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I wanted to post to this board specifically, because I'd like feedback from nurses that are in the field already. Members on the students board will have a bias opinion about their school too. Please respond if you have ANY feedback regarding Gu...

so.... all today (since i posted earlier), i've been researching different ways to get some experience in the medical field while studying towards a rn. there is a school called [color=#3b5998]gurnick academy of medical arts here in modesto, plus the...

I took the Gurnick (Modesto) entrance exam this morning and passed, so now trying to get a spot in the night program starting next month. I did the FAFSA online and am also waiting for my (proof of) HS diploma to come in the mail... Hopefully fin aid...

I need to compare the requirements to get into CSU Stanislaus BSN against the pre-reqs for ADN at MJC. Because MJC is on the lottery system, I want to make sure I also qualify to apply to Stan State when I'm done w/ the pre-reqs for MJC (or be reeeea...

Hi, all: In the last few months, I've been doing some research on the nursing programs in my area. Students are having some major issues getting into a quality program and the other ones that have space are too pricey w/ some questionable reps. Along...

@mangopeach - Thanks for that... I like to hear things like that. It calms me down. Seriously! Lol. I'm curious... is there anyway that you can tell me, in order, the classes that you took over the 2 yrs.? Like, semester by semester (including if u t...

Yes, you're right and ne of the biggies for me is job security. I'm a single parent and need to always be working. That is one of things that drew me to nursing, other than being interested in medical. So, cali"otter"... that sounds like Monterey. I ...

28??? PA-LEEEEASE! Lol. I'm 39 and have at least 2 yrs. of pre-reqs ahead of me. I'll prob be 45-ish when I graduate). At 28, you're a baby! Wish I would have started when I was your age.

@caliotter - I have this weird underlaying feeling that if I chose something other than getting my RN, I'll regret it. Is that intuition? Lol.

I am in the same boat... trying to calculate how long it takes to get through the pre-reqs. Four sounds right, especially since I have to take ALL of the math, from the beginning (gen. math, beg alg, int alg, statistics). Most of the problem is becau...

Yes, you are both right. True, true... What I'm going to do, is apply for the RT and ADN (at 3 different colleges) and see what happens, if I don't get into anything, I'd have to wait another year and by then I'd be able to also apply for the local B...

Good luck to everyone on their journeys through the maze of nursing school.

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.

Thank you, CuriousMe. I have received so much helpful advice for and against Gurnick from other people on the boards. These two are entertaining as hell. No worries.

You have some serious issues. Lol.

Aw, you two are such sweet women. Give it a rest.

So, students in CA can't attend Excelsior, right?

Wait, did you go to Merritt College first, then Carrington and now Gurnick? Maybe I'm am misreading something. @Joel66, as "Christine2009" mentions there is quite a price difference, however I have heard that Carrington has a LVN-RN bridge too. I kno...

I do have the right to put my opinion of a school and it doesn't matter if you agree or not. Go for it. You're defensive because you're about to enroll there and supposedly have known some grads come out of there. Good for you, good for them. Bravo. ...

Any luck with getting into the Columbia sat. program? I was up there the other day. I was thinking of completing my pre-reqs there, but the drive is pretty long.

I was thinking that too! She should be considered indep. now that she is a parent and unmarried. Her parents' income should not be a consideration at all.

Another testimonial that was posted:

The feedback that I've received (also as a single mom) is to stick it out and get the degree. A LPN route would be good too, but make sure the program doesn't cost tons of $$ and it is through a community college, not a for-profit school (because of ...

I talked to the nurses/faculty at CSU and MJC and ALSO at Memorial Hospital before and after I took the test, so as you can see... I've also done my homework. Yes, it accredited, which I knew before, but so are other programs that also have a questio...

Well, what an interesting couple of posts these were. Guess since you are both on your way to being Gurnick grads, you would lash out. Makes sense. My opinion didn't just magically form once I heard about the $1600. It built up from the start, from t...