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Hi Lunadr16, congratulations on the acceptance! I am also going to be starting at Sacramento City College in Spring 2017. I haven't received any information since I first found out I was accepted, and I'm going crazy waiting to find out about the orientation etc. Has anyone received anything yet? I can't wait to have some focus and start getting requirements taken care of. I've taken the advice of nursing school vets about enjoying the time before school starts, but I'm going to start familiarizing myself with dosage calculations and basic lab values pretty soon. I need to get back into the zone so it's not a shock to my system. I'm curious about the questions Lunadr16 asked as well, and if anybody has ideas on the schedule. I've read it's Tues-Fri on other posts, but I'm curious to know if that changes each semester or not. Cheers!

It's more than possible to start your college career and finish with an ASN or BSN in 4 years. I had a kid at 20 and dropped out of nursing pre-reqs to take care of a family. After a couple years with my son's mom, I ended the relationship in an effort to allow myself an opportunity to be the man I knew I could be, for my son and myself. I wanted to be a role model for him and show him that if you work hard enough dreams can come true. I restarted my dream of becoming a nurse in 2009. I ended up taking classes at 3 of the Los Rios campuses to get the classes I needed. After 6 and ½ years of 1-2 pre-reqs/semester, while working full-time, and being an involved parent, I graduated with my Associates in Gen. Science. I mentally prepared myself for years of applying and rejection based on the horror stories I had heard of wait lists. I had decent grades (3.8) and decent TEAS score (high 80s), but I was far from a shoe-in. I applied for the first time this past February to the three community colleges in the greater Sacramento area, assuming I would be at it again at the next enrollment period. By April I was accepted into my top school for Spring 2017, and was 6th and 10alternates at the other two schools. I thought I would be applying for years During my journey, I met some seriously amazing people on their own paths. One also got into all of the schools she applied to on the first try two semesters before me, and took her top choice at the a state college. Whatever your choice is, please keep in mind that it is by no means impossible to get it done quickly without crippling debt. The only reason it took me so long to do pre-reqs is because I wanted to be in my son's life as much as possible while he was so young. That bond was important to me. I understand the pressure of wanting to start your life in the image you see it ASAP, but it's not worth saddling your future with debt. I will be starting nursing school at 30, much older than I had hoped for. But, being where I am now, I can see the perfection in not forcing anything that isn't meant to be due to impatience. We're doing this to create a brighter future for ourselves and for the people we will eventually care for. I would hate to have a cloud of debt block that out. Take care and good luck in your journey. Work hard and learn as much as possible. The process, looking back, was really pretty cool and rewarding.]