question about liklihood of being waitlisted for ADN program

Anecdotally, C grades do not seem to cut it with nursing school admission in this day and age. You will probably be told this when you talk to a nursing advisor at Elgin Community College or any other RN program you consider. Were I to advise you, I would say to consider changing your career goals to LPN. Once you are working as an LPN you can relook at RN school via an LPN to RN bridge program. By that time you can repeat your science grades for that required A grade (science course grades are usually only good for five or perhaps seven years). As well, you might be able to repeat the other courses you got a C in in order to raise your overall GPA. This will make you more competitive at that time. As of today, you are not competitive, as long as you keep getting C grades. If you look at other community colleges, make certain to find out whether or not they allow C grades to be repeated to raise the GPA. More and more, today, you can't repeat a course in which you have received a passing grade. Best of luck.