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cmbrown07

3 Posts

I just got accepted to the CSU Pueblo program, today actually. :)

I live in Denver and I was wondering what you've heard about new grads getting jobs in Colorado. With CU and Regis in Denver its pretty competitive in Denver.

I have had a hard time getting the admission office to give me resources to talk with current students and grads, so any info you could send my way would be super helpful.

Thanks!

pitaya

321 Posts

I just got accepted to the CSU Pueblo program, today actually. :)

I live in Denver and I was wondering what you've heard about new grads getting jobs in Colorado. With CU and Regis in Denver its pretty competitive in Denver.

I have had a hard time getting the admission office to give me resources to talk with current students and grads, so any info you could send my way would be super helpful.

Thanks!

Congrats! I have heard that Denver is competitive. A lot of people love Denver and want to move there, so there is no shortage of applicants for jobs. I'd say the whole Denver Metro area and Fort Collins also would be among the most difficult areas to find a job (just going by what I hear), but not impossible, so don't let that discourage you. In the more rural areas, jobs are not hard to come by. In Pueblo, you could easily find a job, not that it's a teeny town, it is a city of 100,000, but it's no Denver. ;) Of course, you live in Denver already, so you'd probably want to stay there. Even though it is competitive, there is no reason that you would not be a desirable applicant! I have friends who moved to Denver from out of state and were able to get nursing jobs right away. Oh, and the nice thing about CSU-Pueblo is that the grading scale is a lot kinder than others. No C's are allowed and an 80-89 is a B, with 90 and above as an A, which means that when you graduate, you will have at least a 3.0. Also, I believe CSU-Pueblo currently has the highest NCLEX pass rate in the state at 96%!

smsoftballgirl

25 Posts

hey guys, I am applying for CSU-Pueblo's Degree Plus Program for Summer 2013 (so I'll send in my application this June). If you guys could give me any tips/advice that would be great! I will have a 3.4 with 6 pre-reqs completed. When did applicants find out about acceptance? How is the program overall? Anything you can recommend to someone applying? Thanks!

hopefulinCO

18 Posts

I too would like to hear some current info on the CSU pueblo program. Are your rotations just in Pueblo, or do you have sites all around southern Colorado? How do you feel about the program (education, job prospects)?

mirandabear

20 Posts

CSU-Pueblo is also a school I'm planning on applying to, but they're site-info seems a little sporifice, at least compared to some of Accelerated BSN program's sites. If anyone knows a little about the program, here's an abridged email with a few questions I just tried to email them for a second time. Any info would be great!

" I am currently on track to have all required prerequisites completed by the fall 2012 semester, but was wondering if there is any form of transcript evaluation available in order to be certain that my prerequisite courses that I am taking at the Community College of Denver are transferable? The course numbers of courses such as microbiology, A&P, with labs and 4 credits, do not exactly match the course numbers listed under the prerequisite requirements.

In addition, I was wondering if and applicant is not selected for the Accelerated BSN option, they would be considered for the regular BSN, or would need to submit an additional application. Also, are there additional requirements to complete the application other than having a bachelor's degree and completing the prerequisites and applications, such as a personal essay, recommendation letters, or an interview? Finally, are there limits as to what foreign languages courses may be taken for the foreign language prerequisite?"

hopefulinCO

18 Posts

Does anyone know if they do rolling admissions? I heard back from the school, now I am just waiting to hear from the nursing program itself. Any info would be great.

Hej97

1 Post

CSU-Pueblo sends students to clinicals in Pueblo, Canon City, and Colorado Springs. I am a current student, and I am guessing the number one complaint of every student in the program is the horrible job the department does with scheduling. I was given five different schedule changes for one clinical, with the fifth one handed out six weeks after the semester had begun. A girl in our class had one clinical that ended at midnight on Thursday in Colorado Springs and her next one began at 7:30AM on Friday in Pueblo. According to some recent grads, this is not all that surprising. I didn't expect an easy schedule during nursing school, but the department seems to have very little foresight and ongoing problems with organization.

altron2000

22 Posts

I just got accepted to start Jan 2014! Ill be moving from WA.

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