University of Houston Accelerated BSN Spring '22

displaynobody · May 10, 2021

Thank you for starting a thread. I have been searching for one. I am yet to finish my prereq. Still have 3 more classes to take to be broken down as 1 in Summer mini and 2 in Summer 1. I am yet to write the TEAS as well. What electives can I take? I need an elective but do not know what it should be.

Can I take another sociology - marriage and family, as my elective (I have already taken Introduction to sociology)?

FutureCRNA21 · Jun 12, 2021

Hey everyone, I am currently studying to retake the TEAS, I didn't do that well the first time. How are the stats for this program?

Liz Porter · Jun 21, 2021

Hello, my stats are 4.0 science GPA, 4.0 overall GPA and 87 for TEAS. I'm done taking all my classes, just praying and leaving the rest to God.

BSN2022sgs · Jun 21, 2021

11 hours ago, Liz Porter said:

Hello, my stats are 4.0 science GPA, 4.0 overall GPA and 87 for TEAS. I'm done taking all my classes, just praying and leaving the rest to God.

Did you have any patient care experience? What was your bachelor's on previously? And I agree, I am leaving the rest to God too. Good luck!!

Liz Porter · Jun 21, 2021

I did not. My previous bachelor's was Economics.

BSN21UH · Jun 22, 2021

Hi everyone! I am currently in this program, let me know if you have any questions! I didn't have any related work or volunteer experience. For reference my stats were:

Science GPA: 4.0 (didn't finish until end of Summer right before deadline and it was fine)

Overall GPA: 3.7 (somewhere around there)

TEAS: 93 overall (83 in science)

displaynobody · Jun 23, 2021

4 hours ago, BSN21UH said:

Hi everyone! I am currently in this program, let me know if you have any questions! I didn't have any related work or volunteer experience. For reference my stats were:

Science GPA: 4.0 (didn't finish until end of Summer right before deadline and it was fine)

Overall GPA: 3.7 (somewhere around there)

TEAS: 93 overall (83 in science)

My stats look just like yours and it is making me very nervous. Thank you so much for sharing I find this very encouraging. I have a degree in Economics, no volunteer or related work experience. I am yet to write TEAS and I will only have 2weeks to study for it. Right now I am taking college algebra and English, and I am taking classes at UH Sugarland at the moment. I see some of you guys and I am hoping to be here next year like you are now. I am hoping to finish with a 4.0. My science GPA is 4.0.

How hard were TEAS? how Hard is the program? what are your schedule and routine like?

Thank you

BSN21UH · Jun 23, 2021

Oh you should say hi and talk to any us you see! We're a friendly bunch. The TEAS was more difficult than the HESI, in my opinion, but use ATI practice tests (if you aren't already). That will help tremendously. Since ATI writes the TEAS, their practice tests are very similar to the actual TEAS. We even use ATI in the program to prepare for the NCLEX, since they also write that. If you don't get a great score the first time, you probably have time to redo it anyway so don't worry too much!

The program is really hard, but honestly all nursing programs are hard so IDK if it's really THAT much worse. It's really fast paced and most of the work is on the students. They don't handfeed the info, they expect you to find it yourself. The profs are really supportive. We probably spent about 80-90 hours a week on it, between hw, studying, lectures, labs, and clinicals, for the first semester. It calms down a bit after that.

Schedule:

Monday- labs 8-5 ish

Tuesday- lectures 8-4

Wednesday- clinicals or open

Thursday- lectures 8-4

Friday- clinicals or open

Saturday- some had one or two clinicals days throughout the semester

Wednesday and Friday are clinical days, on average about one clinical a week, sometimes none and sometimes two though it changes every week. We get more clinical days each semester. Hope this helps! You can keep sending questions if you have any more ?

FutureCRNA21 · Jun 23, 2021

My stats are not as close to y'all, but I am hopeful. I hope they take into account patient care experience, I have over a year now. I feel like it is important to show you have experience having a patient under your care.

FutureCRNA21 · Jun 23, 2021

I went to UH for my undergrad, loved it (except for the parking costs and some professors LOL) ! Hopeful to get into the ABSN program!

BSN21UH · Jun 23, 2021

You are completely right! Everyone's background is very different, and many people worked as CNAs, PCAs, scribes, EMTs, etc. They do take that into account for admissions, and it will definitely help you in any nursing program!