CSULB BSN Fall 2018

kevinc10 · Mar 14, 2018

Forsure man, I was gonna try for that time as well. Glad to see another vet making it this far!

GoBirds · Mar 14, 2018

Yeah shipmate, I was an LS. I'm going to try and schedule my communication exercise for 9 AM BTW.

Same here y'all. I was an Intel analyst in the Army. Congrats!

kevinc10 · Mar 14, 2018

Same here y'all. I was an Intel analyst in the Army. Congrats!

Sweet! Hope to see you guys & everyone else in the program.

FutureRN3377 · Mar 14, 2018

What are your stats, if you don't mind me asking..I'm wondering if I should even try again :\

kevinc10 · Mar 14, 2018

What are your stats, if you don't mind me asking..I'm wondering if I should even try again :\

My initial score without any interview was at around 10.6, but I don't think you should give up. Keep pushing on!(:

shinyunggyun · Mar 14, 2018

Science GPA: 4.0 (4pts)

General Ed GPA: 4.0 (2pts)

Overall TEAS score: 86.7 (1.73pts)

Reading TEAS score: 72.3% (1.45pts)

Military Point: (1pt)

Total pts: 10.18 pts

As you can see, I did just okay on the TEAS test and barely passed the reading section. If I did not have the military point, I would be at 9.18 pts, which I don't think would make the cut. That one point I received for being in the military took me from barely acceptable to high tier, as it is impossible for civilians with no military service to earn over 10 pts. Let's just say I got very very lucky.

And I strongly encourage you not to give up. For me, I applied to a total of 11 schools for this fall. Some of them in norcal and some of them in socal. I really went out of my way to secure my entry into a nursing program, leaving nothing to chance. And if nursing really is your dream profession, I want you to do the same.

FutureRN3377 · Mar 14, 2018

Science GPA: 4.0 (4pts)
General Ed GPA: 4.0 (2pts)
Overall TEAS score: 86.7 (1.73pts)
Reading TEAS score: 72.3% (1.45pts)
Military Point: (1pt)
Total pts: 10.18 pts
As you can see, I did just okay on the TEAS test and barely passed the reading section. If I did not have the military point, I would be at 9.18 pts, which I don't think would make the cut. That one point I received for being in the military took me from barely acceptable to high tier, as it is impossible for civilians with no military service to earn over 10 pts. Let's just say I got very very lucky.
And I strongly encourage you not to give up. For me, I applied to a total of 11 schools for this fall. Some of them in norcal and some of them in socal. I really went out of my way to secure my entry into a nursing program, leaving nothing to chance. And if nursing really is your dream profession, I want you to do the same.

I believe i will get into the ADN programs i applied to, i just wanted a straight shot into a BSN program. Looks like I will have to go that route, but yes I agree that giving up is never an option..good luck on your interviews!! I am sure you will all do great

kristinesj, BSN · Mar 14, 2018

It is possible, and there are people in my cohort that do that. However, I do not recommend it. I worked full time (36-40 hrs/week) while taking all of my prereqs, and did not find that to be difficult at all, but I am also someone who sleeps a full 8 hours a night and fits in A LOT of time to study and I am not working. So it also depends on how you plan on managing your time. Another thing is that the students I know who work while going to school have already taken pathophysiology and pharmacology in pre-nursing. I didn't take either of these classes beforehand, so I feel like it would be impossible to balance fundamentals, patho, and pharm while going to school. With that said, it is definitely doable to work 12-18 hours a week, but I highly recommend not working if you are taking both pharm and patho in your first semester. Also, if you need to work, the first semester is probably the best time to because second and third semester are much less manageable in terms of time.

Hi!

I was wondering if you can give us some insight as to the kind of schedule we would be working with in the nursing program. Are classes/clinicals mostly during the AM? How many days/week? Can we expect to get out by a certain time? I know that all these factors will vary greatly depending on the rotation, but I just wanted to see if there was a rough pattern (at least for the first year). The reason I'm asking is because i'll have to be working, and I also live almost 30 miles away. Do you think the commute would be too much while being a nursing student at LB?

steven.kim · Mar 14, 2018

I got the communication exercise email today as well. I'm also glad to see other service members getting theirs too. I was a combat medic in the army and did two tours in Afghanistan. I'm not sure what exactly is included in the communication exercise but I am hoping it is easy and that everyone will pass and get accepted into the program. Good luck guys!!

steven.kim · Mar 14, 2018

I will also be aiming for the 9 am time slot.

steven.kim · Mar 14, 2018

Hi!
I was wondering if you can give us some insight as to the kind of schedule we would be working with in the nursing program. Are classes/clinicals mostly during the AM? How many days/week? Can we expect to get out by a certain time? I know that all these factors will vary greatly depending on the rotation, but I just wanted to see if there was a rough pattern (at least for the first year). The reason I'm asking is because i'll have to be working, and I also live almost 30 miles away. Do you think the commute would be too much while being a nursing student at LB?

30 miles away is a long commute, especially in traffic, but it depends on if it is worth it to you. Depending on where you are coming from and the traffic, I imagine the commute would take you between 45 minutes to an hour and a half? I'm about 25 miles away. It takes me about 30 minutes to an hour and fifteen minutes and I think it is definitely worth it since CSULB is a great school for nursing.

stephbel · Mar 14, 2018

My initial score was:

Science GPA: 4.0 - 4pts

General GPA: 4.0 - 2pts

Overall TEAS: 94.7 - 1.89 pts

Reading TEAS: 91.5 - 1.83 pts

Total: 9.72

You should definitely keep trying! If you didn't do as well on your TEAS, you should retake it and try for a better score. The practice tests on ATI really helped me to understand HOW to take the test, which is almost as important as knowing the information. Also, I think they get about half the amount of applications in the Spring, so it's a little less competitive, I would try again then!