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Nov 06, 2009 10:13 PM

Help!!! Im sooo confused!!!! (anyone please help me!!!)


HI EVERYONE AND ANYONE WILLING TO HELP A REALLY CONFUSED PERSON . . . ME!!! I am a student attending Cerritos College here in California. I am currently working on my general ed and prerequisites to persue admission into the AA nursing program. I heard that Cerritos College has a really long waiting list (like 1 -2 years), and that the requirements are really high considering the competitiveness.

This is my dilemma.

I am so confused about how college works sometimes.
I figure that if it takes one to two years to get admitted into the nursing program for cerritos, that I might as well try persuing my BSN. My question is, can I finish my prerequisites, general ed, and take the TEAS if asked for the AA, and while I wait during those 1-2 years for a response, can I also take the other courses that are needed to transfer to CSULB? (I figure I might as well because I may get acceptance from CSULB faster than the AA program if the wait list is too long)

Now if I end up receiving acceptance to the AA program, can I just drop everything and persue that instead (of course only if I haven't invested too much time persuing the BSN)? I just don't know if the school allows that because they may say I have to pick one or the other, but I thought I could open my chances of getting into a program by submitting an application to both. Also, does CSULB have a waiting list, and if so, do they do the lottery thing also?

I really want to become a nurse, so any advice would be great!

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from itsmejuli
Old Nov 07, 2009, 08:02 AM

Default Re: Help!!! Im sooo confused!!!! (anyone please help me!!!)
You need to get with an academic adviser at both of the schools you are interested in attending.
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from mestiza25
Old Nov 08, 2009, 01:51 AM

Default Re: Help!!! Im sooo confused!!!! (anyone please help me!!!)
I agree, sit down with an adviser from wherever it is you're planning to apply to because they can help you figure out what will be the best fit.
It doesn't hurt to apply at both level, but I would keep taking as much of the gen. ed courses that are required for whichever level it is that you really want to pursue, while waiting to hear from the programs.
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