Cal State East Bay acceptance letters for Fall 2010??

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My friend and I applied to the nursing program at Cal State East Bay for Fall 2010 and she received her conditional acceptance package to the nursing program today. I on the other hand have only received an email (last week) requesting transcripts for the nursing department even though my application went in before hers. On the website it says that throughout December they will be emailing out requests for transcripts, not acceptance packages, so I was just wondering if I should be worried. Has anybody else received an acceptance or conditional acceptance package?

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lol I live on the Dublin/San Ramon border and I chose Concord.. I love where I live, but it's exactly 30 min away from both campuses :( I wish I was closer in one direction to one.

Paganoid (or anyone already in the program), how often do clinical schedules change? Do we get the same schedule for all 10 weeks of a quarter or do they change halfway through or something?

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You don't start clinicals until after the first year right?

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Hello Paganoid,

Thank you for providing all the helpful tips. Do you have any suggestions on (1) how to get affordable healthcare insurance and complete all the health documentation requirements. I am currently uninsured and was wondering how previous students handled this requirement. Also (2) would you say that getting a laptop is a priority before starting the program in the Fall?

Thanks again

1) Health insurance: Contact Contra Costa Health Plan. "If you live in Contra Costa County and you need health coverage, call 1-800-771-4270" you might qualify for Basic Adult Care...they will walk you through it. (Full disclosure: I work for the county hospital.) :up:

See also, attached PDF file with 28 pages of medical & dental clinic information, etc.

2) Laptop: this depends on the way that you study. I bought a new laptop for Winter quarter first year and kept all my notes inside the Powerpoint files that you will have to download and print out. You can access the school wireless network from inside the classroom if you sit by the windows (and also that is where the plugs are for power and wired network). I put all my textbooks into the laptop so I didn't have to carry around the books. BUT WAIT UNTIL YOU START SCHOOL TO BUY THE LAPTOP because you will get good student discounts once you get a student ID.

Hope this helps.

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I got the call today that I am off the wait list and have been offered a spot for Fall 2010!!! There aren't any more spots at the Hayward campus, so I will most likely be attending the Concord campus. The woman said she would send me more info soon, but is there anything I should be doing right now?? Also, does anyone know of good areas to live by the school? I live in Santa Cruz and will be moving up there but I don't know the area well at all :/ Thanks!

You should start your Hepatitis B immunizations ASAP. There is a several-week delay between shots, I don't remember exactly how long. If you have health insurance now, also get your MMR shot or titer report. You also need a PPD test.

If you have to pay more than 900.00/month for a 1-bedroom in Concord, keep looking. I live in Martinez and my apartment complex charges 900-1350 for 1-2 bedrooms. You can get cheaper but I enjoy the pool and hot tub. Martinez is very nice and generally quiet; school is 25 minutes by car (the Concord campus is not close to the freeway) but most clinical sites are closer to me than the school.

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When you come up for orientation in August, you could come early and speak to the Concord level two students and ask them for one minute during orientation so you can stand up, introduce yourself, and ask if anybody needs a roommate and you can get an apartment together to save money and commute to school together, saving $100.00/quarter on duplicate parking passes. Or you can advertise for a Concord student roommate on this forum.

Good luck!

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lol I live on the Dublin/San Ramon border and I chose Concord.. I love where I live, but it's exactly 30 min away from both campuses :( I wish I was closer in one direction to one.

Paganoid (or anyone already in the program), how often do clinical schedules change? Do we get the same schedule for all 10 weeks of a quarter or do they change halfway through or something?

In the first year you have the same clinical site for 10 weeks.

In the second year, clinicals are five weeks and then a different site for the second five weeks. Rotations are: psych/periop, pedi/geri, ob/"medical" -- you take all 6 in 3 quarters. Don't worry about this now. Just FYI.

In the third year, clinicals are for the entire ten weeks.

There are only a scant few days of clinical in the first quarter, just to get your feet wet. Don't worry about buying scrubs until orientation day. If you have unusual sizes (I'm fat and tall) and decide to make your own scrubs, use white polyester "trigger" fabric...the stains come right out!

Good luck!

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You don't start clinicals until after the first year right?

You will have a few days of "clinical" in the first quarter but this is at an assisted-living center, a sort of senior apartment building. Then you have SNF clinicals in the winter quarter and acute inpatient clinicals in the Spring quarter, both are about 10 weeks. Don't worry, you will be very well prepared by the time you get there. In fact, you will probably find it to be a lot of fun!

Second year clinicals are where it really gets detailed and granular. But don't worry about that now. Just look at what's in front of you, like a nurse, and deal with your admission requirements and orientation. Let the future worry about itself. My grandmother used to say, "Don't borrow trouble from the future."

Good luck!

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Paganoid-

Thanks for all the info! I already have my Hep B series and my MMR is up to date. I just need to go get a titer report and another PPD even though I just had it done :( Oh well.

Thanks for the info on the living situation, I will definitely be coming up there to look around more.

Also, because the campus is so far out of the way, does that make it difficult to rely on public transportation?

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Paganoid-

Thanks for all the info! I already have my Hep B series and my MMR is up to date. I just need to go get a titer report and another PPD even though I just had it done :( Oh well.

Thanks for the info on the living situation, I will definitely be coming up there to look around more.

Also, because the campus is so far out of the way, does that make it difficult to rely on public transportation?

You have to do two PPD's about a week apart, I think. That will be in your introduction e-mail in June. Don't get a single PPD now because you'll just have to repeat it again next month, even if it's your third and fourth sticks this year. Somebody else mentioned Tdap and Varicella; those are required also. (Tdap is for adults, DTaP is for babies.)

Public trans goes directly to the school. There's a bus stop in the turnaround. But you will totally need a reliable car to get to clinicals starting in Winter quarter (you can carpool in fall). Fill out your FAFSA and get student loans to buy an old junker or a motorcycle (remember the torrential rains in Winter).

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Paganoid-

I was considering keeping my part time job during at least the beginning of school. Only thing is that my employer needs to know my schedule two weeks ahead of time. I noticed you said that we will be doing just a few days of clinical our first quarter. Will they give us the times in advance? School is way more important to me so if they don't let us know then I figure I should probably just quit my job and try to live on my loans and my mom. What do you think?

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I know this subject has been mentioned before in this blog (and may seem like a small thing), but do we sign up for our own classes when the scheduling period starts or do we wait until after orientation?

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Paganoid-

I was considering keeping my part time job during at least the beginning of school. Only thing is that my employer needs to know my schedule two weeks ahead of time. I noticed you said that we will be doing just a few days of clinical our first quarter. Will they give us the times in advance? School is way more important to me so if they don't let us know then I figure I should probably just quit my job and try to live on my loans and my mom. What do you think?

I worked full-time 40 hours per week all through the first year and beyond, but I have a very flexible work schedule.

The people who got A's, deans list, and highest honors were excellent students who studied hard and attended each class session. While I never missed a class, I didn't study but crammed for exams twice a quarter and made it through just fine. I also got B's in a lot of theory classes. I could have done better if I wasn't working, but bills have to be paid.

I don't think you should quit your job before October. I think you'll be able to keep working at least through the end of the year. You will receive a detailed classroom schedule on the first day of classes. You will download this every quarter from the classroom site online.

Hope this helps,

paganoid

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I know this subject has been mentioned before in this blog (and may seem like a small thing), but do we sign up for our own classes when the scheduling period starts or do we wait until after orientation?

I believe that you will sign up for first quarter classes after orientation in August.

Subsequent quarters will be explained as the need arises. Worry about that later, when the time is right.

Hope this helps,

paganoid

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