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Hi: Congrats on getting accepted as an alternate! I never did hear anything back from them when I was accepted as an alternate. They basically told me that if seats became available, they would contact the alternates in the order that they were picked to see if they wanted to take the vacant seat. COC was the first school that I had been accepted to, so once I was accepted into other schools, I wasn't too worried about COC. Good luck to you and I hope you hear something soon!

Vivasmom: Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for what you said! This is what I keep telling myself but then you start to freak yourself out by all that you read on here. I went back to school in Fall 2007 to complete my 2 year degree and complete my prereqs for nursing school. I did it, getting my AS in Biological and Physical Sciences with honors, all the while working full-time for Disney, being a single mother of two and having a child with a chronic illness that's on chemotherapy medication. I'm not saying that I think nursing school will be a piece of cake, but rather that I'll still be able to have a life and go to school, too; I've been doing it so far! :) Thank you for all of the tips and advice. All of my non-nursing coursework is done so that's good! I'm glad to hear that the teachers are fantastic; that helps so much! Congrats to you for being 3 weeks away from finishing! Good luck with your NCLEX!

Vivasmom: Thanks for your 2-cents! I've just had a good feeling about GCC since I received my acceptance letter so I'm excited about accepting their offer. I'm a little nervous to start for numerous reasons, but I've also worked hard to get here and so I feel that I deserve this opportunity. Has it been hard to get through the program?

Bookwormjoy: I did get into the evening/weekend program at GCC so I guess I'll be seeing you there! What day are yout going to the orientation; 12/2 or 12/4? I see that you're 34 and I'm 32 so it's good that I'll have someone else around my age in school! :) I'm not sure if your theory on whether they give those with good grades a better chance in the lottery or not because I can tell you that from your other post, your GPA and TEAS test result are slightly better than mine. I would call Valley, too because they called me stating that they hadn't heard from me yet regarding the acceptance letter they had sent...and I still haven't received it!

Bookwormjoy: Thanks for your input! Yes, I got accepted into both and also am and alternate at College of the Canyons. It's a tough decision to pick between Valley and Glendale while putting aside all of the personal reasons, like how far they are from my house, how far they are from my work, weekend/evening versus day program, etc. Did you accept Glendale's offer yet?

Hi Everyone: Does anyone have any advice on whether they like Glendale or Valley better for their nursing programs? If you were accepted to both programs and had to choose between the two of them, (not taking into consideration personal issues like how close each school is to where you live, etc.), which one would you choose? Thanks!

I am as well! I guess I'll see you there!

It's nice to meet a fellow night/weekend-er as well! I guess we will get all the answers to our questions at the orientation. Which orientation day are you attending?

Hi: I was accepted for the night/weekend program as well, starting Jan 4th! I turned in my intent form today and did the fingerprint and drug test today as well. I asked them how many people were accepted and there was only 20! Crazy, huh?! I'm so excited! Can't wait to meet all of you that will be doing the night/weekend program as well! Congrats everyone!

I took A&P together and I think it helped me to understand better since I was learning the location part (Anatomy) and the how it works part (Physiology) together. I think that whether you take them together or separately depends on how your brain works and what will make the subjects easier for you to learn and get a good grade on. This is just my two cents though! Good luck!

Thanks! I will take a look at them and see what they say!

Hi Everyone: Does anyone have any input/opinions about any of the following community colleges in Southern California: College of the Canyons - Valencia Antelope Valley Community College - Lancaster Pasadena City College - Pasadena Pierce Community College - Woodland Hilss Valley Community College - Van Nuys Glendale Community College - Glendale I'm basically curious as to people's experiences and opinions as to how their nursing programs are and how well they prepared them for taking the NCLEX and for their career. Thanks, Marisa

Thanks for the suggestion. I looked into that and it would help some, but not a lot. Until I quit work, my income is too great to qualify when one looks at the numbers on paper. I'll keep my fingers crossed! Good luck to you, as well!

Hi Everyone: I was just wondering if there are any other single moms out there attempting to apply to nursing school in 2009? I'm asking because I am trying to find every possible way of getting money for my children and I to live off of so I don't have to work while being in the nursing program. Besides financial aid, what other options are there? I cannot get student loans because my credit is bed as I'm divorced and everything was a mess from that. I don't received child support so there isn't even any additional money from that end to help. As it is, I have to figure out what I'm going to do for health insurance as I carry it now with my employer but my daughter has a chronic illness of which she's on chemo and streroid drugs for. Any suggestions? Thanks!