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I did send a Thank You card the same day, but they made their decision that afternoon and I received my rejection e-mail before lunch the next day. So my Thank You card was not taken into consideration. Activity #1 - 1-2 minute introduction of self, your experience, one asset you could bring to the job and a time you gave good customer service. Activity #2 - Interview your neighbor and then sell them to the panel as why they should hire them. Activity #3 - Draw a situational question from a hat, read it aloud to the group and explain how you'd handle it.

I was recently selected to interview for a SoCal Kaiser's New Grad Program. When I arrived for the interview I learned it was a group interview. There were only 14 of us for 6 slots. We did 3 activities before a 3-person panel. I felt this approach didn't allow the interviewers the opportunity to really get to know me and what I could truly bring to the position, and what an asset I'd be to them. I felt the experience was a total waste of my time. I thought it was also unfair that some of the candidates had attended in the past and knew what to expect, resulting in their responses being reheorificed. While those of us there for the first time had to go off the cuff. I felt this was a poor way to interview professionals for six-figure positions. I would have expected better from KP. Very disappointed.

RN 134 meets on Fridays.

Sorry, 119 was new this Spring, we (current students) don't know what it entailed.

LATTC's Nursing program is no joke! It's probably the HARDEST RN program in the LACCD district and most likely the hardest program offered at LATTC. However it's one of the most respected by hospitals in LA county, due to their reputation for a rigorous curriculum. If you want 'easy' I suggest LACC or Southwest, they have a greater retention rate, with more students getting through the program on the first attempt, but finding work afterwards may be harder. The current graduating class has only 3 students who made it though the program on their first attempt, the rest had to repeat something along the way (Med-Surg I, Med-Surg II & OB have the most retakers). If you're ESL it's going to be tough, they are very hard on students who can't speak English proficiently and clearly. I lost half my class in the first semester, mostly due to language issues, a few failed, and as Buspar said, if you fail ANY class in the first semester you're not able to get in at any other LACCD school's nursing program. If you didn't get A's or high B's in your science prerequisites for the RN program you're going to have a hard time, they often refer back to them and if you're not proficient in A&P, Micro and Chem, you're going to be lost, make sure you know your systems and how they function. I feel the minimum requirement for the TEAS V being only 62% sets students up for failure, just because you passed the TEAS doesn't mean you're going to succeed in the program, but that's a state requirement, not the schools. Also in nursing school the grading scale is modified - A 92%, B 85% & C 75% - anything less is a fail. Also, nursing classes are not 1000 pt classes like your Micro/A&P/Chem classes, most are between 200-300 pts, so every point counts. I know a number of students who failed by 1 or 2 pts, and the teachers won't budge on that, so you need to study - A LOT! You will not have a social life, you will hear that over and over during orientation, and most students don't take it seriously, and eight weeks later they are gone or crying to the director who will simply say, 'Too bad'. This school only wants to put the best candidates into the field, students they are confidant will be safe in a hospital setting, so although they won't mollycoddle you, they will do what they can to help guide you along the way, but you have to go the extra mile and read on your own, if you don't know something look it up or ask the professor for clarification, keep your study groups small Utilize your resources - you pay for ATI, so use it. Most of the textbooks come with CD's with sample questions, use them! Also, all the computers in the nursing AV lab have NCLEX 4000 on them, take some tests that cover what you're doing in your classes and READ THE RATIONALE, just knowing the answer won't do you much good, you need to know WHY it's the right answer and in which situations the other answers would be right. If you are a shy wall flower who sits in the back row and hopes to not be noticed you will not do well here. You need to speak up, be active in class and show the instructors you want to be a nurse and want to learn, otherwise you will get pushed out of the program. I hope my rant was helpful, if you have any further questions or want clarification let me know.

My class was halved the first semester too. I think most didn't know what they were in for, but if you're ESL, good luck, they are very hard on students who don't speak English proficiently. Also I heard the current graduating class has only 3 individuals who made it through the entire program on the first try, not sure the total number of students graduating. For last Spring it was 9 out of 21 who did it on the first try. When I've talked to people at LACC and Southwest they have a lot more students making it through the first time. I think that says something.

At Buspar, I am starting the second semester at LATTC and soon you will be gone, but I wanted your advice on how to handle the 'gate keepers' of third semester?