Westchester Community College Fall 2015

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Hi! Is anyone else a fall 2015 hopeful at Westchester Community College? Just took the TEAS yesterday. I figure it would be nice to share scores and encouragement while we wait!

Specializes in Neuro ICU.

Hi guys! I have a friend, currently in the program, who got in with low 70s. I believe acceptance is relative to other scores within that cycle.

I took the test in March and scored a 91.

Since I have a bachelors in another field, I was trying to go the accelerated bachelors in nursing route. I applied to Pace and to my dream school, NYU. I call NYU my unicorn (hence my name) bc I feel like getting in would be a miracle. My undergraduate GPA was terrible, although I graduated 10 years ago. After a while out of school, I went back and got a 4.0 in all of my prerequisites. Pace turned me down, and I am still waiting to hear back from NYU. I'm also applying to Cochran's ADN program and am taking the Kaplan in May.

When will WCC let us know if we get in?? The wait is killing me! í ½í¸«

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

Oh, and I agree with future RN646. I LOVE Dr. Casella. Dr. Cook is amazing, too. Micro was definitely my favorite class!

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

Does anyone know the costs of tuition for WCC or know of where to look to find out?

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Chasing the unicorn! If I had a bachelors I would probably try NYU as well, but I am a little late to the game. Congrats on the 91, that is pretty impressive. For some reason I choked on the last section which was always my strongest in practice tests. I think I just started thinking that I was so close to getting my score that I got really nervous. As long as your transcript and prereq's are in order you will certainly be accepted to WCC for fall. Letters of acceptance went out yesterday 4/22 so you should know soon. Although WCC is not NYU, it is a well respected program in consideration to employment outlook. Best of luck to you!

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omg i hope this rumor is true!! Where did you hear this if you don't mind me asking?!?!?! And how do you know the letters went out today. Does that mean we can get them my tomorrow or saturday??

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Tuition is $179 per credit (if you only need the 8 nursing credits) plus around $220 in fees. I spoke to someone who said she spent about $1,000 total on books. If you need more than just the nursing credits than the full time fee per semester is $2,140. Have you checked to see if you are eligible for any grants through fasfa? All of my pre req's (excluding books) were paid for through fasfa grants. Definitely worth looking into!

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Unico. I also have a bachelors. Unfortunately i can't afford a private school and am not eligible to apply to lehman and hunter because they do not accept retaken prerequisites and I have taken organic in my undergrad and didn't do well cus that was when i didn't care. If i don't get into WCC ill try sun downstate accelerated program.

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omg i hope this rumor is true!! Where did you hear this if you don't mind me asking?!?!?! And how do you know the letters went out today. Does that mean we can get them my tomorrow or saturday??

can I email you? If so, what is your email address?

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i deleted my email cus i don't want it on the forum. thanks for emailing me :)

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

@mila82, you made my day. I can't wait to hear back. Thank you SO much for the info.

I honestly love WCC and would be thrilled to go to nursing school there. Amazing resources and support from top notch professors. The nursing program is stellar, and you can't beat the value.

From a financial standpoint, perhaps NYU would make more sense when I pursue my MSN (and eventually DNP). There is more than one way to reach my end goal. Speaking for myself, it's not in my best interest to rack up mounds of debt. Right now, I'm just weighing my options and WCC is looking mighty enticing.

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We may see the letters sometime next week. They probably sent them to the mailroom on the 22nd but the mail room probably sent them out yesterday or today. Hopefully we see them sooner rather then later!

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

I got an acceptance letter in the mail today!!

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