ANybody recieved interviews for CSULB spring 2011?

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Hi, I was told by an acquaintance that interview invitations for spring 2011 BSN will handed out by september 20th.

THis does seem kind of early, but I haven't heard back from CSULB at all and so I was wondering when the interviews are. The CSULB lady has been very busy and hasn't gotten back to me.

Does anybody know if interview invitations have already been handed out for fall 2010 admissions?

Thanks!!!!

It's on the csulb campus. It's the building next to the nursing building.

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Casual dress?

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i'm assuming that it's just casual dress. there wasn't any info. on how we should dress in the orientation packet or any emails everyone's been receiving.

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Hey guys! Are you planning on doing trimester or semester (3 years)? If anybody would like to provide more info about that b4 oreintation starts, that would really calm my nerves, lol.,

So I was just crusing around for more information about the CSULB program to satisfy my curiosity and then I see this thread trashing the Trimester program. I TOTALLY wanted trimester AHHH!! Now i'm totally scared. Does anybody else have any more information on this?

I mean, what the heck? Or maybe this person needed to rant?

Great, now I only have one more day to think this through....

here's the link. I think the person's username is Marielo or something on the bottom of that thread

Current csulb nursing students!!! - Nursing for Nurses

Here's the post...

The girl who posted above is correct in that pretty much the only "external" difference is where you do your clinicals. Other than that, I am a (proud) csulb nursing student with only less than a year to go till graduation and I am also in the trimester program. While graduating faster definitely seems great, many times I have wished I had done the basic program-3 years-no summers. I do believe that would have made my gpa higher as I wouldn't have been so stressed. With the trimester program, you get one week off from spring to summer classes, and it's terribly taxing. I say that not as a single mother/nonsingle mother (lol)with 2 kids (like some of my peers are), but as a UC transfer (biology major, too), single, in my early 20's, and only working about 1 or 2 four hour shifts--basically no working.

I've found csulb nursing to be just as difficult, or even more so, than bio at UCLA. There is just so much knowledge, you can't just get by being "smart" like in high school where if you're really good at math you can still ace the exam doing less hw. It doesn't work that way. you HAVE to put in the time, and professors are really supportive of you becuase they have to be--or else many won't pass. So while professors are REALLY GOOD, the classes are also REALLY CRAZY HARD. Also, to get your BS, you need to take upper division classes at CSULB to meet graduation requirements. If your in trimester, that really sucks...

Moreover, with the budget crisis and the sad state of California's economy, there are immense numbers of people competing for spots into new grad resideny/jobs. I know a girl who graduated with a high gpa, great clinical performance, and she still can't find a job in CA (or most of the west coast for that matter, since hospitals tend stick to hiring new grads from surrounding nursing schools unless the applicant has years of experiance). I am worried about having to maybe take extra (un needed) classes so that I can put off having to pay my student loans should I not secure a job out of nursing school, which is highly possible. All the professors, etc, are saying that CSULB grads are nabbed right away for great jobs, I mean, of course they want to say the best about their own program : ) but from what I've heard from previous semester's grads that simply isn't the case.

The economy should improve in two or three years. Right now, it's hard to find a job for ANY nursing schools, even UCLA's program, which is ranked top 5 in the nation last i checked. Was it really worth it for me to graduate sooner with bad job prospects and have to pay more interest on student loans or better to graduate later with a better job? I know people that graduated when the economy was good and they went straught to ICU. I also know people who graduated when the economy was bad and they went to work for home care agencies / nursing homes where you don't even need to be an RN, and they are worried that when the economy finally gets better the hopsitals will see that their critical care experiance/med surg clinical was from two years ago and wonder how much clinical skills they've forgotton?

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mann.. sallybee.. I was thinking for trimester too.. your post makes me think lol

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Wow. Well. I guess it depends on what you prefer. Either graduate sooner at the cost of being constantly stressed with barely a break in between semesters and risking your GPA, or graduate a year later and be stressed but at least having some breaks in between so you don't burn out by graduation.

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Specializes in Home Health Nurse.

Hey everyone what version of the TEAS did you guys take? I heard that for fall 2011 they are requiring version 5. Is this true?

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I dont remember, but I'm sure its going to have the same type of questions as the old teas test. If I were you I'd buy the ATI teas practice book at csulb or online b/c the questions are EXACTLY the same as on the real test. Nearly word for word on the reading especially. Its a great study tool to get a higher score. Practice your long division hahaha

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well not word for word but you no what i mean

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Specializes in Home Health Nurse.

I was asking because I already took version 4 and did really well on it. And I really don't want to have to retake the test. I tried calling the office but no one will be there till Jan 3rd. Hopefully they will accept my version 4 test but if not then I will have to take version 5. Thanks for the response

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Well according to their website, they want applicants to take version 5.

At the very bottom of the page, it says:

TEAS Version V (5.0) only

Source: Applications, Handbooks, and Hand-outs for Undergraduates

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Specializes in Home Health Nurse.

I saw this but I also know that the website did not say version 5 only till about a couple weeks ago and there isn't anywhere else where what version of the TEAS they accept. I guess I will just have to wait till Jan 3rd.

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