sandraellen

I got in and start on Aug 16th.

Yes, I got in to Cuesta. I do not know how long the Santa Barbara wait list is at this time.

YOu wont have to take Patho unless you are admitted to the program. For instance those that are admitted for fall 2010 will be taking Patho at CSUB this summer. I took nutrition at my community college and it was accepted.

Check out Cuesta's home page and it has a link to the acredidation problem. I am local and will have units to get in to Cuesta...what was your GPA in sciences and overall?

I know a lady who applied ( a friend of a friends mother) and she said she called and they got 239 applictions; maybe they only put so many on the wait list or maybe someof the applications were not complete. I see on the Cuesta nursing page they now have a form for pre-nursing class course evaluations. Maybe people are complaining that they didnt know their class wouldnt be accepted? Do you live on the Central Coast?..so are you a Cuesta local and will be in the top 50%...so you HAD the Cuesta resident units...your high on the list! Did they take 56 as they have in the past? I dont here much chatter on this site about Cuesta, is it a prettyreputatable program or maybe I should just wait for Santa Barbara City College? ..or anywhere else I have applied :-) I see on Cuestas home page they are having accredidation problems. Has anyone out there considered that if they get in to this program the school could loose acredidation next year? I am concerned about that.

Wanna- be -nurse...did you get into the Cuesta program?

soontobenurse, Do you know any of the details of how many Cuesta took? How many applied? Do they do a wait list...is that what you mean by you are on an alternate list? Do they give you an alternate number?

Do you live on the central coast and know people in this program? I am going to be applying there for fall 2011 and if it is not worth my efforts I wont. I just wonder how you got this info. I looked Cuesta up and they have a great passing rate ont he NCLEX. Do they have a good reputation i your mind for training their nurses? Do you think that only local nursing graduates get hired at their local hospitals?

Caliotter3...what do you mean by "While these other schools are not easy for admissions, they don't carry quite the comment factor that Cuesta does. "

So, are you guys getting calls from the pre-nursing advisor about whether you plan on attending CSUB?

I am not in, knew I would not be. After looking at the chart I saw that I had not been given my 5 points for residency and I e-mailed the director. She said she would make sure those 5 points got added. With those 5 points I end up with 35 points. YOu can see where that lands me. There are two others that already have 35 points. So, unless the 5 without Teas scores do not turn them in, and a few others decide not to attend CSUB if, someone bombs their courses in progress and their GPA's go down...AND if CSUB decided to take 40................as you can see my chances are slim to none. I have already taken patho, so if t the last minute they have someone drop and want to replace them with someone who has already taken patho that woul dbe me....But I am happy for the two of you and hope you have a great time in nursing school at CSUB.

Sara, I am considering the LVN program at Cuesta. What more can you tell me about it. You took it on the north country campus right? I live in the five cities area so if I do it I will be trying to find a place to live a few days a week up in Paso. Where did you do your clinicals? Homework? Were most of your cohort cna's? Did you cover Pharmacology? I see the LVN program at Allan Hancock requires that class before starting the program ...I am considering doing the LVN at Cuesta and then transferring to the one year RN program at Allan Hancock. Thanks for any knowledge you have and wish to share.

yes, when the couses you are taking are posted to your transcript send them to the nursing dept.

no drawback for you...looks like you have at least a 3.90-3-94 in overall GPA which is 23 points....math sci GPA about the same 3.90-3.94 another 23 points...then add the 9 points for the ATI score...and residency points for California and Bakersfield 5+5....you'll get in.

I would contact ***** ***** and she can send them as attachments...I do not have a scanner. I can give you specific info on the criteria sheet if you want that. The scoring is the same on the GPA and the MAth/Science until you get to the 3.75 -4.0 get 20 points and on the old one you could earn up to 25 points ...for every step from 3.75, 3.80,3.90. 4.0 you earned another point. So just ask me and I can look at the sheets or you can contact *****.