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@KingOfShadows Since lectures are still online (Spring is planned to be the same), commuting may be feasible. I know of current students who are doing a similar commute since we only meet in person once or twice a week for clinicals/Sim. Just be aware that you may have some super early mornings and long days (my current schedule has clinical at the hospital from 6:30am-5pm). Whether working and commuting will be feasible is completely up to you and your time management skills.

I'm a trimester student at CSULB who transferred this fall and have been doing clinicals at Long Beach Memorial. The first semester students were all assigned clinicians at either Long Beach Memorial or at the Veterans Hospital. At the start of the semester, I know that some students (primarily 5th semester's needing preceptors) were affected since many hospitals they normally go to stopped allowing students. Not sure if things have changed on that end of things, but main impact I've noticed has been some odd schedules to avoid having too many students in one place (ie. going to the hospital on Sunday morning to preplan for Monday clinicals). Hope that info helps.

Hi Jorge, I'm also a CMA and just went through the whole CSU transfer nursing program process (I will be attending CSULB Fall '20). While I can't advise you on out-of-state programs, I can tell you that the CSU programs are extremely competitive. I have a 4.0 GPA, 90.7% on TEAS, fluent Spanish speaker, and have worked as a CMA for 3 years. With that information, I was accepted into 4 of the 9 programs I applied for. You mentioned having a C in physiology, many programs will not accept grades below a B for the core sciences. Due to the high volume of applicants and limited available spots, it is unlikely to get into a program with out A's in anatomy, physiology, Chemistry, and Microbiology. I've heard that private school programs are much easier to get into, but they typically cost significantly more. A lot of community colleges have great programs and many select students via lottery versus grades. Since I just went through the whole application process, feel free to ask me any questions. Most programs will not consult or review transcripts of applicants, so your best bet to to ask your own school counselors. Mine were helpful but also gave me some bad advice (primarily incorrect pre-reqs and application processes). Best of Luck!

Hey there, Does anyone know what the likely hood is of having in-person classes in fall? I figured nursing programs would be the exception due to clinical, but I don't think first semester students are assigned clinical. Any ideas? I live in SF and am trying to gauge if I should start apartment hunting or keep holding off