by beebee13

Hi Everyone,
I am new to Tucson and have applied to the ABSN Program at U of A. If I don't get accepted, my only back-up plan is Pima Community College. Does anyone know how long the wait-list is at Pima?
Thanks!

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Last quote to me was 18 months

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WOW!! That is NOT good news! Thanks for the info!

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Here's some better news. You can apply to the U of A traditional program and the NAU distance learning programs here in Tucson. Both are exceptional and good choices should you not get into the the APP. Also, the pima program tells people they have an 18 month to 2 year wait list but I have yet to meet ANYONE who has waited that long to get in. In fact, most I have talked to have gotten in within a year of acceptance. Many people use Pima as a backup and drop off the list when they get in somewhere else.

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Thanks so much! I read another post about Chamberlain College in Phoenix. Do you know anything about their program?

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Good luck Beebee13. You seem very determined.

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The wait at Pima is not that long anymore. People who applied last fall got into the Jan. '09 classes. If your pre-reqs are done, apply immediately as they are working on the admissions for fall. We had a number of alternates get into our skills group because people dropped out, didn't get their paperwork in on time, and various other reasons. They have pretty strict paperwork rules.

I applied last June ('08), got a letter stating that I'd start Aug '09. I was happy about that because it was 18 months sooner than I was told it would be. Then 3 days later I got a letter saying there may be room for me in the Jan. '09 class. There was and I'm just about to finish up first semester. Please don't get discouraged by mis-information from the admissions office. They say that as a standard but it's not necessarily true.

Also, if you have pre-reqs done, apply right away and then work to finish up all of your co-reqs. That way you don't have the added burden of that to do. There will be plenty of coursework to do without it. If you plan on doing a transfer degree, get those out of the way quick too if you can. Then you can go right to NAU (or wherever) and get the BSN. If you plan on being a NP, you'll need to be accepted to a MSN program before 2012 as the rule is changing and you'll need a PhD after that.

Good luck!

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It's not a rule, but a recommendation. And it's not a PhD it's a DNP.

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...and it's 2015, not 2012.

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/DNPfaq.htm