LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) Nursing Program

@tibtsering, can you tell me how many GPA do you get?

I JUST GRADUATED LAGCC AND PASSED NCLEX. THAT TEST WAS PIECE OF CAKE IN COMPARISON WITH LAGCC EXAMS.

I HAVE NO RESPECT TO THAT SCHOOL AT ALL !!!!!

DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM EASILY COULD VERBALLY ABUSE YOU AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. FIRST TWO SEMESTERS PROFESSORS DIDN’T TEACH US, YOU HAD TO STUDY BY YOURSELF. THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IS TO FAIL HALF OF THE STUDENTS !! DURING FIRST SEMESTER PROFESSORS ARE PLAYING WITH GRADES. SOME STUDENTS GETS EXTRA POINTS, SOME NOT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY TOXIC THERE AMONG STUDENTS. FOR OUR SECOND FUNDAMENTALS TEST THEY GAVE US A LIST OF DRUGS AND NEVER MENTIONED THAT HALF OF THE EXAM WILL BE BASED ON THAT. THEY NEVER WENT THROUGH THAT LIST. ON THE THIRD TEST THEY USE TIME ON THE TEST TO FAIL STUDENTS. NCLEX HAS REQUIREMENT HOW MANY SYMBOLS ONE QUESTION MAY NOT EXCEED AND SOME QUESTIONS WERE 2-3 TIMES BIGGER THAN THAT REQUIREMENT AT THE SCHOOL EXAMS. I JUST PASSED NCLEX, I READ QUESTIONS SOMETIMES TWICE AND I didn't HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH RUNNING OUT OF TIME. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, YOU HAVE VERY HIGH CHANCES TO BE KICKED FROM THE PROGRAM AND THEY DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BECAUSE EVERY SEMESTERS STUDENTS COMPLAINING AND IT JUST HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. MY FRIEND FOLLOWS MY PATH BUT JUST TWO SEMESTERS BEHIND ME AND SHE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES WE HAD ON TESTS.
LET'S MOVE TO THE SECOND SEMESTER. MEDSURG, NOT AN EASY CLASS BY ITSELF, BUT PROFESSORS INSTEAD OF MAKING IT EASIER, DO THE OPPOSITE. WE HAD PREQUISES EVERY WEEK. TWO PROFESSOR TOLD DIFFERENTlY WHAT TO STUDY FOR NEXT WEEK, NEVER FOLLOW THE READING LIST. THEY MESSED LIKE 3-4 QUISES LIKE THAT. AS A RESULT, YOU STUDY ONE THING AND HAVE ON THE QUIZ TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND NOBODY CARES THAT YOU FAILED THAT QUIZ NOT BECAUSE YOU didn't STUDY BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR UNPROFESSIONLAISM. ON OUR EXAMS WE HAD QUESTIONS THAT WERE GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT, WHICH CONFUSED SOME STUDENTS AND,ONCE AGAIN ,NOBODY CARES SINCE STUDENTS WHO PASSED THAT CLASS SEMESTER AGO HAD THE SAME ISSUES. STUDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT TO DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM, BUT SHE didn't FIX IT.

IF YOU SURVIVE YOUR TWO FIRST SEMESTERS, YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. MATERNITY AND PSYCH PROFESSORS IS VERY FAIR, PROFESSIONAL, AND RESPECTFUL FOR STUDENTS. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. IT WAS HARD BUT VERY FAIR.

LAST SEMESTER IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TIME MANAGEMENT IS CRUCIAL THERE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PROFESSOR DO THAT TO STUDENTS BUT TIME MANAGEMENT IN NURSING SCHOOL AND IN THE NCLEX TOTALLY DIFFERENT. MY LAST SEMESTER STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOBODY WAS PREPARED FOR ONLINE EDUCATION BUT IT WAS JUST A MESS. FOR EXAMPLE, PROFESSOR TOLD US THAT OUR ATI TEST WILL BE BASED ON ONLY !! ONLY ! MED SURD ( PART 1 AND 2 ), TEST WILL HAVE ABOUT 60 QUESTIONS. BUT WE GOT TEST WITH 180 QUESTIONS AND BASED ON THE WHOLE PROGRAM NOT ONLY MED SURG BUT ALSO MATERNITY, PSYCH, AND FUNDAMENTALS. HE didn't CURVE OUR GRADES. PROFESSOR JUST SAID, I AM SORRY I didn't KNOW. HOW COME??? ))) THAT TEST IS 6 PERCENT FROM A TOTAL GRADE. ONE OF THE STUDENTS FAILED WITH 74.3 WHICH IS 0.2 POINTS ONLY. THAT STUDENT COULD EASILY GET 0.2 POINTS ON THAT TEST IF SHE KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE BASED ON EVERYTHING.

TO BE HONEST, I WOULD NEVER EVER RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS. IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT 2 YEARS OF MY LIFE, NOT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF STUDYING BUT BECAUSE OF THE MESS ON THIS PROGRAM. IT'S HUGE MENTAL CHALLENGE. BEFORE CONSIDERING APPLYING TO THIS PROGRAM TRY TO RESEARCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT "THIS HELL" AND THINK TWICE IF YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE.

Can I contact someone for guidance for the R.N. program? I’m just getting started but I’m unsure what classes to take urgently and what classes I can hold off on. Pleasee

Hello fellow LAGCC students,

I just have a question about the LPN Program. Does anybody know the recent updates for the year 2020, such as GPA, TEAS score requirements, etc. How difficult is the LPN program? What's the minimum grade (of course I am aiming for the highest as possible) Can anyone from the LPN program who has graduated or got accepted please give any guide or tips?

Is there anyone applying for RN program fall 2021? -  LaGuardia community college?

My GPA is 3.1 Do you think I have any chance of getting in the RN program?

On 3/1/2021 at 1:50 PM, MauriEvan said:

Is there anyone applying for RN program fall 2021? -  LaGuardia community college?

My GPA is 3.1 Do you think I have any chance of getting in the RN program?

 

I used to go to LGCC, ultimately transferred to a private college because even If I got into the program I'll be doing 3 years for a 2-year degree.  

Also, it's a competitive environment due to lack of spots, 3.1 seems like on the low end. Good luck!

Hey! Is there anyone else who applied for LPN candidacy to start this Fall 2021?

@nurse_student27 hey, did you end up getting into the LPN program? After your first try?

@ays__x3

Hey there, just got my LPN result and I got in. 

Hey everyone!

I applied for candidacy for the Spring 2021 semester. I am taking the four key courses SCB203, SCC110, SSY101, ENG101 and I am curious if my grades are in good standing. So far my GPA is a 3.5. If I maintain that GPA through the end of the classes, do you think I have a chance to get in?

SCB203- B-

SCC110- A-

SSY101- A

ENG 101- A-

According to the handbook, a minimum GPA of 2.75 is required. So would I be okay with a 3.5?

BUMP!  WOW 10 years after my first post after graduating from LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC).   Thank you to everyone for keeping this thread alive and going.

Congratulations to all the graduates and I'm glad this post was of help to many of you as back then there wasn't much information about LAGCC so I made a detailed post on it.  Obviously by now all requirements have changed so check the school's nursing website for the most updated requirements.  

Here's a quick update of what I'm up to:  I Got my CUNY Lagcc ADN in 2011, SUNY Stony Brook BSN 2015, CUNY SPS MSN: Nursing informatics working on it now and a future nurse informaticst.  Now working as RN in Primary Care clinic based inside a hospital.  I hold a certification in CDCES formerly known as the CDE Certified diabetes educator and do rock climbing and make watercolor brush paintings in my spare time!  Oh geez I now am collecting an alphabet soup of initials after my name just like my professors.

Hi Inori

I have a question. For ATI do you know anyone who missed a payment and had to forfeit 5% of the grade. Can I ask how they make sure they got an 80% or higher on each exam. Also how do you make sure to not fail clinicals. I missed the deadline by 1 day for ATI

LAGCCHELL said:

I JUST GRADUATED LAGCC AND PASSED NCLEX. THAT TEST WAS PIECE OF CAKE IN COMPARISON WITH LAGCC EXAMS.

I HAVE NO RESPECT TO THAT SCHOOL AT ALL !!!

DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM EASILY COULD VERBALLY ABUSE YOU AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. FIRST TWO SEMESTERS PROFESSORS DIDN'T TEACH US, YOU HAD TO STUDY BY YOURSELF. THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IS TO FAIL HALF OF THE STUDENTS !! DURING FIRST SEMESTER PROFESSORS ARE PLAYING WITH GRADES. SOME STUDENTS GETS EXTRA POINTS, SOME NOT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY TOXIC THERE AMONG STUDENTS. FOR OUR SECOND FUNDAMENTALS TEST THEY GAVE US A LIST OF DRUGS AND NEVER MENTIONED THAT HALF OF THE EXAM WILL BE BASED ON THAT. THEY NEVER WENT THROUGH THAT LIST. ON THE THIRD TEST THEY USE TIME ON THE TEST TO FAIL STUDENTS. NCLEX HAS REQUIREMENT HOW MANY SYMBOLS ONE QUESTION MAY NOT EXCEED AND SOME QUESTIONS WERE 2-3 TIMES BIGGER THAN THAT REQUIREMENT AT THE SCHOOL EXAMS. I JUST PASSED NCLEX, I READ QUESTIONS SOMETIMES TWICE AND I didn't HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH RUNNING OUT OF TIME. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, YOU HAVE VERY HIGH CHANCES TO BE KICKED FROM THE PROGRAM AND THEY DON'T CARE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BECAUSE EVERY SEMESTERS STUDENTS COMPLAINING AND IT JUST HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. MY FRIEND FOLLOWS MY PATH BUT JUST TWO SEMESTERS BEHIND ME AND SHE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUES WE HAD ON TESTS.
LET'S MOVE TO THE SECOND SEMESTER. MEDSURG, NOT AN EASY CLASS BY ITSELF, BUT PROFESSORS INSTEAD OF MAKING IT EASIER, DO THE OPPOSITE. WE HAD PREQUISES EVERY WEEK. TWO PROFESSOR TOLD DIFFERENTlY WHAT TO STUDY FOR NEXT WEEK, NEVER FOLLOW THE READING LIST. THEY MESSED LIKE 3-4 QUISES LIKE THAT. AS A RESULT, YOU STUDY ONE THING AND HAVE ON THE QUIZ TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND NOBODY CARES THAT YOU FAILED THAT QUIZ NOT BECAUSE YOU didn't STUDY BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR UNPROFESSIONLAISM. ON OUR EXAMS WE HAD QUESTIONS THAT WERE GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT, WHICH CONFUSED SOME STUDENTS AND,ONCE AGAIN ,NOBODY CARES SINCE STUDENTS WHO PASSED THAT CLASS SEMESTER AGO HAD THE SAME ISSUES. STUDENTS COMPLAINED ABOUT TO DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM, BUT SHE didn't FIX IT.

IF YOU SURVIVE YOUR TWO FIRST SEMESTERS, YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. MATERNITY AND PSYCH PROFESSORS IS VERY FAIR, PROFESSIONAL, AND RESPECTFUL FOR STUDENTS. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. IT WAS HARD BUT VERY FAIR.

LAST SEMESTER IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TIME MANAGEMENT IS CRUCIAL THERE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PROFESSOR DO THAT TO STUDENTS BUT TIME MANAGEMENT IN NURSING SCHOOL AND IN THE NCLEX TOTALLY DIFFERENT. MY LAST SEMESTER STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOBODY WAS PREPARED FOR ONLINE EDUCATION BUT IT WAS JUST A MESS. FOR EXAMPLE, PROFESSOR TOLD US THAT OUR ATI TEST WILL BE BASED ON ONLY !! ONLY ! MED SURD ( PART 1 AND 2 ), TEST WILL HAVE ABOUT 60 QUESTIONS. BUT WE GOT TEST WITH 180 QUESTIONS AND BASED ON THE WHOLE PROGRAM NOT ONLY MED SURG BUT ALSO MATERNITY, PSYCH, AND FUNDAMENTALS. HE didn't CURVE OUR GRADES. PROFESSOR JUST SAID, I AM SORRY I didn't KNOW. HOW COME??? ))) THAT TEST IS 6 PERCENT FROM A TOTAL GRADE. ONE OF THE STUDENTS FAILED WITH 74.3 WHICH IS 0.2 POINTS ONLY. THAT STUDENT COULD EASILY GET 0.2 POINTS ON THAT TEST IF SHE KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE BASED ON EVERYTHING.

TO BE HONEST, I WOULD NEVER EVER RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS. IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT 2 YEARS OF MY LIFE, NOT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF STUDYING BUT BECAUSE OF THE MESS ON THIS PROGRAM. IT'S HUGE MENTAL CHALLENGE. BEFORE CONSIDERING APPLYING TO THIS PROGRAM TRY TO RESEARCH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT "THIS HELL" AND THINK TWICE IF YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE.

Give extra points? They are allowed to do that? I missed my ATI payment by 1 day so I have to try really hard to get an 80% or above on the exams