CSUSM ABSN Fall 2012

U.S.A. California

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Hello...I'm applying for Fall 2012 Cohort. Anyone else? I'm taking Microbiology right now and hoping to still have time to get accepted for Fall 2012 after I complete this course. Cutting it close as I heard they will start accepting for Fall 2012 in the next few weeks!!!

Anyone waiting to get in for Fall 2012? Starting to get nervous/stressed about getting into the program!

Hi Lanibear,

What is the conditional acceptance conditional upon? Do you have any classes in progress this semester (fall 12)?

No i dont. I turned in my application when all my prereqs were already finished!

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Specializes in ER psych.

I'm in one of the temecula cohorts and I'll give my 2 cents. I also live in the SD area. You can definitely work 1-2 days a week during 1st semester - classes are a joke. 2nd semester fundamental class/assessment/pharm class are much different that the 1st semester, but people were still able to get As and work part time. 3rd semester medsurg/patho/mental health were a little more difficult, especially if you take them during summer. Most people did not work during that semester.

Also clinical placements are all over the place. We had people in our cohort from SD driving up to Kaiser Riverside 2x week during the summer. We also had people driving down from Riverside to SD. According to the dean, they did not take into account zip codes regarding placement, but she said they were going to look into doing that. Usually we had class from 8-5 (or 7pm) 1 day a week, clinicals 2-3 days a week all day. Some groups will have clinicals on Saturday.

The classes are more time consuming than anything. If you did well in prereqs, then you can do well in these classes. The material is not any harder, it's just way more time consuming. You will be expected to read 10+ chapters a week, do 15 page nursing plans, and group projects, in addition to studying for ATI/NCLEX and quizes and tests almost every week. Of course, a few people manage to get by without doing the assigned readings, but they are few and far between.

So far, everything is definitely doable. The biggest frustration seems to be the lack of organization. The program is still young, and there are a lot of kinks they still have not worked out. I think the biggest thing most of my cohort is looking forward to is being done with the program and getting a job (hopefully). Hey, at least we'll have BSNs which is the gold standard now!

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Yeah I heard that the program is a little messy. I am scared because in order for me to be on track, I need the school to be on track! :[

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