Mount St. Mary's College LA -- ADN

U.S.A. California

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Hey guys! I was just wondering if anyone here is applying for the ADN program at MSMC for Spring 2010...

ANd if anyone has gone to any information sessions..

Let me know! I'm looking into MSMC and I really wanna get in!

also if im going in as a prenurse do i have to reapply again for the ADN? and if thats the case theres a chance i might get rejected too???

im stresed out

Hey guys...

the strangest thing just happened. I just received an acceptance letter into the pre-nursing program. (They told me my application was rejected because of incomplete transcripts.) So I don't know what's going on... I'm gonna give them a call later today to see whats up. Jehida, we might see each other on campus sooner than we thought! Haha

Hey guys...

the strangest thing just happened. I just received an acceptance letter into the pre-nursing program. (They told me my application was rejected because of incomplete transcripts.) So I don't know what's going on... I'm gonna give them a call later today to see whats up. Jehida, we might see each other on campus sooner than we thought! Haha

I think that if you apply direct to ADN and you're denied they put you in prenursing. Obviously you have all the ADN core prereqs, your denial was a transcript issue (very lame btw) so I really do think you will get in for Fall. I believe they give priority to continuing MSMC students, so maybe you should take that religion course RST 41. That way you can have it out of the way before you even start ADN, you'll be given priority because you're a continuing student, and then you can get yourself a sweatshirt too. HA!

On the other hand, like I've said before, I don't know your academic record, but you strike me as being a good student with a great GPA. Maybe you should just wait and apply to Community Colleges as well as MSMC for Fall. Decisions, decisions, right?

also if im going in as a prenurse do i have to reapply again for the ADN? and if thats the case theres a chance i might get rejected too???

im stresed out

I know that feeling of stress, don't worry though. I think they are much less selective of pre-nursing applicants. I really don't see why they would deny someone. Plus, if you take the pre-nursing courses at MSMC they give you priority when applying directly to ADN. That being said, I do think you must still have competitive grades. Before I applied, I attended a group counseling session lead by a nursing admissions counselor and she said that while they do give priority to continuing students, if it's between a MSMC pre-nursing student with a 2.5 and an outsider with 3.5, obviously they're going to favor the one with a higher GPA. So yes, if you are an average MSMC student, you could potentially be turned down.

Also, make sure you note the repeat limit as it pertains to D's and F's. You can repeat ONLY ONE course if you receive anything below a C. Example, if you took Micro and Physio, failed them, took them again, got A's, you would still be ineligible. From conversations with staff, they have gotten very strict with this rule, just something to keep in mind.

Here is directly from the MSMC ADN page:

GENERAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS

Human Anatomy w/lab *4 Units

Microbiology w/lab *4 Units

Chemistry w/lab*3-4 Units

Human Physiology w/lab *4 Units

Speech 1013 Units

English 1013 Units

Lifespan/Developmental Psychology3 Units

General Psychology3 Units

General Studies Elective (Art, Music, Literature or History)3 Units

Sociology3 units

Philosophy- Critical Thinking3 units

* Effective Fall 2009, a student may repeat a course required for the nursing major no more than once. Failure (C- and below) of any two required science or pre-requisite courses results in non-admission.

Finally, I really wish I would have known just how competitive one must be when starting the road to nursing. I took Chem in the summer, got an A, but over-loaded myself with the rest of the sciences. I made the mistake of taking Anatomy, Physio, and Micro in a single semester. I guess I wanted to make up for time wasted. I got 2 B's and an A. Not bad, but certainly not good enough to enter any program directly. Plus I wasn't always as ambitious of a student as I am now and have a lower cumulative GPA. This really hurt my chances in getting into any community college or CSU. So my honest advice to you is if you really want to make it easier on yourself when it counts, take only the amount of classes/semester you KNOW you can handle and get A's. Trust me, I definitely would have spent 3 semesters taking the prereqs had I known. They say 2.5GPA, but that is truly the bare-minimum. So yeah, that's my advice and my :twocents:

Hope this helps.

I called the admissions office today and asked about the whole pre-nursing to nursing thing and she said that as long as you're in the pre-nursing program, you have a spot in the Fall ADN program. I sure hope she knows what she's talking about!

I think I'm going to just do Pre-Nursing at MSMC. I dont want to wait for JC, I just wanna get started and get out of school already. My problem is this: I'm going to be out of town (and when i say out of town, i mean half a world away, literally...) until the 17th and classes start on the 11th! Ugh... I dont know how I'm gonna move my flight up without paying 100 or more dollars!!! Im also gonna miss all the orientations and such...

Specializes in Pediatrics.

Why are you choosing the ADN vs the BSN program. It seems they have almost the same pre-reqs. Just curious, as I'm applying for the ABSN.

I called the admissions office today and asked about the whole pre-nursing to nursing thing and she said that as long as you're in the pre-nursing program, you have a spot in the Fall ADN program. I sure hope she knows what she's talking about!

I think I'm going to just do Pre-Nursing at MSMC. I dont want to wait for JC, I just wanna get started and get out of school already. My problem is this: I'm going to be out of town (and when i say out of town, i mean half a world away, literally...) until the 17th and classes start on the 11th! Ugh... I dont know how I'm gonna move my flight up without paying 100 or more dollars!!! Im also gonna miss all the orientations and such...

GREAT NEWS about Fall!!! I think you would be fine missing the orientations, but not the first day of class. But I don't know, this being a private college, maybe they would be more accommodating? If you're guaranteed Fall acceptance, I'd go for it.

vlove if u dont mind me asking... what was ur gpa???

Why are you choosing the ADN vs the BSN program. It seems they have almost the same pre-reqs. Just curious, as I'm applying for the ABSN.

Hello!

I definitely would have preferred BSN, but when I went to the info session back in September, they said only the top 10 transfer students were accepted and 3 alternates. I didn't think I'd make the cut and you can only apply to one program at a time, so I chose ADN.

The ABSN seems like such an intense program! But I'd be willing to commit myself to a year of stress in exchange for a BSN.

Good luck to you!

hauyoudoing,

hello! as of right now, my total GPA is 3.2...

dont know my science gpa though. still working on micro.

my science grades arent that great. C's in anatomy/physio...

Hey guys...

the strangest thing just happened. I just received an acceptance letter into the pre-nursing program. (They told me my application was rejected because of incomplete transcripts.) So I don't know what's going on... I'm gonna give them a call later today to see whats up. Jehida, we might see each other on campus sooner than we thought! Haha

Vlove: just curious if you had any other pre requisites outstanding besides the religion? I applied to the direct entry adn with a ba sociology thinking I had all pre reqs in the bag but apparently many of my pre ups classes didn't transfer over. They did accept me into the pre nursing option but I will only accept if I can get into nursing by fall. Did you talk to a counselor or just someone who answered the phone? Sorry for all the questions

nope. the reliogion class is my last pre-req for the ADN program. I spoke with someone who answered the phone... you might wanna double check and speak with a counselor

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