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They send out acceptance emails in mid-April. :)

Don't lose hope yet! Last year there was around 150 applicants

Yes everyone in my class got the 15 local points. And I'm not sure what I got on my essays, I never asked. I know they're pretty important though. Two people in my class made it into the program who were on the alternate list.

Staygoldkat, Every person in my class received the 15 points for being a local student. As stated before it can vary year to year though. Good luck

Good luck to you! I'm currently in my second semester in SSU's BSN program. Here are some words of encouragement - there are quite a few of my classmates who scored lower on the TEAS as well as have lower GPAs with some Bs in the prereqs. This year our class compiled data for students wanting to apply to the program. The range of TEAS scores for my class was 84 to 98 (90% average) Our range of GPA was 3.4 to 4.0 (3.7 average). The average amount of Bs in the prereqs was 0.75 (lol). Hope this helps give you a better idea. Feel free to ask any questions about the program that you're curious about!

I know you asked graduates from SSU and I'm just starting... But I figured I would invest and buy my textbooks for nursing school, in case I need them throughout the entire program and beyond. I purchased three of the textbooks used from half.com (maternity for $60, med-surg for $90, nursing diagnosis $25 [part of fundamentals package]) and you would never guess the books were used! No highlighting, and very very minimal wear on the covers. It definitely saved me a ton of money buying them used. For the fundamentals of nursing, I bought that textbook, along with lippincott's drug guide, from the publisher's website (we received an email with a link and a 20% off coupon code) because it was cheaper than all the other websites I usually buy textbooks from. Also, since the fundamentals textbook was purchased new, it came with a CD-rom (we'll see if it's helpful...) I'm usually a book-renter, but for nursing books, I would say buy them. You never know when you might need them in the future for reference. And if you end up not using them, sell them back for $$$!

My overall GPA: 3.94; nursing prerequisite GPA: 4.0

Congratulations! One, for becoming a mother, and two, for getting accepted to nursing school! Those are both very exciting milestones. I can't make a ton of recommendations, as I am also in your shoes (beginning a nursing program this August). However, I would recommend that you get everything done around your house that will get neglected while in nursing school, i.e. cleaning, organizing, car maintenance, doctor/dentist appointments. Because there won't be as much time once you begin! Also, I'm sure you already know this - spend lots of time with your child and your family. They will miss you for the next two years ?Figure out meal plans that you can either cook and freeze to eat for dinner or that you can take to class or clinicals when you're in a rush. Make a budget plan for all the expected expenses that nursing school brings. Maybe refresh on your anatomy and physio. Oh and don't forget to relax. Good luck to you!

I have a friend who's graduating from the program this fall. From what I've heard from her, their clinicals are always in the morning (beginning at ~6am), and can range from any day of the week for each rotation. (i.e. Tuesday/Wednesday for a rotation, then Thursday/Friday, then Saturday/Sunday.) They rotate the days your clinicals are on to make it fair for everyone. First semester textbooks costed her around $600 (used); however, the cost may be different now. The Race Building, where the Nursing department and health sciences classes are located, is a newer building. So I assume they have nice and new equipment. Don't know much else about the program, other than it having a reputation around this area for graduating highly respected and well-prepared nurses. Oh. Also, their scrubs are all white. Hope that helps!

Congrats to everyone who got in! SRJC has a has a great and highly reputable nursing program. You are all very lucky for making the lottery:)

I'm glad that I can help! :) I picked those bridge students from COM's brains about the bridge program because my boyfriend wants to go that route. Basically, your first summer in between your first year and second year, you take an online class through SSU. Then after your second year + graduation you take another summer class, then you enroll in the bridge classes the following fall & spring semesters at SSU. All the classes are online, minus the clinicals which are only one day per week. Every single bridge student I spoke to said they were planning on working as an RN while doing their bridge coursework. One of the bridge students didn't get in to the bridge program the first time applying, but the nursing department saved her application and accepted her for the post-licensure program (which is the same exact thing as the bridge program, minus the one summer of classes in between your first and second year). The cost of the bridge program plus COM is significantly less than the two years at SSU, so that is a great option. Here is a link for the bridge program's academic plan: https://www.sonoma.edu/nursing/pdf/bsn/cpost__cnecm__full-time_academic_program_plan_2013-2014.pdf Interesting about the wages between BSN vs ADN. I checked on indeed.com for salary difference between ADN and BSN in San Francisco, CA, and it says on average ADNs make $90,000 and BSNs make $83,000. That's hard to believe, so I'm just going to go with what I've heard firsthand from nurses that BSNs and ADNs make the same wage starting out. However, there's more room for raises and upward mobility with a BSN. The reason I'm choosing SSU's nursing program over COM is because SSU is 10 minutes from my house (COM is 35 minutes away), it's a BSN in the same amount of time, plus my tuition, fees, and books are completely free for SSU between grants and scholarships. Had I not received all that financial help, SSU wouldn't be an option for me (non-working single parent) as I would never be able to cover all my living expenses with student loans after paying for tuition. Hope this helps some!

Thank goodness you got into your #1! I know two others who applied to SRJC and they both got the same exact e-mail I did, saying that they're "high up" on the alternate list. Which leads me to wonder if they've only notified the rejects/"alternate" list. We have yet to hear from anyone who got accepted, which is uncommon. Maybe they do this to get students to accept seats at other schools before sending out acceptances, so they end up with less students who accept at SRJC, less alternates, and in turn, less re-applicants for the subsequent years. Why else would they wait until June 30th to notify? I wish they would send out an alternate list, or give students an alternate number, so they at least have an idea of whether they should plan on attending SRJC or not. They sure like to string people on until the very end...

Did you check your spam folder? If you didn't hear anything, that must be good news

It was through my personal e-mail

I got an e-mail yesterday evening saying I got rejected/am an alternate. It makes me sad, because I did all my prereqs there and have grown attached to the school. It was my #2 choice nursing program. Thankfully I've already been accepted to SSU's nursing program! I applied to 4 programs, got accepted to 3. So I have no room to complain. Good luck to everyone else!