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  1. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm so jealous, hopefully mine will come tomorrow. Thanks for letting us know it's on the

  2. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was so obnoxious during the application process that I hate to call and bug them lol. Funny story though, I was calling around last week to see where I could get my drug test done and what it was...

  3. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was just browsing CCAC's website and they updated our possible clinical sites (for the better, at least for the Boyce students). Did anyone get a packet

  4. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks for the info, I don't know any current students so it's really nice to hear from someone who has jumped through some of the hoops already. I'm hoping we get out info packets soon, however I...

  5. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Do you like the program so

  6. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    From what I understand they are sending the letters out in waves. On my acceptance letter it stated that if I didn't confirm my seat in writing by the 19th that they would move onto the next person...

  7. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I think you can also look on the red cross website. It's a tad more expensive though. Does anyone know that color scrubs we wear for the CCAC

  8. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I just check the NCLEX rates for CCAC from October 2011 to September 2012 and it was 83%. Here's the website, maybe you have a more updated version, if you do please post it. State Board of

  9. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    This is from the nursing website "Example clinical sites include: Allegheny Valley Hospital, UPMC Braddock, Children’s Hospital, Forbes Health System, Health South Rehabilitation Institute,...

  10. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    That is long, but I'm guessing it's accelerated. Where do you live in Pittsburgh? I'm in southern Butler county. I was thrilled when I looked up the clinical

  11. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I chose CCAC because of the price and the schedule. When I first decided to go to nursing school my first choice was St. Margaret's. I did all of the pre-reqs and the co-reqs for it, but when push...

  12. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I didn't expect it either. I only check my mail every few days, so when someone else posted that they got theirs I ran to the

  13. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I personally would finish it over the summer. I have three small children so I wanted to make sure that I just had nursing courses to take. I'm taking math 108 and ethics this summer, luckily I can...

  14. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Do you have all of your co-reqs done or are you taking some with the nursing

  15. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'd say it's a typo, congrats anyways!! What campus are you going

  16. How many ADN programs are you applying to for Fall 2013?

    carbon86 replied to klkoniec's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just found out that I got into the one and only program I applied to. I am so

  17. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congratulations!!! I just got my acceptance letter to Boyce campus for the fast track program (It was my first choice). I am so relieved the wait is

  18. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I spoke to one of the admission coordinators and it looks like acceptance/rejection letters are going to be sent out next

  19. How many ADN programs are you applying to for Fall 2013?

    carbon86 replied to klkoniec's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CCAC in Pittsburgh

  20. How many ADN programs are you applying to for Fall 2013?

    carbon86 replied to klkoniec's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just one, and I found out yesterday they had over 900 applications for 300 spots. Needless to say I have decided to send out a few more

  21. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Does anyone know how many spots they have between the

  22. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I spoke with someone at the registration office last week who said they had more applications this time than any previous term. Talk about nerve

  23. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You get extra points for A and P 1/2, and micro. An A is .75 a B is .50 and a C is .25. Luckily I have both anatomy's done, I'm taking micro this semester though so I won't get any extra points for...

  24. Should I Even Bother?

    carbon86 replied to steelersgirl86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Admission to the CCAC nursing program is based entirely on you GPA and added points for your sciences. So lets say you are starting with a 3.0, you don't get any points for your English, math, general...

  25. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    carbon86 replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Nursing Rocks! Yea it's crazy stressful, I ended up applying to the Boyce fast track program and am really hoping to get in because it's the most conducive with my life right now, plus being done...