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i'm considering taking a 4-week course through the Red Cross in Canoga Park. Has anyone ever gone through this program? How was the experience for you? It's pretty pricey, but I want to get trained during the summer and, unfortunately, the less ex...

congrats, tilapiacooker!! don't forget to get on FB :)

@tilapiacooker - those accepted have till April 2nd to give her their decision so it ain't over till it's over!!If I were you I'd contact K on Monday and express how much you want to be in the program and what you can do to get to the top of the wait...

Sorry, allnurses.com! My FB link was taken down, but to join the group, just do a search for "CSULA ELMN 2012 Cohort 9."

when i tell people i work three 12-hour shifts a week, they somehow have it in their minds that i am a part-time employee. they focus on the THREE and not on the total number of hours (that is spent mostly on my feet!). i wish they'd do the math :i...

oops. it looks like the FB page i made is so secret that no one can access it! let me change the settings to "closed," meaning only members can see the posts.

hi guys! i created a FB group for us. i know people are concerned about privacy, so i made it "secret" so that people can't see who the members.

i just wanted to wish everyone the best of luck at UCLA! i decided to go with CSULA. yesterday afternoon, i withdrew my intent to enroll. i know there are a few others who will be doing the same, so that's great news for those on the waiting list!...

congrats, msgbad4u! my reasons for choosing CSULA over UCLA are as follows: NP degree (i'm in my 30's so i don't want to have to apply to yet another program after graduation), the ability to work as RN after 15 months, and small cohort. my family ...

@anewnurse79-come join the ranks! no pressure congrats, sunshiine!!

oops! that would seriously suck if I showed up a day later. just gotta remind myself it's Cinco De Mayo!

I just got a call too!! I can't believe I'm in... I'm so excited! I'll have to contact UCLA to retract my acceptance. congrats to those who are in thus far. I'm sure she's still making calls so hang tight for those still waiting. can't wait to meet e...

don't know how I'm going to survive work tomorrow!! I'm going to be a ball of anxiety all day.

I interviewed on Feb. 24th. I hope she even remembers me, for heaven's sake!! that's one of the drawbacks of interviewing early. Monday can't come soon enough.

hi jungdt! there are a few reasons why i feel CSULA is a better fit for me than UCLA. the main one being that i'm interested in the NP track. with MECN, i would need to go back to school again in order to become a NP. i'd like to be able to get m...

@susan007 - congrats on a successful interview! and thank you for your advice on my situation. i guess i will go ahead and accept UCLA, then withdraw my acceptance if CSULA wants me. i feel bad about doing that, but i don't want to risk losing my ...

i am also going crazy waiting for her decision (i interviewed 2 weeks ago as well!). i need to notify UCLA of my decision by March 19th so i'm hoping to here back from K before then!!!

thanks, monmon87! i think last year she was admitting people as she interviewed and people felt uneasy about spots filling up before they even had a chance to interview. perhaps to be fair this time around, she's waiting till she interviews everyon...

hi sunshiine! i'm sorry to hear you didn't get in. after i was rejected, i contacted the dean via email. she basically told me i was a strong candidate but that my background was different (i was a film major) from their usual applicants and i sti...

@anewnurse79 - congrats on having a great interview! i think mine went okay. i thought of stuff i should've mentioned AFTER i left her office. as for the essay, mine was pretty short. i wrote like ONE paragraph. i think i'm a pretty decent write...

i live in los angeles and got my acceptance letter via regular mail today! but online it says "no decision has been made." i applied last year and was rejected... from what i remember, those who didn't get in saw their rejection letter online, and...

@danceluver - a few pages back, a current student by the handle mrmandap talks about his/her experiences thus far in the program. @happyperson2 and willowla - thanks for your advice. i think i will go ahead and accept, then apologetically withdraw ...

@willowLA - i interviewed with CSULA last week, but the program coordinator said it would take several weeks before she notifies people of her decision because she's only in the early stages of conducting interviews. i'm not sure what to do. should ...

@5unshine - thanks so much for the interview tips! congrats to susan007! good luck on your interview. the coordinator is super nice so don't be nervous :)

personally, i don't think MSMC graduates have an edge over grads from other schools. at the hospital where i work as a CNA, we have new grads with nursing degrees from UCLA to Cal State to Santa Monica College. I feel the interview influences the u...