Just thought I'd toss out a friendly note that Mt. SAC (city of Walnut) has finally REOPENED applications to their ADN program starting SPRING 2014. Those that apply right now up until the last date which I think is somewhere in October will be applying for spring of 2014, and so on. It was closed for about a year to a year and a half due to switching acceptance systems from Lottery-based to Multi-Criteria Screening. The main reason for the closure was to ensure that every person left on the lottery system had gotten into the program before switching to the new one (makes it fair on part of those that have been waiting).
The multi-criteria screening is basically like the point system. You get a certain number of points based on your core requisite GPA, overall GPA, hospital experience, any degrees, and so on. Some of your points come from your core-requisite GPA (anatomy, physiology, and microbiology) which is 40 points, then next is your score on the HESI test which is a max of 30, and then your overall GPA/if you hold a bachelors which is another 10 each. There are a couple others but they give less than 10 points. You can google the Mt. SAC ADN program and look at the specifics yourself and how many points you have.
Some quick notes:
They accept 60 students every semester (fall and spring) but they can accept up to 90 depending on the budget (but of course in these days, it'll most likely stay at 60). There is a 4 day mandatory orientation, ALL day (no lie...) prior to the start of the semester where all accepted students AND alternates must attend. If you need clarity on anything, call the nursing department and they'd definitely give you more of a heads up than I have done.
So yeah, good luck to you all and hopefully last long enough for you guys to see me in third/fourth semester
Nice! My appt is on wednesday of next week! Do u live in the OC? I'm in Irvine.. my husband and I are debating if we should move closer to Mt. Sac or not... decisions, decisions!
No I actually live very close to Mt SAC. As long as u don't mind the commute for the next two years I'd say stay in irvine, it's a nicer neighborhood :).
As soon as we know which semester we are in, somebody should set up Facebook groups so we can get to know each other better! My verification appointment isn't until 4/30, so somebody will probably get to it before I do. :)
Hey guys new to the thread but I got in to mt. sac but I won't be going. I got into CSULA so I'll be going there. Anyone know how to deny the admission? The email did not specify
I am going to miss Mt. Sac though. I really loved the overall experience going there
Yeah it's only fair I tell them now give them time to email someone else for a spot.
But I feel very lucky getting into CSULA, even though I know I worked hard and did all the extras. But I feel like I won the Hunger Games or something like that sometimes, you know? Starting out at Mt. Sac you hear all these horror stories about nursing school and it seriously intimidates you and undermines your confidence. I mean that's how I felt starting out.
I got the email too :) My appointment is May 1st. Does anyone know if Mt Sac has a collaborative track with any CSU?
Congrats! I haven't heard anything about any collabs but you should check out the rn-bsn program at csuf it seems like it's not as impacted as the other bsn programs at their campus. That's definitely the school I'm considering after we graduate from mt sac!
Thanks D0vvnl0vv. Unfortunately, I don't think I made it in... But, we all end up where we're supposed to right? Good luck to all of you! I'm sure you'll be wonderful nurses. Be sure to update all of us on how the process is going. :)
You are checking your Mt SAC email address, right? Just double checking. Hang in there. :)
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No I actually live very close to Mt SAC. As long as u don't mind the commute for the next two years I'd say stay in irvine, it's a nicer neighborhood :).