CSUN ABSN Spring 2019

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Wanted to start a thread for everyone applying for the Spring 2019 cohort of the ABSN program at CSUN!

51 minutes ago, Deohen said:

Can those who got accepted go over your application stats?

I’m a current ABSN student. I had 4.0 in all my science pre-reqs and a 3.8 overall. The TEAS isn’t required for CSUN...at least not for our cohort. Our backgrounds all vary quite a bit in terms of experience/no experience and what our previous degrees were in. I heard that they do plan on doing interviews moving forward. We have 40 in our cohort if that helps too.

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Thank you for your response. When you say 3.8 GPA overall do you mean your overall cummulative bachelor's GPA including transfer GPA? Or previous major GPA? Or all prerequisites GPA? Sorry just super anxious about the whole thing at the moment.

Currently I have a 3.76 major GPA (finance), but 3.14 cummulative GPA (darn those first years at Pierce college), my ABSN prerequisite GPA is 4.0 however.

I have about 250 volunteer hours at a medical clinic where I mostly did patient intake, payment processing, recording of vitals, and appointment scheduling. For the volunteer verification form did you turn in your timesheet or a letter with appropriate letterhead from a supervisor verifying the hours?

Other than this volunteer experience I have not held a paid position in the medical field, I've mostly worked in the hospitality industry.

This year they only require 2 letters of recommendation and I plan on getting one from the primary physician at the medical clinic I worked at and my anatomy professor. (I asked if they'd take more, but they said it was unnecessary)

Would you say I have a fighting chance at getting accepted? I'm so worried and anxious. Also in my statement of purpose I covered all the prompt questions, would this be ill-advised compared to focusing on a few of the questions?

Any tips for getting in would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!!

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3.8 overall cumulative for my 1st bachelors. They don’t look at major specific GPA. The only pre-reqs I did during my first degree were English and Public speaking so the 4.0 was everything I did just before entering nursing school. I believe there is a GPA requirement, but that most of us are probably well above that cut off. I do think that they likely give more weight to pre-reqs, but I don’t know for sure.

I just attached a copy of my COPE health scholars certificate which stated how many hours I had, and I believe I had the program director at my hospital sign a form too. Can’t remember for sure...that feels like forever ago.

I’d say tighten up your personal statement as much as possible. Pretty sure some of my cohort got in because of theirs if their GPA was lacking.

I will try to answer other questions you might have, but we have two huge exams this week so be patient if it’s not right away.

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On 3/29/2019 at 8:38 PM, Jetsettingnurse said:

Hi there!

This program is EXTREMELY fast paced. I know I personally underestimated the workload by a lot. Many of us have had to quit our jobs because it’s been too much. The program will 100% be worth it if we make it through but it’s stressful and definitely an extreme undertaking so be sure that you want it and can manage the workload. The clinical days have been my favorite part so far, which is a good thing since we will have 30 hours/week of it this summer semester coming up.

Thank you for your input! I'm hoping to get into CSUN ABSN's program for Spring 2021 since I'm going to graduate Spring 2020. Thanks again and wish you all the best.

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On 3/29/2019 at 8:57 PM, Deohen said:

Thank you for your response. When you say 3.8 GPA overall do you mean your overall cummulative bachelor's GPA including transfer GPA? Or previous major GPA? Or all prerequisites GPA? Sorry just super anxious about the whole thing at the moment.

Currently I have a 3.76 major GPA (finance), but 3.14 cummulative GPA (darn those first years at Pierce college), my ABSN prerequisite GPA is 4.0 however.

I have about 250 volunteer hours at a medical clinic where I mostly did patient intake, payment processing, recording of vitals, and appointment scheduling. For the volunteer verification form did you turn in your timesheet or a letter with appropriate letterhead from a supervisor verifying the hours?

Other than this volunteer experience I have not held a paid position in the medical field, I've mostly worked in the hospitality industry.

This year they only require 2 letters of recommendation and I plan on getting one from the primary physician at the medical clinic I worked at and my anatomy professor. (I asked if they'd take more, but they said it was unnecessary)

Would you say I have a fighting chance at getting accepted? I'm so worried and anxious. Also in my statement of purpose I covered all the prompt questions, would this be ill-advised compared to focusing on a few of the questions?

Any tips for getting in would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!!

Where do you find the information on what CSUN wants for the application? Maybe I'm looking on the wrong site or tabs, but I haven't been able to see anything about the letters of recommendation and etc.

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The info session was full by the time I RSVPed, can someone give the a summary?

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I will be applying to this program for the Spring 2020 Cohort and I was wondering what was the size of the last cohort?

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1 hour ago, KDL23 said:

I will be applying to this program for the Spring 2020 Cohort and I was wondering what was the size of the last cohort?

We started with 40

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Hello everyone!

For those currently in the program, what do you think of it after being in it for ~10 months? I know someone previously mentioned that it is extremely fast paced and a lot more work than anticipated. This is one of the shorter ABSN’s I’ve found, as others are 2 years long. Does this shorter amount of time affect the quality of instruction and hands on training?

My friend who did her undergrad at a UC is currently in CSUSM ABSN program. She says this program is not stressful at all, and that she is able to do many clinical hours, get hands on training, and interact with many patients. The only downside to this program is that it is longer (2 years), and my housing/financial situation there would be more complicated.

I applied for CSUN’s spring 2020 cohort and should be hearing back in the next few weeks. Just wanted to get a feel of how you guys like it so far/ feel like it is preparing you for the real world of nursing. Any input is greatly appreciated ☺️

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On 10/17/2018 at 12:04 PM, Jetsettingnurse said:

All schools say lower GPAs like that. I know someone with a 3.8 overall and 4.0 in science who was waitlisted at CSULA's ABSN. It's so competitive I can't see a 3.0 being in unless they didn't get a ton of applicants...but if that were the case we would have probably already heard.

Hi, I noticed that and I have been trying to find an answer about it on this site for hours. If you got any insight please let me know!! Thank you so much!

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Hi guys! I was recently accepted to csun ABSN program for the 2020 year. I was wondering if any of you guys who are graduating/ don't need the supplies (books,etc) anymore can you guys sell it to me? ? thank you in advanced!

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