I thought I'd make this thread for the new application group... even though it's a bit late since we have to all apply soon!
Anyway! I want to apply for the Fall 2012 term but I had some questions. I am an current CSULA student that transferred to CSULA in Fall 2010. I'm a Psychology major but am applying for Fall 2012 Nursing. I haven't taken my TEAS yet, but I'll be taking that on Friday (!!), so I'm very nervous about that.
That said, this is my first question:
I've been getting mixed info from different people. When I visited the Academic Advising Office last Spring (2011), the adviser told me that as long as I did not graduate from CSULA BEFORE I graduated, I could apply to the SON as a BSN applicant. I called SON to see if I could even apply for the ELM program and they told me that as far as they knew, I could not because I did not have my Bachelor's Degree yet.
So right now, I have approximately 2 quarters left in order to finish my Psychology major, approximately 6~8 classes. Ideally, I could finish by Spring 2012, but depending on my other workloads, I could push it back to Fall 2012. The problem is that I'm not allowed to graduate if I want to go into the basic program so I can't apply for graduation just yet. But IF I don't get into the BSN program, then I have to wait another two quarters after May or June or whenever they send out acceptances in order to officially graduate.
So I went to go and talk to my adviser about graduation and if I should even bother applying for Spring 2012 graduation and she tells me that no, I'm not allowed to apply for a BSN but I can go for the ELM program.
Does anyone know which is true? The CSULA advisers tell me that I can't apply for the Basic program but I can apply for ELM while the SON says that I can't apply for ELM because I don't have my Bachelor's degree yet and I should apply for the BSN program. Other graduate schools like APU and UCLA have also told me the same thing - without a Bachelor's, I cannot get apply for the ELM program at their school.
@Azhan Ooh I see! Then I think you have a better chance than us non-service area applicants. I too applied to CSULB and CSUSB. Did you get an interview invite for CSULB? I know for SB we don't find out if we're accepted till July. By then I probably will have made my choice, it was more of a super back up haha. Is CSULA your first choice?
@Spiffyness haha no. csula isn't my first choice, but if i am accepted then most likely i will go there. I highly doubt UCLA or CSULB are going to accept me, so CSULA is my 3rd choice haha. I didn't get any invite from CSULB, which probably means i've been rejected already. haha. CSUSB and CSUB are mainly backups for me too. haha
@Azhan You made me laugh at how many times you said 'haha' LOL. Anyway if you were to go to UCLA I think you'd need to continue taking more Pre-reqs. They require more than CSU's do, which is why I didn't apply. Youll probably get into Csula. Not sure how competitive you are for the CSUSB pool but since they let people know so late about admissions most people already make a decision by then.
Glad to know I amuse you. :) honestly um not expecting to get into ucla or lb, but it be nice to know where I stand in terms to admissions. My biggest hope is csula.
Hey y'all. So I got accepted to the school, and now waiting to hear from the program.
I'm a bit low on points. 18, I think so fingers crossed? =( =(
Oh, and to whoever wrote this . . . Up until I got the email I got accepted to the school, my GET said "incomplete" and the admissions people said the school is impacted, blah blah. Locals get priority. I'm from Burbank. Lol. So I don't know if that applied to me or not.
My points are around 19 or 18 points. Its ok. This applicant pool seems really competitive this year for CSULA and as well as the other schools. I surprisingly got an interview for CSULB so I am really hoping that I get in there!
Oh well. It is so competitive that I dont care where I get in at this rate, but my top choice is CSULB. :)
Fingers crossed for all of you guys! I hope you all make it in!
The more the merrier! Somehow I feel less crazy when I know others are feeling crazy about this whole thing too. My classes are helping keep my mind busy, but it is always there, lurking in the back of my mind!
My admissions decision is now "Admitted" and no longer "Incomplete". They probably sent another "wave of acceptances" for students who applied to transfer from CSU's. Hopefully we will hear back or be updated soon!
The CSULA advisers tell me that I can't apply for the Basic program but I can apply for ELM while the SON says that I can't apply for ELM because I don't have my Bachelor's degree yet and I should apply for the BSN program. Other graduate schools like APU and UCLA have also told me the same thing - without a Bachelor's, I cannot get apply for the ELM program at their school.
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@Azhan Ooh I see! Then I think you have a better chance than us non-service area applicants. I too applied to CSULB and CSUSB. Did you get an interview invite for CSULB? I know for SB we don't find out if we're accepted till July. By then I probably will have made my choice, it was more of a super back up haha. Is CSULA your first choice?