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Love them! Im only a student but its part of our uniform and I think they're amazing. Not sure of the brand.

Congratulations first of all! First semester is really hard and stressful with all the skills alone your needing to learn. It does get better! I think because it goes deeper into the patho and gets more interesting. When it comes to studying, use different routes. Videos, study groups, books and notes, even relistening to lecture if you have the time. I would also recommend that when your confident with what you've studied, do some nclex style questions. That will really help you understand the "type" of questions you'll be answering. Is a totally different way of learning. Good luck!

Although I agree totally about the workload, I feel like the Youtube videos really helped to visualize and breakdown concepts making them easier to understand. I would work them into your studying.

There are a bunch of Youtube videos that really help understanding concepts. Simple nursing and khan academy are two really great ones.

Congratulations! That's really great to hear. I expect it to be difficult and like you said I am fine with that but the idea that I would get to the finish line all to be held back bothers me. I guess the important thing is that you have heard from hospitals that they like the students chaffey turns out so that is a huge plus. Maybe I will have to look further into it. I AM going to apply there because I have been a student there since spring of 09 so I am very familiar with the campus but I do intend to apply anywhere else I can. However, I will be done with micro come Fall of this year so I can't apply until Spring of 2012. I even looked into VVC but they now want students who are applying to their program to have 24 units from that college! I guess it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't already have everything completed here at Chaffey. And Mt Sac I think isn't even accepting applications until either Fall of 2012 of Spring of 2013! It's really crazy how difficult it is to get into these programs. Keep me posted as to which school you decide to go to. I will be interested to hear how it's going :)

Kennedy's Mommy, have you heard similar comments??

Hello everyone. I have recently heard that Chaffey College's Nursing Program does not have a high rate of completion or graduation. I was told that they tend to find any reason toward the last semester to not pass the student. I was very shocked to hear these comments about a school that I have always heard such good things about. I know it is not an easy program but still to hear these kinds of comments can be disheartening. Has anyone else heard things like this about Chaffey's program? Thanks!

And congratulations to you also!!! It must feel great to be selected the first time. I can only imagine how frustrating it is having to reapply.

Well that sounds encouraging!! I have 47 credits so far at Chaffey without having taken Micro yet. I too live in the district which I do know that they prefer someone who lives close enough to be able to make it to class on time. Thank you so much for responding! :)

Did you have all of your classes complete? Meaning not just your pre-req's but all the other required classes to earn your AA. Have you been going to Chaffey or were you taking classes elsewhere? If you have been attending Chaffey who was your Micro instructor? Sorry for so many questions i'm just curious about others who are going thru the same process as me. I only have Micro left to do and that's why I will be applying in Spring. Congratulations again and I hope you really enjoy the program ! I have heard stories of how hard it is, even one where the student dropped out in the 3rd semester!! which I thought was crazy cause your almost done.

Congratulations to all who has been accepted to Chaffey"s nursing program!! Yayyy!! I am looking to apply Spring 2012. Did you find it difficult to get accepted?? I plan to apply to a few different programs but I would really like to attend Chaffey's. Any advice?? Thanks!

Thank you Leslie this helps! Melanie

Hi there! I too have looked into this school and was about to enroll when the idea of having to pay that much money back made me sick to my stomach, LOL, so I decided to keep on doing what I am doing and hope for the best. But what I have heard from some of the sudents there is that it is a good school with great teachers. One student said that passing the NCLEX for her was super easy compared to the classes she had to take. If you did go to a Cal State for a bachelors I think you would still be getting by with half the tuition costs of what West Coast would charge you. Good luck whichever route you decide to take!

Thank you sooo much for the info! It's exactly what i've been needing to know :). One other thing I have been reading and not really understanding is the 'points'. I have heard some of these programs are based on a point system which I am not familiar with. Any input on that??

Thank you so much!! I'm wondering if some more obscure colleges would be a better bet to apply to. I know the typical RCC, Mt Sac, VVC, Citrus. Are there any others you can offer up??