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:)
just spend hours reading over this entire thread...not sure if its helped or made me more nervous. anyways, thanks to whoever started it! i've added my numbers at the bottom...
They offered the pell grants and subsidized and unsubsidized loans. The scholarship application you will have to fill out on the side, and from what I know some students have gotten offers or so sent to the mail over time if the scholarship is relevant to them. As for my own end I had to go through the process of getting the GI bill activated for the first time and it was one of the easiest transitions ever compared to friends that were veterans and tried to get their GI bill activated at other universities around Houston with much frustration. Just make sure to fill out your FAFSA ASAP, the earlier the better.
I have a quick question for all those that are already in the UT program. Do you feel the program is organized? I keep hearing how other nursing programs are unorganized and you just have to go with the flow the entire time through the program. Is that the case with UTH? I've been told that's just the way with all nursing schools....
L8Blumer, It would be a good idea to call so you could get it soon. They missed a couple of my classes so I had to email and call to get those added on. I actually had to do that a couple of times.
I second now-or-never. Even if you get an e-mail confirmation that your courses will be added to your transcript evaluation, ask them to send you a copy of your new transcript evaluation. I just found out that 3 courses that I was assured had been added to the transcript evaluation back on June 23rd had not been added. Aargh. Worse, it puts me under the forty hours needed for consideration. I finally reached an actual person who assured me (again) that they had been added. I'll believe it when I see it.
I'm trying to look at this as an exercise in the importance of follow-up - or self-control. I'm no longer worrying about being a pest.
hi GoldenBeginnings,,, the same thing happened to me ..... for another nursing school tho .... not ut houston ..... they had one of my grades listed as a F when clearly an A was on the transcript ...lol yeah so dont worry about being a pest ... as many emails and phone calls as it takes.... its always better to b informed :)
I submitted my app last minute Aug 31 or something ridiculously close. When I got my utlink account, it read "RN-BSN". O no... In my haste to fill out the form, I didn't change the default RN-BSN selection to "BSN GENERIC". By the time I realized my error, it was September 12 and I was sure it was over for me. Not only was it way past the deadline, but it just made me look utterly incompetent
I went up to the registrar's office on September 13, explained my mistake, and they deliberated. OMG I was freaked out!! I thought they'd say no and tell me to apply for the next deadline- and rightfully so..
But they reached a conclusion; No problem! They made the switch that day and sent me my new transcript eval by the early following week. Thank god they went ahead and gave me the eval too, because originally they had missed my two transcripts from HCC and Galveston College which had put me under 40 hours and made my GPA look like Sugar Honey Iced Tea. (As you can see I have a low overall GPA compared to my prereq and science gpas.. Working two jobs and trying to go to school sucked orifice )
The moral of the story is- trust the reg ladies. If you email them or go up and talk to them, they will take care of you. My experience with them has been great and when I email them (which I've done 3 or 4 times) their response usually comes in 20 mins or less.
And to everyone who has recently joined the forum, welcome! Seeing everyone's rockin grades and test scores, I really think most, if not all, of us will be in the program come spring.
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heights727
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hi there,
just spend hours reading over this entire thread...not sure if its helped or made me more nervous. anyways, thanks to whoever started it! i've added my numbers at the bottom...
taylorxteddy
science gpa: 4.0
overall: 3.88
hesi: 92.30
ct: 860
chunky_munkey
pre-reqs: 3.9
science: 4.0
hesi: 94%
caringhands88
pre-req's: 3.2
science: 3.0
overall: 3.1
enceph 7
pre-req: 3.88
science: 4.0
overall: 3.20
hesi: 93.3
ct:750
katybusymom
pre-req: 3.326
science: 3.50
overall: 2.855
hesi: 93.84
ct: 800
heavykevy
pre-req: 3.75
science: 4.0
overall: 3.69
hesi: 90.3
ct: ?
houston19
pre-req: 3.28
science: 3.60
overall: 2.81
hesi: 82
ct: 800
saraiish
pre rec:3.32
science; 3.0
overall; 3.2
and hesi 92
ct 83
janabeth
pre-req: 3.94
science: 4.00
overall:
hesi: 92.55
ct:
sana08
pre-req:
science: 3.80
overall: 3.60
hesi: 84
ct: 750
missevans
pre-req: 3.322
science: 3.250
overall: 2.940
hesi: 87.09
ct: 840
mag28
pre-req: 3.73
science: 4.00
overall:
hesi: 90
ct: 860
angelic1399
pre-req: 3.6
science: 4.0
overall: 3.04
hesi: 87
ct: 850
tabbyann224
pre-req: 3.4
science: 3.7
hesi: 89
gpwlsd1
pre-req: 3.4
science: 3.9
jofoste2
science gpa 3.66
overall gpa 3.93
hesi overall: 90.33
hesi reading: 95.65
a&p: 88.0
math: 94.0
ct: 880
amymit
pre-req: 3.33
science: 3.33
overall:
hesi: 95.93
ct: 920
now-or-never
pre-req 3.9
science: 3.67
overall: 3.84
hesi: 93.46
ct: 860
soccerchic14
nursing gpa :4.0
science gpa:4.0
overall gpa: 4.0
hesi: 84%
ct: 840
heights727
nursing pre req gpa: 3.6
science gpa: 4.0
hesi: 93.3%
ct: 810