MTSAC's lottery number (2010)

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I just received my lottery number and I am number 926! I applied November 2009.

I just wanted to put the information on here so we can see how far we are along the list. I know that some people will pick other programs, change majors, etc and hoping my number will go down. But 929 is very high and seems that I wont get in for years.

Here are the numbers that I got some someone else.

725

850

Anyone out there?

I applied to the nursing program last month and was wondering if anybody knows when I will be receiving the letter? Since I'm new on the waitlist, do they send out my letter along with the letters for people who were accepted for class of fall 2010 or do i have to wait a couple of months? I'm confused!

yeah you have to wait a few months. i think they send it out i think in January and again in May. Sometimes their a little behind, it just depends.

Good Luck!

Really? So I won't be receiving a letter until January of next year? Hmm..thats weird. I applied this semester shouldn't I be receiving one this May telling me that I did not get in thru the lottery?

Hello There,

Welcome to this Thread! I applied last year in March 2009 and received my first letter in August, my second in January 2010 and my third in May 2010. I will be receiving another letter this August again. I know it is a little confusing but sometimes the staff sends letters out a bit late. I have been waiting since March 09 and am number 133 from 499. It has gone down significantly. So just hang in there. Wish you best of luck!

DD

Thanks for the info dd. So I'm guessing you have a really good chance of getting in next semester since your number is 133? Good luck! What number were you when you received your first letter?

Really? So I won't be receiving a letter until January of next year? Hmm..thats weird. I applied this semester shouldn't I be receiving one this May telling me that I did not get in thru the lottery?

Oh i thought you applied last year, sorry, i would of thought you should of got a letter with your lottery number and relative position number, that's strange, i would expected one also by now, hmmm.

I would call i wouldn't wait to hear from them. I use to calll all the time, just let them know as simply as you can that you applied last month and you have not got a in May showing your position. I wouldn't wait, it's scary to think we put so much trust in technology. They use a huge database to push out letters.

When took the pre-entrance exam there was like over 200 plus ppl-the person in charge that day told me oh your results will show up right away but don't worry about saving it, they will be available @ home on the site. So i went home and was anxious to see my results-well they didn't come up for like two weeks. I was worried because there was such massive testing that day, i was like omg what if they lost it somewhere!! i was nervous, but they came up and i passed!

So i would call never assume especially since you've been working so hard, good luck!!

When i start this Fall i will blog and post as i go along in my semester, exciting!!!

Hello,

Oh, I so hope I get in the program at least by Spring 2011 :p. Below are the numbers I received for the lottery.

Applied March 2009-1st Letter Received was in August. Number# 499

2nd Letter Received in January 2010 Number#367

3rd Letter Received in May 2010 Number #133

I hope this helps. But if I were you I would definately call regarding your letter. Just to make sure it did not fall through the cracks. You should also be taking the HESI exam sometime soon. So you should stat preparing for it. It is not hard at all but I would still recommend that you review some of the basic material. I needed too since I have been out of school for a while. :)

DD

Hello! I applied to the RN program at Mt. Sac October 2009. The first letter I received was in Jan 2010 (Position #831). I was discouraged when I saw that because Mt. Sac is the only school I have applied to. The second letter I received was May 2010 (Position #308). I don't think I will see another significant drop in numbers like that again. At first, I thought and hoped I would start Spring 2011, but now I'm not too sure. :confused: Keep your heads up everyone! Our day will come soon! ;)

Can someone explain to me how the selection process works? I was told that Mt. Sac is lottery-based, so wouldn't your chances be the same every semester? I just looked at their nursing website, and the catalog says the same thing: that selections will be done by lottery.

Hello, it is lottery based but a student or person need only to apply once with them. Chaffey college on the other hand-you have to apply every time until you get in.

Once you have the prerequisites needed you can apply to Mt. Sac. You get a lottery number and a relative number, it's the relative number you go off of-that one changes every selection time.

Most say oh i hope to get in in about a year or so, but realistically i haven't met one person yet that has got into Mt. Sac nursing program in a year after waiting.

Nursing school is most definately at its premium.

oh yeah, still no orientation packet yet :uhoh3:

Actually, I have met a number of students that have gotten into Mt. Sac's program after a 1-2 semester wait. I know someone that got in after waiting for 1 semester. Now, things may be different now due to the huge cut they did. I have also heard that Mt. Sac says they are lottery but also manually pick the students that have good gpa's. Makes sense to me. Better gpa=better pass rates for them!

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