Starting a thread for applicants of the ADN program at Southwestern College for Fall 2021.
I was sent an email confirming my application was received by the nursing department this week.
I believe my points are 87 if they accept my life experiences and special circumstances.
With past semesters stats, I’m not too worried about my position. I might apply at Grossmont and City, but I prefer Southwestern because of their partnership with SDSU (PLNU has a poor NCLEX pass rate ?).
***Please read the Southwestern nursing department web site for common questions such as: when to expect acceptance, prerequisites, start dates, etc. “To be a nurse takes initiative!”***
Remember anxiety will not speed up the process or increase your odds of acceptance ?
I read that same thread and someone with 81 points was accepted. So the person with 84 points had to have missed something despite the nursing department prompting her. I have found that, unfortunately, some nursing school applicants are more text-smart versus common sense-smart.
The only schools who did not have a Fall 2020 cohort were City and Grossmont. As I mentioned, there are plenty of other schools who didn’t skip a beat, it has to do with their specific accreditation. If they are accredited through a specific curriculum plan, they can’t just up and change it based on circumstances. So that’s why some had to close and others did not. And now that one of those two is offering a Fall 2021 application cycle, I’d say at most there’s 1/3 more applicants. BUT the pandemic also scared some of those people who were applying for the wrong reasons (I.e money), or those who don’t feel safe getting back to school now.
I’m just not convinced that there will be that many more applications this year. Call it a “gut feeling,” but I’m confident we’ll be okay. And if there is an increase, I’m still not concerned about the people with 85+ points. We’ll see! I’ll buy you a pizza if you’re right, and I’m wrong ?
My mother was a professor for the psych tech program at Cuesta College for over 20 years. She knows a lot about these programs andthe selection process.
I read that same thread and someone with 81 points was accepted. So the person with 84 points had to have missed something despite the nursing department prompting her. I have found that, unfortunately, some nursing school applicants are more text-smart versus common sense-smart.
The only schools who did not have a Fall 2020 cohort were City and Grossmont. As I mentioned, there are plenty of other schools who didn’t skip a beat, it has to do with their specific accreditation. If they are accredited through a specific curriculum plan, they can’t just up and change it based on circumstances. So that’s why some had to close and others did not. And now that one of those two is offering a Fall 2021 application cycle, I’d say at most there’s 1/3 more applicants. BUT the pandemic also scared some of those people who were applying for the wrong reasons (I.e money), or those who don’t feel safe getting back to school now.
I’m just not convinced that there will be that many more applications this year. Call it a “gut feeling,” but I’m confident we’ll be okay. And if there is an increase, I’m still not concerned about the people with 85+ points. We’ll see! I’ll buy you a pizza if you’re right, and I’m wrong ?
What you're saying makes sense. I'm hopeful that you're right! & I will hold you to that pizza ? and if I'm wrong and you're right, we can grab a beer and celebrate us getting in LOL
They’re going to let us know mid may. All the other pass cohorts on all nurses all got their notifications after may 10th. Just a little bit longer you guys ?
They will respond when they respond. There is nothing you can do to make the process go faster. You’ll either get accepted or denied, being anxious won’t help. Given the current circumstances, I would imagine it taking longer than the typical 8-12 weeks. I would guess late May, but again, I’m not stressing out. It’ll happen when it happens ??♀️
Alexandria, CNA
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I read that same thread and someone with 81 points was accepted. So the person with 84 points had to have missed something despite the nursing department prompting her. I have found that, unfortunately, some nursing school applicants are more text-smart versus common sense-smart.
The only schools who did not have a Fall 2020 cohort were City and Grossmont. As I mentioned, there are plenty of other schools who didn’t skip a beat, it has to do with their specific accreditation. If they are accredited through a specific curriculum plan, they can’t just up and change it based on circumstances. So that’s why some had to close and others did not. And now that one of those two is offering a Fall 2021 application cycle, I’d say at most there’s 1/3 more applicants. BUT the pandemic also scared some of those people who were applying for the wrong reasons (I.e money), or those who don’t feel safe getting back to school now.
I’m just not convinced that there will be that many more applications this year. Call it a “gut feeling,” but I’m confident we’ll be okay. And if there is an increase, I’m still not concerned about the people with 85+ points. We’ll see! I’ll buy you a pizza if you’re right, and I’m wrong ?