Gateway LPN Fast Track

vega03 · Dec 17, 2010

i just received my letter in the mail stating i was accepted to the day cohort for spring 2011. i actually didn't have to wait at all. i applied in october and was notified in november that i didn't get in but i checked my po box yesterday and there sat a letter from gateway stating i got in for the day program, which was my second choice. anyone else out there starting the day program at gcc?

i have some questions about the schedule. it looks like tues, is 12-430pm and thursday and friday are from 8-4pm. then i see clinicals starting in february on wed, thur, and friday but no times. i’m just concerned about the times since i need to work to make a living somehow in between this program.

vega03 · Dec 17, 2010

Hey Lucky 14,

I just received my letter in the mail stating I too was accepted to the day program for spring 2011. Are you going to the mandatory orientation on January 5th?

mightymurse · Dec 17, 2010

i just received my letter in the mail stating i was accepted to the day cohort for spring 2011. i actually didn't have to wait at all. i applied in october and was notified in november that i didn't get in but i checked my po box yesterday and there sat a letter from gateway stating i got in for the day program, which was my second choice. anyone else out there starting the day program at gcc?
i have some questions about the schedule. it looks like tues, is 12-430pm and thursday and friday are from 8-4pm. then i see clinicals starting in february on wed, thur, and friday but no times. i’m just concerned about the times since i need to work to make a living somehow in between this program.

you'll only have clinicals on one of those three days. check the class days and times, too. there are some extra lab days thrown in, but for the most part your schedule should be 2 class days, 1 clinical day.

AZMOMO2 · Dec 18, 2010

Clinical times depend on clinical sites. Semester 1 we had clinical Thursday and Friday from 6a-2p. Semester 2 we had clinical for Med/Surg Thurs and Fri evening from 2p-10p and Peds and L&D clinicals on 1 weekend each Sat & Sun 7a-7p ... other groups had clinicals on Saturdays only for 12 hours. It sooo varies with each Cohort.

rzyzzy · Dec 18, 2010

Clinical times depend on clinical sites. Semester 1 we had clinical Thursday and Friday from 6a-2p. Semester 2 we had clinical for Med/Surg Thurs and Fri evening from 2p-10p and Peds and L&D clinicals on 1 weekend each Sat & Sun 7a-7p ... other groups had clinicals on Saturdays only for 12 hours. It sooo varies with each Cohort.

For both of my semesters, we had clinicals 6:45am to 7:15 pm. I believe block one had 8 clinicals, and block 2 had 11 regular med-surg clinicals, 2 for OB, and 2 for peds @ totally different facilities. There were a couple of weeks in block 2 where we had both a med-surg clinical and an ob or peds clinical in the same week. Those are hard weeks, because you'll still probably have quizzes/tests to study for.

At the beginning of block 2 we had a couple of weeks of "lab" days, those are counted the same as clinicals, miss more than one total for the semester, and you get to try again next semester. If you're late for a clinical or a lab day, its the same as an absence. If you don't have a stethoscope, fingerprint card, etc, you're not "in uniform" and you can be sent home.

The last 3 weeks of block two were easier - only one lecture a week, (our clinicals were all done) one week we had the HESI, another we just had a quiz, then the final.

Probably 50% of my class had jobs - it's still do-able while you're working, but good time-management skills and a flexible schedule will make it a lot easier.

vega03 · Dec 18, 2010

Thanks everyone for answering my questions, I really appreciate it. I am really anxious and nervous to start the program but am excited at the same time. Everyone here is so helpful.

sweetjen2006 · Jan 7, 2011

Hooray!!! just got called last night i got into the program for day concord!!!! i guess alot of people didnt show up at the orientation.

rzyzzy · Jan 7, 2011

Congrats!

I just finished the program in December -and I'm taking the Nclex next wednesday -

it's not an easy program but it can be done by mere mortals.

sweetjen2006 · Jan 7, 2011

no no Congrads to you!!!! I just got into the program, but you completed it !!!!

miteacher, ADN, MSN · Jan 7, 2011

I wonder if they will call anyone for the night program. I am so anxious with all this waiting, and I hate having to wait another 6 months to start!

Has anyone else received a call?

vega03 · Jan 7, 2011

congratulations,

i am in the day cohort as well. while i was at the orientation --- said there were supposed to be 90 people there and if you looked around there was definitely not 90 people there.

i emailed --- to see if maybe i can switch to the evening if possible since my employer hasn’t said anything to me about my reduced hours but haven’t heard from her since i am sure that she is super busy grabbing people from that wait list.

if you have any questions let me know since i will be right there in the day time with you unless she responds to me about the evening.

vega03 · Jan 7, 2011

Good luck Miteacher,

I hope they call you since those other people didn’t even bother to show up when there are people like you who obviously really want to get into this program. It’s unfortunate.