Mount Wachussett CC anybody?

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I am new to the area and I'm thinking about applying to MWCC in Gardner MA. Is there anybody else applying for next year? Has anybody done the program and can tell me how was it? Any other good programs in the area? Any info is greatly appreciated!:)

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I graduated from their RN program just this May. It's hard....but then I think that's true of nursing school in general....but I think it was a great program. Its grads are generally VERY well received in the area (although it's hard for any new grad to find work right now). IOW, it has a stellar reputation for turning out decent grads. I loved several of my instructors, liked most of the rest. I really don't have a lot to say on the negative side. Yes, there were a few "that doesn't seem fair" moments but nothing major, to my knowledge. If you put in the work, you should do well. It is very competitive to get in....make sure you have ALL your pre-reqs completed (with good grades) before you apply, and even though there are some co-reqs that officially can be completed while in the actual nursing program, don't believe it. In my experience you need the "points" that having them completed will earn you in order to be accepted, and the nursing program is so intensive anyway it is VERY difficult to do other courses during that final two years.

Good luck. :nurse:

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Hi Scooter321!

Thanks for the info, did you find a job already?

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Yes, I'm working at at a pedi center for kids with severe neurological injury. It's actually the place you will do your pedi rotation if you go the LPN or RN route at MWCC. It's tough, but I really like it so far. They seem to love grads from "the mount" and hired three of us in the space of a couple of weeks. All the best with your new career.

:stdnrsrck:

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I am new to the area and I'm thinking about applying to MWCC in Gardner MA. Is there anybody else applying for next year? Has anybody done the program and can tell me how was it? Any other good programs in the area? Any info is greatly appreciated!:)

Hello there, I'm in my second year at the Mount and am two classes away from finishing my prerequisites. I hope to be done by the summer and thus will apply to the RN program for 2013. I haven't found the prereq's to be too difficult, but I think this is in part due to having some great professors. The school is cheap and full of great people willing to help you at anytime. And from what I've heard, the nursing program is fantastic. It is definitely very hard to get in to the program though. They have hundreds of applicants every year. I have taken extra time to complete every prerequisite beforehand, as well as take a few months off to study for the TEAS entrance exam. But the extra time will be worth it. I would definitely recommend this school, and wish you the best in your nursing education!

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Hello anopenheart!

Thanks for your reply. I sent my application last week, I will keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. Good luck with your classes!

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Yeah, I submitted my appl for the 2012 class also. When should we expect to receive a letter as to whether we were accepted? Was it mid or late March??

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She told me the letters will go out the second week of March. I wish you the best, I hope we both get in!

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Has anybody received letters yet?

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Does anybody know when is the mandatory orientation for those who got in for the fall?

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Anyone got into the lpn to rn bridge for this year

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Hello! Im just now finding this thread. Can any grads from MWCC tell me how they liked the program? I just got accepted there for their LPN to RN bridge program.

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