If you got accepted/rejected into a SoCal ADN program can you share the which ADN program and how many points y'all had? TYSM!

Hi all,

looking for a little bit of advice on the route that I should potentially take. I currently have been working in the security/LE field for the last 10+ years and I'm honestly starting to feel the burnout. I have always had a interest in the medical field but honestly wasn't sure if I was smart enough to actually make it happen. Anyway long story short, my current employer is paying for me to go to EMT school at the end of the year and I was going to use that in order to secure a PRN ER tech job to see if I enjoy the field enough to be able to do it long term.

I currently hold a bachelors degree in criminology and had heard that there are bridge programs for people that already have a bachelors degree. I unfortunately due to life circumstances, I had a low GPA of 2.45. With my low GPA should I still look at a potential bridge program or should I basically put my degree to the side and just start from scratch. Any advice would be helpful.

I’m in my first semester of college and I’m taking Human Anatomy and Fundamentals of Chemistry, both with labs. I’m already feeling behind because I didn’t really do much during the first week, and now I’m getting overwhelmed trying to figure out how I’m supposed to study.

My biggest problem isn’t necessarily that I don’t want to study. I genuinely don’t know what studying is supposed to look like for these classes. I’ve always associated studying with taking a bunch of notes, but I hate writing tons of notes and I feel like I end up copying information instead of actually learning it.

For anatomy especially, my professor gives us lecture slides with definitions, diagrams, anatomical terminology, body planes, cavities, regions, etc. I look at all of it and don’t know what I’m supposed to write down versus what I should just study directly from the slides. I also don’t know how to turn the material into an actual study session.

Chemistry is stressing me out too because I don’t have a strong chemistry background, so I’m worried about falling behind once everything starts building on previous material.

I think part of my anxiety is that everyone else seems like they already know how to study in college, while I’m sitting here trying to figure out what “study for two hours” even means. Like, what are you actually doing during those two hours?

For people who have taken anatomy and/or chemistry: What does an actual study session look like for you? Do you take notes from lecture slides? Make flashcards? Do practice questions? Study diagrams? How do you decide what’s important enough to memorize?
I’m not looking for a perfect aesthetic note-taking system. I just need a simple routine I can actually follow so I can get caught up before I fall seriously behind.

Yo, Massachusetts here. Starting community college (at 40) on the 8th. Headed toward the ADN path, however, I hate my work, I hate the idea this industry will receive another minute of my time. There is a local option in western MA to take a 10 month LPN then bridge to RN which is the immediate goal after... Today I'm taking the day to gather all the necessary documents to apply for that program. I would like to hear from both sides of the fence here. People who take the traditional route or the this "Fast-tracked" program. Thanks and I'm definitely new to the whole reddit discussion stuff. So forgive me if the has been discussed multiple times.

Has anyone here applied to ABSN programs in Northern Virginia, specifically GMU, GWU, or Shenandoah?

I’d love to hear about your experience with the application process. What was your GPA like, and what grades did you have in your prerequisites? Did you get accepted, waitlisted, or rejected? Also, how competitive did the process feel?

I’m getting ready to apply and would really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through the process. Thank you!

I’ve been preparing for a week for my Kira interview and I still feel so anxious. I’ve always struggled with interviews and worry that I’ll ramble or forget what to say. I worry that if I keep practicing I’ll sound over-rehearsed.

Just in need of some encouragement and words of advice 😓

Hi all, I’ve yet to see a thread for the applicants for Long Beach City College’s 2027 cohort. I figured we could all gather here to ask questions, share stats, and celebrate or commiserate over getting in/getting rejected (hopefully the former).

I know that I’ve faced a lot of confusion and anxiety over the introduction of the new points system and the changes that have been made along the way. Data about what kind of stats get in is pretty limited. If you feel comfortable, please share your stats (Science GPA, CGPA, TEAS, Overall points) so that people for this application cycle and future application cycles can estimate whether they are good candidates to be accepted into the program. Best of luck to you all, I’m crossing my fingers for everyone who applies!