RACC & Waiting List

[Student_0615]

I officially applied to Reading Hospital School of Nursing. And they told me I would have to wait till Fall of 2009 to start Clinicals. Well I was alreday taking prerequisites at RACC (Reading Area Community College), they said i had everything done, and could apply for Fall of 2008. So I did and now they tell me its already full.

I can't seem to get into any nursing program for Fall of 2008. I have all my Pre-reqs done. Did anyone else have to wait to get into the clincal portion?

Thanks!

[evbella]

I am a 2nd year student at RHSN, and it always takes that long to get in. They fill up the classes a year in advance. If you do opt to apply for the class they are starting, you will enter as a cohort and can only progress with your entire class- taking the same classes as they are. So if you have already taken all of your pre-req's, you won't start clinicals until a year after the rest of your classmates.

I think that you will find a long wait no matter where you apply. Some programs have been known to have waitlists of years, or schools like RHSN do not have waitlists, rather a student applies each year until they are accepted. It wouldn't hurt to try and apply to several different schools to see where you can get in first. I can tell you that RHSN may be worth the wait for you. My nursing instructors have been awesome both in lecture and clinicals

Best of luck to you

[evbella]

Another thing to consider while waiting for clinicals to begin is to begin taking credit towards the 4 year degree. The RHSN program is set up with Kutztown University for the RN-BSN completion program- just a thought