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The GPA monster lurked above me as if it were a permanent storm cloud in my presence, ready to drop a flood of regret and doom at any given moment with a rejection letter. At the time of my application to UTMB I had a meager 2.98 gpa overall! The minimum accepted was 2.75.... My entrance exam (TEAS V), however, I managed to knock out of the park with a 90.7%. That along with what I considered to be a pretty decent personal statement essay is what I believe landed me an interview. I got my invite to interview around mid October. A whopping 4 1/2 months after the application deadline!
While waiting to hear from my #1 choice (UTMB) I had accepted COM's invitation and had begun their nursing program. By the time I received my interview invite, I was full swing into the program. I decided that if accepted, I would continue in COM's program to get a leg up on my first semester. 2 days after my interview I received my acceptance email. I was so happy I cried in Walmart while standing in the candle aisle as I read my email on my phone. I could tell people thought I had lost it by their stares and quiet shuffling in the opposite direction as me. They just didn't know or understand what I had achieved!
I was IN!!!
