CSUSM ABSN Fall 2019

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Hi everyone! I've been following a lot of the previous threads for CSUSM's ABSN program. I'm finally ready to apply for the Fall 2019 semester, so I figured I should start this thread and talk to the rest of you who are in the same boat! :) I currently just have to take the TEAS, which I'm signed up to take next week! Has anyone already submitted their apps yet?

On 2/6/2019 at 2:04 PM, WAboundSN said:

When I looked at the Entry Level Masters programs years ago, the big issue was hospitals want you to have a BSN to meet their requirements for Magnet status; however, with an ELM program, you only get an MSN and not a BSN. While you'd think an MSN would fill the requirement because it's a higher degree, it technically didn't, so jobs that said they wanted a BSN would not hire you with only your MSN. Again this was several years ago, so I'm not sure if that's still the case, but might be worth looking into.

Also keep in mind if you're applying for the ABSN program at CSUSM with a Fall start date, you'll be at the Temecula campus, only spring start is at the San Marcos campus. This also affects clinical placements. While you'll still very likely have clinical placements in San Diego County, the cohorts at the Temecula campus are placed in Riverside County clinical sites first, so almost all of your clinical rotations will be Riverside County. The furthest clinical site for you coming from San Diego County would either be Riverside Community Hospital or Hemet Valley Medical Center, and we do have students who have to commute from San Diego. Placements are done with no preference given to the students, location is not taken into consideration, and you are not allowed to switch placements with other students, so what you get is what you get.

Can you elaborate a bit on clinical placements for Temecula vs San Marcos? I really really just want to get started with school but we will be living around San Diego as that’s where my husband’s work will be. How bad will it be if I’m at Temecula? Worth thinking about rolling over to Spring 2020? Thanks!

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11 hours ago, polyacik said:

Can you elaborate a bit on clinical placements for Temecula vs San Marcos? I really really just want to get started with school but we will be living around San Diego as that’s where my husband’s work will be. How bad will it be if I’m at Temecula? Worth thinking about rolling over to Spring 2020? Thanks!

If you start in either Summer or Fall, your lecture and lab days are at the Temecula campus. That will be 1-2 days per week, depending on the what semester you're in and at what point in the semester you're in. If you start during spring, you'll be at the San Marcos campus for lecture and lab. Review the School of Nursing website for average admission points, because the spring semester is the most competitive to get into.

As far as clinical placements, regardless of whether you're assigned to the San Marcos or Temecula campus, you can potentially get a clinical assignment anywhere in San Diego County or Riverside County; however, they generally try to place students from the Temecula campus in more Riverside County placements and those at the San Marcos campus in San Diego County placements. I'm at the Temecula campus and I've had clinical sites both in Riverside County and San Diego County. We have many students in my cohort who commute to the Temecula campus from San Diego.

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@WAboundSNOk, thanks! That’s helpful. I wonder why they won’t take geographical preference into account at all for clinical placements. Seem lime if someone from SD county was placed closer to Riverside and vice versa, it’s a little bit inefficient and sucks for both of those people.

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On 2/5/2019 at 1:28 PM, futurernmelne said:

Oh wow that was quick! You have amazing points, congrats!!

It's been about 2 weeks since my final transcript was received. I hope I hear back from them soon!

Have you received your eval yet?

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25 minutes ago, coco1320 said:

Have you received your eval yet?

not yet, still waiting! have you heard anything yet?

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37 minutes ago, futurernmelne said:

not yet, still waiting! have you heard anything yet?

still (impatiently) waiting haha

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10 hours ago, polyacik said:

@WAboundSNOk, thanks! That’s helpful. I wonder why they won’t take geographical preference into account at all for clinical placements. Seem lime if someone from SD county was placed closer to Riverside and vice versa, it’s a little bit inefficient and sucks for both of those people.

Yes, I agree it's not the most convenient for the student. My guess is because the program is huge, it has over 400 students in 7 different cohorts at any one time, so to look at who lives where and find a clinical placement convenient for them for over 400 people is not realistic.

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Hi all! Just wanted to chime in and say I just submitted my application this morning. Hard to believe that there are no recommendations or personal statements required. I'm currently waitlisted for the UCLA MECN program but pretty far down on the list, so if this program gives me the opportunity to start this year I would happily take it, even though that would likely mean a move down to San Diego or Riverside County. Good luck to all those applying!

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I'm sure this question came up already and was answered but : Can I still apply to this program with one pre-req still in process? Will that significantly affect my admission status ?

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Also when does San Marcos send out acceptance letters? Anyone know?

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12 hours ago, ecobliss said:

Also when does San Marcos send out acceptance letters? Anyone know?

based on the past forums, I think we will start hearing back late april/early may

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14 hours ago, ecobliss said:

I'm sure this question came up already and was answered but : Can I still apply to this program with one pre-req still in process? Will that significantly affect my admission status ?

Yes you can. The only thing you must have is your TEAS score or else you won’t be able to submit the application officially. They’ll then be able to complete a points evaluation for you but they will not consider you for admission until your transcript from the last prerequisite is in. However, if you’ve taken your TEAS I recommend applying. That way when you do finish your last class they’ll just need to do a quick points update and then you can officially be in the pool for consideration.

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