Pasadena City College ADN Program Fall 2021

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Hello all. I wanted to start a thread for anyone applying to the RN program at PCC this fall. The application period is 4/1-4/15. I applied in the Spring and was an alternate so I retook a course to get 5 more points. I believe I will have 85 now. I saw that the website says we need to resubmit our transcripts each time we apply. Does anyone know if this to the admissions office as well, or just uploading them to our application? Thank you and good luck!

Congrats to everyone who got accepted. What are your points? I'm applying next period.

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@mango_girl Thanks so much! I had 85 points.

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Hi everyone. Did anyone get waitlisted/rejected? I haven’t heard anything yet and since decisions have to be made by Tuesday I’m assuming it’s a rejection (ugh) but it’s interesting that I haven’t heard anything at all. 

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2 minutes ago, hellfirecat said:

Hi everyone. Did anyone get waitlisted/rejected? I haven’t heard anything yet and since decisions have to be made by Tuesday I’m assuming it’s a rejection (ugh) but it’s interesting that I haven’t heard anything at all. 

I used yo be waitlisted. And usually for waitlisted, you will Be notified several weeks later ( for me last application period). And you will wait if anybody dropped out then they will notify you through email. So do not lose hope yet.

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3 minutes ago, hellfirecat said:

Hi everyone. Did anyone get waitlisted/rejected? I haven’t heard anything yet and since decisions have to be made by Tuesday I’m assuming it’s a rejection (ugh) but it’s interesting that I haven’t heard anything at all. 

Same here.

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19 hours ago, mango_girl said:

Congrats to everyone who got accepted. What are your points? I'm applying next period.

I have 85 this cycle. I've seen the points just go up high and high each application passed. Good luck to your nursing journey ?

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25 minutes ago, Fangan said:

I used yo be waitlisted. And usually for waitlisted, you will Be notified several weeks later ( for me last application period). And you will wait if anybody dropped out then they will notify you through email. So do not lose hope yet.

It’s so discouraging. I actually went and got my B. S. To boost my points and it seems now that the points have just gotten higher and higher. I retook classes and got a better grade, I scored and 87.6 on the TEAS, like I’m not sure what more I can do.  I told myself I’d do 2 cycles and after that I’m just going to go on to get my Master’s. It’s obviously not in the cards for me to get into nursing. 

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1 minute ago, hellfirecat said:

It’s so discouraging. I actually went and got my B. S. To boost my points and it seems now that the points have just gotten higher and higher. I retook classes and got a better grade, I scored and 87.6 on the TEAS, like I’m not sure what more I can do.  I told myself I’d do 2 cycles and after that I’m just going to go on to get my Master’s. It’s obviously not in the cards for me to get into nursing. 

800 people applied for 30 seats. Anyone that had the same points was put into a pool and then they did a lottery system to choose the person that would get into the program. 

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23 minutes ago, hellfirecat said:

It’s so discouraging. I actually went and got my B. S. To boost my points and it seems now that the points have just gotten higher and higher. I retook classes and got a better grade, I scored and 87.6 on the TEAS, like I’m not sure what more I can do.  I told myself I’d do 2 cycles and after that I’m just going to go on to get my Master’s. It’s obviously not in the cards for me to get into nursing. 

Have you tried other colleges? And what you mean by Master? Master in Nursing?

I totally get what you are feeling now since I have been rejected 8 times by different colleges and I waited 5 years already to get into the program. I know it is sooo discouraging but if it is what you want to do, I just say that keep aiming for it by all cost and you will get it eventually.

do you have all As in your science core? PCC doesnt mind if you retake science course, I retook 3 of them to get 3.6 so if there is any class you can retake to make your score even higher then do it!

this is just my opinion solely, do what you need to do and do not ever lose hope ?

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14 minutes ago, Fangan said:

Have you tried other colleges? And what you mean by Master? Master in Nursing?

I totally get what you are feeling now since I have been rejected 8 times by different colleges and I waited 5 years already to get into the program. I know it is sooo discouraging but if it is what you want to do, I just say that keep aiming for it by all cost and you will get it eventually.

do you have all As in your science core? PCC doesnt mind if you retake science course, I retook 3 of them to get 3.6 so if there is any class you can retake to make your score even higher then do it!

this is just my opinion solely, do what you need to do and do not ever lose hope ?

I have my Bachelor’s in Public Health so I’d be getting my Master’s in that. I retook Anatomy and Physiology and got a B and an A. I suppose I can retake Micro and try for an A. I have a C in chem and would like to avoid retaking it at all costs LOL but I suppose I can if I have to. The problem now is that since I retook classes I only qualify for PCC’s program. Almost all of the community colleges in the area do not allow retakes. 
 

I've been trying for years. I don’t know what to do unless I go to a private school and get my LVN first which is more expensive but still an option I suppose. I was just really really hopeful this cycle since I had gotten better grades and scored high on the TEAS. 
 

Thank you for your words of encouragement. 

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10 minutes ago, hellfirecat said:

I have my Bachelor’s in Public Health so I’d be getting my Master’s in that. I retook Anatomy and Physiology and got a B and an A. I suppose I can retake Micro and try for an A. I have a C in chem and would like to avoid retaking it at all costs LOL but I suppose I can if I have to. The problem now is that since I retook classes I only qualify for PCC’s program. Almost all of the community colleges in the area do not allow retakes. 
 

I've been trying for years. I don’t know what to do unless I go to a private school and get my LVN first which is more expensive but still an option I suppose. I was just really really hopeful this cycle since I had gotten better grades and scored high on the TEAS. 
 

Thank you for your words of encouragement. 

If you wanna go by LVn route, definitely do it since there is bridge program and ADN and when you graduate you can make a decent amount of money to cushion while trying for the bridge program. PCC plus you 5 more points if you completed your LVN there and later apply to bridge.

I graduated LVN last year but from a different cc so I did not get the points. I would not encourage you to do LvN private though cuz if you wanna go private route, you can get ADN already with 60k compare to almost 30k for LVN. Financially I think its not wise since after ADN you eventually get your BSN. If your BSN is your end goal then 60k I think is manageable to payback. But if your end goal is Master in Nursing or even NP, then I think you should save those loans money for those degree.

Per retaking policies, PCC I think is the most generous, me personally retake all 3 in their courses. So well I just encourage you to retake Micro and Chem so you can plus 5 more points! 
 

Again, this is only my opinion and what I do over the years to boost my grades. You can even go get the IV and blood withdrawal certificate to have 2 more points (theres accelerated course which is around 2k and you can get the certificate in a month or so)

we are all in this together! Keep fighting! 
 

 

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7 hours ago, Fangan said:

I have 85 this cycle. I've seen the points just go up high and high each application passed. Good luck to your nursing journey ?

Thank you! I’ll try and get 90 points then. Good luck in nursing school!

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