CSU Los Angeles School of Nursing (CSULA Fall 2012)

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Hello,

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. :eek:

Does anyone know which is true? :confused: 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.

Thank you~

Ok cool I took anatomy and physio separately and the full course not in halves. Cool thanks!Funny how last years forum was so long but this time around nothing. So let's talk more. Maybe people will read and decide to write. What do you think the minimum is to get accepted? I've heard from other posts that 22 points is the minimum they'll take. Its a loooong wait until May!!!

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The classes I took covered half the body systems with lecture and cadaver lab one quarter and the other half with lecture and cadaver lab the next quarter. I took them both at the same school. I talked to someone from the school a couple weeks ago who had my app and transcripts and they needed course descriptions and also spoke with an academic advisor from the school I took them at. I haven't received a disqualification, so I'm hoping no news is good news! The long wait is torture!

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Well I am sure it'll be ok as long as your school is a legit school, not one of those private schools with bogus degrees. Another reason they might not take it is because it was out of state.Just curious are you a resident of California? Idk if that was a requirement to apply but I think they mentioned something about it. Hopefully things work out for the best.

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I took the classes at an accredited community college and have done all I can do, so it's out of my hands now. I am a CA resident too. Born and raised in LA, but I lived in another state for a few years. I've been back in CA almost 4 years.

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Yeah I am guessing you'll be fine And you have good grades too.Anyone know of the least points taken? Just curious so anyone else applying can get a feeling about how they stand.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

I heard the lowest off the standby was 19 and the lowest accepted (according to this website) is 22. So let's say 20 is cutoff. 20 sounds like a good cutoff because that is 2/3 of the points. That is sadly like 66% so you want to aim higher than that. Which if I am correct, we all did. Although it may not seem like a lot of people are posting, the closer to finding out, the more people will post. It's astounding how people will just read but not contribute until the last possible minute. You will get random people who declare they are in once the time comes. It is the internet so who knows? It's all speculation. Until late April, we won't find out for sure. Anyone here currently attending CSULA? I'm a transfer. I'm wondering if they only offered micro in spring again and the average grade was a c-. That set a lot of people out of competition because they failed micro and that is disqualifying until they remake it. Most CCs are on a semester system so it would be hard to remake it somewhere else. If so, that had a lot of influence last cohort. If it happens again, us transfers might be in the lead.

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Yeah I am a transfer as well. I wonder how many people are going to be accepted in total. Yeah I heard 19 was wait list and 22 was lowest accepted. But these numbers probably change every year. CSULA is the only school I want to attend. After the next couple posts I'll put up my stats up aswell but I am still in bed. :) lol

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

ha ha ha! i know my friend just called me and woke me up! i just worked a 12 hour shift and wanted to sleep an extra hour but oh well! i dont go back to work until thurs so its cool!

as for 19 points and 22 points. i believe those were that low because of the issue with the microbio class. *hopefully* that is the same issue this time and we all get in. i think its also safe to say that 20 points and above puts you at good odds.

now you all have like 25+ points right? i barely have about 23....looks like i am in the lower competitive end this year. i have been waiting for over 2 years to get into a program where my hardwork is finally paying off. i want to start nursing and clinicals and ugh! i hate this wait phase. hopefully we find out sooner. i wondering, do you guys know by any chance how we are supposed to hear from them regarding acceptance denial?

oh duh! we put in those envelopes so they can send them back! whew! gosh, then that means it will come through snail mail. wonderful.

ok well if anyone gets anymore news post it up

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Yes acceptance letters are given out via mail.. I am not at home right now either so when I do I will post my stats. Yeah I read almost all of last years forum and the microbio issue was unfortunate. Hopefully they resolved the issue since from what I read it was somewhat unfair.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

It is unfair but crap happens and hopefully it was resolved even though it boosts us up lolFall 2010 seemed around 20 points cutoff as well

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What was the microbio issue? :confused: Lol snail mail, clever! :yeah:

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The class was supposedly being taught at a graduate level and not many people passed. Could be an exaggeration... We don't know for sure.

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