Sumner College RN

U.S.A. Oregon

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I am looking to apply to sumner college 17' but I'm a little nervous about the acceptance process. I know you have to write 3 essays, take the teas and do a panel interview. I'm just wondering what is the chances of me getting in the first time? how hard is it to get accepted? what is the panel interview like? Any tips?

Specializes in ER.

From what I understand you will have to go through a program which has an accreditation agreement, but alot of those programs require past college coursework (Linfield, Walla Walla, ect). I was able to transfer the maximum amount of transfer credits to Sumner, and I have an AAOT degree from Portland Community College. I will most likely choose to do Sumner's RN-BSN program if they accept my transfer credits. Hope this helps! ?

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Specializes in CNA.

I scored a 74%. Has anyone made it in the program with this score?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Trauma.
47 minutes ago, Kelsey Streight said:

I scored a 74%. Has anyone made it in the program with this score?

Hi Kelsey! I had a 78% and made it into their program. Sumner is really great about their 100% acceptance rate. If you meet all their admissions requirements, they’ll find a place for you! Either with the current cohort, the next cohort, or a spot in a LPN cohort. I’d recommend waiting for a RN cohort. A new sessions starts every 10 weeks.

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Specializes in ER.
4 hours ago, Kelsey Streight said:

I scored a 74%. Has anyone made it in the program with this score?

Hi there! I got a 77% and got accepted for the June cohort this year. As long as you do good on your essays and score at least 7/10 pts total before the panel then you move on to the interview

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Specializes in CNA.

Awesome! What was your interview like? what kind of questions did they ask? Also what advice would you give me for the interview?

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Specializes in ER.
8 minutes ago, Kelsey Streight said:

Awesome! What was your interview like? what kind of questions did they ask? Also what advice would you give me for the interview?

If you go on my profile and click on my recent post, on the second page I have listed questions they asked ? I would suggest writing down previous patient care experiences you’ve had so you have reference stories for the interview. I jotted down quick examples of tough situations and how I handled them. My interview was also via zoom due to the pandemic, so it was less nerve racking for me.

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Specializes in Corrections, LTAC.
On 7/15/2020 at 5:58 PM, Shelle said:

If you go on my profile and click on my recent post, on the second page I have listed questions they asked ? I would suggest writing down previous patient care experiences you’ve had so you have reference stories for the interview. I jotted down quick examples of tough situations and how I handled them. My interview was also via zoom due to the pandemic, so it was less nerve racking for me.

Hi from California! Is Sumner doing a hybrid online program currently due to Covid? Curious if I can attempt to apply and gain admission to the RN program. Any info about this? Thank you in advance. 

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How much does the LPN-RN cost at Sumner? also are you able to work fulltime and attend class?

 

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Specializes in Critical Care, Trauma.
51 minutes ago, Mrugz said:

How much does the LPN-RN cost at Sumner? also are you able to work fulltime and attend class?

 

Sadly, Sumner doesn’t have a LPN-RN bridge program (at least not when I graduated in 2019). LPNs in my cohort had to start at the beginning of the RN program like everyone else. ?

I’m not sure about Clark College in Vancouver, WA, but Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA has a well-known bridge program. 

I worked 12-hour shifts as a CNA and chose to go part-time, but many of my classmates worked full-time in various settings. We had classes maximum of four days a week when I attended and RN classes were all scheduled from as early as 0800 to end as late as 1530. We rarely had a full day like that and transferring in classes won’t help you graduate faster, but it’ll lighten up your schedule. All hospital clinicals were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, because they were 12-hours.

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Thank you for your response.  I have to re-evaluate what to do because my job only offers 5 day 8 hr shift for lpn's ...really sucks.  Just googled Lower Columbia college and they need prerequisites which I havent done aarrrgghh!! ?

meant ?

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