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I agree about buying the book package from the school. It's way cheaper than buying them separately and while you don't touch some of them in level one, others that come in it are pretty essential for level 2.

I believe there's a lady you can email if you're unable to attend. I think there was just a deadline you had to email her by, it will tell you in the admission letter if you get in.

The first 8 weeks of level 1 you're at school learning skills, so it does get a little tiring being at school for so long but you'll get through it. The math is not anything as hard as algebra lol, and they teach you pretty much all of it. It's things like how to calculate drip rates for IV's and how to figure out how many pills to give people.

Oh, also the only test we had the first week was just a little math quiz to see how much you know. It wasn't anything major :)

Yeah, after orientation you don't have to do anything else until school starts except work on getting the list of vaccines and stuff done. Also, just a suggestion, but I wouldn't rely too heavily on whatever they have posted about classes quite yet. They tend to only make certain classes visible to students and change things pretty frequently. Our schedule for Level 1 was M: 3-5, T: 1-11, W: 1-11, Th: 3-6 and then optional test review 6-7, no classes friday. It always says 1-11 for clinical but that is up to whoever your instructor is so it could be different. Some groups had 2-10, some had 3-11, etc. It just depends on whatever they decide.

Sure :) So in your acceptance letter they will give you a list of things that need to be done right away. You have to submit a "letter of intent" that you want to start the program, I think that's due within like a week of getting accepted. Then, you have to do a drug test and sign up for a background check program online and it will give you a GIANT checklist of stuff you have to have done by either the first or second week of school, I can't remember. Immunizations, finger prints, CPR certification, a bunch of forms, etc. At orientation you give your preference for clinical sites, they give you a tour, and just give you general info about what's to come. I think it was like 4ish hours long. The program starts on the first day of school, so whatever day in August that is.

For clinical sites I guess it's more of a preference thing, I just picked the most convenient one. Most of the sites for Level 1 are rehabs.

Also yes it's M-F during the summer but M-Th for regular Fall and Spring semesters

Level 2 and Pharm are two different classes, so different instructors and assignment list, etc. but yes, you take them together. You don't have to get an 80 on every single test but you need an 80 to pass the class. Which is a C in nursing school (totally sucks lol). They give you the grading scale of how many points you need to get an A, a B, or a C in the beginning so as long as you keep track of it throughout the semester you're good. A lot of people told me this before I got in, but it's difficult to prepare for the program and to know what to expect. Nursing school is so different from any other kind of schooling and I don't think you can fully grasp that until you're there lol, but if I can ease at least a bit of anxiety about what's to come I'm happy to help, I was there once too :)

I am in the night program (which goes through the summer, days do not). Our classes don't start any time before 1pm and they can keep us as late as 11pm (although this semester they haven't). I think day program starts around 6am and can go til 3pm. From what I remember, days had a larger variety of choices for clinical sites for Level 1 than nights did. They give you a list of sites and you put them in order of what you prefer. I think the higher your rank for getting in the program (based on the point scale) is how they place you, but most everyone I know got their first choice. You don't get to pick your clinical site after first semester, but for the most part they *try* to keep you at the same hospital. So far, it has been the absolute hardest thing I've ever done, but also the best. I think whether or not you "have no life" honestly depends on you. They tell you to quit your job and things like that but there are some people who work full time and still manage so in my opinion it's a personal thing and it's gonna be what you make it, But it's definitely difficult!

Hey everyone! I'm at the end of Level 2 so if you have any more questions maybe I can help :) There are a few people in my clinical group who are from out of county, so not sure how true what they said is! Before I got my acceptance they did not notify us until the last day, so it will most likely be July 1st. Also, orientation was about 2 weeks after we were notified. For the GPA point system, having all your pre reqs completed is very important so that's why you might hear of people with lower GPA's getting in before people with might have a higher GPA, but don't have all their pre reqs done. Hope this helps!