West Coast University 2014

amazon13 · Mar 1, 2014

I will be starting in April as well. My tentative schedule for the first semester based on the email i got was Anatomy and Written Comm 1. I'm not sure if that is going to stay the same or not.

melissamarine · Mar 6, 2014

Hello fellow future WCU students!

I will also be starting this upcoming April so I just started looking for other people who will be attending as well. I have registration this Friday, March 7th. I'm very excited to learn more about my upcoming classes and meet more people who are attending for the first time. Looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully more people will join this conversation :)

1sildiaz · Mar 10, 2014

Congrats!! i just recently passed the HESI exam and have an appointment with Financial Aid in two weeks. Did you get your loans using a cosigner?

esmarshall9412 · Mar 14, 2014

@amazon13 I received my class schedule the other day and am in anatomy Monday and Tuesday mornings and math on Thursday morning. I go in tomorrow morning 3/14 for registration! Do you have your schedule yet?

@melissamarine LUCKY! I didn't know there was registration last Friday. I go in tomorrow. What was your registration like? What classes were you put in? I look forward to hopefully meeting all of you guys!

@1sildiaz Congratulations on passing the exam! For my loans, my mom was the cosigner. I am not sure if you have to have one. If you call the financial aid office, I'm certain they will be able to tell you if you need one over the phone. Good luck!

amazon13 · Mar 16, 2014

@esmarshall9412

I have anatomy on Monday and Tuesday mornings as well. I was throughout suprised about how many people where at the registration. I heard there where around 1100 students total at ontario so that kind of freaks me out about the attrition rate. Im willing to bet its going to be a 3 year cram session.

Did you get any of your classes knocked off by transferring or challenging anything? I had algebra and psych taken off.

@melissamarine

I have to ask, Where you in the military?

@1sildiaz

I did not need a cosigner. The only loans I took where the federal ones that the admission counselor mentioned and handed me the paperwork for. I almost didn't take those either, but I wouldn't have been able to attend if that was the case.

Marie13 · Mar 16, 2014

Hi guys, Are all of you going to the ontario campus?

dreezy562 · Mar 17, 2014

I'm almost finished with my first term at the OC campus.

Kailet · Mar 19, 2014

I'm signed up to start in June at the Ontario campus, but to be honest I'm really starting to worry about the tuition.

Marie13 · Mar 19, 2014

I'm signed up to start in June at the Ontario campus but to be honest I'm really starting to worry about the tuition.[/quote'].
I've been worried about the tuition, but if I think as out just tuition, I will never be able to do it. I wish I was able to go through community college but unfortunately that route didn't work for me. I don't let the negative comments affect my decision. Good luck in whatever you decide! ?

dreezy562 · Mar 19, 2014

Yeah the cost is high but either you can pay a little more and finish in around 3 years or you can pay a third of that and take 3 times as long at a community college (and only get an associates)

Kailet · Mar 19, 2014

Yeah the cost is high but either you can pay a little more and finish in around 3 years or you can pay a third of that and take 3 times as long at a community college (and only get an associates)

I don't agree with those figures -- community college would cost less than a third of the tuition, and I can't imagine it taking 9 years unless your grades are horrible, but I do understand what you're trying to say.

I guess my biggest concern is what happens if I get halfway through the program and can't get approved for the rest of my loans? I didn't have a parent willing to co-sign, it's just me and my husband on the loan. I don't really have a backup plan if there are issues with funding down the line.

I'm definitely not judging anyone for going to WCU, I definitely see the allure. I just have to decide if its worth it for me and my situation right now.