pasadena city college nursing program spring 2008

vivasmom · Dec 15, 2007

They have been sent. The deadline to notify an intent to accept was this Wednesday and the orientation is Monday. I'm sorry if this means bad news for you. Are you waiting to hear from any other schools?

carol72 · Dec 15, 2007

If you want to attend you might want to go to orientation - just kind of show up. Admit you are not on the wait list (that you know of) and just wait & see if there are extra spaces available. If you want more info, pm me. Best wishes.

mashamontago · Dec 16, 2007

i got in as an alternate at pcc.... so this woman called me to tell me that a position opened up and if i'm interested to call her back and i did except it was the answering machine.. so i have to go on orientation on monday and hope to see what happens. i'm also worried about my background check because i have one record on there that happened a year ago (misdemeanor) and i'm worried they might not consider me. i'm also worried about the entrance exam... does anyone know whats on it and how hard it is?

i also applied to msmc and i got in.. except i'm worried about the price and the low passing rate for the nclex exams.. i really dont mind having loans to pay if that means i'll be going to a good or better school except why is the passing rate only 66% at msmc compared to pcc which is 94% when one is a private school with a good reputation and the other is a community college?

does anyone know where clinicals are held for these schools? kaiser, good sam, huntington hospital?

vivasmom · Dec 16, 2007

PCC said they have had several people decline the offer to go there, so alternates have a good chance. The test is the TEAS test. You can read about it on other threads here. You can get study materials online for it. RE: background check. I have no idea. maybe someone else does. Kitten79 goes there and can probably tell you about the clinical sites if you PM her.

carol72 · Dec 16, 2007

does anyone know where clinicals are held for these schools? kaiser, good sam, huntington hospital?

PCC does not go to Good Sam but does go just about everywhere else. I would not worry about a blip on your record - as long as you are honest about it this should not hold you back.

mashamontago · Dec 17, 2007

if one has already taken the TEAs exam in september 2007 and got an 82% overall score, does that person still have take to the entrance exam at PCC?

marlziehpooh · Dec 3, 2008

Hey I was just wondering what happened to you did you ever get into the program? Right now I am faced with the same situation, I was chosen as an alternate and I wonder if there's still a chance of me getting in. BTW how any people do they accept into their program? and It is not a lottery right?

jae_mc · Dec 20, 2008

Alternates do have a chance to get in; like they said before, some people decide to choose other school so spots open up. When I started the program, we had about 65 students. I think PCC is a lottery, I dunno how they're doing it anymore. But I got in for the semester I wanted without waiting, so I guess it's all on luck and prayer. I know for sure they have entrance exams now, so youre REQUIRED to pass those to actually START the program.

KarmaRene · Jan 6, 2010

i have been accepted to bridge over. someone called me as well and let me know that a space opened up so they called me. i faxed over the letter of intent today. is there anyone on here who is bridging over (lvn-rn)??? or is there anyone who is going into their 3rd semster? how smooth is the program overall and what are the clinical hours like??? just curious.