Any cna or nursing students from IL?

Gennaver, MSN · Mar 9, 2005

Hello all CNA & Nursing students in the fair State of Illinois!
Please share your knowledge, tips and advice.

Hello,

I see this thread was started in 7-22-2004, how are things turning out CNA2RNIL?

Hopefully really well.

I also live in a SW suburb of Chicago and took my CNA at South Suburban College in 1989, also took my Phlebotomist course there later in 1998. The schools around here have their reputations, (have heard alot since I've been working as a cna and with cna's for a while now.)

I didn't take their deadlines and cutoffs and the comptetition serious enough when I decided to go back to school in 1998 full time to work towards my RN. Meanwhile I took my pre-reqs and ended up getting an Associates in Biology, and am near completion of my BA in Sociology with a minor in Psychology and also have a minor in Spanish.

I have heard really and truly atrocious things about Moraine valley's selection and weeding process, (unless of course you are a direct transfer student from the local high school which has an agreement with them -eliminates competition for those students). Two wonderful and capable people I worked with, (one a nursing student and patient tech and the other a medical assistant) were at one time students in moraine's nursing program, their reviews sent me running the other direction from that school.

I have also heard really bad stuff about the South Suburban program, not the nursing program of course but, about the selection process and the way the treat their potential students, (like peons).

I applied to and was accepted to Prairie State College's nursing program. They are based soley on a rank and point system based on pre-reqs completed. I am also applying to a direct entry graduate program at UIC College of Nursing and won't know about that until April and May, (this year, 2005).

Good luck!!

Gennaver

moonberry · Mar 23, 2005

HI! does anyone know anything about Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville, IL? I will be starting their Accelerated BSN program this fall. They have this program with Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Since I am from NJ, I'm wondering where the closest airports are... Thanks for all your comments. :)

prenault · Mar 23, 2005

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nurs1206 · Apr 5, 2005

I'm a CNA in the suburbs of Chicago and I attend South Suburban College. Just waiting to see if I get in this fall. They don't mail out letters until the end of June, 05, so the waiting game has started. If not I plan on going to St. Xavier Unversity, Chicago, ILLinois and get my BSN instead.

Good Luck To Everyone!

Gennaver, MSN · Apr 5, 2005

I'm a CNA in the suburbs of Chicago and I attend South Suburban College. Just waiting to see if I get in this fall. They don't mail out letters until the end of June, 05, so the waiting game has started. If not I plan on going to St. Xavier Unversity, Chicago, ILLinois and get my BSN instead.
Good Luck To Everyone!

Hello Nursenmakg!

Nice to read you and good luck!!

I started out at SSC, (think I am in the picture directly across from the nursing office door of phelobotomy students-if its still there, I'm the taller short-haired person in the back).

Oooh, that SSC program is notorious for difficulty in getting in, not for the actual competitiveness but, well, good luck!!

I am about to graduate from Saint Xavier University this spring and know several people who are in the BSN program, (a couple of former co-workers too).

If you transfer there with your Associates degree from SSC they will give you credit for your A&P 1&2, your Chemistry, (need general and organic) then you also need to have human development through the life cycle, (can take that at SSC), Sociology of the marriages and families, Abnormal psychology and pathophysiology.

I noticed that they say you aren't allowed to start your clinicals until you are done with all those.

I needed to take the organic chem before they would let me take my pathophysiology and well, since I took longer than normal, (I transferred frommore than one university) I realized that I have enough credits for a BA and a Minor so am going to graduate and then go to nursing school either at Prairie State College or through UIC graduate entry program.

Good luck!!

Gen

Maxs · Apr 5, 2005

This is my last semester at the college of lake county and have completed the prerquisites for UIC and Rush and I am waiting for their mystery letters. And I have worked as a CNA for almost two years and than I quit. I don't think I have a good chance at getting accepted, but what the heck, it's not the end of the world, and I also like biochemistry.

Maxs