Mira Costa, Palomar, etc. Spring 2019 Cohort

ninaballerina · Sep 12, 2018

Hi aminahflor. Did she mention what points the alternates had by chance? I am wondering when we will find out. Maybe next week?

So I emailed Mallory, and she said the top 20 students this semester had 93-100 points...

ChronicallystrongRN · Sep 12, 2018

What about Grossmont? What was the avg points for them?

aminahflor · Sep 13, 2018

I didn't ask about alternates, she said they were waiting for transcript evaluations and course equivalency evaluations. She only mentioned the top 20 as of NOW.

Notifications should be sent out at the end of the month! :)

ninaballerina · Sep 13, 2018

No worries at all - I was just curious cause the wait is killing me! :) Thank you so much. I really hope we get in. Have a great week.

I didn't ask about alternates, she said they were waiting for transcript evaluations and course equivalency evaluations. She only mentioned the top 20 as of NOW.
Notifications should be sent out at the end of the month! :)

Evelynstory · Sep 17, 2018

hello everyone, im in the first semester at Palomar right now. the wait make us all crazy I know. we got email notifications 6 weeks after the deadline we turned in applications. I had 87 points for Palomar and about 88 points for Mira costa. I did not get into Mira costa and I was really sad bc there were some students I know got into Mira costa with 85 86 points, which makes no sense and makes you think they are looking at other stuff when it comes to final decisions. some people say they will rather have someone with a BS even if has nothing to do with science, some say it could be your experience in the healthcare setting. in my cohort there are many students with healthcare experience and there are students that have no healthcare background at all. so they for sure get a mixture of students. if you have 80-88 points, you have a good chance to get into Palomar. hope this help some of you having anxiety while you wait. good luck to everyone and hope to see some of you at Palomar in the spring =)

jcsluvv, BSN, RN · Sep 17, 2018

Thank you so much for posting that! It definitely helps to hear from someone who has been through the process. How are you liking the Palomar program? Can you give any insight into what to expect?

ninaballerina · Sep 17, 2018

Thank you @Evelynstory for your encouragement to everyone :) Has anyone heard back from Mira Costa yet?

Evelynstory · Sep 18, 2018

Yeah no problem I am happy to answer any questions if I can =). one thing you will learn once you get in the program anywhere you go is to help each other bc your classmates is all you have and being able to support each other for the next 2 yrs. the program at palomar is great so far, the teachers definitely expect a lot from you. the instructors for first semester are great and make themselves available to the students and provide all the help they can. the paste is fast,specially the first 6 weeks, it feels like the first day of school was yesterday and we are now going into our 6th week and starting clinicals and our second test is tomorrow already lol,i am sure is the same everywhere you go. is a good thing and a bad thing if you have healthcare background, good bc you might be familiar with certain things and terminology, which it has helped me a lot since I have been a medical assistant for almost 7 years. but the bad side is that you have to put what you know behind you a lot of times and do it the way the instructors want you to and they will tell you to forget what you know and be flexible and just learn. the workload is a lot, but you get used to it and it all depends on each individual and if you have a job, kids,etc.. you have to know how to manage your time for sure. some people take it one day at a time, some like me I have to be ahead a little bit and it might be easier for me since I just work maybe 2 weekends out of the month and I can always say no to my work bc im per diem, so it comes down on each student's life situation.

I got notified by email from MIRA COSTA 4 weeks after the application deadline, they were the first ones send notifications, then grossmont, and then palomar

Popeyes2 · Sep 20, 2018

Thanks so much for sharing!

How is the class schedule like? Is it monday-friday? How many hours a day?

Is it possible to work part time while in the program?

Evelynstory · Sep 20, 2018

the first 4 weeks is Monday-thrusday , Mondays and Tuesdays 730-3pm and Wednesdays and thrusdays 730-1220pm. then on. your 5th week you start clinicals and, you are in class Mondays 730-3pm and Tuesdays 730-1220pm and your clinical day Will be either weds,thrus, or Friday just one of those days 630am-430pm. the first 4 weeks is a lot of material. you might be able to have a part time job, it all depends on the person's situation if you have kids and other priorities on-top of working. I have a per diem job so I have been working every other weekend sat and Sundays 8 hrs shifts , but I don't have kids or any other worries in my life. there are other students who have a part time job, some of them don't sleep very much lol bc they are working 20-25 hrs a week. and there are some that don't work at all. I will for sure recommend if you don't have to work, don't work. I dindnt have to work , but I don't mind just working 2 weekends out of the month, that is very duoble. if you have to have a job don't work more than 15 hrs a week. at least for the first semester, bc you are doing too much and everything is so new and even when you start clinicals and are not going to campus 4 days a week, you have hw to turn in every clinical day and is a lot of writing, the instructors don't let you type ANYTHING lol. n it takes time to look for information at least until you get the hang of it. and on top you have to make time to stay after school for lab or the other days your not at school bc, you don't have time to practice your skills during class when the instructors show a new skill. so you have to spend Time at the lab to practice practice practice and get 3-4 signatures from your peers showing that at least 3-4 plp have watched you do the skill right and every skill they show you will require most of the time 3 signatures, an you have 1-2 skills per week and you have 2 weeks from the day they show the skills to turn in all of your signatures and if they are testing you on the skill you do the skill test that same day you turn in the signatures. there are some skills that you are not tested on, but you still have to turn in signatures showing that you have practice and know how to do the skills, bc they will expect you to know if even though they are not testing you on.

Popeyes2 · Sep 24, 2018

Just got the email from Mira Costa that I didn't get in I'm so sad. Really really hoping for Palomar!!

aminahflor · Sep 24, 2018

I got in as an alternate!!!