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  1. What exactly do fertility nurses do?

    i would love to do something like
  2. Worried about hiring requirements..........

    I am applying to both programs although I would prefer the BSN program but if I get in an ADN program I will do that. I live in the Bay Area and you are lucky if you can get into ANY program at all....
  3. Worried about being unemployed?

    Due to the fact that new grads are finding it increasingly hard to find employment, are you kind of nervous about becoming a RN? I have noticed one thing, the schools are still very competitive...
  4. Worried about being unemployed?

    I talked to students that are in the nursing program at my school and they are oblivious and look at me like I am crazy when I ask them are they afraid of not finding a job when they finish. Most of...
  5. Dropping because you're scared

    My bestfriend dropped out of the nursing program because she couldn't take it either. It wasnt just the bathing patients but everything about nursing that she thought she would like she didn't. During...
  6. Old grad = no job = depression

    OP you are not the only one going through this:redbeathe. I have several classmates that are that cannot find jobs as well after putting in 100's of applications everywhere. This recession is brutal....
  7. For the students that are already enrolled at CSUEB doesnt it suck that they are charging an extra $60 PER unit. That's like $240 for each class you take and that's on top of the tuition. I wanted to...
  8. Me too. I already enrolled it the class for the summer but it is not
  9. next best medical career, other than nursing?

    I also thought of going a different route as well but in doing research I found that other programs are just as competitive. For OT and SLP you have to have a grad degree and the master programs for...
  10. Attrition rate

    I am with the OP I am concerned with the backlog of the newly graduated RN's that do not have jobs but are continuously being released into the market. I even talked to a DON of a LTC and even she...
  11. Attrition rate

    Many of the people that have dropped out of the program from my former CC were students that did exceptionally well in science pre-reqs and then there are some that did not do so well on pre-reqs but...
  12. Thanks Testa Rosa for all the good info you have given us. I as well have friends that graduated last year and have not found employment. 2 of them graduated from SFSU in 2009 and have yet to find...
  13. Oh thanks. I was worried about that. I have to take the chem and then I can apply in the Fall!! I cant
  14. To those that got accepted, do you speak another language? I know they add extra points for people that speak 2
  15. That is the writing skills test. You have to pass it to get your degree. It's not too bad. Its a timed essay test. They give you 2 topics and you pick
  16. Competitiveness of MSN programs

    Thanks for all the responses. @Spacklehead I am talking about actually getting into a generic master's program. I was just thinking ahead. I have a friend who is taking this route after not getting...
  17. Cal State East Bay, anyone?

    Is there anyone in the CSUEB nursing program? If so, how is it? Are the instructors supportive? What is the average GPA for acceptance? I am appying this coming fall for 2011. Thanks in
  18. Nervous anticipation turns to... unpleasantness

    Even if you are on the alternate list there is still a possibility that you could get in. They called my friend 1 week before the semester and told her that she was in. It could happen to u too. Good...
  19. I am not a nursing student at CSU East Bay but I am a student there and I think it's because of the budget cuts things are a tad bit slower for this upcoming school year. My cousin applied as well and...
  20. New Grad: New York City or San Francisco

    I live in the Bay area and will be applying to nursing programs for Fall 2011. Hopefully it gets better by then its just scary reading some of the posts. I have several friends that are currently in...
  21. Loma Linda or CSUSB

    Due to the high competitiveness of the nursing programs, I would go where I am accepted be that CSUEB or LLU.
  22. If I were you and you are serious about becoming a nurse you should switch majors now because as others have pointed out you will get less financial aid if you already have a bachelors. People change...
  23. Cal State East Bay, anyone?

    Thanks for the info. I :redbeathe CSUEB. I am currently in their Speech Pathology major which is my plan #2 if I do not get in the nursing
  24. Had the WORST shadow experience, am shaking

    So Greenykilt, does this mean your are going to continue on to the path of nursing or are you going with
  25. Maybe it's time we "New Grads" finally mobilized?

    a former classmate of mines had an interview yesterday and was told that they had about 500 applications for the