need advice about taking prerequisite courses

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Hi everybody,

i am new to this forum.

I am wondering whether I should take prerequisite courses at Los Angeles CC and later apply for RN program in Pasadena CC? If I do that, would my chance to be admitted to Pasadena be lower?

I am living really near LACC and I want to take advantage of that.

please give me your advice on this matter.

thanks a lot in advance.

Huong

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Hello there!

I'm new as well but am also taking classes at various CCs. I know that some CSU's grant extra points to applicants who are residents of the same county (some CC's do this too). I'm not that familiar with Southern California but I'm assuming those are in different counties. You should just check into Pasadena CC's website, plenty of CC's list what they give admission points to, or you can just ask them.

Personally, I'm attending CC's close to home because it's more convenient. Keep in mind that all RN programs are so competitive that you usually have to apply pretty widely so you probably can't get the same county bonus everywhere (if it exists, that is).

Best of luck

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Pasadena and Los Angeles are both in Los Angeles county. I'm not in CA either, but I know at schools near me it's advantageous to take prereqs at the same CC at which you hope to pursue the ADN. Think about it, it's one less transcript to request when you apply to Pasadena and there is no questioning the validity of the prereqs. Someone from CA will be in a better position to answer specifically about this situation, and whether taking LACC prereqs would be like taking them at PCC.

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thank so much, you guys. I will take prerequisite courses at Pasadena then since I want to get an ADN there and then try to have chance of transferring to UCLA for BSN

anyway, I read somewhere that it is now increasingly harder for a graduate to get a job if they do not have experience working in hospitals. My question is that is it easy to work voluntarily at a local hospital to get experience after we have an ADN?

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

I would suggest that you start volunteering now, never too soon to start doing that. UCLA has a medical center, no? They are a big hospital and will have more opportunities. That way you can start honing in on the areas that you find interesting. Make sure you volunteer in an area that gives you patient contact. Emergency Department is a great start. I currently volunteer at a community hospital, I chose it only because it was close to home. In hindsight, I should have chosen a larger hospital even if it meant traveling farther. But I am staying here only because I have some longevity there, almost 2 years, almost 500 hours, and the people are nice. The experience is good for resume too, shows that a health care setting is not totally foreign to you.

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Thank you, Paco69. I will keep in mind your suggestion. I have not owned any nursing degree or certificate yet. I am actually planning to apply for a nursing program. Since you seem knowledgeable in this regard, I want to know whether or not a non-US resident, having education in the US can have a certificate to get a nursing job? A friend told me that in education area, non-US citizens are not allowed to have a certificate to teach. So, I am wondering if nursing is in the similar situation.

Thank you!

and Merry Christmas!

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.
Thank you, Paco69. I will keep in mind your suggestion. I have not owned any nursing degree or certificate yet. I am actually planning to apply for a nursing program. Since you seem knowledgeable in this regard, I want to know whether or not a non-US resident, having education in the US can have a certificate to get a nursing job? A friend told me that in education area, non-US citizens are not allowed to have a certificate to teach. So, I am wondering if nursing is in the similar situation.

Thank you!

and Merry Christmas!

I don't see why you would not be allowed to pursue nursing OR teaching for that matter, as long as one has the proper non-immigrant visa that allows for legal employment. Am not aware of any rules that preclude non-residents from teaching or nursing, perhaps this is a new rule if it exists? I know quite a few non-USA people here that have either visas or green cards and work in one of these professions. Do you have a lawyer? Best to ask him or her this question as they will be better informed than I am right now about this.

Merry Christmas to you too!!

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