Dcccd 2006

lalajenn · Sep 3, 2005

I have noticed from when I first started school and now that I am putting more time and effort into my classes and it shows with my grades! I just wish I was like this when I was younger than maybe it wouldn't have taken 10 years to get my degree!! lol I worked my butt off to get the grades that I have now and I am very proud of them! I see other people who come to classes and they just don't care. They just wanted to get a D or C just to pass the class and that was it. I was determined to get A's. My husband even said that a B would be good but I was like "No it will not. An 'A' is what I am trying to get and my determination did pay off. Maybe I should have listend to my parent's when I was younger about paying more attention in classes! LOL

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2005

Same here! I see myself in those students just wanting a C b/c it transferred.

Now, I want A's! (Now with chem, if I get a C, I will know I tried my best, but I'm still striving for an A!)

I really feel sorry for those students just wanting to pass with a C. ...Only if they knew what we know now!

I have noticed from when I first started school and now that I am putting more time and effort into my classes and it shows with my grades! I just wish I was like this when I was younger than maybe it wouldn't have taken 10 years to get my degree!! lol I worked my butt off to get the grades that I have now and I am very proud of them! I see other people who come to classes and they just don't care. They just wanted to get a D or C just to pass the class and that was it. I was determined to get A's. My husband even said that a B would be good but I was like "No it will not. An 'A' is what I am trying to get and my determination did pay off. Maybe I should have listend to my parent's when I was younger about paying more attention in classes! LOL

TXMOM · Sep 3, 2005

I have noticed from when I first started school and now that I am putting more time and effort into my classes and it shows with my grades! I just wish I was like this when I was younger than maybe it wouldn't have taken 10 years to get my degree!! lol I worked my butt off to get the grades that I have now and I am very proud of them! I see other people who come to classes and they just don't care. They just wanted to get a D or C just to pass the class and that was it. I was determined to get A's. My husband even said that a B would be good but I was like "No it will not. An 'A' is what I am trying to get and my determination did pay off. Maybe I should have listend to my parent's when I was younger about paying more attention in classes! LOL

Me too!! Yeah, it's been 10 years for me too. I guess it took me getting married and having a kiddo to take things seriously.

Doesn't drive you nuts when you see people who just don't care? And the sad part was a lot of them wanted to go to nursing school!!

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 4, 2005

ok, I put a countdown timer on my site! wooohoooooo!

LKG6 · Sep 4, 2005

ok, i put a countdown timer on my site! wooohoooooo!

very handy. :)

[color=#ff0080]there are 42 days until dcccd's spring '05 adn acceptance letters are mailed.good luck to everyone!

though i think it's spring '06.

katie

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 4, 2005

very handy. :)
[color=#ff0080]there are 42 days until dcccd's spring '05 adn acceptance letters are mailed.good luck to everyone!
though i think it's spring '06.
katie

ooops! yep, i'll fix that! lol

momxtres · Sep 4, 2005

Can someone please help me out. I have been meeting people at different dcccd schools who are telling me that they applied to El Centro with a 4.0 and did not get in after several times of trying. Now I thought that the last cut-off for GPA was a 3.77 so are these people not telling the truth or am I missing something?? P.S. Good luck to those who just turned in their applications.

momxtres · Sep 4, 2005

OK..so in my statistics class, 80% are nursing types. I will be willing to bet that no more than 10% of them get A's. In my A&P 2 class, there were 12% A's, in my A&P 1 class, there was one A...MINE.
These classes are weed-out classes just as calculus is a weed-out course in an engineering program.
The cream always rises to the top....just because there are 75% of class members "heading for nursing school" doesn't mean that we have that much to worry about.
The motivated win by persevering....the non-motivated and incapable get left behind.
What is "motivated"? I had a 96.5 (917 out of 950 points) average in my A&P 2 class and was exempt for the final exam. When I walked into class to take the final, I was greeted with "What the HELL are YOU doing here???" by my classmates. When my instructor showed up, she said, "Mike, you don't have to do this." I said that "I paid for this course and if your are giving a test, I'm going to take it." The final grade would replace my lowest test grade for the semester.
I walked out of the final 1 hour later...with 927.5 out of 950 points. It was still an A but it was a higher A ...but I didn't do it for the instructor or for my classmates. I did it for ME. THAT IS MOTIVATION.
Hard-assed old man that I am...that's the realistic point of view.

You go Mike. I missed being exempt from my A&P II final this summer by 21 points but I studied like I needed a 100. My husband thought that I was crazzzy! Thats okay b/c I got my A!!

a_clay · Sep 4, 2005

Put both Fun2care.
Lalajenn is right. They told me the same thing last year at the info session. If you only put one school and you don't get in there, they may call you to offer the other school or they may not. Stack the odds in your favor.
I've dealt with the Health Occupations office before. They can be very 'iffy'.
Put Northlake first and El Centro second since that is really what you want.
I don't know why you are stressing though! With your grades, GPA and as organized as you are, you'll get in way before the rest of us! :rotfl:

I have a 4.0 and I am working on my last prereq. now (A&P 1) and 1 support class. I already have a few other support classes completed. Next semester I am taking A&P 2 and I am thinking about waiting until next semester to apply and go ahead and get Micro out of the way before I start nursing classes. Any suggestions? I hear micro is pretty hard and it's almost certain that I will be working part time during RN school.

TXMOM · Sep 4, 2005

Hi Amy!! Everyone that I've talked to said to get as many support courses as you can out of the way. So, if you're able, I'd go ahead and get Micro done. I have to re take Micro, it's already been over 5 years

a_clay · Sep 4, 2005

They said that they are not Jr/Sr level courses.
The course #s begin w/ 1 or 2, not 3 or 4. lol (1411 & 1412.....& 2313) So, I have to have 6 credit hours of Jr/Sr level electives before going into the RN-BSN program.
BUT.......I guess I really need to concentrate on getting my ADN first! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Fun2care...check into CLEP for Spanish at UTA. My old roommate went to UTA and did CLEP for Spanish and got credit....I'm thinking 6 hours. Check it out...it's just a test and if you pass you get the credit hours.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Sep 4, 2005

If someone has a 4.0 and didn't get in there had to be a reason....maybe they didn't take or pass the NET, maybe their immunizations were not taken care of, didn't have a CPR card, or maybe a physical was not attached.

Either that, or they were just lying. lol

ECC told me that the cut off for Fall '05, as you may have read on an earlier post, was 3.77 with 11 support credits.

Did you just apply? Good luck to you too!

Can someone please help me out. I have been meeting people at different dcccd schools who are telling me that they applied to El Centro with a 4.0 and did not get in after several times of trying. Now I thought that the last cut-off for GPA was a 3.77 so are these people not telling the truth or am I missing something?? P.S. Good luck to those who just turned in their applications.