Wait lists

pinksteth · Sep 8, 2013

I got my ADN from a CC in Northern California and graduated a year ago. I waited 3 years when my school still accepted spring and fall admission. The waiting list is now 6 years long due to budget cuts eliminating spring admission.

Not worth it, in my opinion. Try out of state!

avi8tor69 · Sep 8, 2013

6 years? Yikes. But the tuition out of state is significantly higher than a local cc here in california. Out of state would be probably around 30k and at $500 per month it would take you 5 years to complete.

But yeah 6 years is way too long.

THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN · Sep 8, 2013

6 years sounds like an over saturated market to me. Not all schools have wait lists. In Las Vegas, admission is based on merit GASP who would've thunk it lol

PhillippaX50 · Sep 9, 2013

I live in Southern California. When I first decided that I wanted to go back to school for nursing, I applied at the local community college with the intention of starting my prerequisites. It was so full, I couldn't even get into a basic class (eng 101, etc.). The following semester, I applied at 5 community colleges. Still, I could not secure even one class. I did this for another 3 semesters and still could not get a class - not even for pottery or photography.

Where I live, if you can secure any kind of class for a semester (as a new student) then you will have a higher priority for the following semester - so on and so forth. The people with priority have earlier registration dates, so they get all the classes. I literally wasted 2 years thinking I could get into a class at a community college....not in So. Cal!! I ended up at a private university and took out loans for tuition because it was my ONLY option. I'm glad I did it because I was able to knock out all of my classes very quickly.

I've now applied to a few nursing programs and none of them use a waitlist - they admit students based on the point system (GPA, teas score, experience, second language, etc..). I think there are some "waitlist" schools here, but I chose not to put myself through that torture. I've met a couple of girls who were magically picked in a lottery for one or two of their pre-req's. No thanks. Three of the girls I had classes with at my school (who were ahead of me) have recently been accepted into bsn programs at private and state schools - all based on their grades/gpa.

THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN · Sep 9, 2013

Idk I would never move to Cali before having RN experience. I just hear all the time about how hard it is to find a job there bc it's so over saturated with new grads there. But then again it's like that in a lot of places too

PhillippaX50 · Sep 9, 2013

Idk I would never move to Cali before having RN experience. I just hear all the time about how hard it is to find a job there bc it's so over saturated with new grads there. But then again it's like that in a lot of places too

I hear ya....I'm a native so it'll be my only option. I can't leave the state because of family commitments. I think it just depends on who you ask. I know people who had no problem getting a job, while others had to search for many months or even a year before finding one. I was once acquainted with a girl who couldn't find a job for almost 2 years, but I think it may have been her head-to-toe tattoos. It's tough everywhere.