Tajin

Prospective CA nursing student here. NYC is probably similar to CA in terms of difficulty finding a RN position as a new grad nurse. Your options are limited because you can't drive, but I'd suggest you to get a PCT/Clerk/CNA position at any hospital NOW. Also, I have heard great things about the RN-BSN program from UT Arlington. You take BSN courses online in 5 week sequences and you can finish it in less than a year. Having that "BSN in progress" on your resume will help.

Still no signs of the packet

You're in California since you mentioned the BOGFW. If you qualify for the BOGFW then you're most likely low-income. You have loan options depending on your degree status. If you don't have a BS/BA yet, you still qualify for subsidized & unsub fed loans. If you already have a BS/BA, you can qualify for $12500 unsub fed loan per academic year.

I spoke with someone from the office and they said it was another two weeks of waiting for the generic students but they should be sending the packets out for career ladder students soon!

Apply to both then figure out which option is the best once you're accepted. It seems arrogant to even consider your options when you haven't even taken the TEAS. I hope I'm not coming off as a mean person, but it's the truth. I knew of some people who were super confident they would score well on the TEAS to only end up in the low 70s (which will make it difficult to get into any school). When you do get accepted, choose the one you can afford. You probably shouldn't go into a lot of debt because you have your family to think about. Personally, I'd do the LVN-RN route while you work per diem throughout the program then a RN-BSN online. It's about the same time frame when you consider it all. The LVN-RN is 12 months and the RN-BSN is 15 months so 27 months total. You can totally work as a RN while completing your BSN online too.

Have you received anything else? LVN-RN transitional course starts on 01/03 so I feel like you should receive some paperwork/orientation very soon

Community college programs have state accreditation and universities have national accreditation. Don't worry about it too much just know that they're accredited and it'll allow you to take the NCLEX. As for the ADN-BSN collab program at CSULA, they accept students with previous bachelors. I know a few people in that program who already have their BS/BA already. It may not be a wise option to go this route though if you start nursing school in Spring as opposed to Fall. Here is the link that explains it more: http://www.calstatela.edu/sites/default/files/groups/College%20of%20Professional%20and%20Global%20Education/program_structure_1.pdf You would essentially waste a semester while studying for the NCLEX, take summer 2 at CSULA, then the year long sequence at CSULA. You'll lose your "new grad" status by then. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure on this.

It depends what classes the Ws are in. If they are in the sciences then you might have a problem, but if they were psychology or something similar then it's probably fine. I had like 5 W's on my transcript. They were for classes that I didn't need so I stopped showing up and realized that I needed to drop before I received a failure mark lol.

Best of luck! I know some students were accepted very last minute, like a week before school started so there's hope.As for me, I'm anxiously waiting for the paperwork!!

If I were in your shoes I would choose CSU Sacramento because you'll likely be able to build your network there and find a better paying job compared to if you were to move to SoCal. But I told CSULB students have opportunities to contract with Long Beach Memorial Hospital before even graduating so that's a plus for CSULB.

You need a minimum of 3.0 to apply for most ABSN programs in California. Your 3.3 GPA is actually the average for most of the accepted students for private schools so you'll be fine. You just need to do really well in your prerequisites, score in the 99% percentile on the TEAS, and get some healthcare experience if you want to apply for competitive ABSNs like CSULA.

I received the same email. I was told the orientation is no longer in person, but rather online now!

I'm surprised you're an alternate because you pretty much have a near perfect score with your stats...

She just started worrying about it yesterday and it's an extended weekend so she's worrying even more haha but I agree she should contact the schools she wants to attend. I will update this once she updates me!

I'm asking this for a friend. My friend was accepted into a religious private ABSN program. The program required her to take their religion course before moving to actual nursing courses for the next semester. She took the course, got an A, but dropped from the program before starting her nursing core classes because of family problems. Due to her current circumstances, she's required to live at home and there are only ADN programs around her. She's worried she won't qualify for ADN programs because she's already been in a registered nursing program. Some community colleges don't accept students that has already enrolled into a RN program before; other colleges don't have any information regarding this topic. She has a 4.0 prerequisite GPA, great TEAS score, and volunteer hours. I'm telling her she'll be okay since she never even took the nursing core classes, but she's constantly worrying lol. Has anyone been successful transferring nursing schools in California?

I still can't reach them over the phone and still sign of any acceptance packet they were talking about. I need to know when the orientation is so I could request a day off of work.

I called a few times throughout the day, but I couldn't get through their voicemail. I wanted to check if they received my TEAS score and intent form :\

I emailed it since it was the preferred method. Maybe we'll get something tomorrow.

I submitted my intent form but haven't received anything. What about everyone else that was accepted?

Based on the previous cycles, it seems like PCC sends out acceptances followed by waitlist the next day. They sent the acceptances on a Friday so maybe the waitlist applicants will get notified on Monday.

Nope! It was through the gmail I provided on my application.

Just received an acceptance email for the generic program!

Congrats!! Hopefully notifications for the generic program will be sent soon...

This is a question for repeat applicants: did you have to resubmit all your transcripts if you weren't accepted for the previous cycle? Or do they keep transcripts for a set amount of time?