Frustrated at Prereqs for ADN program

[amber74]

ever since i was a child i wanted to be a nurse. in high school, i took the nursing assistant vocational program and loved it. it was hard work, but very rewarding. i then got married at 18 and managed to fit some college classes within 3 kids in 10 years. i'm now 29 and ready to go for the rn.i have a problem with the prereqs. i live in northern california. here are their requirements to apply:

sem1 pre algebra first (im a bone head at math)

sem 2 algebra (needed to get in to chemistry)

sem3 chemistry (prereq for bio classes)

sem 4 a&p 1 ,microbiology, psyc 1,

nutrition(got an a, but there is a recency requirement, have to take over)

sem 5 a&p 2

i've completed english 1a

after i have completed all these i can apply. i cant submit in progress classes, which means i lose another semester. to top it off, it's a lottery system. all the rn programs around sacramento, rocklin are that way. so, if i get in the first time, starting in the fall, my two year adn will take me 5 years. is there anyone up here in sacramento area going through this? i'm really frustrated!

amber

[MryRose]

I feel your pain!

I'm in central Cal and we have a ton of pre-reqs too. It is taking me 2 years to get them finished just to be eligible for the lottery (Spring 05). Now with all the money lost from the state university levels here, the community colleges will be even more impacted than before. The only thing we can do at this point is keep it in Prayer.

Hugs!

MaryRose :balloons:

[shodobe]

I feel for all of you. I guess I am very lucky because taking classes and when to take them were never a problem. Lottery? Never heard of it. I took A&P, Micro and Chem the first semester! I had a 3.8GPA and did not have a problem with my nursing courses. Everyday was a challenge and sometimes a struggle but I made it through. Oh, by the way that was 27 years ago! I couldn't do what you all have to do today, very stressful and depressing I'm sure. My hat goes off to all of you that do this day in and day out. I think this system is just a way for the programs to weed out the weak. Good luck to all of you and HURRY UP WE NEED YOU!!!!!!! Mike

[Nurse2B73]

Yeah, you really have to fight to get into pre-reqs at my school. After other people gave up, I just kept going to class until they let me in. So many people drop that persistance can pay off.

California just passed a bond issue to build more schools. But what we really need is more instructors and pre-req sections. I wish they'd put more money into that.

What school are the Southern California students in. I am in Southern California and I need to start my pre-reqs but I am in a CNA class right now so my days are used up. I am hoping to start pre-reqs around fall or winter this year.

I am so ready to go to nursing school so I an dreading the pre-reqs. I am thinking of doing a ROP vocational or private school for my LVN.

Shonda :)