CSULA Fall 2013 Basic BSN hopeful

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I wanted to start a thread for students who are applying to CSULA fall 2013 traditional BSN program. Anyone already applied and as anxious as I am to hear the news in April? And if there are any current csula nursing students stumbling on this thread, please share your experiences, tips, or warnings.

Thank you!

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absolutely! :)

First of all, congratulations to all that have been accepted! It is a magnificent feat that deserves celebration! For those that are still waiting, don't count yourselves out yet! Hang in there. You all will receive news eventually. My advice to you is to make the most of the summer you have off, because when the nursing program starts, you will be swamped. I remember the first week, we had about 15 chapters to read. If you think prereqs and general ed courses are hard... wait until you start nursing school. Good news: hardly any hw assignments and class is only once a week. Bad news: LOTS, and i mean LOTS of reading and studying, plus 3-4 hour classes, sometimes even more than one in a day. Those with jobs, you might want to consider quitting, because it'll be difficult balancing schoolwork with a job. It's possible, yes, but it will be difficult. but hey, you've made it this far already. You'll make it through nursing school.

have i scared you off yet?

Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions i can answer. :) Once again, congrats to you all! I look forward to meeting you next year!

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Hi Azhan, thank you for the response! Can you tell me more about your schedule? You said classes are only once a week but its 4 hrs long. What about the rest of the week? Are you doing clinicals yet? How is your weekly schedule like?

My husband is military and he will be in San Diego. If I get accepted, I have to decide if I will move to LA or commute from SD.

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if you do get accepted, i would recommend moving to LA. I cannot imagine how bad the commute would be from SD to LA. Maybe i should rephrase what i meant by classes being only once a week. If that caused some confusion, what i meant to say is that each lecture only meets once a week, but because class only meets once a week, the class will be longer, which is why it ranges from 2-4 hours. Sometimes you will have multiple lectures in one day, other times it is more spaced out. Lecture times are not negotiable, but you get to pick when you would like to have lab. Clinicals begin during your second quarter of nursing school. The dean will come into your class and have you pick your top 3 choices from the list of clinical locations available for the following quarter.

Each quarter's schedule will be different. Some like having all classes on one day, because they commute, others like having a more spaced out schedule. I hope that helped clarify it for you.

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Thank you for the clarification. I understand now.

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anytime! Let me know if you have any more questions!

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I got my letter yesterday, and I called the admission office, we need to pay the deposit by June 3rd $100.

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I feel happy, but more stress than happiness.

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Congrats Lwang13!! what was your score?

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My score is 25, I guess, but not very sure.

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Has anyone gotten anything today? Do u guys know of they sent out rejection letters too?

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I check my mailbox 2x a day and check my email sooo many times that I lose count. I only have 21 points.. I know thats around the cutoff for last year.. but I still have hope.. and I'm trying to stay positive. For those who got accepted, if you don't plan on attending CSULA, please notify them RIGHT AWAY. PLEASE.. so people like me can have a chance :)

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