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Our campus is aged & we don't have the fanciest equipment here. However, the quality of education we receive is great. There is a high NCLEX pass rate and we have a good reputation within our community. Personally, I would never pay (or advise someone to pay) Kaplan or Concorde 40,000 to obtain an LVN license. If I were you I would apply for the LVN program at GHOC, get my CNA certification and some pre-requisites at a community college done while I wait. The pre-requisites aren't a waste of time because every RN program requires them. (If you ever decide to go to a private school for your RN, completing the pre reqs will save you alot of $$) GHOC has a pretty good CNA program. It's less than 200 dollars too. If you're under 26 Job Corps in Imperial Beach offers free CNA classes. San Ysidro Adult School also has some cheap or free programs. One year truly flies by. I am set to graduate in a few months and have no regrets. Good luck on your search!

No problem. To be honest, math is not my strongest subject as well. I remember spending nights at Barnes and Nobles studying for it my sophomore year. A private tutor may help brush up your math skills. You were only 2 points away from passing the test, I'm sure with more practice, you can do it. If nursing is what you really want to do, fight for it! You're still very young. Don't give up on the dream because you feel like it's too hard. There will be challenged along the way but at the end it'll be worth it if you love what you do. I'm taking a CNA class right now and the majority of my classmates are in their late 30's or 40's. The college classes should be able to help you out with math. Youtube can help you out with math if you're more of a visual learner. Anyhow, best of luck and hang on !

That's a wonderful story. Congratulations! I got the acceptance letter that day as well. I can't wait to meet everyone in the cohort :)

I don't mean to be rude or anything, you really need to get to the bottom of why you cannot pass the CAHSEE. If it's not due to pure laziness, you should be tested for conditions that impair your ability to learn. Nursing is tough.. if you can't pass the Cahsee there is no way you could pass the TEAS nursing entrance exam, which is the pre-requisite for most legit nursing programs. Here in CA, some programs require you to be CNA certified in order to get into a LVN or RN program. CNA's work with the geriatric population the majority of the time. If you would like to work in the hospital, many require you to have at least 1 year of CNA experience. In general here is my advice: Forget the GED. Pursue your high school diploma. Volunteer at a hospital and become a CNA. Being a CNA is not a glamorous job by all means but you will be able to work side by side LVN's and RN's and get first hand experience. There are no more waiting lists in California for nursing schools. It's all strictly grades and points. Oh, I forgot to mention. Don't get suckered into a private school if you want to become a CNA. It may seem faster and shorter but paying upwards of 6 grand is not worth it. (To me anyways). Most private schools are not nationally accredited anyhow. If you can do well in your studies, go to college, finish your nursing pre-requisites and go straight for your BSN in nursing. RN's make the most money out of the jobs you have listed. Having a Bachelor's in nursing will give you an edge over someone who does not have one in the long run. However, if you are in a time constraint and just want to get out into the work force right away, I would suggest becoming an LVN and then bridging. Hope this helps. Definitely get a math tutor.. the TEAS nursing entrance exam is full of fractions and divisions.

Letters were sent out the first week of April :)

Hi, I applied to the program at GOHC and learned that I got accepted this month. I'll be in cohort 60. Orientation is in July so I guess I'll have to figure it out xD

So I'm in a complete rut right now.. I received a D in anatomy the first time, repeated it and got a C the second time. Since SDSU only allows you to repeat a course if you have a C-, I requested a C-. Here's the bad part; I've looked into a lot of nursing school programs in CA and most won't accept anything lower than a C AND won't accept the new grade if you've repeated it once before. I was planning on repeating anatomy for the third time to get a better grade.. but it seems like all efforts will be wasted considering school's won't accept the grade if you repeated it more than once. I wanted to become an RN. I'm beginning to think that asking for a C- in order to repeat the course was completely idiotic. What should I do? I'm beginning to lose hope in getting into nursing schools