SquirrelRN304

Accepted! ❤️❤️❤️ What a wonderful surprise! Definitely not expecting to hear back so soon! congratulations to everyone that got it!

Excited to meet some of you tomorrow at the Q&A!

I’m wondering about that too. I heard previous years are about 70-80. I’m curious to see if that number is different from previous because it is being done online this year.

You need some leadership experience and committee involvement at work. Current volunteer experience is good. if you have opportunity to go to OR frequently make sure you try to get shadow experience as many as you can. Get your CCRN/CSC/trauma or transplant certification. Your chances really depends on the state you live in and how competitive the schools you are looking at. You can’t change your Old GPA. Only thing you can do is make yourself the perfect candidate now.

The email does ask us to confirm or decline interview in the portal. I imagine there will be more interview invite once some people decline! Don’t be discouraged!

This years interview is being conducted via zoom. I’m really curious to see how much their traditional interview process is going to be maintained or modified. Either way, time to do some interview prep!

Just got the email for interview! ?

Who else is reading Allnurses posts on night shift?? ?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

I don’t believe the portal log in is related to acceptance decisions. Could just be technical issues. I am getting impatient with the wait though. KPSA definitely has a very lengthy application process. That being said, their website says interview invites go out in December so good luck to everyone! Hopefully we don’t have to wait much longer

That’s really helpful! Thank you

I submitted info for preliminary screen the first day and I was notified I qualify to apply last week. So working on putting the application together now.

Yeah they will call you to schedule appt with recruiter and email u new hire package.

Congratz!! See u at orientation!

Ty! Hope u get good news soon too!

Just got a call! I was offered the position! -dances-

I interviewed with the maternal/child director. She said she had about 15-17 interviews.

I havn't. Hopefully next week we will get some words. Sounds like they interviewed so many people.

And today would be exactly one week since interview...I am so nervous >

I interviewed last Wed. 01/29. I am soooo glad you started this thread. Best of luck to all of us.

Just wanted to share my story with everyone here since reading so many stories from all of you had given the strength to cope with this stressful situation. I am an ADN-BSN student. Finished my ADN in 2012 and decided to go straight for my BSN at a state university in CA. Now I am graduating with my BSN in a few months, I have been applying everywhere, filling any applications that I come across. No responses from anywhere since last October. I have always thought myself as a competitive nursing student. I have everything a new grad can put on the resume (leadership, gpa, awards, honors, volunteers), with the exception of nursing experience. I have one previous sales job for 1 yr and half. Just when I was getting really depressed and discouraged, I received a call for interview with a very large plastic surgery, dermatology and laser clinic for a RN position. I will be mainly responsible for seeing pt for post-op follow-up and administer aesthetic injections (Botox, fillers, etc). I was offered the job on the spot due to my bilingual ability (they have a very large asian pt population). I started the job 3 weeks ago. Full time position: 9-6 and 5 days a week. Training was really interesting and challenging with injections and all the docs and nurses are nice. I was so grateful for this opportunity because I had a lot of financial pressure to start working. Last Thursday, when I was at work, I received a missed call from a very strange number. The clinical director of the Maternal/Baby unit from the best hospital in my community left me a message in regards to my application for their new grad program and wanted to schedule an interview with me. Needless to say I was literally JUMPING UP AND DOWN after I heard the message. My mother worked in LD and Postpartum all her life as a RN and it seems like a dream come true. However, things didn't happen as smoothly as I had hoped. I have been calling her like a maniac last Friday and this Monday but only reaching her voicemail. I left one message each day telling her I would love to schedule an interview with her. When she didn't call back Monday night, I completely broke down in my car. I was crying uncontrollably and I was sure I missed my chance of a lifetime. Overly dramatic, I know, but I prob applied for every single position available at this hospital for about 3 months and didn't even get one rejection letter. I felt a significant rush of sadness and depression, and I was so angry with myself for missing the call. On Tuesday, I decided to take a risk and called the unit to see if she has been out of the office for a few days (desperate, right?) I was able to speak to the assistant clinical director, who was such an angel, and I explained my situation to her and sounded just like a desperate new grad. She really resonated with my story and told me that she will give my information to the director in 10 minutes when they attend a meeting. This was 12pm. I waited by my phone for the next 5 hours and I kept telling myself to not hold my breath because surely she has already crossed my name off the interview list. 5:30pm, the director called me back and we had a great conversation over the phone (mainly me apologizing for spamming her with messages and thanking her over and over again for calling me back). She was very pleasant and said that she remember how it was like to be a new grad. Not surprisingly, she said that she had about 15 interview scheduled for 3 position and that's why she have not been checking her messages. However, she graciously offered me an opportunity to interview with her the following morning at 9:30am. Needlessly to say, I was beyond excited and scared out of my mind because I only have a few hours to prepare. I pulled out my best suit and prepared for the interview to the best of my ability. I showed up at her office at 8:30am expecting to wait since she told me she will be in a meeting till 9:30am. However, she was available in her office and we began the interview right after I arrived. I felt awkward for arriving so early and I joked with her that I was going to use the time to prepare for questions but obviously that is not going to happen now. During the interview, she told me that she already made 2 offers and there is only 1 position available now and she has another interview the next day. They have a huge need for nurses who speak a particular language which I believe is why my application was selected. At the end of the interview, she called in another nurse who pretend to converse with me as the patient in a different language just to ensure I can speak it fluently. I felt that the interview went very well and she said I should expect a response within one week. Now it's day 2 after the interview and I found it soooo difficult to contain my anxiety. This moment happened when I least expected and it seems like a dream to me how I finally got the interview after I already given up hope. Just wanted to share with everyone who is going through the same process. Be persistent, take risks and don't lose faith! There is hope for all of us =)

No I havnt. Im graduating on May 25th, and planning to take NCLEX during the summer

There are still hospitals hiring new grad ADNs, honestly even though it is a tough competition, but I personally heard from two directors from two different hospitals telling me they are hiring new ADns. One hospital is even looking for capable ADNs in ER and ICU of course they are not really fancy hospitals, but if you do great in your clinicals in ADN program, you still have a shot. However, If your grades are good, I honestly think it may be good to go straight for your BSN with a school that you are planning to get your MSN with. You build a connection with the school faculty and it gives a upper hand during your MSN. Not to mention, it is less time consuming and stressful in the future. The nursing programs are getting more impacted in every school. You don't know how hard it would be in two years to get into a bridge program after ADN. You should get yourself into the school of your choice right away if you can. Thats my opinion :)

Hi, I am new here and an ADN student graduating this summer from Rio Hondo College. I am looking forward to apply to RN to BSN programs in SoCal: Csu Fullerton, Csu Long beach, Csu Los Angeles, and Mt San Mary I am also planning about applying to Csu Fullerton's RN to MSN program. If I can get in, it would be even more fantastic! I know it is early to be planning apply for next year but hey you can never be over prepared right? Just wondering if there is any ADN graduates out there that have similar plans as me, or student currently enrolled in the RN to BSN programs from the schools I am interested in and give me some tips?? I know that the prelicense BSN programs are all extremely competitive but anyone knows about the RN to BSN programs? Any information would be greatly apprepriated!!:redpinkhe:redpinkhe

Congrats to all of you who made into Rio Hondo Fall 2011. I am a new member here and graduating from Rio Hondo this summer. I was in the Fall 2009 group. I can honestly say that this is a great school for your ADN degree, the faculty is professional and they really want to help their students in the process of learning. Of course I can not speak for all the clinical and lecture instructors here, but all the instructors I had were GREAT! ---- is my favorite instructor. She teaches Neuro and Advance Med Surg, both Lecture and Clinical. Some of the clinical sites are Kaiser Balwin Park, Kaiser Downey, Kaiser Sunset, PIH, Acadia Methodist, Downey regional, Beverley Hospital, and others.. Hope this is helpful to you guys who want more informat, and GOOD LUCK!