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Got a call this morning that I got the job! Woohoo! Anyway, just wondering if there are others out there who got calls... would love to exchange contact info or possibly meet up before we start in a month! Yay!

Hey everyone! Just thought we could start a thread for those of us who interviewed for Cedars-Sinai's new grad program this past week.

lunaflaura, I can speak from my experience at San Mateo campus that you will have to drive. A lot of clinical rotations were 3-11p (you probably wont get night shift unless it's for your preceptorship). You may be able to set up a carpool with clas...

Rachel, it's been four months and no one has answered your original question! I just finished the ABSN on the peninsula, and I did hold a job for the whole year. I wouldn't recommend working to everyone; I think it really depends on the person and th...

Ditto on what NewestRN said... I called nurse recruitment yesterday and they said that we have to wait three weeks! So I guess that means we'll hear by 6/26 or so.

I'm glad you asked! You need to be prepared to travel to clinicals, and you also have to be prepared to "not get what you want" all the time. That means that a clinical site might be 5 miles from you, but they would rather have two people travel 30...

If that is the case, definitely show admissions how your degree/job/past experiences have uniquely prepared you to be a nurse. Relate your current job to nursing. I would also say that there is a difference in the learning curve for students who h...

Just to clarify... they don't really formally "review" pharm and patho, but there is ample time to solidify your knowledge as the program goes on. One of the instructors used to give a pharm quiz on the first day of the program and stopped because t...

One of the HR reps did say that she will open all official transcripts and will verify GPAs... not sure if that clarifies any of the GPA confusion, but it does seem as if they check. Whether they care if it's a 3.2 or 3.5, I'm not sure! As for wai...

I just finished the ABSN. To those of you worried about your patho & pharm knowledge (or lack there of!)... you do not need to feel comfortable with this material to do well in the ABSN at SMU. You will learn it as you go. The instructors do n...

Hey! I started a new thread for people who interviewed at Cedars to continue the conversation... "Cedars-Sinai New Grad Summer 09".

I felt really comfortable. I had two managers interview me at the same time, so it felt more like a conversation than a Q & A. I felt a bit though like I didn't have enough time to answer the questions; if I paused at all, they would kind of just...

I am finishing up school this month, but back when I was starting to look at nursing school options, Napa Valley College and Solano College (both community colleges) both admitted from a waiting list. I don't know if they have changed their policies...

I went to Cedars for the open house last week. They told me that they would hire 100 people, but they have been hosting open houses all year, so I suspect that some of those spots may already be taken. The managers I interviewed with said that they...

Yep, it's Friday... sorry! It's been a long week :)

I decided to take one of the June spots, and I'm not sure how many spots are left. Last week, they did open the opportunity to people who haven't finished patho and pharm, as long as they are finished concurrently with this summer's classes (but tha...

Beetree: I don't believe you have to take the NET at SMC, just as long as you officially report your scores through the testing agency. It's just like back in the day when we sent our SAT scores to various colleges. As far as stats... I had a 94 NET ...

Hi all, I've been watching the posts and not contributing... I received a phone call today from SMC that I got in, and they will send my admission packet by Friday. So, best wishes to y'all and stay close to those phones!

So far I've been reading and not contributing... addie, I'm with you, no word yet from NYU It makes me feel better to know that some rejections have gone out; that means they like us still, right? Hang in there!