CrownCity
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I'm in my sophomore semester and clinicals are different for each group/semester. I was at St. Luke's South on the Surgical Care Unit last semester and it was booooooring. We only had 7 clinical days all semester, mine were Thursdays but each group is different. There were no weekend clinicals last semester for us (I'm in a day class). Some people were at St. Mary's and Village Shalom. I don't remember if there were any other hospitals, but there were lots of nursing homes. This semester I as at Research for mental health (10 clinical days total, mine were Saturday/Sunday) and Truman for OB (10 days total, I'm Monday/Wednesday). Some groups were lucky and didn't get weekend clinicals. My OB clinical on Wednesday is until 8:30pm- I have lecture from 8:30am to 10:30am and then go to clinical. Again, not all groups are like that. Get your books whenever but honestly, pre-reading isn't likely to be of much benefit. Our Funds instructor covered parts of chapters and emphasized key points. If anything, practice med terminology and med calculations. They'll tell you what to focus on for exams. I read half of my mental health book over the summer and it was a total waste of time.
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You are very welcome! I like the program, but I'm also very "go with the flow", so if you value organization, it's going to take some adjusting. I LOVED my instructors, and I did very well in both classes (A's in both), but sometimes it was difficult to keep up with the changing info. I've heard that the second semester professors are very organized, so that's good. Just roll with whatever they throw at you and you'll be okay. We'll see how things go next semester- I just plugged all of my info into my calendar and it's going to be a wild 16 weeks!
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Yes, just the 3 requirements to apply, however, it is highly recommended that you get all of them completed before applying. The first semester courses aren't bad, but the second is a nightmare. I can't imagine taking anything on top of the load I'm about to carry- and I don't work and my kids are in school full time. I know nothing about being able to test for LPN while in the program. I believe you can take the CNA test after the first semester. I'm in the day program, but I believe the night classes start around 5:30pm and clinicals are on the weekends. However, I have night and weekend clinicals this semester despite being in the day program. Only a few groups in my class have a schedule like mine, it's weird. Points are based on GPA and you get an additional point if you have micro completed (highly recommend).
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On the practice test I did the best on the reading section, and I completed it in 37 minutes. I've read that the passages are longer on the actual test, so I'll have to be mindful of that. Science was, surprisingly, my worst section, with a score of 60.4. I need to review chemistry, I took it last summer and I don't feel like I retained much at all. My overall score was 75.3, I hope to improve on that after I work through the study manual. I'm surprised that all we need is a 51.3 to pass. I'm going to time myself better on the next practice test, I cut it the closest on math (but I also took the test with my kids running around, so that definitely didn't help). I took the compass test two years ago when I first enrolled at MCC, will I have to take that again? My math score was awful, I had been out of high school for 11 years at that point, but I took Math 20, 40, and 110 and passed all with an A.
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I will be applying, but I feel like I'm cutting it extremely close on taking my TEAS. I scheduled it for August 3rd and the application period begins on the 6th. I'll only have one chance to take it, but I did well on my practice exam without studying, so I expect to do well on the actual exam since I'm working through the ATI study guide. I feel like a doofus for letting the summer get away from me, I'm normally never this careless!