until I got there.

A few days later I got an ACCEPTANCE email!!!! I broke down and cried forever.

So in conclusion, do NOT give up on your dreams. I have realized everything was meant to be, and everybody has "their time" keep pushing forward and don't ever doubt yourself!!! Good luck to you all wait listed. If it is your DREAM you will never give up. Please dont ever give up. YOU WILL GET THERE, believe in yourself!!!!!

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I was waitlisted this year, too. It's nice to hear from people who were waitlisted as well. Does anyone know if there have been any waitlisters offered admission? I was so discouraged to be waitlisted for the second year in a row. I had one of my prerequisites unfinished both years, so I'm thinking maybe that was a factor? I just wish I could find out exactly what it was that happened this year. I'd it a random pool that they are drawing from for the waitlist? Anyone know how that works?

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I was waitlisted this year too. It's nice to hear from people who were waitlisted as well. Does anyone know if there have been any waitlisters offered admission? I was so discouraged to be waitlisted for the second year in a row. I had one of my prerequisites unfinished both years, so I'm thinking maybe that was a factor? I just wish I could find out exactly what it was that happened this year. I'd it a random pool that they are drawing from for the waitlist? Anyone know how that works?[/quote']

Last year, the people who were placed on the wait list where ranked and, therefore, offered admission based on where they were on that list. Some people called the CON and asked where they were placed to get an idea....Good luck!

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OH wow thank you to everyone who replied :) I love that we all are so encouraging of each other and I do truly believe that all of us were meant to be in this field because we have already shown how we will stop at nothing to make the dream a reality. It's always nice to know that there are other people out there who have had to patiently make it to this moment.

The e-mail said that it was a pool this year and dlei, that is a great point about how the process this year is very hollistic in that it DOES matter how we presented ourselves during our interview. I haven't heard about anyone getting off the waitlist yet but I do know that other school's decisions come out mid-end of may and early June and I am sure that will probably get a few people off if UCF wasn't someone's top choice and they get admitted to their dream school.

Also, congratulations jv713!!!! That is so awesome that you finally got a YES!!!! :D

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You are right!! I know someone who got accepted into ucf who was waiting to hear

Back from UF! And I'm sure there are plenty more so around June maybe you guys will start to hear something!! Thank you, you will get there too!! Like I said I feel like everybody has their time!

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Did any of you that were waitlisted apply to other programs?

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Congratulations to anyone who applied to the concurrent programs and got accepted! (:

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