[kiss04bam]

One of the schools Im applying to are accepting applications for 2010.....thats a while away, but Im going to apply anyway. And that school is 45 mins away, and its not even in a big name city.LOL

[sosiouxme]

Actually, most every school except for Santa Ana is doing away with Waiting Lists; they are going to the process of taking applications for each term, and taking the highest-ranking students (e.g. Saddleback, Long Beach, Pasadena) . Some, however, (like Cypress, Cerritos, Citrus (I guess every school that starts with a "C" )) are doing lottery and some, like Goldenwest, have a point cut-off and THEN do a lottery. But Santa Ana is the only school I know os who is still maintaining a Wait List, and primarily their major funding is for the EOPS and International students.

[Aquarius30]

Originally Posted by goingformydream

thanks.. great attitudes! I was just getting jealous with the "I got in" threads...I just hate the feeling of being "left behind"

I am beating myself up over the one B I received (thinking that maybe if I had all A's instead of all A's and one B, then I could get in sooner) We can't retake classes.. what you get is what you get..(I asked)

I thought about goldenwest college.. I think I would have a better chance there.. but with 3 kids... I choose not to spend 3 hours a day in traffic (going and coming) my choice.. now hopefully other people on my list will apply to goldenwest (they accept over 200 students!) and get off my list.

thanks guys...

I know it is really hard. My heart does sink a little everytime time I see "Accepted" but I also am very happy for all of peeps that are finally getting their chance too. I have been on Yuba's waitlist for a year now and I believe I have another year to go. One year in the grand scheme of things is not all that long. I have a friend who really wanted to get his MSW and he kept applying and applying. It took him three years and he finally got it. He graduates this Saturday with his MSW. Things like that really give me hope.

[vargas4]

Does anyone know how long the waiting list at santa ana college is for lvns to rns? Do we need to take the teas or ati testing before getting into the bridge program? thanks

[sosiouxme]

At Santa Ana, you have to do the Anatomy (4 units), Physiology (4 units), and Microbiology (either the 5 unit, or the 4 unit course), as well as English 101 and Math 60, before you can get on the list (even if you are an LVN). If you don't have a Bachelor's degree, and even if you got A's in English and Math, you still have to do an entry Math and English test (NOT the TEAS!) before you can get on the list.

Then, the only openings they have for the LVN-to-RN program are spaces from people dropping out before their second year. So, if fifteen of the people that started the regular program drop out before their 3rd semester, there would be fifteen spaces for LVN-to-RN students. In other words, it's even harder for LVN's to get into the RN program at Santa Ana than at other schools. There are many people on the LVN list, and everyone that I knew there who was trying that were also applying at every school they could.

Long Beach City College has a much easier time of it for LVN's, since they take you by GPA, GE classes completed, etc.