Columbus State Jan 06, 2010 applicants

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Anyone know how long it is supposed to take to get our acceptance letters?

Thanks for the info. Sounds like maybe they'll send out traditional letters in early March if they wait to hear back from the online folks.

I considered applying to the online, but I don't think my family would survive the extra time it would take me to study that way. Plus, I'd still have labs and clinicals during the day, so the extra couple of hours a week in class isn't that big of a deal. So, I'm only waiting on traditional. I have to finish up patho and micro this spring/summer and then I won't have anything else to take other than the NURS classes.

I had my traditional application in by 9:02, so I should be in good shape - I hope anyway.

Columbus State does not maintain a waiting list for the traditional program.

Well, what I meant is that you don't typically get in for the quarter you apply to start. My best friend applied in January 2008 for the traditional program and she heard back that she was accepted pretty quickly, but they didn't have any spots to place her to start until March 2010.

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Well, what I meant is that you don't typically get in for the quarter you apply to start. My best friend applied in January 2008 for the traditional program and she heard back that she was accepted pretty quickly, but they didn't have any spots to place her to start until March 2010.

I cannot speak to the situation with your friend. However, the application period that just closed was for a start of Fall 2010. If my timestamp was early enough, I fully expect to be starting this fall - not some point years down the road. I spoke with the nursing department on the day applications opened and was told that they would be accepting approximately 120-130 applicants for that start date and that they might be offering a certain number of Spring 2011 dates if people preferred that date. Again, I do not know your friend's situation, but everyone I've spoken with both staff and students indicate that application is for a specific term and that they do not offer dates years in advance. Perhaps things were different years ago. However, the nursing director told me that in the winter 09 application period everyone who applied and was qualified for fall '09 was offered a fall 09 (or spring 10 if they preferred) spot, so I don't know why your friend would have had to wait longer than people who applied a year after her. Who knows. I believe that often we do not know the whole story.

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We were roommate from 2005-2009. I was with her when she applied. We sat there and refreshed over and over again so we could get in the very second the application period opened up. I got her acceptance letter in the mail and called her to tell her the news. She was also told that she would get to start in Fall 2008 when she applied in January 2008. However, they letter said that information was incorrect and they were having a large increase in applicants and in order to accommodate the "accept everyone who applies" policy, they had to push people's start dates out further and further.

I'd love to hear for sure that policy has changed. I am looking to start in August 2011 and was going to apply this next application period (June or July - don't remember which). However, that would be for starting in January 2011 and that is too soon for my situation if I stay in Columbus, but I don't want to wait to apply and have my start date pushed way back either.

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Specializes in Psych/med surg.

Since my son will be in school by then, I plan to do my readings and studying during the day. I am an artist so the traditional would be hard for me because I blow glass at night. When I took patient care skills, I took the hybrid version and it worked for me after I got over my anxiety of the check-offs. I only had to adjust my sleep schedule 1 day a week. I have so much trouble falling asleep before 2am.

Gosh, 200 people applied. I know that they offer a lot more classes for the traditional. I am just curious about the electives. If they only offer the elective online or traditional for that quarter, do they let you take either? So if I am in the online program and they only offer trauma nursing as a traditional class, can I take that class or do I have to wait until they offer it as an online class?

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A few other questions - I've heard that you can switch from traditional to online after your first quarter from a few students who have done this, although CSCC denies that being true. Anyone know for sure?

Also, what do you learn in NURC 102? I'm wondering if my current job will cover all the skills or if I will be learning a lot of new stuff. I'm taking it on top of a full-time class schedule at a different school and a full-time job so I'm hoping I won't have to study.

I thought NURC 101 was a joke and got a 100% in that class. In my job now, I do nurse aide skills plus foleys (in and out), EKGs, phlebotomy, and wound dressing changes as well as deal with all the orthopaedic devices.

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Specializes in Psych/med surg.

Foreverlaur, Nurc 102 is basically the same as your job. You learn how to do foleys, EKGs, phlebotomy, and wound dressing changes. In the hybrid class she gives you a study guide. You just have to know different foleys, pulses, wound cultures, etc. You probably already know most of the stuff. My final skill checkoff was a foley catheter. I was nervous as hell but I got a 47 out of 50. I think the class would be quite easy for you since you do it everyday at your job.

In the orientation that was last week, they said that you can switch between traditional and online or vice versa. You still have to have a bachelors degree to switch to the online program. Cscc tells you that there probably won't be room to switch but they told everyone in the orientation that so many people drop out that there is definitely room. The girl in my class also told me that in the orientation they recommend that you only take 2 nursing classes at a time even if you are supposed to take 3. I guess the classes are really time consuming and stressful but that is based on the student in my opinion. My acceptance letter said the orientation is in July so I guess I will have to wait until then to verify the information or if it changes.

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I would think that you could take the electives in class - I don't even think they offer most of them online. Take a look at the class schedules for the last few quarters to get an idea of which ones they offer which quarters. It might not be exact, but it should give you a decent idea.

I don't know about switching between the different tracts. I would get in touch with the nursing department to ask about that and for confirmation on when you should apply based on when you want to start. My understanding is that the July application period will be for a start of Spring quarter 2011.

NURC 102 is sterile skills (well mostly sterile skills), at least a couple of them may be new because they are not things that the State of Ohio allows a PCA to perform - the one that comes to mind is CV dressing changes. You'll do: dry and wet-to-dry dressing changes; foley; tube placements, feedings and removal; suture/staple removal; CV dressing changes; and several more. If you are doing sterile procedures in your job, then you will have a big leg up for the class, although the class is going to have specific steps to perform that may be different than in practice. There is no clinical componant to NURC102. I took the class in person and we had lots of lab componant. My final skills check off was wet-to-dry.

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Oh, ForeverLaur - have you considered options other than waiting another year+ to apply for CSCC? I assume you're working on your bachelor's degree if you're going to school fulltime. Have you considered transfering to a BSN program? There are lots of well respected programs around the Columbus area and that could potentially cut a couple of years out in your adventure to become a nurse.

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Oh, ForeverLaur - have you considered options other than waiting another year+ to apply for CSCC? I assume you're working on your bachelor's degree if you're going to school fulltime. Have you considered transfering to a BSN program? There are lots of well respected programs around the Columbus area and that could potentially cut a couple of years out in your adventure to become a nurse.

I've actually had my bachelor's degree for almost a year now. I'm taking full-time classes because it was cheaper than purchasing independent insurance. I'm taking pharmacology, healthcare ethics, biological anthropology, human nutrition, and medical terminology II at Tri-C in Cleveland via distance learning.

My first 3 years of college I had no clue what I wanted to do, didn't go to class, hated my school, hated my classes, changed my major twice a semester, etc. Needless to say, it did a bad number on my GPA. I transferred to OSU and completed a psychology degree in a year with a 3.2 GPA. Since then, I've taken another 40 semester hours at Tri-C and CSCC with a 4.0. However, my cumulative GPA is almost exactly a 2.5 still so I don't really qualify for any Accelerated BSN programs despite my upward trend, healthcare experience, great letters of recommendation from nurses/co-workers, and straight As in the prerequisites :(. That's why I figured I'd never get into the online program as I hear it is pretty competitive. Plus, Tri-C's nursing program (for those with bachelor's) is only 15 months and there aren't very many 2nd degree BSNs that are faster than 15 months anyway and they cost a lot more...

And I would love to start in August. Sadly, I had my eBay and PayPal accounts hacked into and used to steal $11k. Our judicial system works where they charge everyone and then investigate. I was charged with a 4th degree for felony theft and after investigation, they realized I was a victim and the charges are being expunged. However, the system is painfully slow and it will be July 2011 before it is actually removed from my record and most all nursing schools I've talked to won't let me in because most hospitals won't let anyone do clinicals there that even have a charge on their record, even if it does have a status of dismissed :(.

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has anyone heard back yet?

i am still patiently waiting...

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Still waiting and stalking my letter carrier.

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Received my acceptance this morning for tranditional Fall 2010!!!!

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