LA county SON Spring 2015

[righteousjenn]

I know this is little early but I will be applying in July for Spring 2015... I'm finishing up Micro this semester and will have 86 points! Anyone else lurking that's going to apply to?? Say hi :)

[Goal_NP]

@Noelle I applied :)

[careviz]

Hi Goal_NP and Noelle,

I made the following thread in case you guys want to add comments, questions, etc :)

https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/l-a-county-975852.html

[BSN1986]

Congrats to everyone who got in! Don't know if anyone comes by this thread anymore since you guys are probably super busy with school. I applied for Summer 2015 admission (LVN-RN) so just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat!? Thanks!

Hi NoelleLVN 😊 I also applied! We should be getting notification email and mail of acceptance by Mid April. Please let me know if you hear anything sooner or any updates. I'm currently waiting for the results for TEAS. Did you take your TEAS already?

[Jserrano2113]

So, I am in my 2nd semester and well yes County is a tough program, as ALL nursing schools. And as far as getting into a four year isn't as hard as you would think, I know plenty of nurses working at LAC/USC that are county grads or previous semesters who got in to BSN or MSN programs. So don't worry about that. County's pass rate is 91.76% for 2015. The Good news is a 70% is passing at County. Since I've started we have lost a few people, I believe in the first semester we lost like 10 out of 50+ students. A few were repeating from the previous semester and had some extenuating circumstances and the rest either failed Med-Surg or did something really bad in clinicals. This semester we have lost a couple people due to pharmacology. What I have learned from Nursing school is that it is like the Hunger Games! Most of us are A and B students and I will say it's really hard to get an A. Here's what I feel about County:

1) The instructors are excellent thus far, they really are there to help us succeed. They provide tutoring, they will meet you to discuss subjects you don't quite understand.

2) There is no where to get this kind of clinical experience. (except for OB, they don't have a great census) You get the most interesting patients. Also, since alot of the nurse's are county grads, they are willing to assist us in clinicals and the Nurse Manangers so far have been pushing the nurses to embrace us.

3) County really emphasizes a sense of community, we have all these in-school or extracurricular activities to boost student morale, something I feel is missing from most CC programs.

4) When I started at County, one of the instructors in our orientation told us that "County is the Marines of Nusing" however "there is also no education like it in the world". I believe this to be true lol. But what I will say from what I hear from different nurses is that County nurses are more prepared on the floor and the County loves hiring their own grads.

Honestly, County was my first choice and I don't regret it. It is difficult but so worth it. If you have any other questions, let me know. Good Luck with your choice.