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Had my first class yesterday and I'm not sure what to think. Most of my fellow students are rude beyond belief (placing cell calls during lab, chatting it up loudly during lecture, etc.). The professor doesn't seem to mind. I get the feeling he ca...

Regarding Gateway's FastTrack LPN program...... Their next start date is Spring 2008. Applications are available starting July 1, 2007. You must have all your prereqs completed prior to applying. Prereqs are: HCC130 (3), HCC145AA (1), and CNA lic...

Whoa! I had no idea Gateway had that large of a program. They're bigger than Mesa CC? Thanks for the stats sonoran. Where did you find them? I'd looked over their site many times looking for the individual breakdown of MCCCD schools and never cou...

Is there any way to get your LPN with the program you're currently in? Here, many of our community colleges have an optional "out" after second semester RN program which will qualify you to take the NCLEX for LPN. If you can get your LPN, the Mari...

Does ASU = Arizona State University? eta: I've not heard of any CLEP test for Micro. Exactly what kind of test are they letting you take? I won't necessarily tell you your advisor misspoke, but in my experience they often misinform students. I'd ...

I took Chem through Rio. Lab kit was mailed to me and there was no lab manual. Instead the syllabus for the Lab portion contained instructions, 2-5 pages for most labs. If you've already received your lab kit, you should be able to log into your cour...

Accelerated programs are tough enough without working on top of it. I don't think what you're proposing can be done, quite honestly. Mind if I chart an alternate plan for you? Get your CNA like you have planned. While doing that, take the prereqs fo...

Thanks! I'm through 1-1/2 A&P lectures and find the professor rather good. I love non-powerpoint instruction!

Also note that for transfer, some colleges require you to complete both A&Ps through the same college to ensure all material got covered.

I took Chem through Rio, so took their standardized exam which followed the lessons and book pretty well.

Got an A in Chem lecture and an A in Chem lab. Yay me!

For the money. Good pay, benefits, and flexibility. Abundance of jobs (something my old career simply does not offer). Gotta support all these kids of mine somehow. Certainly I have interest in the field, but if the pay weren't there I wouldn't go f...

Wait a sec. Six courses for entry into the program doesn't sound right. All that's required is Chem, A&PI, A&PII, Micro, English, and Math. Surely you already took some of that for your LPN? I do know of other schools whose bare bones re...

IMO MCCCD really cuts to the chase when it comes to courses required. There aren't a lot of nonsense courses thrown into their curriculum. Whatever they're asking you to take ----- I can't imagine you'd be exempt from them had you stayed in Michiga...

I find it hard to believe you've not gone on public assistance before now. Unless you're receiving some high dollar child support checks, you'll certainly qualify for it. You should also EASILY qualify for a darn near full ride to school and free ch...

Don't know what their Heart Hospital division is like, but I can concur with a previous poster that Banner Baywood is in pretty bad shape. Their turnover is crazy, they lost a bunch when the Gilbert hospital opened and are anticipating another mass ...

to help prepare me better for A&P. I'd rather avoid taking an actual course due to 1) money and 2) time. Money primarily. I've got about 8 weeks to study on my own before Spring semester starts. Any recommendations for a good textbook? Hopefu...

I already have my A&P book (and have begun going through it and my labs), it's just that it's review section on general biology is rather condensed. Chemistry I have down; just finished up that course. Thanks for the suggestions.

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I never thought there might be cross-over. Good to know.

I'd check the course schedules of the other community colleges and 4-year universitities in his area. Most of ours (in AZ anyway) like to semi-coordinate their offerrings to make for easier transferability of credits.

Overly lax admission criteria may have something to do with a high failure rate. So may the way the nursing program is structured. With more and more students needing to work while attending school, and not enough programs which are offerred on a p...

Good to know! Hopefully I can take a trip that way in the next week or two.

Exact words? In that case I stand even more behind what I said. You are reading waaaaay more into her statement than need be. Not everything is about you, not everything is an attack on you. How do you know her statement wasn't rooted in envy? S...

Is there a separate application process for the MCCCD accelerated program? I was under the impression that was wait list as well. (Not that I'm interested in going accelerated, just curious is all.)