helloivy

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1. CSULB FALL 2020

   helloivy replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

   Clinicals will start at the beginning of the semester. You will have a couple of weeks of orientation and SIM lab before you are in the hospital. The choice between semester and trimester is up to...

2. CSULB FALL 2020

   helloivy replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

   I haven't heard anything about Spring 2021, I'm

3. CSULB FALL 2020

   helloivy replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

   The clinical schedule varies widely between semesters, but can be any day of the week (with the exception of Sunday, as far as I know; though you will need to go to the hospital to pre-plan on Sunday...

4. CSULB FALL 2020

   helloivy replied to ninja1968's topic in School, College Programs

   Hi everyone, I am a current student and maybe I can shed a tiny bit of light on what to expect from the nursing program given everything going on with COVID-19. The university has already announced...

5. CSULB Spring 2020

   helloivy replied to crabfish45's topic in School, College Programs

   Hi all, I’m in the nursing program at CSULB in the cohort above you so I’m going to try and answer some questions! Background check: yes, you will need to purchase a background check. They may...

6. LBCC Fall 2019

   helloivy replied to Rnhopeful23's topic in School, College Programs

   I was denied for a second time (3.85 GPA). So it

7. CSULB FALL 2019

   helloivy replied to pedsnurse2626's topic in School, College Programs

   You’re not the only one. It’s still on my to-do list and I dropped my transcripts off in

8. LBCC Fall 2019

   helloivy replied to Rnhopeful23's topic in School, College Programs

   I know we're all anxiously waiting to hear back from them, but keep in mind it hasn't even been 8 weeks yet, so they are not behind schedule. Last semester I believe we heard back right at the 8 week...

9. CSULB FALL 2019

   helloivy replied to pedsnurse2626's topic in School, College Programs

   Does anybody know anything about the GPE and whether we have to sign up for/take that as

10. CSULB FALL 2019

    helloivy replied to pedsnurse2626's topic in School, College Programs

    Yeah, I'm strongly leaning towards trimester for the same reason. At my communication exercise, it was mentioned that they may not have a trimester cohort this year, but I really hope that that is...

11. CSULB FALL 2019

    helloivy replied to pedsnurse2626's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't think anybody received an email about how many points they had; if you're not sure how many points you had you can calculate them yourself. It tells you how to do so at the bottom of the SON's...

12. LBCC Fall 2019

    helloivy replied to Rnhopeful23's topic in School, College Programs

    That's essentially how it works, yes. I was told by a counselor that they also favor students who have completed the general education courses. But honestly, a big part of it is just luck. You might...

13. LBCC Fall 2019

    helloivy replied to Rnhopeful23's topic in School, College Programs

    If I remember correctly from the information session, LBCC takes 50% of its students from applicants with a GPA from 3.5 to 4.0, so these students have the highest chance of being admitted. Don't be...

14. CSULB FALL 2019

    helloivy replied to pedsnurse2626's topic in School, College Programs

    To all the second degree seekers in the thread: I know a couple people who applied to CSULB as second degree seekers in other programs, and they are still waiting on a response as well. I think the...

15. LBCC Fall 2019

    helloivy replied to Rnhopeful23's topic in School, College Programs

    When I handed in my application, I was told it would be 8-10 weeks before we heard back. I also applied for the spring semester, and we received a response around the 8 week mark then too. I would...