BenJammn

Depending on what you have completed like anat. physio chem, math english, NU requires these as well: Biostats, Cultural Comm., Information Literacy (dumb class), & Spanish in the work place.

Ha! I'm graduating with you, man nurse. We're wrapping up NSG440 and I failed the stupid ATI comprehensive. Repeating it this march... See you in May!

^ True. I got a B in Micro, C in Anatomy (repeated it, first time got an F), B in Physio (repeated, first time got a C), and B in Chem 100. Did okay on the TEAS (74%), and a great essay, though I don't know how they graded it. Completed the NU requirements like NSG 322, research writing etc and applied for Cohort 25 LVN-BSN that started Jan. 2011. I'm scheduled to finish this March... and let me tell you.. it's been a roller-coaster ride. NU's passing rate for the 2010/2011 was 75% on the NCLEX first time attempt. Looked it up on CA.gov, so to improve their scores they stepped up their ATI testing standards summer of 2011. The program suddenly become significantly harder as you couldn't pass the class unless you passed the ATI exam. At the end of the program you take a Comprehensive ATI predictor and if you don't end up passing that bad-boy you fail the program. Wasn't like that in twenty-ten... I just took the Comprehensive last fri. and failed it. Thankfully I can retake the exam!

What toxxic said. You have to have a certain amount of classes complete in order to sit for the NCLEX. Although the classes are limited to something like MedSurg II, Psych, Leadership and Pharm, nursing programs spread the curriculum apart where Leadership is your last class, and other courses fill the gap for the undergraduate electives required for the BSN degree such as Health Assessment, Research etc. Why don't they just put the classes in order so you can just take the exam? Because they would lose money as students would enter the program, take the minimum classes required and sit for the NCLEX. The entire program is set up so you'll pass the NCLEX the first time, by just taking the minimum course work, your chances of passing the boards the first time are slime (so they say...), if so, your failure on the boards reflects the school. If enough people fail the board the BRN will investigate and require the school to increase their passing rate. If they don't bump the numbers, the program can be shut down. It's all a big circle.

All nursing school's in CA are on a point/lottery system now. The wait list went down the drain in 2010, right when I was applying. B/c the state was funding the public school systems they decided to change it to a point system as school's were apparently pumping out unsuccessful students simply because they were on a list. Either way, both systems suck. Now you really better have awesome grades or else you will not be picked. Basically everyone is thrown into a pot and the school chooses the students w/ the most points. The point system has been used by several Universities, SDSU to name one, but now they all do it in CA.

Your local school's are the cheapest route, they're only harder to get into. I'm doing a bridge program at National University and have to say the quality of education isn't the best, nor is the price, but it's wicked fast. zero to hero in 15months.

Congratulations everyone who made it to the cohorts! I was wondering what kind of scores did you get on your TEAS exams? And did any of you get into the January 2011 cohort for LVN to BSN? Just wanted some encouragement here... Thanks!