Golden West College (GWC) ADN - Fall 2024

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creating this for the fall 2024 applications, lets keep each other updated 🙂

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hvcna91 said:

Thanks @SPerez95.  I'm still deciding whether to delay my entrance or not since I got accepted to another program for Fall 2024 (most likely I will attend the other program).  Still have until 06/27/24 to decide.

Which other program are you deciding to join? That is amazing by the way. I was hoping to have options but im so thankful gwc accepted me and its close by me.

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JasmineBWilliams said:

Which other program are you deciding to join? That is amazing by the way. I was hoping to have options but im so thankful gwc accepted me and its close by me.

GWC is super close to me as well but I already attended orientation for Cerritos college and have submitted all my documents (ex. vaccinations, statement of intent, etc.).  Cerritos seems to be a great program as well.  

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hvcna91 said:

GWC is super close to me as well but I already attended orientation for Cerritos college and have submitted all my documents (ex. vaccinations, statement of intent, etc.).  Cerritos seems to be a great program as well.  

Oh nice ! I did not apply to cerritos but I have heard good things about that school for years.

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hvcna91 said:

Thanks @SPerez95.  I'm still deciding whether to delay my entrance or not since I got accepted to another program for Fall 2024 (most likely I will attend the other program).  Still have until 06/27/24 to decide.

Congrats! Cerritos is a great school! and plus, you start earlier given it's this Fall. I'm also waiting on Long Beach City for Fall 2024.

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SPerez95 said:

Congrats! Cerritos is a great school! and plus, you start earlier given it's this Fall. I'm also waiting on Long Beach City for Fall 2024.

Yes honestly I would want to start fall, but also Spring is still right around the corner. But that is great accomplishment. 

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Hello,

My name is David and I will be entering my second semester in the fall. Just wanted to reach out to the incoming class and provide my experiences so far, in order to help you decide if GWC is the right school for you and also to subside any anxieties you may have about starting a new career. Basically just doing this because when I was entering my first semester, I wished the class ahead of me provided me with their experiences to kind of prepare me for what to expect. Hopefully if this post was any use, you can also pass down your experiences to the next incoming class after you! 

First of all, my first semester at GWC was great. Your first semester lecturer is the perfect instructor, who also happens to be the director of the program. She is very knowledgeable, understanding, and most importantly patient. Initially, I was a bit uncertain about her because she is very hard to read, but you will see that as the program progresses, she remains consistent with her original intention, which was to help first year students succeed the program.

At first, the schedule will be a bit demanding because there are lecture, lab and clinical days, which based on the school's random generator, you can either have both lecture and lab on the same day or have lecture and lab on separate days. So, potentially, you will be on campus 1 day of the week or 2 days. I had the former, which was both lecture and lab on the same day. My Monday's as a result were very long, but you will see that the time will go by fast, especially during lab because there was just so much new content to practice. Overall, you will need to be present either 2-3 days of the week on campus depending on your schedule.

In terms of exams, you will hear that you do not need to read the massive textbook and can pass by only studying the power point slides, but I would err on the side of precaution and still read the text. After all, you are in nursing school to pass the NCLEX and not the immediate exam itself. I made it a habit of reading the text twice and even then I wished I could have done better on the exams, but I was never the best student in the past, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt.

Finally, get to know your classmates because they will be there for you. Everybody in your cohort is experiencing nursing school for the first time, so naturally you will bond and help each other. I was lucky because in my cohort, everybody was nice and friendly and generally wanted to help each other out. Starting a Discord is a great start. 

Any way, these were just some of the advice I wish somebody told me before entering nursing school, but regardless or not this advice is useful, I'm sure you will all navigate your way through school and all do well. After all, we all put in the time and effort to get to this point, so keep that mind and congrats to you all! 

 

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David Huh said:

Hello,

My name is David and I will be entering my second semester in the fall. Just wanted to reach out to the incoming class and provide my experiences so far, in order to help you decide if GWC is the right school for you and also to subside any anxieties you may have about starting a new career. Basically just doing this because when I was entering my first semester, I wished the class ahead of me provided me with their experiences to kind of prepare me for what to expect. Hopefully if this post was any use, you can also pass down your experiences to the next incoming class after you! 

First of all, my first semester at GWC was great. Your first semester lecturer is the perfect instructor, who also happens to be the director of the program. She is very knowledgeable, understanding, and most importantly patient. Initially, I was a bit uncertain about her because she is very hard to read, but you will see that as the program progresses, she remains consistent with her original intention, which was to help first year students succeed the program.

At first, the schedule will be a bit demanding because there are lecture, lab and clinical days, which based on the school's random generator, you can either have both lecture and lab on the same day or have lecture and lab on separate days. So, potentially, you will be on campus 1 day of the week or 2 days. I had the former, which was both lecture and lab on the same day. My Monday's as a result were very long, but you will see that the time will go by fast, especially during lab because there was just so much new content to practice. Overall, you will need to be present either 2-3 days of the week on campus depending on your schedule.

In terms of exams, you will hear that you do not need to read the massive textbook and can pass by only studying the power point slides, but I would err on the side of precaution and still read the text. After all, you are in nursing school to pass the NCLEX and not the immediate exam itself. I made it a habit of reading the text twice and even then I wished I could have done better on the exams, but I was never the best student in the past, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt.

Finally, get to know your classmates because they will be there for you. Everybody in your cohort is experiencing nursing school for the first time, so naturally you will bond and help each other. I was lucky because in my cohort, everybody was nice and friendly and generally wanted to help each other out. Starting a Discord is a great start. 

Any way, these were just some of the advice I wish somebody told me before entering nursing school, but regardless or not this advice is useful, I'm sure you will all navigate your way through school and all do well. After all, we all put in the time and effort to get to this point, so keep that mind and congrats to you all! 

 

Thank you for sharing David! This is extremely helpful as GWC is my home school and my first choice for ADN! Can't wait to find out. Goodluck the rest of your program🙂

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SPerez95 said:

Thank you for sharing David! This is extremely helpful as GWC is my home school and my first choice for ADN! Can't wait to find out. Goodluck the rest of your program🙂

 

David Huh said:

Hello,

My name is David and I will be entering my second semester in the fall. Just wanted to reach out to the incoming class and provide my experiences so far, in order to help you decide if GWC is the right school for you and also to subside any anxieties you may have about starting a new career. Basically just doing this because when I was entering my first semester, I wished the class ahead of me provided me with their experiences to kind of prepare me for what to expect. Hopefully if this post was any use, you can also pass down your experiences to the next incoming class after you! 

First of all, my first semester at GWC was great. Your first semester lecturer is the perfect instructor, who also happens to be the director of the program. She is very knowledgeable, understanding, and most importantly patient. Initially, I was a bit uncertain about her because she is very hard to read, but you will see that as the program progresses, she remains consistent with her original intention, which was to help first year students succeed the program.

At first, the schedule will be a bit demanding because there are lecture, lab and clinical days, which based on the school's random generator, you can either have both lecture and lab on the same day or have lecture and lab on separate days. So, potentially, you will be on campus 1 day of the week or 2 days. I had the former, which was both lecture and lab on the same day. My Monday's as a result were very long, but you will see that the time will go by fast, especially during lab because there was just so much new content to practice. Overall, you will need to be present either 2-3 days of the week on campus depending on your schedule.

In terms of exams, you will hear that you do not need to read the massive textbook and can pass by only studying the power point slides, but I would err on the side of precaution and still read the text. After all, you are in nursing school to pass the NCLEX and not the immediate exam itself. I made it a habit of reading the text twice and even then I wished I could have done better on the exams, but I was never the best student in the past, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt.

Finally, get to know your classmates because they will be there for you. Everybody in your cohort is experiencing nursing school for the first time, so naturally you will bond and help each other. I was lucky because in my cohort, everybody was nice and friendly and generally wanted to help each other out. Starting a Discord is a great start. 

Any way, these were just some of the advice I wish somebody told me before entering nursing school, but regardless or not this advice is useful, I'm sure you will all navigate your way through school and all do well. After all, we all put in the time and effort to get to this point, so keep that mind and congrats to you all! 

 

Thank you for the information as well!

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David Huh said:

Hello,

My name is David and I will be entering my second semester in the fall. Just wanted to reach out to the incoming class and provide my experiences so far, in order to help you decide if GWC is the right school for you and also to subside any anxieties you may have about starting a new career. Basically just doing this because when I was entering my first semester, I wished the class ahead of me provided me with their experiences to kind of prepare me for what to expect. Hopefully if this post was any use, you can also pass down your experiences to the next incoming class after you! 

First of all, my first semester at GWC was great. Your first semester lecturer is the perfect instructor, who also happens to be the director of the program. She is very knowledgeable, understanding, and most importantly patient. Initially, I was a bit uncertain about her because she is very hard to read, but you will see that as the program progresses, she remains consistent with her original intention, which was to help first year students succeed the program.

At first, the schedule will be a bit demanding because there are lecture, lab and clinical days, which based on the school's random generator, you can either have both lecture and lab on the same day or have lecture and lab on separate days. So, potentially, you will be on campus 1 day of the week or 2 days. I had the former, which was both lecture and lab on the same day. My Monday's as a result were very long, but you will see that the time will go by fast, especially during lab because there was just so much new content to practice. Overall, you will need to be present either 2-3 days of the week on campus depending on your schedule.

In terms of exams, you will hear that you do not need to read the massive textbook and can pass by only studying the power point slides, but I would err on the side of precaution and still read the text. After all, you are in nursing school to pass the NCLEX and not the immediate exam itself. I made it a habit of reading the text twice and even then I wished I could have done better on the exams, but I was never the best student in the past, so take this recommendation with a grain of salt.

Finally, get to know your classmates because they will be there for you. Everybody in your cohort is experiencing nursing school for the first time, so naturally you will bond and help each other. I was lucky because in my cohort, everybody was nice and friendly and generally wanted to help each other out. Starting a Discord is a great start. 

Any way, these were just some of the advice I wish somebody told me before entering nursing school, but regardless or not this advice is useful, I'm sure you will all navigate your way through school and all do well. After all, we all put in the time and effort to get to this point, so keep that mind and congrats to you all! 

 

How was the work to school ratio? Do you recommend students to go part-time or is working full-time still manageable ?

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Does anyone know if GWC has a collaborative program or bridge to BSN program for the students who were admitted to trad. ADN and not CEP ? 

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JasmineBWilliams said:

How was the work to school ratio? Do you recommend students to go part-time or is working full-time still manageable ?

No, from faculty recommended 1 day a week only, but it is doable if u work 2 days a week for sure, nursing school is like a full time job 🤔

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FloRo2 said:

Does anyone know if GWC has a collaborative program or bridge to BSN program for the students who were admitted to trad. ADN and not CEP ? 

I had spoke to a counselor and they informed me about a collaboration with CSUDH and CSUF. But I do no not think it is concurrent with the program.

Codeine said:

No, from faculty recommended 1 day a week only, but it is doable if u work 2 days a week for sure, nursing school is like a full time job 🤔

Oh okay thank you

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