UTMB FALL 2014

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I would like to start a thread for UTMB FALL 2014 since there I cannot find one. I am in the process of applying and this is the only school I am applying to. Right now, I just trying to finish my personal statement before I can submit it. I am a bit nervous and excited at the same time.So, how is everyone else doing?

Yeah I was looking at possible housing and I just think water areas always seem to be dirty kind of like lake areas. I may choose to live between Houston & Galveston if I get in.

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Whew, that's a relief.

Is it just me or does it feel like there's not as many applicants this Fall? I'm only saying this because I feel like this thread isn't as long as the Fall 2013 one. Also, has less people. But maybe more people are just reading the threads rather than commenting? haha

It's not very reliable to judge the size of an applicant pool off a forum. I'm sure there are plenty of individuals that have no idea about AllNurses.

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@Texas02, Thank you for the words of inspiration. I'm beating myself up just because it's the first thing they read. If it was anywhere else I wouldn't mind. But it just gives a bad initial impression right from the start. Anyway, I will take all of your words of advice and not think about it as much. Also, Yes, I have seen people with way better stats than me get denied. My emotions are on a roller coaster ride at the moment.

I know how you feel!! I am a wreck too:banghead:. I am a wreck whenever I think about it and I start to cry haha. All I've ever wanted to do since I was 6 years old was become a nurse and since I was 14 and started looking at colleges, UTMB and the UT system was always my first choice. But God had other paths for me to travel down first before approaching this one. For me to even be able to qualify to submit my application the other night on NursingCAS made me cry. I was just like wow, I'm finally at the point to where I can apply to nursing schools. Ok now I don't cry a lot, I'm not a big cry baby haha, but I get emotional when thinking about it because I am so passionate about this and always have been. And here I am now doubting myself thinking oh gosh is my personal statement enough!? I have a lot to explain, I had a total of 5 people who are either teachers or teaching majors at U of H, proofreading my statement for me and they all loved it but for me nothing is ever good enough when it comes to grades and critiquing and things of that nature. I am really, really, really hoping for the best of course, but I try not to think about it too much because I don't want to make myself go crazy checking everything there is to check constantly. (I had already started doing that:sorry:.) Plus I just trust that everything happens for a reason and so far looking back at my college career up till now I can see that it's true. I have a medical assistant certification and a bachelors in psychology and the combination of the two have given me insight and a better perspective on medicine in a whole lot of ways that I don't think I would have ever been lucky or blessed enough to have had I gone straight into nursing like I have always dreamed. Just no matter what, and this goes for everyone, never lose hope and "never never never give up."

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For those of you who have received your supplemental app, how long did it take after your NursingCAS was verified?

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I read that it only takes normally like 2-3 days after things were verified and ES to UTMB to receive the supplemental app.

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Ok, so I am really worried about my personal statement. I didn't have anything to explain about drops or grades or anything so I took a different approach and explained what took me so long to start college and the inspiration behind my wanting to be a nurse. I feel like because it was personal it was good, but perhaps I am blind to it because it was personal. Did anyone else do the same thing or something similar?

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Ok, so I am really worried about my personal statement. I didn't have anything to explain about drops or grades or anything so I took a different approach and explained what took me so long to start college and the inspiration behind my wanting to be a nurse. I feel like because it was personal it was good, but perhaps I am blind to it because it was personal. Did anyone else do the same thing or something similar?

For me, I wrote very minimal about why i want to become a nurse and mostly concentrated on my extracurricular activities/jobs/leadership positions. I didn't directly state that my busy schedule was the reason for my bad grades but it was implied. I also emphasized my confidence in succeeding if I am admitted to the nursing program. I think whatever you did should be fine. If you don't get in, you can always change it up a little for the next cycle!

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Thanks! I basically just put that i didn't have formal experience, and that my helping out my great-grandmother (who had al of these various health issues) gave me experiences that will help me be a good nurse. I also said that because I waited to go to school and I have done well, I feel like I would be an excellent student. I didn't go into great detail, but enough to support my statements. Hopefully it will be okay!

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Well, I have a LOT to explain and it was very hard to explain it all in only 700 words. It took me a really long time to try get everything I needed to explain in such a short statement. For me 700 words was short. I did make mine personal as well, and in a very tight nut shell I explained why I wanted to become/my desire to become a nurse, my background in medical assisting, why I started going to college then dropped and retook classes, then had a gap in my transcripts to take care of personal issues which lead to me getting my psychology degree and how I felt my current degree has helped me with my patient care and other issues that linked back to the reason I have a gap in my transcripts. I explained going back to school and coming back strong with my prerequ's and getting the degree, in so many words I was like look I know the gap doesn't look good but I have a good reason for it and look at my grades and what I did when I was able to get back in to school. And then, my volunteer experience, and they wanted me to put in the statement that the place that I was volunteering at, hired me to work there. Then I explained why I wanted to go to UTMB and without calling them weaknesses, pointed my weaknesses out and then explaining how my strengths have, and can come from them… I have a lot to explain, I've had a lot happen to me over the past few years. When I was talking to the admissions advisor she was telling me to put everything I was telling her into my personal statement so I really tried. It was just so difficult to do in 700 words but I think I did it. I wish I could have been 18/19 years old straight out of high school hurried up took my prerequisites and went straight into looking at nursing schools but that wasn't in the cards for me at the time and I don't really know what all I would have put in a personal statement other than I want to be a nurse more than anything in the world had I gone down that road.

It's the 16th… I keep looking at the date, I kept looking at the time yesterday. I'm feeling a little anxious.

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@Texas02 Thank you for your take on your personal statement. I feel better about mine and I also feel better that I'm not the only one who has had some time in between high school and college. I use the "in the cards" phrase a lot myself. :)

I'm also very anxious. Everything of my application is complete, so now I wait...and not very patiently, I might add. I, too, have worked very hard just to be able to apply and I am a bit passionate/obsessed. We have about 2-3 months waiting time?

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I think there is nothing you can do about it now, and prepare and answer to explain your drops etc., for your interview.

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I jut called UTMB and they said the grace period is 2 weeks after deadline. They said your application won't be thrown out if transcripts aren't verified yet if you can show proof that you requested it prior to deadline. I asked if I should send proof or how I should just in case and the lady reassured me to not worry about it right now, to keep checking NCAS, and wait for NCAS since they have been doing this for awhile! :)

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