CSU San Marcos absn 2009

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Hello,

I am new here to allnurses.com so bear with me. I was wondering if anyone applied to the absn program at CSU San Marcos for summer 2009? Have you heard anything back yet?

Ya, I'm with you too Jimmy! I'm even looking at 1br just in case lol

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I'm making a list of potential apts right now.. I prefer to have a washer and dryer unit! That would make life so much easier... I'm just looking at all my options-- 1br, 2br, 3br... and also looking at Craigslist.

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i found some nice 3brs with w/d in unit. Im a huge fan of having that amenity. I looked at Portofino, they were my favorite in terms of apartments.

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Thanks sarah! ill look into that =)

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I was gonna call and set up an appointment to see a 3br and a 4br home that are listed with the same property management company. If orientation goes from 8-12 as planned, then we grab lunch, i was gonna set it up to have someone meet us at 2pm to show it. They are both pet friendly from what i can tell. I have some others I will need to call to set up, but those are the ones i wanna see first cuz they look really nice!

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I am graduating from the 2nd bachelor program in May. Thought I would write and try to help you out.

First of all the tuition is higher because we are in the extended learning program. This means that it is not affected by budget cuts but you pay the extra cost for the tuition itself. And clincals cost more than lecture classes. If you are in the accelerated program there is really no way to work after the first semester. I think like 5 or less people have jobs in my cohort still. You have 18 or 19 units and are in the clinical setting/lecture 40 hours a week. There really is very little time to study. So, I would bank on the fact that you will be needing loans. As a 2nd bachelor student, you are only eligible by FEDERAL GOVERNMENT law $12,500 a year in FAFSA money. Anything else that you need has to be taken out in a private loan. The economy has made that really tough because the interest rates are high and the scholarship funds are low.

Tuition itself is about $25,000. The cheapest semester being $5000 and the most expensive around $8000. The thing they do NOT tell you is how much everything else costs. Scrubs are like $250, then there is a palm pilot, software, and textbooks. One semester our books cost about $1500. Then there are the ATI testing materials such as the books and disks, the lab coat, polo shirt, and the list goes one. I have taken out $30,000 so far. I am hoping that is all I am going to need before I graduate.

Where I live the rent for a studio apartment is $950 a month. Two beds are the best way to go honestly because 1b and studios have gone up in price drastically since I loved to S.D. 6 years ago. Hope this helps you guys out. I wish someone had given me more of a realistic picture of everything beforehand.

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I live in San Diego, and would prefer not to move to Temecula as I went to High School there and know what to expect :). So, the question is who wants to join my carpool club?? I'm hoping to set this up so we all only need to drive up once a week.. maybe we can have audible study sessions en route. Peace to you all, and happy new year. I look forward to meeting you more..

Matthew Dolstein

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Anyone get their student id yet?

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Hey guys - What does everyone think about the course schedule? It's good for me, since I'll still be able to work. Hey, I went to Half.com to try and find out about book prices. I was pretty excited to see all these cheap prices, but then got wise and looked at the San Marcos bookstore website. The books on Half.com are only a little cheaper than the SM books, and after shipping costs the total looks to me to be about the same as SM prices. Thing is, buying from the SM bookstore also ensures we're buying the exact books we need (correct publishing date, etc.). I'm all open for ideas if anybody else has thoughts about where to get cheaper books. Remember the nursing student who spoke to us at orientation? I'm guessing, but I'm thinking she was telling us to buy books online (half.com, etc.) when we get into our nursing core classes, and not necessarily these prilim classes that we have to take the first semester. Anyway, hope this saves you guys some time. Go to the SM bookstore would be my advise. Oh, and I'm taking the Soc 303 class online at SD City College, so you're on your own with that book. :) Hope all are well. See you in about two weeks!

Aaron

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Hey, I forgot to say, the pricing I was comparing was half.com books versus the USED books of SM. I'm not sure if you can get brand spankin' new books online or not.

Aaron

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Specializes in Telemetry.

@matthew - I'm also a local San Diegan. I think that's a great idea to carpool. We can exchange contact info via private message if you're still interested.

About the books. I bought all my used textbooks for the 1st sem. from Amazon.com, bookbyte.com., and half.com. Use http://www.retailmenot.com/view/bookbyte.com to take off additional $5 from your book orders!

Hope this has served you well.

payce,

M.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

@matthew - I'm also a local San Diegan. I think that's a great idea to carpool. We can exchange contact info via private message if you're still interested.

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