Alvin Community College ADN Fall 2011

I work in a long term care facility.. And yes they take adn.. But dee if there's one around you? Usually ltc's are always hiring. :) now I just need to get in a program!!! Lol.

Please get me a job there!! Lol I'm a pharmacy tech. They have to have a phamacy! Hope you get in soon!!

LOL! Thanks me too..I hear from Brzosport hopefully this week, but No they dont unfortunately, they use omincare if im not mistaken. Maybe in the future though...

Im so happy for those who were accepted:D...I was wondering for those of you who were accepted if you did your pre reqs at ACC and what were your stats? I had a 3.73 gpa for pre req, and a overall 3.33 GPA for all classes Ive taken.. my sat score wasnt so hot but was above the national avg, but I have not taken any classes at ACC...Im still sad about the waitlisting, but everything happens for a reason right??

Hi Pink,

I did all my pre-reqs at ACC with a GPA of 3.43. I didnt do as well as others i knew on my ACT but it was above the minimal requirements so i decided to at least try this year for ADN, and if i didnt make the cut i would go ahead and finish my pre-reqs for BSN.

No one else got accepted? Or are they not on this blog site? I want to hear why they are going for adn vs. bsn. Are you going to be guaranteed a job afterwards.

Hi,

From what ****** mentioned at the applicant meeting, i dont think ADN graduates arent getting jobs AS QUICKLY as they were before. Mostly due to alot of the older nurses not retiring as they thought was going to be happening. But the jobs are still out there. I am doing ADN to get my RN and get some experience in the field. I want to work for about a year and then return to get my BSN. hope this helps a little :)

Just wanted to say Congrats to all that was accepted to ACC!!!!!! I am a current ADN student at ACC and I just finished my first semester. Whew.... I started a posting here last Oct to find more info about those applying for Spring 2011 and received no responses...however I see that a few of you in this posting responded to my first posting in reference to Fall 2012. When I applied I could not find out any information on this site for those applying or already in the ACC program....Knowing how I felt lost and just wish I had some info on ACC, I do not mind answering any questions I can share from my experiences.

For those of you that were waitlisted...keep hope alive...It is very very likely that a lot of people applied at more than one college and may get accepted at more than one. So I would guess that a lot of people will not decline their acceptance until they see what other colleges made them and offer and then accept based on the choices they have. Then the waitlist will move up. We were told that they can pull from the waitlist even till the first day of school.

Those that were not accepted...my advice would be to keep taking prerequisites because in my opinion the more classes you have taken (to include those toward the BSN) the better the chances. I think they like the fact that when you are in the program you can really put your focus on the nursing couses because most prerequisties are completed. Other factors include ACT score, and GPA. Those do count in the ranking of things. I do not remember my GPA that I submitted but I can say that I had A's in all my sciences and ACT was somewhere in the 40's I believe. I believe that most people that got accepted were also in that range. But the average range varies from class to class...so its hard to pinpoint a range that would be the 'most' ideal.

My opinion about the program so far...very structured and professional; experienced and well informed instructors; and more than adequate quality resources to facilitate the learning process.

Wish you all the very best...

Jaed

Hello Jaed,

Thanks for the insight on how the program is going so far. I got accepted into fall 11 and want to know some things.

Are clinicals held on the weekends? If so are they once a week or twice? Do you think taking dosage calculations in the summer is doable? What clinical spots do alvin students do their rotations at? Where are the textbooks purchased from and if so are you selling any of them? :)

thanks again.

Just wanted to say Congrats to all that was accepted to ACC!!!!!! I am a current ADN student at ACC and I just finished my first semester. Whew.... I started a posting here last Oct to find more info about those applying for Spring 2011 and received no responses...however I see that a few of you in this posting responded to my first posting in reference to Fall 2012. When I applied I could not find out any information on this site for those applying or already in the ACC program....Knowing how I felt lost and just wish I had some info on ACC, I do not mind answering any questions I can share from my experiences.

For those of you that were waitlisted...keep hope alive...It is very very likely that a lot of people applied at more than one college and may get accepted at more than one. So I would guess that a lot of people will not decline their acceptance until they see what other colleges made them and offer and then accept based on the choices they have. Then the waitlist will move up. We were told that they can pull from the waitlist even till the first day of school.

Those that were not accepted...my advice would be to keep taking prerequisites because in my opinion the more classes you have taken (to include those toward the BSN) the better the chances. I think they like the fact that when you are in the program you can really put your focus on the nursing couses because most prerequisties are completed. Other factors include ACT score, and GPA. Those do count in the ranking of things. I do not remember my GPA that I submitted but I can say that I had A's in all my sciences and ACT was somewhere in the 40's I believe. I believe that most people that got accepted were also in that range. But the average range varies from class to class...so its hard to pinpoint a range that would be the 'most' ideal.

My opinion about the program so far...very structured and professional; experienced and well informed instructors; and more than adequate quality resources to facilitate the learning process.

Wish you all the very best...

Jaed

Hi Marcopolo,

Just wanted to answer your questions real quick, Clinicals were during the week for us. Once a week. There were about 8 or 10 clinical days. Now there were only 20 of us for the entire spring class so things could be different as for which day clinicals will be since the fall has a lot more students. Clinical locations can vary. Ones that I have heard them using is Triumph and Cornerstone long-term facilities, Clear lake hospital, and Memorial Hermann SW. But the facility could always vary depending on availability, these are just the ones i've heard them using.

I think it is a very good thing to take dosage in the summer.

Textbooks can be purchased at the bookstore or wherever you can find them with the exception of the Foundations of Nursing book that should only be purchased at the campus bookstore. Amazon seems to be the most cost effective for all other books. I do not have any that I can sell as most all the books you will use in subsequent classes. Selling your books back will probably not be an option for you anymore. I use to sell mine back also, but realistically these books you are going to need to keep.

Hope this helps!

Jaed

Woooo hoooo! I am so excited to start. I am going to make a facebook page for all of those who will starting the fall program... PM with your emails if you want to be a part of it :)

Woooo hoooo! I am so excited to start. I am going to make a facebook page for all of those who will starting the fall program... PM with your emails if you want to be a part of it :)

What is the name of the page you are making? I can't send a pm so I was just going to search for it :-) thanks