Waiting for acceptance to Collin College & Grayson County College

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hey allnurses community!

i have applied to collin college and grayson county college for the spring 2011 adn program, and am so tired of waiting for letters that won't come for another month!!!! if anyone took the psb i am a little confused on the scoring, i'm not sure if i made 5 or 6 points, because i made above the 70th percentile on everything except the math (36th percentile). on the collin college nursing website it shows the scoring breakdown, but one portion is just "academic aptitude (total)" so i'm not sure of that lumps the verbal, arithmetic, and spatial all together and then averages the score. anyway i may have 15 points or 14 points, does anyone who is currently going to collin college know if many people with 15 points were accepted? also any feedback on either the collin or grayson program would be awesome, because if i get into both i have no idea which program to choose!!

Hey 8674,

I didn't prepare for the PSB exam. You really can't prepare for it. It's very basic math, spatial reasoning, spelling, reading, etc. The only kicker is that it is timed. Be weary.

I have not worked in any medical field before, but have watched HOURS of reality trauma shows and health shows since I was a wee one. Having a vested interest doesn't hurt the subject matter absoprtion. :)

You can max out the PSB at 6 points. You can accumulate up to 16 points for admission. Most get in with 15s, but 16's exist and some 14's get in. RARELY will a 13 pull it off. I am sure they haven't admitted a 13 in quite some time... Plan on taking the PSB after you have taken your core classes. It does help. If you have maxed out points in other areas, you have to have a 14 to even be considered now. Shoot for a 5 on the PSB....

HTH!

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Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it

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I got mine today!!!!! I got accepted!! I'm extremely nervous and excited!! Congratulations!! Hopefully we make it through!

Congratulations! I got accepted too so we will be classmates! I can't wait to meet you.

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Awesome!! Congratulations to you as well! Orientation is just a week away and I think I am more excited than I should be :) See you soon!

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I know this is an old thread, but I was recently looking up information on Collin's Nursing program. This thread popped up, and it seems to have the most helpful information on requirements. I'm going to start taking my pre-reqs soon, and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Have any of you started? Do you love it? hate it?

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Hi there! I am assuming you have already completed one semester of nursing at CCCCD so I wanted to get some feedback about the program. I've already been accepted to Trinity Valley to start in August but being a single mother I'm not financially able to go until next year. I am going to reapply to Trinity Valley but I live in Plano now and would like to stay here so I also wanted to apply at CCCCD. I've heard it's really hard to get in because they're low staff but I also heard the nursing teachers were hard. I obviously know any nursing program will be hard and I am up for the challenge but I was told the teachers are just down right mean and don't want you to succeed. Can you please let me know how they really are and the days/hours of the program, what the assignments, studying and testing are like (as well as clinicals info). Thanks so much, hope to hear from you soon. :)

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I don't know who told you that about the instructors but it made me laugh. They are so far from "mean". The instructors are pretty awesome to be honest. I am entering my last semester and have yet to find a single one who tries to get in the way of success. Quite the opposite. Yes, the program is hard because it is a good program. It is difficult to get into because it is a good, inexpensive program and tons of people apply.

It is a full time program that runs during the day M-F. The hours and days vary depending on what semester you are in. Generally speaking Mondays are lecture days with Tues, Weds and/or Thurs being skills lab and/or clinicals. The coursework is compatible in difficulty with any accredited nursing program and is not made unnecessarily difficult. Testing is done in NCLEX format on scantrons for lecture, done by one on one skill check off for nursing skills lab. There are papers and special projects throughout the coursework as well.

Collin partners with TWU for transition to BSN and credits transfer to all major Texas university level programs for RN to BSN bridge. Collin boasts one of the highest NCLEX pass rates in Texas, which can be verified on the Texas BON website.

Your best information will come from the program office itself. Best of luck.

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Thank you so much! I am so happy to hear that because I really don't want to leave Plano because my son loves it over here. I am really glad I found this blog...it's so nice to FINALLY talk to someone who is ACTUALLY in the RN program at CCCCD. Thanks again! This was a huge help (and relief). :)

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