CSU Long Beach School of Nursing (Fall 2010)

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This thread is for those who are aspiring a seat in CSU Long Beach's School of Nursing for Fall 2010.

We all know the current impaction of the program. We are all familiar with the challenging process.

We understand the competition between all the applicants. You are not alone!

I submitted my application yesterday and I must tell you the relief I suddenly had.

I have worked hard the past two years of my life and there is nothing else I can do but pray and hope. =]

Has anyone else turned in their application?

Specializes in Ambulatory.

Fall 2010 initial stats 434 Generic applicants (90 admitted, 115 ineligible, 229 qualified alternates)

Rating Average# - 9.27 (range 8.94 - 9.88) Statistics for 90 selected students:

Average Science GPA - 3.85 (range 3.54 - 4.0)

Average GE GPA - 3.72 (range 3.0 - 4.0)

Average TEAS test score - 89.49% (range 85.9% - 94.7%)

Average Math score - 91.89% (range 71.1% - 100%)

Total Students assigned Math Tutorial -- 2

Based on the rating range, it seems that I have very intelligent future classmates!

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Is anyone looking for a roommate when school starts this Fall?

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FYI: for anyone who has a problem finding the seasonal flu shot to meet the shot requirements by the orientation on June 11th, the COUNTY OF ORANGE HEALTH CARE AGENCY still has plenty of the vaccine available at no cost to us poor students. :yeah:

1725 W. 17th street, room 101J

Santa Ana, CA 92706

1-800-564-8448

There is no need to make an appointment.

Hope this will help anybody who lives in orange county or nearby. It's hard now to find the seasonal flu shot at your doctor office; they just don't carry it anymore, only H1N1.

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Hi guys, I just wanted to post questions I have been asking the nursing dept. Maybe it will help some of you too.

Q: I am in the process of completing my health requirements. I have been given the H1N1 (dead) shot. Are we specifically required to get the live (H1N1) version?

Most clinics and doctor's offices are out of the seasonal flu vaccinations. Furthermore, I believe there should be a new strand for this upcoming flu season in the fall. In this case, are flu vaccination waivers acceptable?

Please clarify this at your earliest convenience. Thank you in advance.

- Nancy

A:

"Hi Nancy-At this point don't worry about the seasonal flu - we'll further direct you on that at Orientation. A new strand of seasonal flu will come out this Fall, you will be able to get it then. As for the H1N1, it's okay that you didn't get the live shot."

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Specializes in Ambulatory.

Cool...thanks a lot tivogliobene!

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I'm currently a high school senior and I have reviewed the documents on the website, but I'm still confused over a few things. What does exactly does a typical freshmen schedule look like? How are the classes scheduled so that students only have at most, one prerequisite class in progress before they apply for the fall nursing program? With a limit of only 16 units a semester for freshmen students, I don't see how this is possible. I'm assuming I'm missing something some information here. I know there are some classes that are transferable from community colleges, but they don't mention anything about non-science classes. Does this mean a statistics or oral communication class from a community college can't be transferred over as credit for the nursing program? Also, what is their exact policy on AP scores? Does a score on the test correspond to a letter grade? I appreciate any clarification anyone can provide. Thanks!

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I can answer some of your community college related questions since I'm a community college transfer student. Generally, whether a particular class is transferable or not will be listed in the college catalog & IGETC handouts (if they're available). Assis.org might also come in handy in figuring out what classes you need to take & which classes are transferable. So as long as a class is listed as transferable, you shouldn't have problems transferring it to CSULB. I've completed all my lower division GE courses at a community college and they've transferred over pretty nicely so far.

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I'm assuming you took all your nursing prerequisite classes and they transferred over as well. How long did it take you to finish completing all of your nursing prerequisite classes?

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Nursing prerequisite classes took me about 4 semesters (including 1 summer) to complete. At my school, we are required to take an intro biology course as a prerequisite for anatomy & general, organic, and biochemistry are split into 2 classes.

Semester 1: intro to college bio + general chem + college composition

Semester 2: anatomy + microbiology

Semester 3 (Summer): physiology + critical thinking

semester 4: quantitative reasoning + organic & bio chem + oral communication

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Hello- to the new class of 2010! :)

I had a couple questions regarding the New Student Check List...

I am about to start tracking down my vaccination records and completely my titers and i wanted to know where the best place is to complete any missing vaccinations/titers/etc. The website recommends our community college health care center but I'm not currently attending my community college this semester. CVS minute clinic was also mentioned but I know how those places can be and i want to make sure I do this right the first time so I don't get screwed over in the end and miss deadlines :/

Also, I am not familiar with the Long Beach area and would love some input on good housing communities and your opinions on the pros and cons of living in Long Beach opposed to commuting from LA or the other surrounding beach communities. I will also be looking for roommates :)

Thanks so much in advance for all of your comments and I look forward to meeting my fellow classmates at orientation!

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@NursingStudent0611-

I can't believe I was planning to finish all of my prerequisite classes in a semester. xD

I was planning to take Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and a critical thinking class for my first semester. Then sse my AP credit for Calculus AB and English Literature (assuming I passed those two tests) to take care of the quantative reasoning and college composition requirement. This would leave the chem class as the only prerequisite class I have left.

BUT THEN I RESEARCHED IT AND...

I can't take Microbiology without taking chemistry first and that I can't take Anatomy and Physiology until I finish my foundation general requirements first.

Take about a failed plan! xD

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@NursingStudent0611-

I can't believe I was planning to finish all of my prerequisite classes in a semester. xD

I was planning to take Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and a critical thinking class for my first semester. Then sse my AP credit for Calculus AB and English Literature (assuming I passed those two tests) to take care of the quantative reasoning and college composition requirement. This would leave the chem class as the only prerequisite class I have left.

BUT THEN I RESEARCHED IT AND...

I can't take Microbiology without taking chemistry first and that I can't take Anatomy and Physiology until I finish my foundation general requirements first.

Take about a failed plan! xD

Don't worry about your failed plan. Nursing prerequisites are challenging....No way can you take them all at once! I'm guessing that you are worried about how long your education is going to take...My advice to you is this: slow and steady wins the race; just keep taking classes, not too many at one time (your GPA is super important!) and you will reach your goal. The couple of years it takes to get your prereq's done will fly by... (and more importantly, will fly by whether you take classes or not). Get going and good luck!

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