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I'm in! :)

I thought I heard them say they will send out admittance letters in the regular mail on March 1st so we should know within a few days from then. I'm not sure what they will be doing for those they decide not to offer admission to however..

hah--now that it is over the next 2 weeks til we hear the decisions are going to DRAG!

Aaarrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!

USD is currently my number one and only choice--and I did receive the email this afternoon for the interview!!! Now my anxiety level for the interview is taking over! I was also surprised there were no other forums--(perhaps that means not many applied this year.. or perhaps this is just wishful thinking on my part.) Good luck to everyone!

Hi- I also just applied to USD as my first choice and really hope I score an interview. Apparently we will hear after the Christmas break. I wonder how many ended up applying this year..

Thanks 38866. Both of those links were very helpful and it's nice to hear you are truly enjoying your role as a CNL. But I gotta ask about something you mentioned-- " A lot of CNLs I meet are not as fortunate as I am."I would be interested to know what you mean by that. Thanks again!

Hi nursemusic and thank you for your input. Since I originally posted, I am preparing to apply to a direct entry masters program (which has the option of CNL which I will likely do) and I am very excited about it. I am also looking into how I can gain more patient care experience in the meantime (I have several years of clinical experience at my current job but not specifically patient care). So, if anyone has any ideas!! To address a couple of things in your post--it's not so much that I am in a rush to get through schooling because I dislike it or something. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy school and taking classes and excel in them. However, staying in school not only does not produce a paycheck, but it also costs as you probably know! So, getting through schooling faster, especially when I already hold a degree, is only practical. If I had an infinite amount of money, I would probably also get a PhD, MD, learn to fly a plane, become a chef, etcetc. If you mean I will not be prepared, I would like to know who ever is when fresh out of school (nursing or not). I think how well one does is also greatly influenced by the individual. Additionally, I trust that the 'faster' programs that are approved/accredited/etc.. are approved/accredited/etc.. for a reason. Also, you bring up a couple of interesting things. I was under the assumption that if you already have a BS then you cannot apply to traditional nursing programs and that they encourage you to apply to a-BSN programs. This is what SDSU told me anyway and besides, why would I want to be in the same applicant pool as those who don't have a degree yet? It doesn't make sense on multiple levels now that I really think of it. You also bring up accelerated programs as somewhat insulting and I've picked up on this same attitude throughout the allnurses site. I just don't understand why. If anyone could explain why direct-entry and/or accelerated programs are insulting I'd love to understand! Thanks and I'd love to hear any responses :)

Thank you! Very informative :)

]Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me what exactly a Clinical Nurse Leader does? I am working on getting into nursing but am completely stumped on what to do as I get closer to finishing prereqs. I hold a non-nursing B.S. and know I want to eventually complete an MSN program. Problem is I don't know too much about what Masters-level types of nursing there is out there. I'm familiar with NP and CRNAs but not sure what a Clinical Nurse Leader does on a daily basis. Basically, should I go ABSN-->MSN? or Direct-entry MSN (clinical nurse leader)-->Potentially other MSN (if Clinical nurse Leader is not for me?) Advice? Experience? Insight? ANYTHING?? Thanks for any and all comments!

Hi all! I've only somewhat recently began pursuing nursing and am trying to find out about the various post-bachelors programs around SD. Does anyone out there know how National University's aBSN holds up compared to CSUSMs? In anyone's experience, do you know if higher level nursing programs have a preference over where the BSN was obtained (so long as the schools are accredited, of course.)? If so, how do they determine where the more desirable applicants come from? This info would really be very helpful to me. I only have two prereqs to go if I decided to apply to National but am hesitant because I'm not sure of their reputation although they it all sounds good to me! THANKS!

Hi everyone! Does anyone know if CSUSM will have a fall 11' cohort as well? I thought they only do spring admission but apparently they added the fall 10'..congrats to those of you who made it in btw.

Do you guys find that this general lack of jobs is prevalent across all nursing specialties? Including, but not limited to, RNs, master's level nurses, etc? Who do you think has been affected the most (aside from new grads)? Thanks for your input!