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Hey John3219, I don't know how many points I got because they didn't let us know. I think the person who answers the phone in the Nursing Dept could give you like an average. A friend of mine called CCSF, and the lady told her around 35-40 for the first class when the point system took effect.

Hi all, I attended the orientations today. No word from SMU yet, but I have narrowed my decision down to CCSF and SMU. CCSF over CSM because of location and free tuition for SF residents. I will most likely choose SMU if I get accepted because time is very critical for me, and the effort I put into the application (personal statements, reference letters, additional prereqs I'm currently taking just for this program) won't go to waste. Thanks for your advice. I realized that loans are something that I shouldn't worry about at this point. 5AAB: Congrats and good luck in the masters program! hollandlops: How about you?

Hi Reincarnated, Thank you for the advice. Hopefully, I hear back from SMU soon so that I can make a decision. When I attended CSM's nursing admissions workshop, the counselor said that ADN to BSN will take 1 semester to complete if accepted into the SFSU bridge program. Maybe I heard wrong. I think it is not true because I asked around and nurses told me that these programs typically take 1-1.5 years. Here is the link for CCSF to SFSU roadmap: https://www.ccsf.edu/dam/Organizational_Assets/Department/Health_Physical_Education/Registered_Nursing/RN_PDF/SFSU_ROADMAP_FOR_CCSF_REGISTERED_NURSE_PROGRAM.pdf The program is 3 semesters, so 1.5 years.

Hi hollandlops, I was thinking about going to both orientations to check things out. We can still later decline acceptance to the program right? Or is it a binding contract after accepting?

Hello, I am new to Allnurses. I recently got accepted into 2 ADN Fall 2018 programs - City College of San Francisco and College of San Mateo. I live in San Francisco. I heard that both are very good programs. I also applied to Samuel Merritt University's Fall 2018 ABSN program, but have not heard back. I think they will send out notices mid-May/June. This is my dilemma: If accepted into SMU, I will have to take out approximately $80,000+ in loans for tuition. Although I may get out of school quicker and obtain a BSN, it will take years to pay back. If I go to an ADN program, I will not be in debt. But, I will be in school a year longer and have to go to school again for another year or two to pursue BSN/MSN. I already have a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field, so the ABSN program is more appealing to me. My pros/cons for CCSF and CSM: CCSF -close to home and work (10-15 mins drive) -familiar with campus/school system CSM -nurses from work attended the program and recommend -farther from home and work (30-45 mins drive) -stress about traffic going to campus and coming back into the city -not familiar with campus/school system I have to accept or decline by the end of this week. Any thoughts, advice, or information is appreciated. Thanks!