Rio Hondo College ADN - Spring 2025

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Thought I'd start this thread since I haven't seen one yet!

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Members are discussing various topics related to Rio Hondo College's nursing program, including county criminal checks, course prerequisites, curriculum changes, commuting to campus, faculty quality, and creating a group chat or Facebook page for their cohort. There are also questions about TEAS scores, clinical paperwork submission, and the significance of having a bachelor's degree and high science GPA for acceptance into the program.

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hey guys adn student here at rio, I don't want to scare anyone, but unless you are naturally smart, I would advise going somewhere else instead of rio, all of the old instructors have practically left this program due to reaching retirement age, and the new crop of professors here aren't the best. basic pharmacology was a nightmare because I had to self teach myself and I only barely passed by a fraction of a percentage. and its the same with OB, you will not have any time to relax at all once you get past med surg 1. 

im currently taking advanced pharm and med surg 2 and its horrible, everything is basically self taught and the instructions don't really help you to prepare for the exams. I basically had to quit work because of how much studying is going into these two classes alone. It's an entirely new professor teaching this and its not great. don't let the great NCLEX scores fool you.

 

 

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thank you for that heads up. in my case, I am just casting a wider net. if they're the only one who'll take me, why not.

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EJLVN said:

thank you for that heads up. in my case, I am just casting a wider net. if they're the only one who'll take me, why not.

I will say this, look at the attrition rates for schools instead of the NCLEX pass rates. choose a school with a low attrition rate. sometimes I feel like this school is trying to root out students versus helping them succeed.

also check out who the professors are for the courses in the school's class schedule and see their reviews on ratemyprofessor. if rio hondo is the only school you can get into, then so be it, but just be prepared to be worked extremely hard once you're done with fundamentals and med surg 1. 

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Hi have you heard anything back from rio?

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Jen19 said:

Hi have you heard anything back from rio?

I feel its too soon for any response from rio. it just ended 9/9. I don't know how long before they let people know.

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check your emails. not surprised I didn't get in because of my expired sciences. good luck to everyone!

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Will_B.N._RN said:

check your emails. not surprised I didn't get in because of my expired sciences. good luck to everyone!

I haven't received anything yet. OMG am so nervous. 

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do they send it to school email or the email we applied with?

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SPerez95 said:

do they send it to school email or the email we applied with?

whatever email you used. in my case, personal email.

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Will_B.N._RN said:

whatever email you used. in my case, personal email.

okay, same! thank you.

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