City College FALL 2008 / SPRING 2009 LOTTERY

misserella8036 · Apr 10, 2008

Hi,
For those of us who applied to CC SF, there has been a website update as follows: so mark your calendars.
FALL 2008 / SPRING 2009 LOTTERY
The fall 2008 / spring 2009 lottery will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 7:15 am in Cloud Hall, room 312. Attendance is not mandatory.
The Nursing Office will be closed on lottery day and will reopen on April 23rd. Notification letters will be mailed between April 23rd and May 2nd indicating lottery results. You may also visit this site for results after 9am April 22, 2008.
Please do not call the Nursing Office for lottery results. Office staff will not give results over the phone. Thank you.

I can't believe schools use this lottery system. I think it's crap! I had a friend with all but one pre req's done and a 4.0 gpa and she didn't get accepted last year and some other girl with a lower gpa and only 2 classes done got in. How is this fair? :madface: Thankfully the school changed it's requirements for fall 2009.

benegesserit · Apr 11, 2008

I can't believe schools use this lottery system. I think it's crap! I had a friend with all but one pre req's done and a 4.0 gpa and she didn't get accepted last year and some other girl with a lower gpa and only 2 classes done got in. How is this fair? Thankfully the school changed it's requirements for fall 2009.

Around here (all California community colleges, I believe), you have to have all your prerequisites done in order to even apply, which is a complete pain, because you have to wait at least a semester after finishing your prerequisites to get into a program. I do wish they would allow us to apply with one semester's worth of classes still in progress, but that sounds ridiculous, letting people in with most of their prerequisites still to go.

I don't think the lottery is a bad idea overall, though. The person with a 4.0 isn't inherently more qualified than the person with a 3.5 who was working full time or overcoming other obstacles. In my area there is a mix of lottery, wait list, and merit based programs, and I think that's the best way to go.

engima2174 · Apr 22, 2008

Well the lottery was supposed to take place today... 5mins before the projected start time of 7:15a.m a lady walks in and asks.... " anyone in here waiting for the lottery?" I knew right then, something was not right. Computer was down, maintenance wasn't going to be in for a couple hours... They will post results later today... so the wait continues...

MedicalNerd · Apr 22, 2008

I am sorry that they postponed it, Enigma2124. I am awaiting my notification for the 3 schools that I applied to. They are all Lotto (so they say, but I know they are not!) and they have 600-800 applicants for 30-70 slots. I have been applying for 2 years and I have had all my pre-reqs done for 2 years! It really takes a toll on you I know.

maggiefromsf · Apr 22, 2008

Did they say around what time they will be posting results? Hopefully they will in fact still have the lottery today...it's been a long wait. How many times have you applied to CCSF so far?

RNDreamer · Apr 22, 2008

I don't understand how a "lottery" system works. Do they put names in a bowl and randomly choose. Does anyone know how people are picked through the lottery system?

engima2174 · Apr 23, 2008

Medicalnerd: Thanks! Matters beyond my control. I have checked the website and no list up yet... not sure if I am missing something. This is my second time applying... trying to stay hopeful positive.

They did not say exactly what time, she said it would be " a couple hours" if not more... I got the feeling they were telling us to just get lost and wait for the results online or letters... ugh! we were about 10-15 people thats many considering the hour of day.

freshmex · Apr 23, 2008

http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Health_PE/rn/How_to_apply.html

It's all right there, I was a first time applicant and didn't get in but I already got into CSU Long Beach so it didn't really matter...

engima2174 · Apr 23, 2008

:bluecry1: Well guys! I am not the exception to the trend. I also didn't make it into the Lottery for City College. I will not lie, it is not a great feeling. I have to say despite the odds, I felt very positive about it. I felt like I would make it. What a disappointment. I heard that the CCSF Nursing program is really good, the tuition was affordable, and of course I live in SF-location, it would have been perfect! or maybe not what is planned for me?

I am learning that the process is not an easy one. You can have everything and then more... and still not be lucky in this whole process. I browsed the list and found myself trying to find something to critic, but really we don't know. We have to accept it and move on. I have 2 more schools, so I am going to go through this again ugh! ok the other schools are not lottery, is that a good thing?

Cheers :-) I am feeling better already, yeah right! :lol2:

maggiefromsf · Apr 23, 2008

Enigma, I didn't get in either, I have been in the CCSF lottery 3 times and I guess it's time to try another route. Best of luck.

engima2174 · Apr 24, 2008

Hi Maggie!

I agree it's time for another route. Wish you the best :-) BTW, did you apply to other schools?

I applied to USF, Chabot and City College Didn't get into any :-( USF I had to email the person to tell me that those who were accepted ALREADY got approved.