CSULA Fall 2021

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Hi all! 
I just wanted to create this forum for students who are applying to CSULA Fall 2021 for the BSN Nursing track in case we had questions for each other, wanted to share thoughts, stats and to support each other through this journey. 

I was wondering if anyone has applied and knew if CSULA requires verification for volunteer hours in their NursingCAS application portion? Also, will they accept any amount of volunteer hours under 50? I know you can add a document. Thank you!

Specializes in 2 years pre-nursing.
1 minute ago, HelloHello201 said:

Sounds good, thanks again!! I’ll definitely keep that in mind when orientation comes around. Would you happen to know if Econ would count as well? Because I’m looking at the 1st year for Fall’s prerequisites on the Nursing roadmap PDF and it says “MATH/ECON 1090*”.

No problem! Your AP stats covers the math. The reason it says math/econ is because you can take the same stats course under the econ department instead of the math department but it’s the same course. 

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1 hour ago, HelloHello201 said:

wow wow that is great advice!! Thank you;) if getting a CNA requires too much my first year, then I’ll stick to volunteering! I also have a question about taking AP classes in high school. For the pre nursing students at CSULA did passing any of the AP tests count for credit for any specific classes that were required to take? For example right now I’m taking AP Environmental Science, AP stats, AP literature, AP Gov/ AP Econ, and I’ve already taken AP language and AP US history. I’ve looked at the Nursing BSN program roadmap pdf with all the classes and most of my current AP’s aren’t in the program roadmap. Would this mean taking all these AP tests wouldn’t really matter since they aren’t classes listed on the class roadmap for nursing? 

For my AP classes they credit it for me. I took AP Psychology and AP Bio and they both gave me college credits. Even if it doesn't cover your pre-nursing pre reqs it might over your general ED which makes your class load lighter! I know stats is a pre-req for nursing, while Econ/lit/lang/history might cover a GE. 

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heyy have y’all heard back for those that appealed 

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Does anyone know where I can get volunteer experience? To those who were pre nursing students at CSULA, did you start to volunteer when you were a senior in high school? And for anyone, before volunteering, did you need to Interview at all or was it simple to sign up and just volunteer at a local hospital. I’m just curious so I can start volunteering and getting in my hours?

 

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45 minutes ago, HelloHello201 said:

Does anyone know where I can get volunteer experience? To those who were pre nursing students at CSULA, did you start to volunteer when you were a senior in high school? And for anyone, before volunteering, did you need to Interview at all or was it simple to sign up and just volunteer at a local hospital. I’m just curious so I can start volunteering and getting in my hours?

 

As a pre nursing student at CSULA, I started volunteering when I was in high school, and luckily I was able to submit those hours as they met the cutoff. I believe there were instructions that stated you could only submit hours that date back to 1-2 years ago. If you start accumulating hours now and apply for the program in the fall they should count. As for any previous interviews before volunteering, I remember having to do a phone call interview when I volunteered at Kaiser, after I submitted my application. However, this was just my experience at one hospital, so I'm sure you'll have to look into the requirements and application process at your respective hospital. 

Most people I know got their volunteer hours at local hospital, but I think volunteering at clinic or something similar should be fine, as long as it involves some sort of patient care (giving water, blankets or feeding, etc) and a person to write a letter confirming your hours and services. 

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Does anyone know about how many freshman applicants were admitted?

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do you guys know if we would receive program materials?

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Specializes in 2 years pre-nursing.
1 hour ago, kahel said:

do you guys know if we would receive program materials?

They’re gonna provide all the information at orientation. If you’re a transfer student you’ll have 2 orientations, the one for the nursing program will tell you everything you need to know and provide you with the handbook and rules. You’ll also get an email with all the courses you need to enrol in. 

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Are we allowed to send appeals for being on the waitlist? It doesn't say anywhere specifically so I'm not sure if appeals are only for rejections.

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Did anyone apply to the NP Program or have info on the NP Program waitlist? 

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Hello! I’ve called several volunteer services at local hospitals but each hospital said their volunteer services are temporarily on hold due to Covid-19. Does anyone know how the 2022 applicants for the 3yr-Nursing program will get volunteer hours if there is no place open due to covid? 

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Specializes in Pre-Nursing Student.
10 minutes ago, HelloHello201 said:

Hello! I’ve called several volunteer services at local hospitals but each hospital said their volunteer services are temporarily on hold due to Covid-19. Does anyone know how the 2022 applicants for the 3yr-Nursing program will get volunteer hours if there is no place open due to covid? 

I think it's because the situation of covid is still uncertain for now. I suggest calling back once California "reopens", which is in June according to Governer Gavin Newsom. 

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