I created this thread for anyone who applied/applying/got accepted to USF BSN or program. If anyone has any insight, words of wisdom, or anything else that might be useful, it would be much appreciated. Here is a little info about myself to kick this off...
I am currently living in the SF bay area and Im finishing off a few courses before I transfer to a 4 year college next semester. I applied for USF's BSN fall 15 program and here are some of my STATS:
*Academics: I have a 3.8 in my prereqs and a 3.5 (overall) GPA.
*Experience/Volunteer Work: I am a Army veteran with 8 years of experience in health care. ( I have worked in the ICU & ER, at Brooke Army Medical Center for about 6 months. Went on several humanitarian missions which consisted of providing medical aid to rural communities in developing countries. I've also done a tour in Afghanistan, working in a combat support hospital.)
* Personal statement: Writing has never been my strong suit... :-/.. but I wrote it in story format (based on my deployment) and how the values of the military compliment USF's core values.
*Letter of Recommendation: My human anatomy instructor (PhD)
Lastly, I'll keep everyone posted on my application status if any future students want to use this thread as a point of reference.
Yup! To be honest I can't remember the color, I want to say white, but I know for sure it was a big envelope. Hard to miss, it has the logo on the outside! Inside had my acceptance letter, a few miscellaneous sheets, one was the intent to enroll form. Then, just a mini packet about the school. So don't be freaked out if it's not too thick!
I haven't heard anything either... I'm extremely nervous because I found out that they won't honor substandard repeated grades; meaning that they factor in everything. I was in college before I joined the army and I thought I dropped all of the classes before I went into basic training. When I came home for leave, I found that I got F's in all of those classes. (this was 7 years ago) :-(... Anyways, I've been getting good grades ever since I started going back to school. Good luck to you all!!! I'll let you guys know the second I get a notification of any kind :-) (whether if its a acceptance or rejection letter)
Its just general ed stuff... I guess I was exaggerating over the extremely nervous part because im not... just a little anxious to see if I get accepted :-)
Yeah, I looked on the common app last year and some of that stuff was helpful. However, it varies between schools and their grade policies. (Especially private schools like USF) I wasn't looking for any info in particular; I was just venting, lol.
I understand! No worries :) yeah, I couldn't have been much help anyway. Being a high school senior I don't know much about the whole substandard repeated classes stuff.
Champ4, BSN
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Yup! To be honest I can't remember the color, I want to say white, but I know for sure it was a big envelope. Hard to miss, it has the logo on the outside! Inside had my acceptance letter, a few miscellaneous sheets, one was the intent to enroll form. Then, just a mini packet about the school. So don't be freaked out if it's not too thick!