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?

I don't. I'm trying to learn spanish through podcasts/Rosetta stone but I've been really lazy about it. I also didn't have the health care worker experience.

Oh thanks. I was worried about that. I have to take the chem and then I can apply in the Fall!! I cant wait!:clown:

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Good luck! :)

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Specializes in Tele Step Down, Oncology, ICU, Med/Surg.

Congrats to everyone who got into CSUEB--both Hayward and Concord have some of the best teachers I've ever had. Also, your cohorts are very smart people--you are admitted on a point system and the university picks the cream of the crop. I feel so prepared for my nursing journey because of the good education I obtained at CSUEB. Enjoy your summer, Rest up, organize your study space, buy lots of paper and ink for your printer and a box of Emergen C packets. You will be in for an intense ride.

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Hey Testa, does this mean you took your BSN at CSUEB? Do you know if clinicals are done on weekdays or weekends, days or nights? Do you think it's feasible to work a part time job while studying in the nursing program?

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Specializes in Tele Step Down, Oncology, ICU, Med/Surg.

Yes, am a newly minted CSUEB RN who graduated December and am seeking work (not easy...hopefully things will turn by the time you all graduate). All clinicals for Concord are held on weekdays--usually twice a week at 7am with a couple afternoon 3pm to 9pm clinicals mixed in (like Peds and Geri).

You don't have to worry about clinicals until Winter quarter--you are eased into clinicals as they will only be covering basic CNA level skills your first Fall Qtr (vitals, bedbath, moving a pt satfely, etc). Then, after the Winter recess, you will be going to an acute care or rehab or SNF to practice these skills as well as adding in your assessments which you will be learning in skills during your Winter quarter. Summer Qtr, you will be working with an RN and a faculty advisor and just doing basic Med/Surg nursing skills (assessment, charting, med passes, injections, skin treatments, etc)

The real nursing clinicals don't start until your Level II year. That's the tough year, but it's real fun too.

Stay open minded and not rigid when it comes to schedules and placements--nursing school is different than your usual neatly scheduled college courses--because it's hard for the hospitals and faculty to find spots that accomadate our large clinical groups of 10. Also, clinicals often involve going a day in advance to select a pt and to write up a care plan so you are informed--however, it will happen to you that your selected pt has been moved to ICU or released or any number of things so you will have to pick up a new pt on the run.

And, be kind to your instructors--they are human and doing the best job they can. The instructors have a lot of information to cover in a short amount of time during lecture--you will be doing a lot of self teaching via your text and slides. So, before you interrupt a lecture make sure it's for a relevant question. Nursing programs are notoriously difficult and expensive to run. It is after the fact that I realized some of the instructors that weren 't the best lecturers or the most organized were the most awesome nurses and who taught me more than anyone else. The good thing is that most of the CSUEB instructors have our backs and really want for us to succeed.

Good luck!

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Testa Rosa,

Thank you so much for such a detailed summary of your experience! It really helps to hear from current and/or recent students of a program--that information is golden :)! Right now I'm trying to decide between CSUEB and a more accelerated (and expensive!) program. It's so tempting to go for the quicker route, especially since it has taken me a couple of years to finish the prereqs. However, with the job situation so bleak, it may be wiser to be in school for a couple of years while the job market recovers.

While I feel blessed to have several programs to choose from, it is an agonizing decision about where to go. It seems like you have had a very positive experience at CSUEB Concord. How are your fellow graduates doing in the job hunt? Also, I've heard that if a new grad doesn't find a job within 6 months of graduation, that they have a harder time finding work because potential employers feel their skills aren't as recent. Do you know if this is true?

Thanks so much for sharing your experience, and I wish you the best of luck in your job search!

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Specializes in Tele Step Down, Oncology, ICU, Med/Surg.

I myself had a choice between Samuel Merrit and CSUEB and am so glad I chose CSUEB. It is my personal belief that the accelerated program is not worth the money and the pain for most people--and the market is so bleak right now for new grads. Gone are the signing bonuses that new grads were getting two years ago that would have made an expensive accelerated program worth the cost....maybe.

I would not rush graduation but rather time it for when the market is expected to turn in a couple years. Again, am so happy with my decision even though I lost my $500 deposit (I imagine it going to a poor SM grad scholarship so it made it easier to swallow). It was cheaper and closer commute wise and my friend that chose SM is facing a mountain of debt (60K)--she started nursing school same time as me and still has not found a job. Also, I precepted at a hospital that had a couple SM accelerated students and a couple shared with me that the felt less confident skills wise than their cohorts from ADN and even CSU systems. They were all going to be great nurses tho, and feel they had a good education with lots of resources thrown at them.

I am not worried about my skills getting old as I am doing an externship and other things to keep my skills fresh (Flu clinics, Mission trip, externship, ACLS, PALS, classes thru UCSF). I only graduated December and became licensed in February....and I have a couple irons in the fire that I expect will find a place for me within the next couple months.

My friend from SM who has been out of work since her graduation last year is currently doing an externship which started in the Spring Qtr so her skills are being kept current as well....but she has had to defer her debt and it is hanging over her. I on the other hand am debt free. Both of us spend hours filling out job applications to hospitals all around Northern California with no results (that's why I'm on the computer so much on this lovely day). Very tough time to be a new grad....hopefully things will improve for you all.

If you are prepared to move out of the Bay Area there are jobs to be had. It's still tight elsewhere but getting a job in the Bay Area is like winning the lottery.

Good luck in nursing school--it was hard work but very rewarding. I love being a nurse!

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Testa Rosa: Do you have an opinion about the accelerated nursing program at SFSU-Canada satellite program.

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Thanks Testa Rosa for all the good info you have given us. I as well have friends that graduated last year and have not found employment. 2 of them graduated from SFSU in 2009 and have yet to find jobs. So I hope this market hurries up and get better for new grads.

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Specializes in Ortho/Trauma.

Have any of guys gotten accepted to the actual university yet? When are we supposed to be officially accepted into the school?

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Specializes in Ambulatory.

My university application was submitted during late October 2009 & my university conditional admission letter was dated November 23, 2009. The conditional admission letter contains my student NetID & activation code.

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I am still waiting on my acceptance from the school at large. I have sent final transcripts 3 times since November, and my status is still incomplete. I have heard that due to layoffs, the admissions office is totally overwhelmed. It's pretty frustrating though. I have sent numerous emails with no reply and have called and waited on hold for 45 minutes only to be disconnected. I'm planning on going to campus this week and try to talk to someone in person to find out what's going on. I also want to double check what other classes I'll need to finish to get the BSN degree, such as a second English class, CA history (I didn't go to HS here in CA), performing arts/activities (!), and a women/cultural class. This could add at least another quarter to my degree, so I'm really hoping I can get classes from my other bachelor's to count towards these. Sigh.:uhoh3:

I'll let you know what I found out when I go to campus on Wednesday.

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