Mt. SAC (Mt. San Antonio College) 2014 apps are reopened!

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Just thought I'd toss out a friendly note that Mt. SAC (city of Walnut) has finally REOPENED applications to their ADN program starting SPRING 2014. Those that apply right now up until the last date which I think is somewhere in October will be applying for spring of 2014, and so on. It was closed for about a year to a year and a half due to switching acceptance systems from Lottery-based to Multi-Criteria Screening. The main reason for the closure was to ensure that every person left on the lottery system had gotten into the program before switching to the new one (makes it fair on part of those that have been waiting).

The multi-criteria screening is basically like the point system. You get a certain number of points based on your core requisite GPA, overall GPA, hospital experience, any degrees, and so on. Some of your points come from your core-requisite GPA (anatomy, physiology, and microbiology) which is 40 points, then next is your score on the HESI test which is a max of 30, and then your overall GPA/if you hold a bachelors which is another 10 each. There are a couple others but they give less than 10 points. You can google the Mt. SAC ADN program and look at the specifics yourself and how many points you have.

Some quick notes:

They accept 60 students every semester (fall and spring) but they can accept up to 90 depending on the budget (but of course in these days, it'll most likely stay at 60). There is a 4 day mandatory orientation, ALL day (no lie...) prior to the start of the semester where all accepted students AND alternates must attend. If you need clarity on anything, call the nursing department and they'd definitely give you more of a heads up than I have done.

So yeah, good luck to you all and hopefully last long enough for you guys to see me in third/fourth semester

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Thanks for posting this!! I am so going to apply to this program! Good luck to you!

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Thank you!!!!

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I'm so nervous! With this being the 1st cohort that is admitted based on the multi-criteria point system, it's difficult to measure how good your chances are of getting accepted!

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Hello All!!

I just checked the MTSAC website and their nursing application page is now open. Has anyone applied?? I believe you just send all your documents via PDF attachment for the initial selection process.

Sending in my app next week.. Just gathering my documents and it should ready to go.

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I'm in the process of applying...I ran into a little snag - it isn't accepting my 3 unit Freshman Comp class. I have an email sent already to hopefully clear that up (the prerequisite page and the catalog both say that 3 units is acceptable). Fingers crossed - hoping to get in and see some of you there! :)

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Oh wow!! I am putting my documents together.. Did you just send your unofficial transcripts on the PDF attachment? I don't have a BS degree or any healthcare experience, so I won't get any points on that.. :dummy:

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They only asked for one of my transcripts - the school I took anatomy/physiology/micro at. I just made a PDF and submitted it - the application is REALLY simple. I have my CNA, but no work experience, and my overall GPA is 3.47, so I don't have a ton of points. =/ We'll see what happens - good luck and keep me posted! Fingers crossed for you! :)

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Ok great!! Good luck to you as well. Please keep us all posted!!!

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Hello All!! I just checked the MTSAC website and their nursing application page is now open. Has anyone applied?? I believe you just send all your documents via PDF attachment for the initial selection process. Sending in my app next week.. Just gathering my documents and it should ready to go.

Thanks for sharing! I just looked at the application and I'm so excited I don't know what to do with myself lol! Just need to gather all of my supporting docs since I need all the points I can possibly get. Good luck guys!

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They only asked for one of my transcripts - the school I took anatomy/physiology/micro at. I just made a PDF and submitted it - the application is REALLY simple. I have my CNA but no work experience, and my overall GPA is 3.47, so I don't have a ton of points. =/ We'll see what happens - good luck and keep me posted! Fingers crossed for you! :)[/quote']

Your GPA is great! It sucks that you can't get more points for having your CNA. When did you get certified? I'm debating if I should get it as well mainly because I want to be more comfortable once clinical a start... Granted that I can get a job! I hear that it's hard out there to land one as a CNA with no experience ?

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Your GPA is great! It sucks that you can't get more points for having your CNA. When did you get certified? I'm debating if I should get it as well mainly because I want to be more comfortable once clinical a start... Granted that I can get a job! I hear that it's hard out there to land one as a CNA with no experience 

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I got my CNA over the summer, mostly for the extra 5 points, but also in the hopes that I might get a weekend job, but it's so tough out there. Are you going to apply? Keep us posted! I don't think a ton of people realize that Mt. SAC is taking applications again, so maybe we'll all get lucky! Let me know if I can help in any way! That application is ridiculously easy...woo hoo!

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