joncy5254

exactly go the cheapest route!!! sign on with west coast and not waste time and money. wasting time is a huge debt and not worth it.

Remember time cost money, why would you want to waist time. Invest in your education and you'll see a return as soon as you pass the nclex. Dont let west coast tution scare you off, what you need to worry about is the money you stand to lose every year you are not working as a Registered Nurse. Do the math and you can see thats far more money down the drain than a $60,000 tution. Thats the mind set i had when i signed on with west coast university. Im going into my 4th term and 9 months to go at the orange country campus. =o) Study, study, and STUDY!!!

As with any type of program whether it be private or public, you have to stay focus and if you're working full time i encourage you to go part time. Im not saying its impossible to work full time while going to West Coast because i know most of my classmates are still working fulltime but that can change when the Nursing Core program rolls around. Remeber the first nine months of the program are prerequsites and the last nine months are nursing core class. As for study tips, just stay focus and study, study, study, and study, there is nothing more to it than to study. If the tution and time invested are not enough to motivate you to study, then west coast is not the right place. So far the prerequsite classes are pretty much a waterdowned version of a class from a public school. quote from Donald Trump: NEVER GIVE UP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES NEVER GIVE UP!

Hi, I am a current student on his third term with West Coast University's ADN program at the Orange County Campus. I highly recommend the school. Dont let the tution scare you off. Think of the money you stand to lose not working as an RN. You figure an RN makes $80,000 a year and a LVN makes about $50,000 a year, do the the math and you can see the money you stand to lose every year you dont have an RN license. Thats the mindset I had when I signed on with West Coast University. Waiting around on a waiting list cost money, time cost money. Consider your schooling an investment and you'll see your a return after graduation from RN school. Hey, I can buy a new BMW or Mercedes with that kind of money (West Coast tution) you might ask yourself, but remember when you pull out that drive way with your new BMW or BENZ, you've just lost 25% of its value and in 5 year of ownership you've lost more than half of its value, whereas an RN license it will only increase every year. Just do the math and you'll see investing in your schooling is a wise choice.

I agree with you. LVN to RN classes specially the accelerated ones are almost a mortgage payment. Me and my husband are still working to pay our LVN loans. But he told me he has to pursue his RN even if we have to pay a pretty penny because the longer he's not an RN the more we have to work. My advise keep going to pursue your RN it will definitely pay in time.

I cannot believe it.. I did pass, up to right now I'm still looking at that bold letter HAS PASSED!! When I took the test I was so sure that I failed. Since it's CA I have to wait 5 weeks and in that time I was still studying because I know that I have to accept the failure and move on without wasting time. So for anyone who thinks 205 means a failure, Im a living proof that it's not the end. My advise keep hitting the books and pray. Never give up!!!

Congrats!! Unlike here in California we have to wait for a month. Gosh Im willing to pay rather than be in this agonizing pain of not knowing. I'm trying to be positive but negative things keeps going in my head. I try to just forget about it and study some more just to prepare for the worse but it's just driving me nuts... So be very fortunate that now you can move on and get ready...

Yes.. that is normal.. All I can say is the first month or two is the hardest because of the adjustment period and pressure in the program that is really challenging. Hang in there.. Focus and tell yourself that I can do this. Good luck to you