jennlaVICIOUS

at the health sciences office in the applied arts building. i believe they are currently relocated at the temporary buildings behind CSUB though, where the sheriffs academy is.

"Don't be afraid to say..'I don't know.'"

this SUCKS. keep your heads up, everyone. there's still a chance that things change for the better.

The dean always pushes for as many seats as possible. Our base was 60 students, but I believe we took in 71 total. Back in my pre-req days, the base was 80 students a semester. Students were waiting one or two semesters max. Then budget cuts came ab...

Quick question. There are so many rumors regarding AVC's nursing program, but the most recent I've heard is that they've reduced their base acceptance number for Fall of 2011 to 40 students!! Has anybody else heard about this?? Oh, and regarding cost...

This is true. There are a few students in my class who were literally called two weeks before the program started to see if they wanted to take spots that were reserved for students that didn't follow through.

In my room or the campus library. I really get in the zone in the library though. I especially love hooking up with friends and renting out one of the study rooms our library offers for a few hours. I really have no idea how people are able to study ...

Well, I'm slated to start first semester NEXT WEEK. I turned in my application in December of 2009 and was also given an estimate of 3 semesters. I only waited 2. I realize there will always be a he said/she said type deal when it comes to any progr...

I'm sorry, dear. This is exactly why i packed my bags and left the bay area. colleges were way too impacted when it came to the nursing program. have you thought about working on your transfers and just transferring to San Jose State for their BSN pr...

I always tell high school kids that high school is only hard because YOU make it that way. Looking back, high school SHOULD have been a cake walk, but like you I was more concerned with boys and, well, not going to school. lol I dropped out of high s...

Stay on top of your anatomy, especially physiology. Also, my CC offers a credit/no credit course in dosage calculations and math for nurses. Maybe you can find similar courses in your area. Wouldn't hurt to be ahead of the game once you do start the ...

MY CC's ADN program had a wait of at least 2 semesters, sometimes three. I didn't want to sit around and twiddle my thumbs while I waited to be accepted, so I used that time to work on transfer courses and even managed to receive a degree in Liberal ...

This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

I've asked my family to donate to my first semester of nursing school fund. So note to the wise pre-nursing student, start saving your pennies now!

Antelope Valley = major saturation of nurses. Period. There's like a career/tech school on every block in that area! Not only that, but there isn't much work out there. I've heard that Antelope Valley Hospital has completely phased out their LVN's f...

My school has a similar requirement. I had a friend who did not make the 2.5 and was given a 'challenge form' from the nursing sciences office. He basically challenged their required GPA, gave a reason as to why he was not able to make it, and they w...

Online classes aren't easier per-say, but they do give you some slack to work with as far you schedule works out. It's important to be self disciplined if you decide to take online courses. I've had online classes that required very little work and o...

My counselor actually told me it was suicide to take micro during the summer, but fear not! I did it 2 summers ago and here I am, alive and well. :) The schedule was intense! I was on campus Monday-Thursday for 2 hour lectures and 3 hour labs. Everyt...

In my school anatomy and physiology were two separate classes as well, but one had to complete anatomy before they could take physiology. Anyways, it all depends on you. I am extremely good at memorizing so anatomy was a cake walk for me. It was time...

Eh, it happens. I took anatomy during the spring, microbiology that summer, and then physiology that following fall. I was soooo burned the heck out when it came to bio, but I knew I wanted to get done ASAP! I figure it's a matter of 'keeping your ey...

Jenn + Math = all bad. lol To put it in perspective, my school's nursing program requires the completion of Math 102 (intermediate algebra) to graduate with your ADN. I started in Math 60, then 70, and finally 102. Mind you, 60 and 70 were credit/no ...

Ah, I remember this all to well, but perhaps I had it easier since I started school when my son was about 18 months. Either way, I understand the difficulty of being a mother AND a diligent student. I sympathize with you and am even in awe that you m...

I took stats in a regular classroom setting, but honestly, that class was cake. The actual math is basic. There's just new terminology to learn as well as simple formulas. You also learn how to properly interpret/draw different types of graphs and we...

I took my chemistry class having no previous background in chem and having only completed beginning algebra. I still managed to ace the course and I do not consider myself math savvy at all. The actual math of the course is basic-- multiplying, divid...