CSU Long Beach BSN Spring 2023

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Hi everyone! I know application cycle starts in August but I wanted to create this forum just in case somebody has questions and perhaps share some stats. 

Mine are:

Science GPA: 4.0

Cumulative GPA: 4.0

TEAS Composite: 98.0

TEAS Reading: 93.6

I hope we can create a group chat of some sort so it's easier for us to communicate whenever someone has questions during the application period! 

59 minutes ago, Mrod3434 said:

Thank you!! Are you trimester or semester? I’m wanting To do trimester and work 2 days a week but I heard the care plans are pretty gnarly and the clinical instructors at Long Beach memorial are tough ?

Hi, I'm a semester student. I can confidently say from talking with my peers that the trimester track is 100% tougher. Semester clinical instructors are the best! Definitely not biased or anything. 

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10 hours ago, WbeRNGOAL said:

Hi, I'm a semester student. I can confidently say from talking with my peers that the trimester track is 100% tougher. Semester clinical instructors are the best! Definitely not biased or anything. 

Also, I was wondering do you have to get a certain brand of scrubs or can it be any brand as long as you put the school patch on?

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Unfortunately, we're not able to pick our brand/style of scrubs. The school has a set of uniforms for us to purchase. It consists of a white top with a CSULB student nurse title and black pants. 

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2 minutes ago, WbeRNGOAL said:

Unfortunately, we're not able to pick our brand/style of scrubs. The school has a set of uniforms for us to purchase. It consists of a white top with a CSULB student nurse title and black pants. 

Aw dang ? thank you for the quick responses!!

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Do you guys know if we will receive any email with information on what we need to get done before school starts? I know for a different nursing program I got in they emailed us and said we needed to get a background check, a physical, and they gave us a list of immunizations to get. 

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59 minutes ago, aem24 said:

Do you guys know if we will receive any email with information on what we need to get done before school starts? I know for a different nursing program I got in they emailed us and said we needed to get a background check, a physical, and they gave us a list of immunizations to get. 

That information will be provided during your orientation meeting.

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20 hours ago, WbeRNGOAL said:

Congrats to everyone who was accepted for next year's Spring cohort! 

I'm currently a 4th-semester student here at CSULB. If anyone has any questions regarding the program (1st semester, clinical, care plans, NCLEX, etc... Feel free to ask! 

Hi! What did nursing students do at the SOAR orientation? During the communication exercise, we were told we held spots in classes, and classes would be chosen for us. However, if I understood correctly, SOAR is when individuals register for classes. Does this mean we don't participate in class registration during the orientation?

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2 minutes ago, name_is_in_use said:

Hi! What did nursing students do at the SOAR orientation? During the communication exercise, we were told we held spots in classes, and classes would be chosen for us. However, if I understood correctly, SOAR is when individuals register for classes. Does this mean we don't participate in class registration during the orientation?

SOAR orientation is for CSULB and is meant to introduce the resources available to you as students. Once you are selected for either trimester/semester, you will be added to the respective beachboard class where you can view your class schedules and other nursing resources. Class schedules are done for you and you are guaranteed all your classes. Downside is that you don't get to choose which days/clinical sites so please be flexible if you have work. The only classes you are able to choose are the few upper level GE classes needed to satisfy graduation requirements.

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I forgot to mention, class schedules are usually tentative and may be changed at anytime prior to the first day of class. However, most classes are finalized ~two weeks prior to the start unless something happened. 

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Hi everyone!

I have a question about waitlisted students. Are all waitlisted students placed on the alternate list? or do they choose a certain amount of students from the waitlist and put them on the alternate list?

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4 hours ago, WbeRNGOAL said:

SOAR orientation is for CSULB and is meant to introduce the resources available to you as students. Once you are selected for either trimester/semester, you will be added to the respective beachboard class where you can view your class schedules and other nursing resources. Class schedules are done for you and you are guaranteed all your classes. Downside is that you don't get to choose which days/clinical sites so please be flexible if you have work. The only classes you are able to choose are the few upper level GE classes needed to satisfy graduation requirements.

When do we find out if we’re trimester/semester?

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7 hours ago, aem24 said:

Do you guys know if we will receive any email with information on what we need to get done before school starts? I know for a different nursing program I got in they emailed us and said we needed to get a background check, a physical, and they gave us a list of immunizations to get. 

This is what I found on one of the email links 

https://www.csulb.edu/student-affairs/immunizations/incoming-transfer-students

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