UTHSC Houston - Fall 2013

nici0513 · Jan 13, 2013

For those of you who have everything but a transcript with incomplete grades (i.e. from this spring) gone off of your to-do list, what does it say when you look under application status? Mine says "incomplete" and I know they've received everything except my final transcript which won't be ready until this spring. I'm assuming its because of that one transcript, but I just want to make sure since the deadline is coming up.

Yeah, your status will still be incomplete just because they will need the final transcript at the end of the semester. I applied last Fall but was still taking my last 17 hrs and I got a denial letter. I ended up getting a call from UT-SON a couple of weeks before the start of the nursing program asking me if I was still interested in attending!! Would've been great news if I hadn't just moved to Ft Worth!! Anyways- I'm applying again this semester and have everything done but they still have my HESI scores on my To-do list even though I'm using the ones they already have since I did really good on it. I called just to make sure but they said yes, they have them and I can use them. I know we are all on pins and needles since the deadline is approaching! Good luck!!

carlajeanx3 · Jan 13, 2013

Hope everyone is doing good! :) Haven't been able to post on here for a while but has anyone recieved their transcript evaluations yet? I have requested one a million times and still not recieved one in the mail but my sister recieved one yesterday and we have the same last name...

kkai · Jan 14, 2013

Hi, carlajeanx3!

I haven't gotten the evaluation yet either. I'm not sure if they're going to send it any time soon...

carlajeanx3 · Jan 14, 2013

Yeah it seems like some people just never get them.. Some of my sisters classes were listed in the wrong place so I'm hoping that didn't happen to my classes too. So stressful haha

sol0305 · Jan 14, 2013

Does anyone have the same problem like mine? Everything is supposed to be received but HESI scores and my transcript are still on to-do-list. I have been trying to contact UT to check again but seem like no one is in the office, and I never receive any response yet. I know it's too late to do anything but this is just so worrying

nici0513 · Jan 15, 2013

Same here. I emailed them and they said they do have it, although its still on my to-do list.

MoonD · Jan 15, 2013

I was wondering if anyone has taken the Hesi V2 version 2. I didn't do as well I hoped to do on the AP section on the hesi the first time around and now I only have one more chance and have to take version 2. Does anyone who has taken version 2 know how much different it is from version 1?

sol0305 · Jan 15, 2013

I took hesi a2 version 2. But I guess it's hard to say because I have heard some different opinions. As for mine, the two versions were about 70 to 80 percents different. A&P, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Math sections were completely different (Well, I shouldn't say math was completely different. They do have different questions, but just similar type of problem). I think I saw one or two essays in the 2nd version that I had encountered in 1st version. Critical Thinking was the part I found most similar. I'm not sure how much, but I think at least 6 or 7 questions were in the first version.

AnonEmus · Jan 20, 2013

Every semester a few lucky students at UTHealth (the new official name for UTHSC) School of Nursing don't have to take pathophysiology because they transferred it from another school. It has to be junior level or higher. Most students who have done this took it from UT Arlington online. You still have enough time to do this before the fall. You might be able to take it from TAMU-CC's nursing school because they offer it online. Those who transfered patho had an A at the other school. Are you guaranteed this will work? No. It worked in the past, but this could change at any time.

Only a handful of students do this, so obviously you don't have to. Should you? It's a very polarizing topic. Some people find the discussion of extra school work before starting nursing school to be highly offensive. For many people, having a summer off to relax is the very best possible preparation before starting in the fall. For others, having a lighter load in the first semester is very helpful and worth the earlier sacrifice. Everybody is different. There isn't any single, one right answer. Most people don't take patho in advance and do just fine.

nici0513 · Jan 22, 2013

Every semester a few lucky students at UTHealth (the new official name for UTHSC) School of Nursing don't have to take pathophysiology because they transferred it from another school. It has to be junior level or higher. Most students who have done this took it from UT Arlington online. You still have enough time to do this before the fall. You might be able to take it from TAMU-CC's nursing school because they offer it online. Those who transfered patho had an A at the other school. Are you guaranteed this will work? No. It worked in the past, but this could change at any time.
Only a handful of students do this, so obviously you don't have to. Should you? It's a very polarizing topic. Some people find the discussion of extra school work before starting nursing school to be highly offensive. For many people, having a summer off to relax is the very best possible preparation before starting in the fall. For others, having a lighter load in the first semester is very helpful and worth the earlier sacrifice. Everybody is different. There isn't any single, one right answer. Most people don't take patho in advance and do just fine.

I took it this past Fall at TWU-Denton and made an A, so I hope it transfers. I also took Pharm at Lone Star College-Montgomery since I initially planned on applying for their AAS nursing program. I made an A in it too. Do you have any idea if this would transfer?? I haven't received any transcript evaluations yet but it sure would be a sweet 1st semester of nursing school if I didn't have to take either one of these courses!! I enjoyed the classes but they require A LOT of study time. I would advise anyone who could take either one of these courses before to do it! Thanks for any feedback! :up:

AnonEmus · Jan 22, 2013

The requirement of junior level or higher for transferred courses means you can't transfer pharmacology or pathophysiology from a community college or junior college.

nici0513 · Jan 22, 2013

Ok, thanks! At least taking it already will help me and it will really help with not having to take it with Patho. I will plan to sit in on some lectures though to get a re-fresher. I have a friend that started this spring and says the professors that teach it are AWESOME! I appreciate the feedback!