CSULB Fall 2012 BSN

U.S.A. California

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Hi!

I think the CSULB School of nursing recently post new pool statistics including those who were chosen for Fall 2011.

http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/nursing/docs/PoolStatsFall11.pdf

Knowing that the rating average is 8.91/10, that seems like a huge difference than the previous semesters! :eek:

Anyone else planning to apply to CSULB Fall 2012 BSN program?

Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

Why do you think you bombed the interview? I doub they would reject you, the least you get is an alternate like me which is better than being rejected!

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English is my second language. I couldn't finish writing for second part of question on writing exam. My partner couldn't find the items I was describing. I think it was really bad. Also, partner spoke so quietly, I couldn’t hear her very well. In fact, I asked her to speak louder. Anyway, the interviewer told me that if we didn't pass the interview, we would just disqualify. The interview was pass or fail, but no between. According to my calculation, my score is 9.5 out of 10 pts.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

Aw...

I think you did fine. As humans, we always think the worst sometimes.

Which interview time were you?

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I think as long as you can prove you can just write in general and speak/give directions easily then you'll be fine. For me I kind of just blanked out after watching the video but just wrote what I remembered from class/lectures on the topic etc cause I had recently just learned about the issue in depth. I didn't refer to the video much, at all. I honestly don't think they take the interview to heart, if anything they will assign you a remedial English course or something, unless it's only math that they do that.

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Thank you for kind comment. I was at 11 am.

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I really hope so. One of my interviewer was from the Learning Resouce Center. After the interview, I went to LRC and saw him. He smiled at me. I am praying to a god everyday.

I think my English is fine, but I get nervous when I have to write English with limited time. I am accepted from Cypress College for next semester. I may have to go there.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

You have a really good score. No one at the interview told us that its a pass fail. They distinctly said that we are already ranked and that the interview doesn't change that. I assume people that 'fail' the interview become alternates. Not disqualified. Have you received any correspondance from the program?

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Not yet. Are you? I asked my interviewer what would happen if a person failed the interview. He said that it would be disqualified. It is also true that the order of rank will not be changed. He said if the level of English communication were lower, they would accept the person with a condition. If the level is too low, the person would be disqualified, not alternate. Alternate people are qualified. So, if they had interviewed extra 20 people after our interview, it sound like that some people were disqualified already.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

wait! what extra 20 people were interviewed! when?

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I don't know exactly. It is 20 or 30 people? When I was reading previous thread, I found the information. I am not sure. They did it last semester too. Being alternate is so much better than being rejected. I wish that they accept me with a condition at least. I wouldn't mind taking any extra English class. We probably get a letter by tomorrow, right?

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I'm not sure when they'll let us know. BeachsideNic said he'd check so I'm sure he'll let us know as soon as he finds out :) Hopefully this week though!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

Oh...No lol I see what you meant!

I am assuming what they do is that they rank everyone, best score is number one and the cut off score is number (lets say 110) they interview those 110 people and (lets say they accept 90) those extra 20 people are alternates. Now I was assuming that if you failed the interview, you just got bumped on to the alternates list. Well that doesn't make sense, so I guess your right that they would get disqualified then.

What I don't understand is that CSULB is a really good school and that a lot of people will give anything to go there. I don't know why they make the alternates list so big. It can be up to 30 people. I HIGHLY doubt that even HALF of the accepted pile decides to go somewhere else. I may be wrong though...

Honestly, I think your fine...Your score is great, you wont have to worry :)

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