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Congrats zamrn....i will private message you in a bit!

i am sure there will be a spot open from now til the start of nxt semester! many times students apply to different schools and get accepted into both and opt for their first choice which might not be jjc if they get accepted into a 4 yr university! good luck!

hi katie, sorry to hear you didnt get in. your scores are up there. dont forget the average is over all of all accepting applicants. i will tell you tho, not having those two classes completed plays a big part. especially if they are the science ones because they count towards most of the "acceptance points" in the classes completed section . i am more than 100% positive that you will get in once u complete those courses. and dont forget there is also a limited amount of seats and if u opted for evening only then thats another factor. i advise to chose " prefer evening but can do nights" to get a better opportunity . the nxt application is February. not too far from now. i know how u feel to not be accepted. and do not think that ur too old (if i read that correctly) because there are plenty of older students in the program and they still have a good 20yrs of practice after graduation. dont get discouraged. keep at it and try again.

hello again :) first off congrats to those who got in. please don't take it for granted. it is hard enough to get in and even harder to see how many other people didn't. as far as how the program goes. yea, its a lot of work and you must score 80% or above. is it doable YESSS. i think it comes down to how bad you want this! Obviously i am a 1st semester student so i sont know "everything" about the program but i do know that so far everyone has been pretty helpful. helpful is faaaaaaaar from easy so don't think it will be easy in any way unless you're been a nurse in your past life joking! i would like to emphasize tho that you need to get organized asap!!!!!! otherwise it will be a lot harder to do once you're in. please make sure your family/ friends/ babysitters or whoever you live with know that your going to need their help (if possible) having a great support system is great!!! if you don't, don't panic its doable. i see people who are doing it all!! 2) STUDY GROUP!!! get in one asap! 3) red ahead!!!!! you will get ur reading list before class starts. look at allllllllll the files they upload on icampus! read them all. they will refer back to the syllabus and policy book. for those who didn't make it. a big believer of things happen for a reason. i didn't get in til my 3rd time. and i believe i would have failed out had i made it either of the 2 other times. i went in with a good mind set this 3rd time and now I'm in. i believe that i was put in the clinical group that i am in because we were met to cross paths. i was meant to get in for this semester.....dont bum yourself out too much. at least you know what the teas looks like. start studying now. go bk on ati and printout ur score and look at what u lack nd work on it. study from the teas test practice books. it is a little hard to study for a test that u have no idea what's on it but at least look over the practice books. they were made for the test!! i did it and got in new incoming students......nursing is alllll about critical thinking. start looking at some nclex books at the library to get a feel of the wordings....they don't mean to trick you..but its a skill as nurses that we need and it can be tricky.... dont get behind!!!! read and look at PowerPoint BEFORE class....so u know what the instructor is talking about and then u can ask questions.. again congrats and good luck. remember this is a journey not a race you will hear this again in the near future message me anytime ( sometimes i forget to ck in but i look i ck it once on a while!)

I just want to add with last semesters "lowest acceptance score", there were a lot of applicants who declined their spot into the JJC program (due to acceptance into another Nursing Program, or other life events) so what the department did was go down the list and start calling people (in order of their "rank") until all spots were filled up. So those scores aren't much of a refection of how well the last class did.... Just wanted to let you guys know. Those who had a lower score and got an "acceptance call" were the lucky ones and their acceptance wasn't really based on their score but of open seats in the program - and from what I heard it was a rare occurance. Good Luck to you all! (JJC 1st semester student nurse) ALSO!! Along with the whole getting away from the "drama", if you are fortunate you will find life long friends within your groups - but there are always going to be people like that everywhere. I was fortunate enough to be paired up with the most awesome clinical group! We are organized, friendly, helpful, and drama-free. I can't say the same for all the groups though. We even formed a study group, and we collaborate AMAZINGLY!!

to be a traveling nurse, or if i plan to move to a different state in the future don't you need to be licensed in that state as well. is there a different test to take to be licensed in all of U.S?

i wouldn't go from RN to surgical tech. thats a waste of nursing school. there are OR nurses

The class schedule for the day program (on my schedule) are pretty much mon-friday between 7am and 1pm. my classes are pretty much from 8am to about 10/12. Lab Clinicals are scheduled from 7-1pm one day a week. I have one day free during the week because I already have my CNA. And I'm guessing if I didn't i wouldn't have that day free. One class is split up into theory and lab clinical. and each one is split up in two days Monday NURS 150 Theory 8-9:50 Tuesday NURS 150 Clinical Topic 8am - ? not sure what time this class ends either 10 or 12 Wednesday Clinical 7-1pm Thursday NO NURS CLASS Friday NURS 150 Theory 8-9:50 They give you your schedule, you don't pick which class section/time. But they will all be during the day(for day program) or evening ( for night program). There is also an online class aside from these classes. Hope this helps. And good luck. make sure you're studying for that TEAS test.

What class are you taking at your local college , an OR course?

I know what you mean...its the worse part hang in there and good luck!

Its Provena in Joliet. They always have CNA jobs posted on their website...This was my 50th application and I have 2 years of CNA experience. I will take whatever they have to offer lol Its a CNA short stay registry position. Do you know what short stay registry means???

I wasn't even thinking about the celebration part. I just wanted to get in! AND I DID!!! I have yet to celebrate seeing how I am in Micro and Statistics right now. I'm waiting until the semester is over and enjoy my summer before I start my nursing classes in August! I can't wait tho. By the looks of it I'll probably be working all summer. I just got a call for an interview for a CNA hospital position! I've been waiting for this call! Everything is finally falling into place!....Oh Finally all the hard work is paying off!!

Hello!! I've been accepted into the JJC Day Nursing Program for fall '12 !:thankya: I am so excited but also pretty nervous! I looked at the class plan out on JJC's website and seeing how I have all the non-nursing classes completed I have cut down my credits per semester and I'll even have my summers off! I really wish I could take those nursing classes in the summer and be done ALOT quicker!! lol Anyways I'm just trying to see who else has been accepted into the program !!

I got accepted into their day program! :) see some of you soon on April 19th!!!!

I decided that my junior college is a better fit for me right now. Its alot closer and cheaper and ill be closer to my son seeing how nursing school will keep me busy enough as it is. Those extra two hr drives I can spend studying or playing with my son lol. I was starting to look forward to Chamberlain but this is better for me at the moment.best of luck to you! :)

Thank you all for your replies! You all make very good points. I'm going to ask for my$95 application fee for chamverlain to be refunded since I am still within the 10 day refund date. This acceptance couldn't have come are a better time. I have worked my butt off to try to get in! It is a true blessing! And I'm excited to officially call myself a nursing student!

I found out I got in today ! I was shocked and for a second I thought I was reading the wrong email ! All I could see was the word CONGRATULATIONS . But now I am between two school, which are complete opposite of each other. Junior College ADN program and Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN program. Junior college is closer to me, cheaper, has a daycare for my son, and clinical sites are about 5-10 mins away. BUT its a two year ADN program. On the other hand I have Chamberlain which is a BSN in 2 years and four month. ALOT more expensive, were talking about student loans, it is about a good hour and a half away, clinical sites can be even farther away. BUT it is a BSN in about the same time as the ADN......decisions , decisions...

I'm in a bit of a difficult decision right now. I applied to my Junior College for their Nursing Program and just got their acceptance e-mail today for the start of Fall 2012. I was/am also in the process of applying to Chamberlain School of Nursing and I am more than positive if I really concentrate on studying for their entrance exam that i can get in for Summer of 2012. Now heres where the decision gets hard. Both are around the same time length (Junior College 2 years, Chamberlain 2 yrs 4 months) Now at the Junior college it is much more affordable , i want to say less than $15,000 but its for an Associates Degree. On the other hand Chamberlain is going to run me about 50-55,000 for two yrs and 4 months for a BSN. I was already getting into the thought of taking out a student loan and I was ok with that as long as I can get into the Program and finish school. But now seeing how my junior college has accepted me into their program I'm not sure what to do. My Junior college is about 15 mins away, and clinical sites are about 5-10 mins from me. On the other hand Chamberlain is a good hour away and thats with out traffic into the city. Clinical sites for chamberlain could even be farther than that. I would like some input on the difference between an RN with an associates and an RN with a BSN. Obviously a BSN will always look better and I do want to go for my BSN. It would just be a bit longer and less expensive if i go through my junior college first. Also some input on how fast/easy (or not) it is to pay off student loans on a Nurses pay right out of school. I am a single mother of one and would love to be on my own right out of school..... Advice please..

lol Yea i was looking at the cost of doing my associates at the junior college and then going to Chamberlain for their RN to BSN program and it comes out to be (I'm estimating) about 10-12,000 less...but in a little more time than if i went through Chamberlains. I don't know it a real hard decision right now because I was looking forward to going to Chamberlain. I have about a week to think about it, so we'll see!! and i know for a fact that if i focused my time on studying for the HESI then without a doubt I would be able to score over 75% and get into chamberlain this summer. so much thinking to do...

ok sooooooo!!! i just got my acceptance letter for Joliet Junior College Nursing Program! I would start in the fall. So now I'm contemplating on either staying close to home and getting an associates in nursing or following through with Chamberlain and going for my BSN. Pros and Cons: At JJC I would be saving a ton more of money seeing as is it a community college (Might i add I've been waiting a whole 3 admission cycles to get in!!). But it is the same time 2 years at JJC, 2 years 4 months at Chamberlain . JJC is an associates, Chamberlain is a BSN. JJC is 15mins from my house, Chamberlain is and hour and some depending on traffic. JJC has a daycare that I can try to get my son into. Chamberlain does not. Clinical sites for JJC are 5 mins away from my house at St Joes Hospital. Chamberlain would probably be farther away in the Chicagoland are, a lot farther for me..... I do eventually want to get my BSN and 2 yrs 4 months sounds AWESOME for a BSN compared to 2 years for an associates...so now I don't know which is the best choice for me..

To be placed into statistics? I'm taking that right now, I looved math til now. And it doesn't help that its an online statistics course.

Yaaay! Congratulations! !! They already received my application and they said they'll contact me after the holiday wknd for the nxt step....the HESI!

Thanks so much! This helps alot! I'm enrolled at another school as well and I'm so crammed with h.w labs and exams so thank you!!

Good luck to you as well!

Thanks! That kinda helps me out a bit. I've done really good in the math portion of the TEAS its the science and reading/grammar part I'm worried about. I will be studying from the study guide tho, so we'll see :)