ChanelCinq

Yes they did change this. I had a friend that had a really bad GPA from her first Bachelors. She applied the exact year they changed it which was in 2012 I believe. She had like a 2.40 GPA and they did not let her in. That is after she already started the process when the GPA was 2.0 and above. They were getting so many applicants they decided by upping the GPA a tad it would cut out some people. You figure that most second Bachelor degree programs you must have a 3.0 or higher so 2.5 is still low.

I would call the National League of Nursing on Monday. Ask them directly. Don't believe what the school tells you as they are only looking out for themselves. I am sure things will be clarified more and more each day. Here is an SF Gate article that mentions what I was talking about: http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/City-College-s-accreditation-loss-stuns-students-4646404.php Yes it is just SF Gate but as the days go on I am sure there will be more and more published about this. Yeah I know how you feel about waiting forever to get accepted and then getting this news. But think about it. Do you really want to chance it. There is a reason I know 5 people starting at CCSF in the fall. I think a lot of people didn't apply because of the situation so it was a lot easier to get in then in past years. It is better to find out about it now before you start then after you are in the program. And this has been going on with CCSF for years. They are not going to pull out of this in 12 months. It is not going to happen. Even if you think there is some way they may be able to pull out of it do you want to chance it? I would call the NLN on Monday and ask them directly what this means.

My professor who used to teach at CCSF said that anyone in a program prior to July 31st 2013 (this year) will be able to complete it and the credits will be transferable. However, anyone starting a new program as of August 1, 2013 (this year) may be able to finish the program however the credits will not will NOT be transferable. So if you plan to get your BSN or Masters the credits will not count. I would NOT be starting this program in the fall. I think the gamble that the school will get their act together is a huge gamble. THey had a year already to fix the 14 things they needed to fix. In that year they fixed 2 of the 14. There are still 12 items they have not fixed. You think if they only fixed 2 in a year that in another year they will fix the additional 12. The school is doomed. They can appeal. But they had been warned many times over the past several years that they needed to fix stuff or this will happen. They brushed it off and it is happening. It will be sad but San Francisco will not have a community college.

There are pros and cons with both schools. I had a friend that started at UMET and ended up leaving. SHe started in Jan of last year and was really the only accelerated student so they kept canceling her classes because of enrollment. I think if you start in August there are usually about 8 or more people and they will not cancel classes for that number. She did have to take classes like microbiology in Spanish. I don't think there is anyone in that program at UMET that doesn't speak a least a little SPanish. They take only two classes at a time because they are 8 weeks long. They are called bimesters. AT La Inter they are 12 weeks and called trimesters but in the STates we call 12 week sessions quarters. So my friend at UMET had the same teacher for both of her classes. And she really didn't like the teacher. So that kind of sucked. And the teacher had also taught at La Inter. Anyway I don't want to knock it because what I know comes from her and she was not happy but I know there is a poster here that is very happy with UMET but she also does speak Spanish. The class sizes are small and they have brand new equipment. La Inter equipment in the labs is a joke. And there are so many people that classes would never be cancelled at La Inter instead they would add another section. THis is not a good thing because it means scrambling to find a teacher and usually no class for a week or so until they find one. Get used to this. It happens. it would NEVER happen in the states but it happens in PR. I hear from my friends there that things are getting better and the quality of instruction is getting better. So that is good. But it will be a sloooow process.

My gripe with the scrubs is the guys get any old white scrubs and we have these striped hospital green ones. I did a CNA course last summer to help get me into nursing school because some CA state schools give brownie points for those things. Anyway, we had to buy a certain color but we could buy and brand and some brands are way more flattering to the figure than others. With our hospital green scrubs they are made by this Uniform company and we are stuck with this one brand. But I am over it. There are much more important things to worry about. Yeah a titer would be fine. If you just got it recently there would be no reason to get it again so you would do a titer. If you had the Hep B series in the past I don't know if you need it again. I don't know if it is a 10 year immunity vaccine like MMR or if it is for life.

OK I am going to just keep my mouth shut on this one because I think I am confusing everyone and what I have in my head may not be what really will happen. So if a former grad could chime in and straighten me out please do so. Thanks! Nope I know it is not you Mike unless your real name is something like Stuart or Stephan or something like that. E was talking about some surfer from CA that had a first name that started with an “S.”

Oh no not everything. 60 USD was for the stethoscope, the blood pressure cuff, the penlight, the weird scissors we need, and some other stuff. It was the whole kit. The uniform was 40 for the set. The patch cost 1.60 to sew it on but I am not sure the actual coast of the patch. And I bought cute Mary Jane style nursing shoes with a little buckle. They are the cutest nursing shoes I have ever seen though I am not yet an expert on this kind of stuff. Sorry don't mean to keep hashing this out. What I said was... Because the RN is different from the LVN. So yes after pediatrics we can take the NCLEX for the LVN/LPN/ADN. But that exam is way more limited than the RN exam. There are a lot less things one can do with only the LVN and it is a lot harder to find a job with the only the LVN. Many hospitals are completely phasing it out. None of us can take the NCLEX for the RN until we are completely finished with the program. I don't think so mister. I spend a very long time getting all my previous degrees. Keep your white uniform. Hey at least we don't have to worry about stains on our green striped ones that will hide a lot. By the way nauhjat what does your name mean? It looks Indian to me? By the way are you the Persian surfer from CA that met with Eduardo recently?

MMR (Measels, Mumps, and Rubela) is an easy one. I thought I had it but I was going to volunteer at Stanford. Stanford has a huge laundry list of things you have to do before you can volunteer (like I am sure all hospitals do). The employment clinic took blood for titers and found I no longer had the immunity for MMR so she gave me another shot that will be good for 10 years. Hep B is the one that is 3 shots over 6 months so you want to start it right away. I don't remember if she said anything about Hep B since I am almost done with it. I know it was written down but I don't remember if she went into specifics. Misty when they mention the health cert "Y" and her support staff kept stating we can get it anywhere. Do you have any recommendations of where to go. To we just wander into some clinic? I wish some of these things were a bit more streamlined. Like it would be nice if they worked with a particular doctor right by campus and then if you wanted to you could go somewhere else. I went and got my uniform and patch yesterday and finding the place was not completely obvious. Why don't they sell the uniforms at school. Then I still need to get my name tag but the girl at the uniform store said if I didn't have a car it was going to be very hard for me to get the name tag relying on public transport. By the way girls you can get your uniform at one place. It is called University Fashion Center at the intersection of Braumbaugh and Robles. If you take the Tren Urban you exit at the Rio Piedras station. While still in the station follow the signs to exit the station at Calle Robles. Then once you exit the station take the street to your left and walk one very short block and you will see the uniform place. They sell the uniform, the patches, and even the stethoscope kit you need. It was 60 buck and I am sure I could get it online for cheaper but it just seemed easier to get it all there. By the way they will sew the patch on your uniform for 1.60. I certainly didn't pass up that opportunity. Guys you can go to any uniform store and get any white scrubs. I am so jealous!

I don't know but "Y" said only some clinicals require it. She said we do not have to get it in advance. I was under the impression if the hospital requires it for clinicals that they will do the testing. I could be wrong about that. But I know she said it is definitely something we do not have to do in advance.

Below is the 6 timester schedule for those students on the accelerated track: Trimester 1: August - October (10 credit hours) Basic Principles & Concepts of Nursing Fundamentals of Nursing Practice of Fundamentals of Nursing Pharmacologic Aspects Trimester 2: November - February (13 credit hours) Fundamentals of Psychosocial of Care 1 Practice of Psychosocial Care (lab) Fundamentals of Adult Care 1 Practice of Adult Care 1 Trimester 3: March - May (13 credit hours) Fundamentals of Maternal Neonatal Practice of Maternal-Neonatal Fundamentals of Adult Care 2 Practice of Adult Care 2 (lab) Trimester 4: August - October (15 credit hours) Fundamentals of Pediatric Care Practice of Pediatric Care (lab) Dimensions of Professional Practice Health Assessment Introduction to Nursing Research Trimester 5: November - February (9 credit hours) Intervention in Psychosocial Transaction Professional Intervention in Life Cycle Integrated Practice 1 (lab) Trimester 6: March - May (12 credit hours) Family and Community Care Integrated Practice 2 Integrated Workshop We also have to take Historical Process of Puerto Rico and The Christian Faith. Since our first trimester we are only scheduled with 10 units most people are taking Christian Faith. I am taking beginning Spanish because I was a Religious studies minor at my Catholic University so don't need the Christian Faith. Also, Historical Process of Puerto Rico is not offered in the August trimester. By the way the first clinical is Practice of Fundamentals of Nursing which the non-accelerated track take in trimester 2. So it appears that the non-accelerated students start clinicals just one trimester later. Therefore the uniforms and police certificate, and shots are not needed until November for the non-accelerated students. We got a lot of info in orientation. It was 2.5 hours and then even more time to register. So if you guys have more questions, ask away. Oh and it was way more organized than I ever could have imagined which made me feel a lot better. I really think the hardest part is just getting in.

Yes this is true. Both the accelerated and non-accelerated group can take the NCLEX for the AND/LVN/LPN (what ever you call it in your state) after pediatrics. As I posted previously

You cannot take the NCLEX for your RN until you are finished with the program. However all students can take the LVN/LPN/ADN (every part of the country calls it something different) after you have finished pediatrics. ******* told us this yesterday. So for the accelerated program this will be after the August to October trimester of 2011 which is trimester number 4. FOr the regular program this will be after trimester number 5 so it will be after Feb 2012. So I must be wrong about no clinicals the first year for accelerated. I just know that in the accelerated program we start clinicals the very first day of school. Then Yolanda said that if you are not in the accelerated program you would not need your uniform, police report, and other stuff right away. I don't know when the non accelerated people start clinicals.

Yes they said some hospitals will accept the copy of the police report. Other schools want the original and will not accept the copy. The cost 1.50 each so I am probably going to get at least a half a dozen to be safe. She rattled off a bunch of different hospitals where clinicals will be held but none of the hospitals meant anything to me. Those of us that are in the accelerated program start clinicals August 2nd the day school starts. So we have to make sure we have everything like police certificates and uniforms and all the rest. Those of you that are not in the accelerated program have another year to get that stuff.

A dorm? Are you planning to live there the whole year? Can I ask how much that will cost per month? I'll have to post more later when I have details in front of me about orientation. It has been a loooong day and I had 5 hours sleep last night. It seemed everyone at orientation was a bit tired today. After orientation labsrock and I spent the rest of the day translating the rental contract, making copies of the rental contract getting keys made, and getting the grand tour of the neighborhood while out new landloard showed us ever nook and crany. Wanda was awesome but it was a long day. We were with her over 7 hours today which was a lot. So you can get the health cert literally from any doctor anywhere. The police certificate you can get at the station next to Plaza Las Americas and they cost 1.50 cents each and it was suggested to have several of the originals on hand because you will need them for clinicals. We registered for classes today and I signed up for all the suggested 1st trimester classes on the accelerated track plus a beginning Spanish class. ;-) The orientation was presented by the director. It was way more organized than I ever could have imagined and it went smooth except it was 2.5 hours which was a bit long. Then actually going to register was at least another hour so it was an ordeal. It was a very productive day between orientation and registration and signing a lease and writing a check for a deposit. I clocked out apartment and it is 1/2 a kilometer or 1/3 of a mile from school. I think I will bike it. Anyway I am whipped and heading off to bed. When I have more energy and the the papers in front of me I can provide more info like the adress to purchase the uniforms or the exact classes we were instructed to register for. Oh and it is very clear that if you have a Bachelors degree you will be doing the accelerated program.

I looked at 3 places that were all 2 bedroom, 1 bath. One was 775 and the other 2 were 750. They are a little more expensive than what we were budgeting but they are 1/4 mile from the school and really nice. "E" said I would find places this nice anywhere else.