SCC ADN Fall 2020

Nursing Students School Programs

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Hello!

Haven't seen a thread for Sac City's Fall 2020/Spring 2021 nursing application yet and thought I should create one. Good luck everyone! ?

1 hour ago, Ashley Carpenter said:

Just out of curiosity for those who were not accepted and those who were, how many time have you applied now? And if more than 1x, how many different schools?

I'm trying to decide if I should try and apply to private schools even though it's more money than I really have to spend. Thanks!

I wasn't selected either... but this is my second cycle of applications. After being rejected the first round I ended up applying to an LVN school because I know the RN waiting game can be quite challenging. I applied to RN programs this round just in case I had a chance! I know the LVN to RN route is also pricey...but I'm still trying to keep my options open! If I do get into a different ADN program I planned on just dropping the LVN school, but if I don't get in, at least I am still continuing my education elsewhere rather than waiting... it's a lot to think about! But, I hope everyone gets into their other programs and CONGRATS to people who did get in to SCC! ?

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CONGRATS and best of luck to everyone, I’ll be in Spring 2021 with you guys.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
1 hour ago, Ashley Carpenter said:

Just out of curiosity for those who were not accepted and those who were, how many time have you applied now? And if more than 1x, how many different schools?

I'm trying to decide if I should try and apply to private schools even though it's more money than I really have to spend. Thanks!

This is my first official round of applying to lottery based programs. I live in midtown Sacramento and I'm 35 years old. I figured that I'm not getting any younger so I went big and applied to 21 different programs. I built an extensive Excel spreadsheet to keep dates, log ins, and passwords in check. I have not been selected anywhere yet and I have been disqualified/not selected from 6 programs so far (CSU Stanislaus, CSU East Bay, Sierra, ARC LVN-RN, Sac City, Sac City LVN-RN). Only two that I applied to have pushed back admissions to Spring 2021 (ARC and Santa Rosa) and the rest have either pushed back notifications (Modesto, Delta, College of the Redwoods, Butte) or are sticking to the original notifications so I am still anxiously waiting. Sac State would've been my first choice but they have cut their Fall 2020 applicants from 80 down to 40. With the points that I had for them, I would've gotten in if it remained top 80, but I don't have enough for top 40. So that's another bust LOL.

I am at the point that each non-selection is becoming more painful. I have started to look into Southern California based community colleges and more rural areas with less impaction. I received my LVN through a private trade school and I am still paying off loans. It'd be ideal for me financially to keep applying for community and state colleges so I did don't dig myself deeper into debt.

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6 hours ago, Ashley Carpenter said:

Just out of curiosity for those who were not accepted and those who were, how many time have you applied now? And if more than 1x, how many different schools?

I'm trying to decide if I should try and apply to private schools even though it's more money than I really have to spend. Thanks!

I applied to a couple of CSU’s in NorCal that didn’t require OChem (SJ, EB, Stan, Fresno) as a pre-req and community colleges up in the Sac area (ARC, SCC, Sierra) and one in the Oakland area (Merritt College). I’ve applied two rounds to CSU’s prior to this time and to ARC once before. I was denied from the CSU’s bc my TEAS was at an 85.3 and I had three B’s in non-science pre-reqs (didn’t know I wanted to go into nursing/came straight out of high school with a bad mentality for education). Last year I was also not chosen from the lottery at ARC. This round I was again denied from the CSU’s and Sierra, except for Stanislaus (waitlisted at 79), and was waiting to hear back from ARC, SCC, and Merritt. Thankfully I got into SCC on my first time applying to its program. It was also one of my top choices considering I took pre-reqs at the campus and am familiar with it/prefer its affordability and close enough proximity to where I live.

I currently work as a caregiver in an assisted living/memory care facility and my coworkers ended up choosing the private school route, one got accepted to USF and the other was already a nursing student at Simpson but decided to transfer to West Coast’s program down south. Fortunately they have the financial capability to bare the burden of private school route. Just keep on doing research on private schools, most of my family in the bay area opted to go to Samuel Merritt and have managed to land jobs that allow them to afford to slowly pay off their student loans.

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Forgot to mention this part, but I am choosing to go with SCC despite my chances of getting into ARC, and Merritt because of the reasons I listed above and the fact that the due date for their response form is due on May 1st. This is way before I’d hear back from ARC considering that they have deferred their cohort selection until this fall and Merritt has multiple rounds of selection that you must qualify for before even being considered for their lottery pool.

Tl;Dr: Chose SCC because it was one of my #1 picks and I didn’t want to risk waiting around to hear back from other programs.

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15 hours ago, Ashley Carpenter said:

Just out of curiosity for those who were not accepted and those who were, how many time have you applied now? And if more than 1x, how many different schools?

This was my first time applying. I applied to 4 schools: ARC, SCC, Fresno City college (FCC), and College of the Sequoias (COS). I wasn't selected at SCC, still waiting for ARC, selected as an alternate at COS, and selected for Spring 21 at FCC.

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Hi Everyone,

Hope everyone is safe and well. I also got denied from SCC. This is my 2nd time applying and it is really hard to hear you did not get accepted. The random lottery has its pros and cons.

I am still slightly hopeful.....I have a friend who graduated 3 years ago and she was first denied, then accepted last minute into Spring Semester. On her first day of class, she informed me they were still selecting from the Alternate list. Anything is possible.

Good luck to everyone!!

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Anybody having issues getting to los rios gmail and ARC eservices? It won't even load the page.

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Good luck everyone! I help students get into nursing school. Let me know if you have any questions.

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Hello! I'm a bit curious: I got into the Spring 20201 program at SCC. For those of you who got into the Fall 2020 slots, when is your orientation? If you've had it yet, would you tell me what's in your "nursing kits" that you have to purchase? I have bought a few things to prep for the Spring semester, and it's been helping to spread out the cost rather than having to throw $2k down on the spot. I'd really love to know what's in those kits and the cost of those supplies so I can budget properly. (More likely, so I can fret about expenses, but I'd rather be nosy and prepared rather than indifferent and panicked.)

Thanks!

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@Santacruzsandy5

Sorry for the really late reply haha! I was accepted into the Fall 2020 cohort, so I'm not too sure on details for the Spring session. Our orientation was on May 15, with a follow-up meeting on June 12. As far as "nursing kits" go there is one that we were required to order, but they still haven't shipped so I'm not too sure what will be included in them. The cost of this kit was around $122. Regarding other supplies, they hold us accountable for purchasing penlights ($5-10, note that non-disposable penlights will require batteries), a personal stethoscope ($75+ for a Littman Classic III - note Littmans are recommended but not required, so you can find cheaper alternatives aka the Acoustica brand), scrubs (Dickies or Cherokee brand only, specified style will be sent to you + top/bottom must be the same color/brand (roughly $35-40 for a pair when ordering online), shoes specifically for clinicals ($40-150 depending on the style and brand you're going for - research into comfort and longevity because clinical shifts will last 8-12hrs depending on your site placement), and textbooks - FADavis package + Elsivier book (roughly $600-800 - you can rent your textbooks, but because of how many textbooks there are just for the 1st semester you will find it cheaper to buy them outright). You will also be charged for certain on-boarding requirements such as online pre-clinical prep courses (around $15 for all of the courses), general Los Rios fees + nursing program fees (I.e. + badges = $35-40), and a drug test/livescan (inclusive package roughly $100+). There are also optional supplies that you can purchase for yourself to help better prepare yourself for the course load (I.e. planners, cheatsheet clipboard with lab values, etc). For a conservative estimate expect to be spending around $1000 and up to $1500 if you decide to splurge a little bit on the required supplies. *NOTE - this does not include the cost of the tuition per semester - if you do not receive financial aid, tack on an extra $500 or so for the class itself.

Feel free to PM if you have any additional questions!

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Hey Everyone-

I created a facebook group for the Spring 2021 Cohort. I just restarted my own facebook as a friend said it was super beneficial during the program. I know we don’t start for a couple months but if you want to add it here is the link!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/288567029086638/?ref=group_browse

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