LA County Nursing School acceptance letters

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Has anyone heard from LA County USC for the Spring 2009 semester?

Also, has anyone been accepted to SMC (Santa Monica Nursing School) for the Spring 2009 semester?

I got in to SMC, but I'd much rather go to LA County. What do you think? Which school is better?

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I applied to LA County Nursing School as well and haven't received a letter yet. I don't think that I am going to attend there if I do get in because they are not accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE. This could be a problem when applying to graduate programs. If it were me, I would go to SMC.

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I also think that SMC has a better pass rate on the NCLEX than LA County does. Might also be something to look into.

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I also think that SMC has a better pass rate on the NCLEX than LA County does. Might also be something to look into.

Oh really? I wasn't aware of this. SMC seems like a better bet then. Do you have any knowledge as to what clinical sites they have? I just wanted LA County because I wanted to do my clinicals at County USC so I can have a lot of experience with trauma, etc.

Thanks for the info!

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I am not positive about where they do all their clinicals, but I do know that UCLA, St. Johns and Childrens Hospital are included. I am not sure that they go to county though. Initially that was also why I wanted to go to county. I thought it would be a fantastic experience.

I am hesitant to go there because of the accreditation issue though. Are you planning on going on for a BSN or a Masters? If so, I would call some schools that you think you may want to go to later and ask them if they require a NLNAC or CCNE accredidted AA program.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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