I wanted to start this thread for those fellow applicants that applied for the Southwestern Community College Fall 2016 ADN Program. Not sure If this is a little late but I have yet to receive my notification regarding being invited or not for the program. As you can probably assume, I am extremely nervous right now and have been ever since I submitted my application. I've been in contact with Martha over there and she informed me that they were currently showing attention to the Step-Up program and they should be completed by this week. After completing their portion, the remainder of the letter will be sent out.
Has any one been offered a spot in the ADN program for the fall 2016 cohort yet?
Thanks so much for the info! I was wondering the reasoning behind only taking the CNA cert and it makes sense now. I am not originally from California, and was a CNA in my home state of Montana right out of highschool for a few years. When I moved out here I stopped working as a CNA and didn't transfer my certification. I currently go to MiraCosta and they do offer an 8 week class, but I can't take it right now due to my work schedule. I am also on a tight timeline to get into a program for Fall 2017. The other schools I'm looking into (grossmont, miracosta, palomar, etc.) do accept the EMT certification so I will have to cross southwestern off my list for now If they did take the EMT I would have about 80+ points depending on my TEAS. Bummer!!
Anyways good luck to you, I work at UCSD La Jolla and I have seen the white scrubbed southwestern students in the units often, maybe I'll run into some of you
I did email Martha and unfortunately her response was a flat "No". I think I will end up taking the course eventually, just not in time to apply for Fall.
I work in the Patient Transport department at UCSD. Basically we just float all around the 3 hospitals and help get patients ready and moved to their procedures in radiology, PTU, echo, CT, etc. We transport all units in Thornton (med-surge/imu/ortho), and all units but the ICU in the Sulpizio Cardiovascular center. Occasionally we will also transport from the ED and do discharges. Since the Jacobs hospital just opened we also transport on floors 4-6, which includes the cancer care units and bone marrow transplantation!
I have 2 B's in science and one C, and then for generals All A's but one B. If I score well on the TEAs do I have a chance? I will either have 73-80 points.
I had 1 A, 1 B, 1 C in my sciences. I had mostly A's as well. You have a great shot! KICK BUTT on your TEAS and take it before March! They are changing to a new version and it is anticipated to be harder and include more "select all that apply" style questions. Once you get into the program you will see that "SATA" style questions are the worst. If you speak Spanish that will help you as most of the students do not and you get like 3 points if you do. Good luck!
I had 1 A, 1 B, 1 C in my sciences. I had mostly A's as well. You have a great shot! KICK BUTT on your TEAS and take it before March! They are changing to a new version and it is anticipated to be harder and include more "select all that apply" style questions. Once you get into the program you will see that "SATA" style questions are the worst. If you speak Spanish that will help you as most of the students do not and you get like 3 points if you do. Good luck!
Hi! did you have to do the educational plan with them? I am about to schedule mine. Also, which child development class did you take? I took Child Dev 101 at Miramar and I asked the E counselor and they said it should be fine. I don't know if that is equivalent to the Child Dev class that southwestern offers. lol. I am applying for Fall 2017. I have all A's. But a B in Micro and B in psychology. the rest A's. I also got 80 on my teas. and I am a CNA. Do you think I have a good chance?
Yes! You have HIGH chances. Good job with your grades, that is not easy to do. I took CD135 and CD170 at Southwestern. I completed all of my courses at Southwestern actually, so I have no idea if they will transfer. I would make an appointment with a counselor soon and with a counselor on Otay Mesa campus where the nursing program is versus main campus. The counselors are more knowledge when it comes to nursing and what is and is not needed. They also have the ability to call the nursing Dean if they have any questions. You will be required to have an SEP prior to starting the program and will have to maintaining it throughout. Its done to ensure you have the credits/classes for the associates degree you will get. Its easy and it will help you prepare to get into a University for your BSN, which happens during your second year in the ADN program at SWC. You are told to begin taken classes as early as the summer following your first year.
@BoBayla so you mean to say that students at ADN programs at SW start taking classes for their BSN on their second year? So how long will it actually take to get your ADN and BSN in total? Hopefully m CD 101 class I took at Miramar College would count. What were your points if you don't mind me asking? Thank you
Yea, actually as long as your are not already a bachelor degree holder SDSU offers cross enrollment. Meaning that you take the classes at SWC campus and wait for it.......each class is only 50$! There is a catch though, you can only take 1 class per semester. If you are top of your stuff and you apply and get accepted you can potentially take a class in the summer between your 1st and 2nd year and then each semester of your 2nd year. You end up getting 3 of the classes out of the way and when you graduate and transfer to SDSU it could be as short as 9 months depending on classes and availability. Downside is SDSU is soooooo expensive and there are so many BSN and even ADNtoMSN programs now that are becoming more popular and way less expensive. The good thing for us as students is that the nursing shortage is so high right now, you WILL get hired as an ADN. You do have to show proof of acceptance to a BSN program to get hired. Its really confusing but SDSU and Point Loma come and talk to you multiple times during your second semester.
For example, I started in August 2016 (Fall semester) and I will graduate May 2018 (Spring semester) so about 2 years total. BUT in April or May of 2017 I will start applying to schools that offer cross-enrollment at SWC like SDSU and Point Loma Nazarene. If I do not get accepted for some reason I will start applying to ADNtoBSN or ADNtoMSN programs that start right after graduation(May 2018). Of course this is wishful thinking but just know there are ALOT of options out there. You can seriously go in so many directions!
I think my points were around 75 but I will never know for sure. They dont let you see your application EVER again after it is turned in and you sign the paper. Look through all the previous posts, I break it down for someone else. Read the whole thing actually, it will give you a lot of insight into the program. Just be PREPARED. We just finished 1st semester and we ended with less than we started with, lets just say that. There is no room for error!
@BoBayla sounds so intimidating haha! I just turned 21 and got my CNA license when I was 19. I really didnt know much of how programs work. Did you apply anywhere else besides SWC?
I didnt but DO NOT be like me. Make sure you have options, there are positive and negatives about every program so you need to choose one that works for you. I would apply to Grossmont, City, Miracosta for ADN. They all have different application dates so just go online and figure out the deadlines. At SWC the application needs to be complete and FLAWLESS or it WILL get thrown out as "INCOMPLETE". Dont be intimidated!! You will be one of the younger students if you do get accepted. If you have flexibility when it comes to working and going to school then I would choose weekend/evening class. They will ask at orientation for you to put your preference down. If you write down weekend/evening you will most likely get it. Class for weekend/evening is Tuesday afternoons, Thursday 1-6:30, and Saturday clinicals. Day class goes to class Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Your ahead of the game, you will be fine!!!
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Thanks so much for the info! I was wondering the reasoning behind only taking the CNA cert and it makes sense now. I am not originally from California, and was a CNA in my home state of Montana right out of highschool for a few years. When I moved out here I stopped working as a CNA and didn't transfer my certification. I currently go to MiraCosta and they do offer an 8 week class, but I can't take it right now due to my work schedule. I am also on a tight timeline to get into a program for Fall 2017. The other schools I'm looking into (grossmont, miracosta, palomar, etc.) do accept the EMT certification so I will have to cross southwestern off my list for now
If they did take the EMT I would have about 80+ points depending on my TEAS. Bummer!!
Anyways good luck to you, I work at UCSD La Jolla and I have seen the white scrubbed southwestern students in the units often, maybe I'll run into some of you