Lavender111

I would check Rio Salado, it's an online community college in AZ that transfers right to ASU.

Hi everyone, I won't be applying until after fall semester but I had a quick question. So basically you all had your class requirements done by last semester (fall 2017) and had to "sit out" a semester in between and then hopefully start in the fall 2018 semester?

Thank you so much for the amazing links, you're awesome :)

Thanks for your response, and no worries, my lab practical is not until Feb. 7th :) Our class begged my professor to show us images instead of use the microscope and surprisingly he agreed, so I'm not as worried now! I will try your flashcard idea, thank you so much! :) At the very least, it is only worth 20 points where as the bone practical is worth 80.

Thank you so much for your help! I agree, histology is incredibly boring to me, hopefully I enjoy the other chapters more!

Thanks for your comment I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling lol! Our instructor also told us he probably wouldn't test us on simple squamous just because it's flat and hard to see. I've only had 2 lab sessions so far, I'm just used to getting subjects straight away. I've had trouble with microscopes since high school, I could never get the darn thing to focus. And every time I look away and look back it seems like the slide looks different. Thanks for the YouTube tip I will look into it!

Thank you, this was helpful! I have trouble locating the basement membrane though - is it the darker area around the bottom of the slide? I was looking for the square shape around the nucleus not at the actual nucleus itself.

Maybe I'm not properly focusing the microscope? I don't really see enough detail to see the square shape of cuboidal or the shape of columnar. I have looked on the web but it doesn't really look that similar to the slides I used in class, and our slides are in black and white and harder to see detail - most slides online are in pink/purple. My text book only has drawings of the tissues not actual slide images. I have only had 2 labs so far and my practical is 2 weeks away so maybe I just need to see more slides and practice more. I have also spoken to my instructor, but he just mentioned the shape once again but it's not really helpful when they look identical to you. I will try and ask again and see if my microscope is correctly focused.

Hi everyone, I'm in A&P right now and we have our first lab practical coming up, and it's on histology. We have to distinguish between simple squamous epithelial, stratified cuboidal, etc. and the pictures in my book and on the PP look different but when I look under the microscope all the slides look the exact same to me Can anyone give me some tips that they used? I feel like I will fail this practical miserably and I'm feeling frustrated Memorization is easy to me but these microscope slides just look identical.

I'm pretty sure they have been bought by them for a while - they are the same people that run DeVry, which is why general classes run through them. So I doubt that anything will be changing :)

Agree totally with Trauma. I highly recommend a community college program. It will be pretty rough taking out a loan for school and paying it back while you get closer to retirement and need money saved up for that and will have no income.

Well, nobody knows anything about who you are as a person or how you handle stress. I and nobody else here has any idea if you would make a good nurse. But anatomy and physiology is a really important class and you will need to know that information throughout nursing school and while working as a nurse. Your grade isn't important but it's important you learn the material so you might want to get studying.

I think only you can answer that for yourself. I would try to become a CNA first because you will deal with a lot of "ick" that way, and build a tolerance. You will constantly deal with poop, vomit, and stress so make sure you can tolerate these things. You don't have to love them, just tolerate them. You could also try to shadow a nurse. I really do not like vomit, in fact, I used to have a phobia of vomiting as a child. But constant exposure has made me more comfortable with it, although at the end of the day nobody likes puke! I'm also quiet, and I don't think you need to be the life of the party. You just need to be able to communicate with patients and make them as comfortable as possible.

The new point system is scary! I have been looking all over the site to see if anyone has posted their score. I graduated high school this year so I don't have the advantage of a previous degree for an extra two points. I worked really hard to get a 4.0 this semester and now everyone who has a 3.6 - 4.0 gets the same amount of points. I guess that helps those who aren't doing as well but it seems like a lot of folks will have the same score and it seems a little unfair, honestly. I have not taken my HESI test yet but I'll most likely hit around 20 points. I don't think that's enough so I'm considering getting a random associate degree I will never use

Yeah definitely! My school has the regular wait list for an associates degree, and the concurrent program is based on your GPA and entrance exam score so there isn't a wait list for that, and it's the cheapest option for your bachelors. I myself hate online school too but the convenience is great for folks who work, have a family, or live far away. There's also Central Arizona College and a few others who do not have wait lists for the associates, but I think you need to be a CNA first and you have to take a P.E. class which is weird, but hey it's one way to get into nursing school! Waiting lists are a pain in the butt - one year for your prerequisite classes, two years on a waiting list, and then two years of a program just for an associates degree when a lot of hospitals prefer BSN nurses? No thanks! Concurrent Enrollment Programs (CEP) | Academic & Student Affairs | Maricopa Community Colleges Here's a link for the program if you wanna check it out! :) Thanks and good luck to you too!

If you mean Grand Canyon, I have heard of people with a 3.5 being accepted so I wouldn't worry too much, your GPA is great. I was planning on applying but they don't accept transfer students anymore Because of that, your chances are probably higher (they have to accept lower scores because less people apply). Good luck, I hope you make it in!

Hey, never give up! I believe in you! If anything, your personal experience with sickness and how you overcame it to become a nurse will be an amazing story to tell at interviews and it shows the extent of your strength and determination. I graduated high school with a D in every single math class and in chemistry and I have a 4.0 in college now. Don't ever let your past dictate your future. Get some experience with being a CNA, make connections at your work place, and take your classes slow and steady. You can always retake classes. And, in my personal opinion, grades don't necessarily show what kind of a nurse you will be. You have real world experience and that is not a bad thing at all. Good luck! We will become nurses! Speak it into existence!

Hi there! I just graduated high school and I'm in my first semester of community college in Arizona. I pay about $4,000 a year and I believe it is not that much more expensive for out of state students in my state so you might want to look into Maricopa Community Colleges. They have a big and respected nursing program and even offer a concurrent enrollment program - you can get your associates and bachelors at the same time. They even have a 100% online school where you could finish your prerequisite classes from Puerto Rico. I'm an immigrant from Ireland but have been living in the States for a long time. Also, I recommend 100% heading to community college instead of the university. The scholarships you can get for doing well at community college are insane. You get $1,000 a semester at Arizona State just for joining an honor society at the community college. Based on my GPA I will get an additional $4,000 a semester so I will almost have a full ride. Another thing to consider is that a lot of community college programs have a waiting list (even up to 2 years long) - everyone wants to be a nurse these days. However, I think the CNA is a GREAT plan! It is really hard to get a nursing job especially in a hospital or specialty without any experience here. It will improve your resume by a lot. I am just signing up for my own CNA classes tomorrow I don't think a gap year is a good idea - prerequisites can take a year or two and everyone I know who took one ended up unmotivated and never went to school. My final advice is to take the semester to do a CNA course and find employment. Most classes are like a month long, so you will have time to get settled before the next semester begins. I think you should work part time and finish your prerequisite classes (especially if you want to do the community college route, some schools have wait lists and some do not) because who wants to sit around for 2 years doing nothing! But trust me, going to community college can save you literally $40,000. Nothing beats that! I had a hard time not going to university because all my friends were having fun at the dorms but I ended up loving my community college (and the price tag). Good luck and I hope this helped!

I think there would have to be other parameters because like you said, so many people could have the same score. A lot of people will get the same points for GPA at the very least. And with the old rubric I saw a lot of people saying they never disclosed the true process for selecting students so it could be the same here. But hey if we get stuck on the waiting list maybe we will be in the same cohort, who knows :) I don't have a previous degree (just graduated high school) so I might have to pick up some random associates degree to be more competitive

I'm only applying for the regular program this semester but hopefully will apply for the concurrent program after summer. How do you feel about the new admissions rubric? And sending lots of luck your way!

I was counting on getting a high GPA to kind of "ensure" a spot for CEP but everyone with a high GPA (3.68-4.0) gets the same points. I assumed the old one was more focused on GPA (3.8 gets in over 3.7) I'm not really a fan of grouping the GPA together although I'm sure it will come in handy for some folks.

Wow say it isn't so! That would suck because I know a lot of people have already been waiting for ages. Kind of takes away the point of CEP if you're stuck based on who came first anyways. Especially with this rubric where a lot of people could potentially have the same points. I might think about trying to apply for the Arizona State program at this rate

I will be applying for the traditional program after the upcoming spring semester and finishing CEP classes during summer. I am already freaking out though! This new rubric scares me honestly. I'm very nervous taking huge tests so I was kinda hoping my GPA would really boost me by getting a 4.0 but if you get the same amount of points for 3.68-4.0 then I guess I'm out of luck there!

Hey guys, I just saw someone posted that Maricopa has changed the grading rubric for the CEP. It seems like HESI scores matter more than ever (but thank the Lord English scores more points than math ) and that GPA is more lenient (you get the same number of points if you have a 3.68 GPA or a 4.0) No more points for the AGEC, 2 points for any degree whether it be associate or bachelor, and no courses in progress as well as only one choice for University (and some have lower GPA requirements than others). I feel like this rubric could leave a lot of people with the same number of points so I wonder how they'll handle that, and that those of us without a prior degree are gonna have to work our tails off. What do you think about it, or does anyone have more information? Here's the link: https://asa.maricopa.edu/sites/default/files/CEPRubric.June_.2017.pdf

I wonder what it is with all these schools not liking transfers. If I have the grades what does it matter More money in my pocket and on to the next I guess.