El Centro Spring 2018 Nursing Program Hopefules

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Hello Nursing hopefules!

I will be applying for the El Centro Nursing Progam for spring 2018. I wanted to know if anyone else is working on their applications and how far along. Here to provide and receive support and help. I currently have 26 points without the HESI. I was only missing 3 points from the RN-BSN courses. I have taken the HESI 2 times before and there would always be one subject (grammar) that held me back from submitting my application. I did not take the HESI seriously and never studied for the test. This time is different. I have been studying my head off for 2 weeks now. Taking the HESI for the third and final time Feb 11. Hopefully I get to meet some future el Centro students here and start our journey together!

oh thanks! haha I never thought to look at the application form! You rock!

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Microbiology for non science major, AP2, developmental psychology, and elective. Double check if your elective qualifies. I took art appreciation and it counts as an elective and a rn-bsn course.

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It is Humnities, art aprecciation not in that category. I mean you can get 1 extra point for it ( additional course) but it is not the one of the 4 support courses.

booklet page 18, compare #8 and #9

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Art appreciation (ARTS 1301) Is qualified as a humanities elective for the support course. It is on page 12.

"** Humanities elective must be chosen from the Humanity, Creativity and Aesthetic Experience section of thegeneral Associate Degree of Arts/Sciences degree plan. See the current El Centro College catalog for a fulllist of accepted courses. Suggested courses include: ARTS 1301, DANC 2303, DRAM 1310, HUMA1315, MUSI 1306, PHIL 1301, PHIL 1304, selected ENGL literature courses at the 2000 level or higher,sophomore level foreign languages such as SPAN 2311. "

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I would double check with nursing department according to the core standards Humanities belong to Language, Philosophy and Culture, while ART 1301 belongs to Creative Arts core. Also I know one person who did not get extra point for Dance 2303. But may be they changed the rules.

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Sorry so late.. I took my hesi few weeks ago and scored a 91%. It was alot easier than I had anticipated. Thank you for the advice..Lvn-Rn here I come.

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How did you study? What would you say helped you the most?

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Hi I just graduated from Concorde lvn program and I'm newly employed with Parkland looking to start the lvn-rn bridge program at elcentro. I took the SCIT 1407/1408 before 2015 wondering if they'll still accept it or if I have to retake it. Got 90+ on all sections of hesi just need to take psyc life span and some more bsn courses hopeful they'll take my SCIT 🤞🏽

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I just read the packet and it says they do take scit if you took before fall of 2015. Although, it is still subject to the 5 year limit. Wow you graduated from Concorde and got a job at parkland??? What position did you get? I was gonna take that route (LVN at Concorde then LVN-RN at rlcentro) but it was wayyyyy too much money for me, even after financial aid.

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I only studied the HESI review book and took practice tests online. Bad idea on my behalf. You will need to study a ton more for anatomy portion . Use all the sources you can. Math and reading were easy for me.

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I just read the packet and it says they do take scit if you took before fall of 2015. Although, it is still subject to the 5 year limit. Wow you graduated from Concorde and got a job at parkland??? What position did you get? I was gonna take that route (LVN at Concorde then LVN-RN at rlcentro) but it was wayyyyy too much money for me, even after financial aid.

yes I took them in 2014/2015 so they won't expire before the program starts. And yes a lot of people are skeptical about Concorde but it really is a great school it's fast paced and rigorous but you really get to learn and have clinical rotations and prepare you for nclex I cut off at minimum questions and so did most of my classmates (: Parkland and JPS higher LVNs they're county teaching hospitals

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I just studied right out of the hesi book..I got alot of advice from previous post regarding the hesi and how to study for it. I also graduated from Concorde in 2013..I am very grateful for receiving my LVN but I am so ready for more autonomy and money.Ijs

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