Golden West College Spring 2013

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Anyone else out there admitted to GWC for Spring 2013? I want to start meeting my classmates! I know they will have an orientation in a few months, but I thought I'd get a jump on it. Let me know if you want to get together for coffee some day!

Margaret

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I am very, very happy to say yes, I will be spending two years with you! Maybe someone should set up a Facebook page?? Makes it pretty simple to communicate with each other. Just a thought. A little about myself. I am older and decided to follow my heart and passion to become a nurse. With support of my wife and two boys, both in elementary school, here I am. I was born and raised in Huntington Beach, and still live in HB. However I am as far from GW, as HB allows. I look forward to meeting everyone, and maybe we can talk Margaret into starting a FB page for us?

Cory Staley

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Moved to CA Nursing Programs Forum, as most appropriate place for this thread :)

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Congratulations! I was also accepted for spring 2013. Did your letter give you an orientation date? Mine just said to email themthe day you want to take the TEAS. that was the only directions they gave me and to show up for Teas test and will give further instructions. Is that what your directions were too?

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Yes, that is the standard letter of Rec. Cory Staley

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Thanks Cory, I was expecting more direction on what to do but I guess they need us to pass the TEAS first. I look forward to meeting you guys and starting this journey.

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[h=1]hello everyonce, I just found it on GWC website. So, basically, GWC nursing school will not be "LOTTERY" anymore, but based on POINT SYSTEM to determine admission into the program; effected next JAN/2013.

Now, In Orange County, Schools using POINT SYSTEM are Saddleback, Cypress, GWC.

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Details on New Admission Criteria[/h] Beginning with applications for Fall 2013, GWC School of Nursing will adopt the Community College Chancellor's multi-crtieria for the selection of our students. Please carefully review the 7 criteria:

  1. Academic degrees or diplomas, or relevant certificates, held by an applicant
  2. Grade-point average in relevant course work
  3. Any relevant work or volunteer experience
  4. Life experiences or special circumstances of an applicant, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following experiences or circumstances

    1. Disabilities
    2. Low family income
    3. First generation of family to attend college
    4. Need to work
    5. Disadvantaged social or educational environment
    6. Difficult personal and family situations or circumstances
    7. Refugee or veteran status

      8. [*]Proficiency or advanced level coursework in languages other than English. Credit for languages other than English shall be received for languages that are identified by the chancellor as high-frequency languages, as based on census data.

      [*]Passing the TEAS with a score of at least 62%

      [*]Repeats in the science pre-requiste courses

      A detailed explanation of the point values for each criteria and the documentation required for verification of the criteria will be posted on the website in May 2012.

      Jacqueline Hils-Williams RN, MN, CNS

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This is for the nursing students at GWC that were accepted spring/fall 2013. 1. when did you first start taking your nursing pre-reqs and how long did it take you/how many semesters did it take you to complete pre-reqs? 2. when did you (become eligible to)start applying for nursing school and how long did it take before you were accepted into a program?

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