Tidewater Community College

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Hi All,

I already know there's a thread for TCC; however, I decided to start a new one.

I plan to apply in the fall. My application has been submitted and my transcripts are on the way :yeah:

I am totally excited. Is there anyone else applying this year?

How is everyone funding their education? Due to my previous undergraduate degree, I have exhausted my financial aid. So, I will be on the payment plan :p God will work it out for me!

Hope to hear from future TCC RNs :nurse:

Be Blessed guys...

I've seen people do it.

IMHO, if you want to keep your sanity I wouldn't reccomend it. 141 is pretty tough. It's intensive enough during the 16 week session, that's when I took it. I couldn't imagine it during the summer (though I've seen people do that too)

150 isn't bad- I enjoyed it (had an awesome teacher too :D)

It's been quite a while though since I took either class :D

Cheryl

Specializes in None Yet.

I think you'll do great taking both of the classes. Im sure it will be a challenge, but hey do what you can when you can.

Quick question, if you register for the A&P1 class does one need to register for the Lab as well? Im trying to get my finances in order, I plan to take chemistry as well.

TIA

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
Quick question, if you register for the A&P1 class does one need to register for the Lab as well?

Yes, you need to take the lab with lecture.

Specializes in CNA, CMA, EMT-I.

Cheryl - Who was your Micro teacher if you dont mind me asking? You said they were awesome! :D

NursingStudent 08 - Yes, you have to sign up for the Lab corresponding to the Lec for 141, 142 & 150. So in essence, your taking 2 classes for each one (lecture & lab each have seperate quizzes, tests & finals).

I'm still tempted to try BIO141/BIO150 over summer so I can apply by the early date Dec 1 - but I think the smart move, would be to take one of them alone over the summer then pick up the 2nd science over the fall & just wait to apply for the late admission. I'm not that patient though which is the hard part LOL. But sensibility usually wins, and I'll probably end up playing it safe and doing the sciences 1 at a time.

I honestly don't remember. I know it was a lady and I took it at the Portsmouth Campus. At the time she was the only teacher for Micro. Things may have since changed since the new campus opened in January.

I don't even go to TCC anymore, so I can't look at the course catalouge to see if I recognize the name.

Cheryl

I applied to the LPN-RN program at TCC in late November. I still havent heard anything! I have been told the LPN's start with the traditional RN students in May and will be 18 months long? I am still unsure of this...can anyone give me any information about when I should be hearing back from them and any info on the LPN to RN option?

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
I applied to the LPN-RN program at TCC in late November. I still havent heard anything! I have been told the LPN's start with the traditional RN students in May and will be 18 months long? I am still unsure of this...can anyone give me any information about when I should be hearing back from them and any info on the LPN to RN option?

Don't know when you'll hear back from them, but unless things changed from what I know, the LPN-RN bridge is just over a year long. You'll join the regular RN students in Psychiatric Nursing (NUR 201) which starts in May; at the same time you take 201, you'll also be taking a 2 credit LPN-RN transition class. After that, you're pretty much integrated into the cohort and there's no difference between how you and the traditional students are treated in future classes.

After 201, there's 6 more classes (three of which you take together at one point) and several drug calculation tests. As long as you don't fail anything, you'll graduate the next May.

I keep hearing that TCC has a wait list. Can anyone comment on this? I'm almost finished with my associates in science actually and was hoping to apply by the may 15th deadline but apparently they require bio 141 and 142 beforehand? So it looks like I'll be waiting. It's just frustrating to know they have a wait list.

Hey everyone,

My goal is to apply to the program during the week of August 1st this year. I plan on taking Bio 142 during the summer since I am fulfilling Bio 141 during this semester... But the last time I took chemistry was in high school 2006 and I got a B. (I understand it is good for 6 years, but I'm so paranoid i need someone to confirm for me that I'm correct about this) I was going to take Bio 150 during the Fall semester. Am I good when you comes to satisfying the chemistry requirement with my chemistry from 2006? And if not, if I take Bio 150 during the Fall while I submit my application, .... how safe am I? Or am I not at all? .... :/

Also, when I apply during that 1st week of August, how good are my chances to get into cohort 1?? (Does applying at the very beginning of the early application period hold any difference as opposed to applying say in november or december 1st?)

Hope to hear back from you guys (: Thanks

I meant September 1st that I will be applying... not August, sorry.

Okay here's my situation:

I am at ODU taking pre-req's for nursing. I couldn't apply to the nursing program last Feb. because i have too many pre-req's too take to finish by then. So i will be applying in Feb. 2011 for the Fall 2011 program. However I only have 9 classes to take in that time (4 semesters, including the summers). I'm really gung-ho about getting my nursing school finished, as i'm sure you all can relate to. But my timing with ODU is bad because I would not finish their accelerated BSN program until Aug. 2013 and my husband gets out or re-enlists in the Navy in Jan. 2013. So there's a 9 month gap of me being obligated to stay in Virginia, while he might be sent somewhere else, or be jobless. I really don't want us to stay another 4 years in VA. (Sorry Virginia!) Anyway, living in two places, or having me finish 2 semesters of nursing school when his employment situation is unknown - is not ideal.

So i've been trying to think of alternative solutions. Here's what I have...

A.) Finish some more pre-req's at ODU. Go to TCC for their RN program. (Can you take 5 semester's straight thru? For example, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012?) Also, if I apply by May 15th, will I be applicable to enter in THIS fall 2010? Anyway - After TCC, I would transfer back to ODU and finish my pre-req's Summer 2012. Then Fall of 2012 I could enter ODU's RN-BSN program (which I believe is a full year, but it's online, so wherever the Navy takes us, I will get my BSN.) Do you guys see any problem with doing it like this?

B.) MCI. I don't know a whole lot about MCI because they don't provide a lot of info online. Do their programs start in the Fall? Is their RN program really only 15 months? What's their schedules like? Anyway, I could do the same thing that I'm doing with TCC and possibly finish sooner?

Please let me know what you guys think! I really appreciate it! :) Also, feel free to email me/msg me on facebook! Thanks. :)

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
Go to TCC for their RN program. (Can you take 5 semester's straight thru? For example, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012?)

That's how they will have you do it, actually. Whenever you start in the cycle, it will be 5 straight semesters.

B.) MCI. I don't know a whole lot about MCI because they don't provide a lot of info online. Do their programs start in the Fall? Is their RN program really only 15 months? What's their schedules like? Anyway, I could do the same thing that I'm doing with TCC and possibly finish sooner??)

It is faster, but it is also far more expensive than TCC: it's 30-40k, and I'm not sure what financial aid they offer. Considering that the job market blows right now, youmay want to consider whether finishing that much faster is worth the extra debt. Not many places want new grads now, and the biggest hospital chains in the area (Sentara and Bon Secours) have their own nursing schools attached, so guess which new grads get priority for their openings...

Also, I'm not sure what type of degree you'll get from MCI (if any) and whether it can be transferred to another college for RN-BSN programs...there's several threads on the forum that discuss that though, so give them a look-see.

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