This thread is dedicated to the applicants of UT Houston's Spring 2012 application period. I've seen various threads posted throughout the discussion forum regarding the upcoming application period, but they are scattered and hard to keep track of. Maybe if we keep our discussion in one place it will be easier for us all to follow :)
I'm applying with the following stats:
Pre-req GPA: 3.21
Science GPA: 3.66
Overall GPA: 2.81
I know my chances of getting in aren't great with my overall GPA, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway! Please post your stats, your thoughts, your experiences, ideas and opinions here:)
What about the percentage of pre-requisites completed? Does that have anything to do with your chances of being accepted? Just wondering if UTHSC looks down upon applicants who have not completed all, or most, of the pre-reqs.
Reason why I'm asking is that I applied with only 40 of the 60 pre-reqs, and I'm taking the remaining classes this semester.
"To be considered, you must complete at least 40 hours of the required 60 hours of prerequisite work by the program application deadline. 8 hours, of those 40 hours, must be from the science prerequisites of: Human Anatomy and Physiology , Microbiology, Chemistry. If you are admitted into the program ALL 60 hours of prerequisites must be completed by the start of the program."
Most of us were still taking classes after we were admitted. As long as you meet the requirements above, it won't affect your chances.
Gemini, I think your scores are competitive. Maybe not a sure thing, but definitely above average. Once we were all accepted, no one really talked about what our stats were- we were all just so grateful to have been accepted that it didn't matter anymore. If you really want to know where you stand, read through our thread, make a note of who scored what and who got admitted.
I have no clue, I was curious about that too. I would think it mattered some, because it allows them to see how you do in classes that might be more important to them? Things like the sciences - chem., micro, a&p 1/2. All of that. I only have chem, nutrition, & statistics to complete by next semester before the start of spring classes.
Do you know of anyone who got accepted with HESI scores lower than 75% ? I read one person's post saying they got a 74 on the HESI in vocab. and still got accepted. Have you heard of anyone else getting accepted with on every other section ;\
Like I said, except for what you read here on AN, no one really talks about their scores, especially if they were low. So I can't really offer any information about what other people scored.
My lowest scores were Meaning-Word Use 77.78% and Conclusions 75.00%. My A&P was 80.00% All the rest were high 90s or 100%. My Critical Thinking was 850.
The science scores are important and the Critical Thinking score is important. I think if you do well, or mostly do well, on those 2 sections, it will balance out low scores in the other sections. It really depends on the individual's scores. Sorry, I wish I could have a more definitive answer for you.
What does your schedule look like? How many days are you on campus or on clinicals? Are the courses in 8wk sections or do they go full term? How soon do you get into clinical sites? Are your clinicals predominately in the Med-Center?
8am-9am Health Assessment Skills Lecture/Demonstration (On test days, class starts at 7am, because you take your test for an hour and then continue with regular class starting at 8am.The 1st day of class is also at 7am, even though there's no test that day.)
9:15am-10:45am *OR* 11:15am-12:45pm Health Assessment Lab (There are only 4 labs with a fixed number of test mannequins, so your class will be divided into groups of ~12 and assigned a lab room and lab time. All assignments are made by the professor and you don't get to choose your group or lab time. However, you can trade with someone after the assignments are posted. If you get the late lab, you can do whatever you want until it starts- you don't have to stay on campus, and you can goof off or study for other classes in the interim.)
Tuesday
8am-11:30am Adult Health Care I Lecture (entire semester)
12pm-4pm Adult Health Care Lab (only for the 1st month; this lab ends when you start your clinicals)
Thursday
8am-11am Pharm (On test days, we don't have class after the test, so the class can choose to have the test at either 8am or 9am. Our class chose 9am.)
1pm-4pm Patho
Your clinicals will start after the 1st month of class. There are certain skills you need to master before they set you loose in a hospital, so that's what the 1st month is for. When you start clinicals, they will be on a Wednesday *OR* Friday *OR* Saturday, not all 3 (when you register for classes, it looks like it's all 3 days, but it's not). Your clinical hours will depend on the time of the shift change at your particular hospital, but it will most likely start around 6:30am-6:45am. You'll work on the floor for 8 hours, and then go to post-conference for 2 hours. The post-conference is mandatory, so on your clinical days you'll be at the hospital for 10 hours.
So, you'll be at the SON campus for 3 days a week. Your clinical may or may not be in the Med Center. We have some clinical sites in the Med Center, some in the surrounding area (ie, in between Loop 610 and Beltway 8), and a few out in Katy and the Woodlands.
At the beginning of the semester, you'll fill out a form with where you live, where you'd like your clinical to be, and what day of the week you want. The professors do their best to try to accommodate everyone, but there are limited placements. Everyone will get a spot, but it might not be their 1st choice day/location. Again, like the Adult Health Care Lab, you are allowed to trade placements with other people after the clinicals have been assigned.
Most likely, you won't know your clinical placement until the week before you start clinicals. The key to nursing school is to stay flexible, don't plan too far ahead, and just assume that the rest of your life will have to revolve around your nursing school commitments for the next 15 months.
The SON is on a full semester schedule- Fall & Spring are 16 weeks each, the Summer is 10 or 12 weeks (it's one or the other, I just don't know which). The Summer semesters are always the hardest, not because the material changes, but because you're doing the same amount of work in less time. They don't take anything out or make anything easier just because it's the Summer semester.
One last thing- I mention this because it usually confuses a lot of students, so you'll want to remember so you can explain it to your classmates. Your class will follow the cohort model, meaning every person will be in the same class at the same time (excluding labs and clinicals). On campus, there's a huge auditorium where all 80 of you will have all your lecture classes together. It's where all 130 of my class have our classes as well. So when you are registering for classes, there's no picking among different professors or different class times, like you did for your prereq classes. There's only 1 class with a predetermined professor. So basically, your schedule will be exactly like what I described above- you can't choose a different day or time for any of those classes. Once you start nursing school, you'll never use RateMyProfessor again. :)
THANKS!!! Thank you so very much for giving me an insight into UTHSC. I have a much clearer picture of what to expect. The information you have given is extremely useful. Nursing is all about helping folks and you've clearly got that down pat, kudos to you.
Hello everyone! I haven't logged on in a few days.
@saraiish: I'm taking Pharmacology at LSC-K through their nursing program. They recently opened it up for non-nursing students.
I think the reason it doesn't transfer is because "pharmacotherapeutics" might go more into depth on something else that isn't covered heavily in "pharmacology".
I'm not worried about it though. Pathophysiology is only offered in the spring where I go, or I would've taken that, too. Having to retake pharm will just (hopefully) make it that much easier.
I am itching to receive my transcript evaluation! I hope I get it soon. D:
I'm a little bit confused about the transcript evaluation... Was I supposed to request this or do they do it automatically? I applied and everything, but didn't do anything for a transcript evaluation. Did I make a mistake?
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What were some of the worst gpa's / hesi test scores you heard of people getting in?
I got an 88, but 76 on the A&P (ouch) on the HESI A2, 4.0 prereq GPA... I think like 3.6 GPA overall. I don't think I have a very good chance.