bababowman

Hello, I am a recent graduate of the elmn now absn/elmn program at csula. If you have any questions, let me know. I was not aware they added a second cohort that starts in the fall quarter, that's cool. In my day there was one cohort that started...

You will get the list of textbooks at your orientation in May. I'd wait until then to see what you have to buy. Personally I'd read pathophysiology and the nursing fundamentals book. I would hold off on assessment. Dr Barkely (the instructor) for ass...

I'm actually heading into my last quarter ever at csula. I did the elmn portion of the program 3 years back and now I'm finishing off the msn after taking some time off to work as an RN. To answer your question, you have class 1-2 days a week and cli...

Well if anyone is working this week, it's her. She's a breed apart that's for sure.

Yea it is spring break this week. we took finals last week so most of the professors turned in grades already and are not on campus this week at all. I would not get your hopes too high for a call this week. Sorry, I don't want to sound mean but that...

ACNP now AGACNP

Good luck to all of you. As an elm-er heading into my last quarter before graduating I can tell you that if you go all the way through the masters, this program is going to be more work then I can really explain. I had no idea what I was getting into...

Yes, it's been changed for the incoming class this summer. Thy are finally awarding the BSN now. Not because they finally realized they were doing a disservice to their students but not awarding the BSN, the new dean of csula mandated it so that fina...

You will be cohort 10 if I am not mistaken. Congrats to those that have been accepted. It will be a lot of work but if I can do it, you can too. Once you get used to the laconic pace of quarters instead of leisurely pace of semesters it gets easie...

Hello All, I wanted to say that it was a pleasure meeting all of you on Saturday. It really dawned on me on my way home from your orientation how much I have learned and how far I have come in the last year. I know the program seems intimidating t...

I took it online at West LA College. It is listed in the family and consumer studies section of the schedule.

I was admitted off the wait list last year. I never got an interview in the first round, I got an email from Kathy mid April last year telling me I was on the wait list. I emailed her back expressing my strong desire to be a part of the ELMN progra...

You are welcome everyone, it is my pleasure. I wish someone had taken the time to talk to my cohort like this last year when we were in your shoes. It would have made our transition into the program much easier. Hopefully one or two of you will pa...

Get on financial aid now and get on the medical clearances now as well. There are a lot of things you need to do in order to be ready to go at the end of June.

That sounds right on cost for the first 5 quarters, we pay SLIGHTLY less but the cost of the ELMN program has gone up every year so take comfort in the fact cohort 9 will pay more than you. :) Its a little complicated how the ELMN program works so I...

Just to be clear, you will NOT be given a BSN at the end of the first 5 quarters. There was some confusion about this with my cohort and we had multiple discussions about it with the faculty. There is also no plan to offer ELMN students a BSN at th...

Umm, funny you should say that. Most likely she'll be there and so will I.

Fill out a FAFSA ASAP and talk to banks. I have a decent amount of money in savings and I got $12,500 in federal loans (some subsidized and some not) and made up the rest of the tuition costs with private loans. Personally, I refuse to spend my sav...

Dear Wrightnurse, Here is my 2 cents: I got accepted to the program but I am now having doubts that I'll be smart enough for the program. I do have a GPA of 4.0 but that does not necessarily equate success in a nursing program. Did you have any fe...

I would say leave your husband at home, he'll be bored at orientation.

Yea, I would bring a car. Inntchka gets around on public transportation but she also gets a lot of rides from her classmates like me. LA's public transportation system leaves a lot to be desired and personally would not want to have to rely on it t...

I don't know where to tell you to live if you want to be close to campus. The neighborhoods around the school are not part of LA that I have spent much time in. Personally, I lived on the westside of LA, which I absolutely love and miss, and now I ...

In contrast to Innatchka, I am great at wasting time and I generally wait until the last minute to do things. I do get stressed from time to time but overall, it's not that bad. Of course if you would have asked me this question earlier this week ...