Pre req's- grossmont vs national university-san diego

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Ok so I have been off and on in community college...taking breaks...having babies, getting married, new jobs, living life. All general ed for my ASN is complete EXCEPT for the pre req's which I have been putting off because...to be honest? They intimidate me! Im going to take chemestry for summer and am so nervous. How hard are the anatomy, physiology, and micrbiology? The only other thing that worries me is that I wont be able to take more than 1 class per semester. I work full time, and have 2 children. It was even hard for me to take algebra & english together...let alone two bio classes. I feel so discouraged but I know that this is what I want... and it's always what I wanted. Another thing is the wait list!!! I know there's not enough staff but it makes it that much harder. I was thinking of going to apply to National University but im scared...I hear it's too fast paced?? But they did tell me there is no "wait list" to start nursing courses...not sure how true that is?? The only other reason why I thought of Grossmont is because they have night & weekends. Im the bread winner in my family so I cant quit my job and I have great benefits for myself, hubby, and children. Im so worried Im not capable of going to nursing school and working full time. Please some encouragement? :bowingpur Has anyone sucessfully finished nursing school & worked full-time???

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Aww I am sorry to hear that SDMamma! I am sure you will get into one real soon!

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Perhaps, since you are already a CNA, you could take other training while you are waiting to get into a program? Mesa College has medical assistant training. There are a few classes that they recommend you take beforehand like pathophysiology. Those pre-reqs and the training are good preparation for nursing school. Couldn't hurt. I did EMT and was extremely glad because my school didn't really go over much of the stuff we learned in EMT class. GHOC also has phlebotomy classes in the fall.

Sorry if this is not what you want. I'm just trying to think of things to do while you are waiting that would empower you to be one terrific nursing student! :D

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GoldenFire - when you initially got your letter from Grossmont saying that you were on the waitlist, how long did they say it would be. I'm an LVN and applied for the RN-LVN program at Grossmont. I just got my letter saying that I was on the waitlist, and that the wait would be aprox 3 years. From what I have been told by other Grossmont students is that the wait is usually much shorter for LVN's. Is that just their general response, and then you end up getting in much faster? Or should I just be prepared to wait a few years. I'm also applying to Southwestern, but am waiting for a letter from my previous employer to submit with my application. Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated. It's so frustrating, b/c I had been accepted into Moorpark College's nursing program to start this past January, but my husband's job moved us down here at the same time. It's so frustrating to start this whole process over again, and the waitlists are so much longer here. Ugh. Anyway - thanks for any insight you or anyone else can offer.

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GoldenFire - when you initially got your letter from Grossmont saying that you were on the waitlist, how long did they say it would be. I'm an LVN and applied for the RN-LVN program at Grossmont. I just got my letter saying that I was on the waitlist, and that the wait would be aprox 3 years. From what I have been told by other Grossmont students is that the wait is usually much shorter for LVN's. Is that just their general response, and then you end up getting in much faster? Or should I just be prepared to wait a few years. I'm also applying to Southwestern, but am waiting for a letter from my previous employer to submit with my application. Any insight you could offer would be greatly appreciated. It's so frustrating, b/c I had been accepted into Moorpark College's nursing program to start this past January, but my husband's job moved us down here at the same time. It's so frustrating to start this whole process over again, and the waitlists are so much longer here. Ugh. Anyway - thanks for any insight you or anyone else can offer.

I am not an LVN, but I am on Grossmonts wait list and for generic entry, my letter said it was 4-5 years :(

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I am not an LVN, but I am on Grossmonts wait list and for generic entry, my letter said it was 4-5 years :(

This is the longest I have heard so far. Before that it was 4 years and before that less. When I first was interested the wait list was 18 months. But since everyone puts their names on several schools wait list, then that cuts the time down. And with more nursing schools opening up here all the time you get in sooner than they tell you. :)

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National left a bad taste in my mouth. The adivsor were pushing, they would not give me any straight answers. It was horrible

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Straight answer regarding the nursing program? I know that the regular academic advisors dont know anything other than the pre-reqs, they have no clue what goes on with the nursing dept.

Also starting September 1st, National University is changing the way they accept students. They will be on a more open point system.

Main differences are:

1) Essay is now proctored (worth 5 pts max)

2) ALL pre-reqs must be completed now in advance + statistics

3) TEAS test instead of Accuplacer

Thats all that I can remember.

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Specializes in Home Health Nurse.

Hey everyone! I am trying to figure out the whole nursing process and had a couple of questions I am hoping you guys can help me with.

1. How do you post new threads on this thing? :)

2. What are the pre-reqs for National University I have a BA in Psychology so I am thinking about attending their Accelerated BSN program.

Thanks guys!

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1) Click "New Thread" in any forum. It is just above the listing of all the topics (left side).

2) Here are the pre-reqs:

English 100

English 101

Anatomy & Physiology I + Lab

Anatomy & Physiology II + Lab

Microbiology + Lab

Sociology 100

Psychology 100 (or Philosophy 100)

Statistics

Information Literacy 260

Communication 200 (now called 103 I think)

And I think that's it. If you did each class back to back and non-stop, it is exactly 13 months total.

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Specializes in Home Health Nurse.

Thanks a lot. I am currently enrolled at the san diego city college. If I take Human Anatomy and Physiology as seperate classes. Will that roll over and count for A&P I and II or can I only take those at National? Thank you for your response.

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Thanks a lot. I am currently enrolled at the san diego city college. If I take Human Anatomy and Physiology as seperate classes. Will that roll over and count for A&P I and II or can I only take those at National? Thank you for your response.

Yes,

You can take Anatomy and Physiology separately, and they will transfer to National. Just make sure that both classes have a lab component or you may have trouble.

Good Luck

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