UCONN CEIN 2014

INN_777, BSN, RN · Oct 2, 2013

I am finishing 2 prerequsites this semester (by Dec) - Micro and Genetics. I do, unfortunately, think it makes us less competitive in terms of getting into '14, because they have 3 reviews a year, so there are a lot of people who submitted applications earlier and have all prereqs completed. Good luck.

moana005 · Oct 3, 2013

Anyone heard back yet? I just got an email saying I'm on their wait-list. Guess I'm not going to attend the 2014 school year.

INN_777, BSN, RN · Oct 3, 2013

Did not get into Stamford campus which I applied for. Was offered a spot at Avery Point, but I could not make that work - had to pass. So, same here, waitlisted for 2014 and deferred to 2015. Sigh...

gett34 · Oct 4, 2013

Did you guys get any emails? I still haven't heard anything.

INN_777, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2013

Yep, she sent the official waitlist/deferment e-mail (they called me before that to see if I would take Avery Point).

INN_777, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2013

Good luck, gett34! Maybe that's a good thing you did not hear yet.

gett34 · Oct 4, 2013

I'm not sure about anything anymore. But thanks, and good luck to you too. Maybe someone drops out and you can still get in this year.

INN_777, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2013

Thank you! Can't they just add a couple more spots, darn it:)

ab27 · Oct 5, 2013

I would recommend calling for answers to questions, the email thing can often be slow with the volume they are dealing with, especially if they don't have a form letter response for those waiting.

For those hoping to get accepted even though their prerequisites were not completed, my experience was that I applied for the June 30 admission date with two summer courses pending and was not reviewed on that date. All other materials were in on time and I was not looked at for the June 30 date. Once the summer grades were in, they informed me (after I emailed an inquiry and waited two weeks) that I was due to be reviewed on the August 30th date. So, I would not count on them giving you the benefit of the doubt on a pending course when there are other students with all of the requirements finished who are also applying. I'm not trying to crush any hopes, just trying to share my experience in hopes it can help people make decisions.

Also, I did get accepted with a 3.5 GPA undergrad at Wesleyan, B to A range in the prerequisites. Having taken courses at both Wesleyan (private, elite liberal arts school) and the state schools, I can confidently say that you are better off taking the prerequisites at a community college and getting the 'A' for mediocre effort rather than the 'B' for extraordinary effort, as all grades look the same on paper regardless of institution. My research methods was "Empirical Methods for Political Science", so they allow quite a bit of stretch on that one. They were flexible with the nonstandard biology/genetics curriculum from my school. I am a male and a veteran so I am uncertain as to how that might have affected my application for reasons of diversity, but I figure it deserves mention.

In communicating with the staff, I'd suggest finding a teacher that can answer questions for you as I get the feeling ----- as well as the cein@uconn address are often completely flooded with mail. Once I got one reply from the cein@uconn address, I saved the respondant's private email and sent emails with questions to her (though infrequently as not to annoy). If you frame your email like you would a formal letter (with date, header, "dear sir/madam", well written, signed), I can tell you from experience you are far more likely to get noticed than a one liner signed "first name".

Hope all this helps future application and inquiry efforts!

DidiRN · Oct 5, 2013

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bg91 · Oct 6, 2013

does anyone know how accepting they are of credits? i took my classes at mitchell college and not at the institutions they have listed. I did not notice they had an acceptable prerequisite list until later...

gett34 · Oct 7, 2013

I'm not sure specifically about if they accept credits from colleges not on that list. But in my experience dealing with the requirements for the program, they are pretty flexible. I honestly think as long as it is an equivalent class, they will accept credits from just about any school.