UTHSCSA Fall 2019

3 hours ago, lessya0214 said:

I got my hep B series when I was a baby... am I missing something? ? Is it something that has to be done twice?

From what I've read on last year's applicant forum (correct me if i'm wrong), I think we have to get Hep B titers done first and if they come back "immune" we're in the clear. If we're not immune, then we'll have to do the vaccination series again.

Hey ya'll! Just checking in to see how everyone is doing!

Has anyone received any updates from the school of nursing about interviews or when we might find out if we got in? Almost done with this month of February, which means we're getting closer to the decision date (slowly but surely)! I'm still checking this blog everyday, so if anyone has any questions, post 'em and we can try to help each other out! ?

Haven't gotten anything yet on my end!

Did anyone apply to any other schools like UIW, BSHP, or SAC?

Hey all!

This just popped into my head, so I was wondering if anyone could help me out. Should we wait to fill out FAFSA until we know for sure that we got in? If not, should we list UTHSCSA as our school on the app?

On 2/27/2019 at 10:13 PM, TerryFlo said:

Did anyone apply to any other schools like UIW, BSHP, or SAC?

I applied to UIW as well.

16 hours ago, kciena24 said:

Hey all!

This just popped into my head, so I was wondering if anyone could help me out. Should we wait to fill out FAFSA until we know for sure that we got in? If not, should we list UTHSCSA as our school on the app?

I put all the schools I applied to on mine!

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking on this forum since January and thought I would finally chime in now that we're finally in March. I just got off the phone with the school and they said that decisions should be sent out in Mid April and like others have previously mentioned, this is the first semester that UTHSCSA will be holistically reviewing applications. The activities sheet and the essay will make up 40% of our application and the other 60% will be our math/science & cumulative GPA as well as our TEAS score. If we pass the first round of applications, we will be sent a link to have an interview where they will give us a series of questions and we will have to record ourselves answering the questions. Afterwards, there will be a writing sample prompt that we will have to answer submit along with our recorded interview for the second round.

25 minutes ago, kimaivu94 said:

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking on this forum since January and thought I would finally chime in now that we're finally in March. I just got off the phone with the school and they said that decisions should be sent out in Mid April and like others have previously mentioned, this is the first semester that UTHSCSA will be holistically reviewing applications. The activities sheet and the essay will make up 40% of our application and the other 60% will be our math/science & cumulative GPA as well as our TEAS score. If we pass the first round of applications, we will be sent a link to have an interview where they will give us a series of questions and we will have to record ourselves answering the questions. Afterwards, there will be a writing sample prompt that we will have to answer submit along with our recorded interview for the second round.

Thank for the info! Is that supposed to be a live interview?

10 hours ago, n0ell3 said:

Thank for the info! Is that supposed to be a live interview?

Hi there! They said we would have to record our responses to the questions and submit the recording so I don't think it will be a live interview! They will just review our recorded videos after we submit them! This actually makes me more nervous than an actual in person interview for some reason ??

Awesome!! Thank you for calling the school, so glad we got some more info about it. Mid-april for decisions though...I feel like that's still so far away ?

@kciena24 I could not agree more! The wait really does feel like torture. I feel a little bit better that this is the first semester that UTHSCSA is doing a holistic review so I hope that it truly helps all of us on our applications. I visited the school's website and everything is updated now! It states that the minimum requirements are:

Minimum GPAs & Test Scores

Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Math/Science GPA: 3.0

TEAS Score: 65

Starting with Fall 2019, undergraduate applicants who meet minimum admissions requirements will be reviewed through a holistic process. Selected applicants will be invited to interview and submit a writing sample.

Heres hoping that we all are selected for an interview! ??