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Agreed with SoonerBred - we are in the same cohort. I don't know if this helps, but here's my info: Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio GPA: 3.0 TEAS: 93% (99th percentile) No volunteer experience Technician at WGU partner hospital Expired CNA license (expired 2007) I was rejected the first time I applied. My counselor could not give me a solid reason as to why I was rejected but suggested I volunteer more or get my CNA license again. I did not do either of these. I continued to work for a year and did not make any changes to my portfolio. Just as I was getting ready to begin volunteering at a hospital (orientation date ready), I got a call from WGU that I was accepted. This was a year after my initial rejection.

I just wanted to clarify that working at Cedars does not make the acceptance criteria any less strict! I am an employee at CS (SoonerBred, you know me of course). I did not get accepted the first time I applied (October 2013 cohort) nor did I get accepted into the Pasadena cohort which was open early 2014. Took me 3 tries to get in. I also agree about the TEAS score. I scored mid-90s; don't shoot for anything less than 90% minimum. Good luck! :)

I'm here, I'm here! LOL. I'm not on Facebook; I have a fear of the lack of privacy on the internet. Even on here, I'm afraid someone at work might find me and know who I am. I must say though that I'm excited to meet everyone and I wish the time would go by faster so we can all meet, but at the same time, I get butterflies in my stomach thinking about what's to come. I'm nervous that I'll completely flunk bootcamp and not make it to clinicals. I'm nervous that my mentor won't like me, etc.

I also vote for Dale Dubin's book: Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition: Dale Dubin: 9780912912066: Amazon.com: Books Maybe you can find it at your hospital/workplace's library (mine has it). Or perhaps they have other books to check out. :)

Yes, thank you both for clearing things up!

Sorry GeekkeeG, I was not clear. What I meant was that 10 are selected from the start for California. There should only be 10 of us right now (not 12), so no one will be left out unless they willingly drop out.

GeekkeeG, I asked my advisor about the 12 student acceptance and according to him, they accept 12 students everywhere but California. They accept 12 because they anticipate that about 2 students will almost always drop out due to family emergencies or wet feet. However, in California, it's so competitive that they rarely have students willingly drop out. Thus, in California, they choose 10, not 12. I hope this relieves your worry! It made me feel better, that's for sure.

Congrats and good luck to you!

I just wanted to say that I'm excited to meet all 9 from our cohort. :]

I just finished my intake "interview" and I can answer a few of your questions. Our bootcamp will probably take place on the second weekend of October and our testing for that bootcamp is the following weekend! As far as the iTouch, I was told as long as we have any type of smartphone (Apple or Android), we are fine. However, the app we have to purchase is close to $300... Apparently it will be useful for us in our future careers as a resource.

I ❤ nerds, and Dobby.

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, graduated in 2008 Overall GPA: 3.0 GPA in prerequisites: 4.0 TEAS: 93% Expired CNA license (expired 6 years ago!) Currently working at a hospital - clinical but not nursing I hope that helps!

SoonerBredExpat, I was accepted as well! Lil, good luck with OC! I hope you make it, and keep your head up. :)

I will be applying to other schools here in Southern California but most of them have wait lists. I'm also going to try again in 6 months for the next cohort. Your counselor was able to give you the cut-off scores, while mine told me the cut-off scores were "not released" so he could not tell me what part of my application needs to be improved. I want to know so that I can improve my application and he could not help me! I wonder why there's a discrepancy between the counselors. The only thing I can think of is that I am a tech; maybe I need to be an EMT or MA or something to make my application more competitive.

I just got the call. I did not get in. The advisor couldn't even tell me why. He said average scores and grades were not released... Congrats to everyone that got in!

Cyndal, don't give up! Keep trying to get those scores up, you can do it. Yaya, congrats! I still haven't heard back. Maybe I'll get the call within a few days...

I'm surprised they only focused on lead II. It will definitely help you to learn to read other leads, because in some occasions, lead II may not be the best lead (e.g., axis deviation, infarct, etc). You can learn a lot online through a Google search, but if you are looking for a book, my favorite is Rapid Interpretation by Dale Dubin. There are others though. Just find what works best for you! Good luck. :)

I just wanted to update you that it is less than one month before the Pasadena cohort is supposed to start, and I still haven't heard back from my advisor as to whether or not I was accepted. I was supposed to find out by mid-November. Then it was pushed to early December. Then it was pushed to mid-December. Now it's up in the air, according to my advisor. This has been a bit frustrating.

In a nutshell: yes. It's listed on their website as a pre-requisite course. With that being said, I can tell you from my personal experience that GLT1 (issues in behavioral science) was the only course I did not take in college. I did not want to go back to a community college just for one class, so I tested out of it (CLEP). It was challenging but it is doable. I studied for a week, then took the test and passed. It takes 2 weeks for the results to be sent to WGU though. Good luck!

I applied to Pasadena. According to my counselor, the deadline has been extended to November 15, and the start date has been extended to February 1, 2014. The Orange County cohort start date has not been changed. What this means for us Pasadena hopefuls is that we have to wait in anticipation for another month!

Hi! Just like you, I did some A&P with lab on straighterline, and I CLEP'd out of Human Growth and Development. I am applying for the Huntington Memorial cohort (now postponed to February 2014, according to my advisor). I hope we both get in! I am not from out of state so I'm sorry I couldn't be much help to you. I hope you get your answers!