CSULB Nursing Program Fall 2023

harukachow · Mar 15, 2023

Did any of you guys do the interview for csuf?

CloCloAA, CNA · Mar 15, 2023

for LB they don't have a point system? They only use the impaction score formula (Science GPA) + (Gen ED GPA/2) + (TEAS Overall x .02) + (TEAS Reading x .02)? No extra points for healthcare experience, bilingual, or being local, etc. ? (to get invited to the communication exercise).

mcb26 · Mar 15, 2023

CloCloAA said:

for LB they don't have a point system? They only use the impaction score formula (Science GPA) + (Gen ED GPA/2) + (TEAS Overall x .02) + (TEAS Reading x .02)? No extra points for healthcare experience, bilingual, or being local, etc. ? (to get invited to the communication exercise).

Thats correct, only your impaction score. The comms exercise is the last step to admission.

cierrana · Mar 15, 2023

harukachow said:

Did any of you guys do the interview for csuf?

no, not yet. I have no idea what to expect, so I'm really nervous

brookiebird, EMT-B · Mar 15, 2023

harukachow said:

Did any of you guys do the interview for csuf?

definitely not LOL, I got an email recently informing me that I didn't submit my official transcripts by the deadline and was disqualified. I definitely didn't do a good job of keeping track of CSUF deadlines, oops. but hopefully that means they'll send out interview invites soon?

DanFlan · Mar 15, 2023

harukachow said:

Did any of you guys do the interview for csuf?

I got an email saying I wasn't chosen for interview at CSUF so they def handed out rejections and I know some people had interviews this week with them. Not sure if they are doing it in waves but in my rejection email they said they are only accepting 15 transfers this year.

CloCloAA, CNA · Mar 15, 2023

DanFlan said:

That would be ideal! This waiting game kills me.

For the record my stats are:

4.0 Sci GPA

4.0 GE GPA

93.3 TEAS composite

92.3 reading

9.71 impaction score

which classes count for the Sci GPA and which for the GE GPA? I can't find it.

Mrod3434 · Mar 15, 2023

CloCloAA said:

which classes count for the Sci GPA and which for the GE GPA? I can't find it.

Science is A&P, Chem, Micro

GE is Public speaking, composition, your critical thinking course (usually philosophy), and stats

CloCloAA said:

which classes count for the Sci GPA and which for the GE GPA? I can't find it.

https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/school-of-nursing/undergraduate-BSN-faq-and-application
scroll down to prereqs drop down menu

gratefuldead20 · Mar 15, 2023

harukachow said:

Did any of you guys do the interview for csuf?

I did! It's pretty chill. The questions are similar to that of the csulb communication exercise. It was a lot less scary than I thought it would be. Just be yourself! They also give you a full minute to think of what you're going to say before you record your response which is really nice!

Simo1224 · Mar 17, 2023

@Mrod3434 How many days a week are you actually going to school/doing clinicals? Also when you talked about cost was the $4,000-5,000 including tuition?

Guest1206361 · Mar 17, 2023

hi! I'm late to this thread but I participated in the comms exercise as well. just wanted to say.. this wait is KILLIN' ME

Mrod3434 · Mar 17, 2023

Simo1224 said:

@Mrod3434 How many days a week are you actually going to school/doing clinicals? Also when you talked about cost was the $4,000-5,000 including tuition?

So for me, I go to school 2 days of the week. One of those days is for the upper division GE course that transfers have to take and the other day I have all of my nursing lectures. Some students were able to get their GE course on the same day or have it online so they only have to go up to the school one day a week. Then I go to the hospital 2 days a week (1 for preplanning and the following day is for clinical). So my schedule is like

S- Preplanning

M- Clinical

Tu- School (only for a couple hours)

W- Off

Th- School (all day)

F- Off

Sa- Off

Yes, that was including tuition. I paid around $3,400 for tuition (try and pay it in person because if you do it online the service fee is like $80-90). Then all the other fees add up like accepting your offer of admission ($120..?), SOAR (I think was $62), ATI books (1st payment is like $600), Elsevier book package ($300-400), GWAR placement exam ($25), uniforms (~$200..?), Castlebranch document tracker ($100), drug test through Castlebranch ($74), BLS recert class ($65), ($ for TB tests, physical, flu shot with your PCP), NSO insurance for clinical ($27), parking pass for the semester ($250). Those are all I can remember off the top of my head.