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I would be commuting from marina del rey! is that further or closer in miles than from the city that you would be commuting from?

So levoila, are you going to move or commute to CSUN?

labelledamme: did you get in to csun? AND if you did, which will your choice be?

lev: do you mind if i ask how old you are? im 25 and feel like i am racing against time...

great, let me know what they say about the 9 unit csu req. Also, that commute on the 405 n and s will be HELL...

levoila: im beginning to think msmc might be a better choice than csun because graduating earlier (12 mo versus 15mo+9csu units) means you are earning a salary sooner AND you can apply to msn-np programs sooner...what do you think? you have to admit, msmc is more conveinant for us too...

levoila: would it make any difference on your decision process if you had been admitted to csun and msmc BOTH for the summer?

I was admitted to both csun and msmc for the summer cohorts. were you admitted to both for this summer too? Also, as I said, I want my fnp ultimately -- and the sooner the better. But if i apply for fall '10 np programs, the app's will be due feb'10 when i am still working on a bsn and not offically an rn. Would programs consider an app like this? it seems not likely, so it looks like the earliest we could apply for np programs would be feb'11 for fall'11!!!!!I guess that is why entry level programs are so conveinant...how do you feel about this? do you think programs would consider someone for an msn-np if they are still in "rn" school at the time they filed the application???

So levoila, does this mean you have decided to do csun and fight the traffic?

levoila: thanks so much for taking the time to answer my question so thoroughly. It will help in my decision process. I feel the same way you do about loving everything -- the location, campus, 12 mo. -- about msmc, but the cost. CSUN is a tremendous commute (and I dont want to move) and will take longer, especially with the 9 unit thing. If it were not for the cost, I would choose msmc. However, I too have long term plans to become an np, so i want to save where I can. What is comes down to is that my heart wants to go to msmc, but my brain says go to csun for the cost...

leviola: if you had to choose between msmc and csun, which would you ultimately choose?

I wish it were that simple, but they are 3 upper div gen ed classes ONLY from a CSU school -- which myself and levoila do not have cause we went to either private or uc schools...

levoila: that is SO lame. So, that means we would have to take 3 extra classes the 4th semester. I am sure it could be done, but that is in addition to epid and the second half of title v -- for me! That seems stressful and maybe not even do-able in only 4 semesters...hmmmm, how does this affect your decision process???????

levoila: so, what if the upper division 9 elective units do NOT include title v or epid, will you still lean toward c sun? it seems like incorporating 9 extra units will create quite a hardship on an otherwise tough a-bsn program...

yes, same here. from the title v, i am missing history and the only other thing is epid. However, do you have a csu degree? cuz if not, we STILL need 9 units of ELECTIVE coursework at csun to get the a-bsn!!!!!!!