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Questions about Maricopa Community college nursing

Hi everyone! 
Has anyone gotten their nursing degree through maricopa community colleges? If so I have a few questions I'm trying to find the answers to. 

Background: I am accepted into the Gateway Community college PM program for Spring semester for LPN, I'm going to go the LPN to RN pathway afterwards. 

1) I heard some cohorts have done Summer semester in previous years, is this true? if so, how is it decided which classes get to do Summer semester 

2) What are your favorite shoes for clinicals, I have normal arches... I heard your arch type can effect which shoes are comfortable 
 
3) how soon before starting did they do the drug tests.. I know they're randomized and im not worried about passing but I feel like we're getting really close and they haven't sent out schedules or drug tests and im scared ill miss an email, when I did my CNA course we did them 1 month before starting so it just feels weird. 

4) I want to get a calico peekaboo (if you know what that is) but im scared that I'll pay all that money and then have to dye it back for school, since it's technically all natural colors do you think this will be allowed? 

5) what order did you do your clinicals in (ex.med/surge, L&D, correctional health,etc.) and how many clinical days were during each semester, also what facilities are options for clinicals? I heard they do correctional health at Lower buckeye jail... do all nursing students do this? is it a random few? 

Thank you so much for your time!