[CrazyPremed]

Congrats on the acceptance!

As far as scheduling, sometimes you don't find out until the week before clinicals where you go. As someone who is in nursing school, I do not recommend working full time. Most of us thought that we could pull it off, but it's tricky. Many, many of my classmates learned the hard way (some were EMT B's that did 24 hour shifts, too). If there is any one piece of advice that I could give, that's it.

CrazyPremed

[NativeFox]

I also waited almost a year to get letter and it will be another 6 mths till classes start, so all together a yr and 1/2 from sending in application.

[Erika123]

Hi,
I am in my first block at Glendale Community College in the traditional program and I was not able to choose my schedule. I go to class Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:00 AM to 1:30 PM (these are also the days that we go to clinicals) but our times are from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM on clinical days. And then on Wednesday and Thursdays, I have class from 6:50 AM to about 1:00 PM. You also have to spend an hour in the lab each week outside of class time and when there are checkoffs, you will have to spend even more time in the lab. Fridays are testing days and you can go anytime of the day that you would like. There is a ton of reading to do so even though I finish school in the afternoon, I still come home and study until about 5:00 PM. I work only about 8-12 hours a week depending if there is a test or not that week. I hope this helps! Good luck!

[Amburgerz12]

Erika123... Where do you work? I am interested in maybe finding something I can do part time, like you are, but am having a hard time finding a place that would be that flexible. Thanks!

[Erika123]

I work at a law office. I have worked there for three years and then I quit when I first started the nursing program because I was not sure if I would be able to work at the same time but then I came back because the extra cash helped out here and there. They are really great. My aunt and uncle are two of the attorneys there so I guess they can be a little bit more flexible but everyone there is going to school as well, and they all are able to choose their hours.

[Amburgerz12]

nice!!! Are they hiring?!?!

[Erika123]

Sorry they are not hiring.

[Nubcake]

Wow, hopefully. i'll get lucky im done with my co'reqs and some of my preques, so hopefully i get pick! next sem..I'm taking the net tommorow or next week..

[DianaRN2B]

Hey there.....I got in also at the Boswell location..Isn't this exciting? i applied on January just when I found out they bumped some pre-reqs into core-reqs....and being an employee at Del E. Webb Hospital helped me too because when I applied, I got in to one of the 15 seats reserved for just employees of Sun Health...So really, I didn't wait long (say, 1 month). But anyway, I am excited and hopefully I will meet those who got accepted during the orientation (which I probably would but I am the shy type and I tend to be on the corner a lot...lol)....So again, congrats and hope to see you in class!