Hi everyone! Okay so I decided to make a seperate thread for those of us seeing what our options are because we got the dreaded letter from OCC. It was getting hard to filter out the information pertinent to us in the general OCC thread.
I just want to tell everyone not to give up.
I had a meeting with a counselor yesterday, who basically assured me that any drastic changes made to OCC nursing admission policy could NOT be implemented in the very next admission cycle. He said that he had been a counselor for over 16 years, and the last time they made a drastic change (like from waitlist to gpa based) they grandfathered in everybody who would have been 'caught up' in the transition.
I had a 3.824 gpa. I had three classes that were not straight A's (An A- in both american government and english composition two, as well as the dreaded B in A&P 1). I am retaking all three and am going to seriousely aim for all A's. The gpa cutoff is gonna be a 3.9 something and I don't want to have to worry about not getting in again. I am going to do my best to get all A's.
I met with the counselor to discuss my options and see what to do at this point. I was considering going LPN but I don't think i'm going to do that anymore because my biggest aim is to get my RN as soon as possible. The LPN to RN transition program is only offerred every even year. What this means for us? If I were, for example to start the LPN program in January of 2012, it would be over in like March of 2013. Then I couldn't start the transition program until like July of 2014. Then I wouldn't be done with the transition program and have my RN until December of 2015! This versus the ADN RN program, which would start in the Fall of 2012 and finish in like early May of 2014.
Good luck to all of those still trying! We can't give up!!!!!
wow its been so long since i was in foundations i forgot all about not having lab during ECF
the only thing i could add to that is my clinical instructor said due to every school in the world opening a nursing program some clinical dates may include thursday saturday and may even go to Sat/Sun
3. right now those of you working full time are good until fall. once actual nurisng school starts you absolutely will not pass this course trying to work full time. most struggle with just part time jobs.
5. if you can this summer take a cna course. this will allow you to get a job at one of the hospitals, you can wait till after funamentals and then you just have to take the test to get certified, but i dont know when you would find the time to take a 6 week course. trust me when i say it is much easier to get a nursing job when your already employed at a hospital. plus the experience is invaluable.
Thank you for the advice, Whosurdaddy & Quarterlife. I was wondering about the above though. In one part you are saying not to work and the next you're saying to get a CNA job, which seems contradictory. Unless, you're suggesting that we work contingent as a CNA?
I agree with you though; I work as a hospital PCA and have learned so much already. I really think it will help.
I don't know what to think about the not working fulltime. This is something that has worried me for a long time. I have no choice because 1) my work is paying for 100% of NS as long as I work fulltime during and continue to work there for 2 years after graduation, and 2) I can't afford not to. I mean honestly! How do people NOT work??? Unless they are young and live at home or have spouses who make enough to support them.
It scares me because I know PCAs who say they can only work a couple of days a month but at the same time I work with others who still work fulltime or almost fulltime. (One is even in the accelerated U of M program and manages to have somewhat of a social life. I don't know how she does it though.) Maybe it helps that we only do 3 12-hour shifts? Im going to try to do 2 12's and 1 4-hour shift and use 8 hours of PTO a week if possible.
Look for me in Pharm. :) My name is Christie and I have obnoxiously white-blonde hair and really pale skin (no, I am not an albino, but I have been mistaken for one by a psych patient at work once.) :icon_roll
I have a question for all of those who've already had their finger prints taken. On the fingerprint card, there are several boxes for various numbers -- social sec. no., armed forces no., etc. There is a box that is titled "Your OCA". Does anyone know what that means?
I picked up the pharm syllabus yesterday. With the exception of the first meeting, we have a test every week so prepare yourself for 7 fast and furious weeks and then a glorious couple months off!
I haven't taken my card yet but I only filled out the spot for SSN. The OCA is basically the originating case assignment number for like suspects where law enforcement fills that spot out or something like that.
Are just the syllabus available or are the books there as well?
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Thanks quarterlife, I appreciate your time and guidance. Good luck with the rest of your semester and enjoy your summer off!