Westchester Community College FALL 2010 RN PROGRAM

WCC is an extremely competitive program, that's what I have heard for a while now. The demand to get into the program is at an all-time high, and every year the applicant pool seems to drives the average TEAS and GPA of accepted student upwards. I have not personally applied to WCC as I am looking at BSN programs first before I apply to associate programs. Good luck to you.

What you're hearing is probably true. Mind you, WCC is not looking for a specific score, they only take the top 40 scores. So if people with 90% don't get into the program, 40 people scored 91% and above. I work with many WCC grads at a hospital. Some have told me that they did not get into the program the first time around and they scored a 96%. On the other hand, another nurse tells me she got in with an 85%. It's a very competitive program. I'm attending WCC now but, just for my prereqs. I'm planning to transfer because WCC's program is way too competitive. Good luck to you.

I find it hard to believe that someone got a 96 on the

TEAS and didnt get in? At the Nursing Seminar the professor said if you get an 85 or above, "buy your uniform!", his words. So, Im totally confused.

I think it also depends on the applicant pool from year to year ... if you get many that score in the 90's and enough of them make up the class limit then it's possible. There are no guarantees, really. You never know who's going to be applying alongside of you. 96 on the TEAS and not getting accepted is prob unusual, not sure if there was perhaps something else that could have been the reason for the denial. Maybe that person had a low GPA? Anything is possible.

I'm halfway through the WCC Nursing program. I think the confusion here is between the TEAS score and the national percentile. I scored around 91 and my percentile was 98/99. To get in the program you need at least an 83 for night and 85 for day program on the TEAS test. Those would probably put you around 90th percentile. The score and the percentile are separate. You should also apply for the LPN program because you can get accepted with a lower score. If you complete the LPN program (1 year) with a B average (80), you can enter the RN program in the 2nd of 4 semesters. They do not consider your GPA for admission for either program, but to be honest the Nursing classes are very different from anything I have ever taken before. There are many right answers on each question for nursing tests and you need to be able to deduce which one is the biggest priority (not as easy or obvious as you might think). There is a tremendous amount of reading and a lot of written work to hand in. The professors are helpful, but do not tolerate lateness, absence, or being unprepared on the material. I was in your position not that long ago and I can empathize with your anxiety. If you want to get into the WCC RN program (the cheapest program by 10 to 20x, thus its competitiveness) then start studying for the TEAS a half hour a night for 3 months. It is possible to learn most of the math (which will help you a lot), get a better grip on the English, but the hardest part is the Science. If you can get a NYS regents science refresher, that is probably your best bet. The science questions are pretty specific and there is no way to guess the answer if you don't know it. Anyway, I apologize if I sound like a jerk, and I will answer any questions or help anyone here if they have any further questions that I can help with.

"the short version of my previous post." the TEAS score and the percentile are separate. I doubt anyone got a 96 on the TEAS, and if they did they would be the number 1 student accepted to the program. Scoring a 90 on the TEAS puts you in the 98th percentile. the score is way lower than the percentile. WCC Nursing only considers the TEAS score and doesn't look at your GPA. The only exception to this is that you need a minimum C+ in pre-requisites and co-requisites. Good luck all! The fact that you are researching here means you are serious about this.

i'm in the day program. clinicals are at one hospital for semesters 1,3,4. they are at two hospitals in semester 2 because you split the semester between psych and maternity. the only hospitals I have seen people go to so far are in rye (osbourne), white plains, mount kisco (northern westchester), valhalla (westchester medical), peekskill (hudson valley), and tarrytown (phelps). I am only halway through and the hospitals could change. These are the only ones I know of as of now.

i messed up. everyone spends the first four weeks of semester 1 at osbourne in rye. (we did CNA stuff for nursing home people- informative but not enjoyable, unless you like feeding, diaper changing, etcetera). then you go do acute med-surg at 1 hospital for the rest of the semester (you get one clinical in the operating room which is pretty cool). in semester 2 you spend 7 weeks at a hospital for psych or maternity then switch. the hospitals i listed prior are the only ones i have seen people sent to. as the school signs contracts i suppose it could change, but i have yet to see someone go to a hospital besides the ones i listed. before i started i heard yonkers, mount vernon, bronx, etcetera, but i have only seen people go to the mid to north westchester hospitals that i listed.