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Hi @sunshine_star I am going full time, I scheduled all my classes on Tuesday so I can also have the availability to work. Im taking 510,520, 560, and 540 (in that order). Yes I did received a small packet in the mail a while ago. Congrats! Sorry it took me a while to respond

@hjnurse yes Ive decided on CSULB. I registered for all my classes on Tuesday, so that will be helpful if I find a job. The only classes I did not register for was research, human diversity, and health assessment. What did you register for? Now I am really excited. Now I need to find an apartment.

@hjnurse I plan on going full time since its only 2 years. Lots of nurses who I work with now say they wish they did it full time. I am moving to California from Chicago, so I am starting fresh but I am going to try to find a part time clinic job or weekend position. I have not heard much about the program, but from others I was told it was good. For clinical placements, I was told they have people that help with finding clinical sites. However, if there is a particular place or area you would like to work at, they would then allow you. I noticed that all the classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that is very helpful and would work with your work schedule.

Hi guys I was just wondering if any of those who were wait listed here from them yet?

Hjnurse what classes do you plan on registering? I was just looking at some of the courses and it seems like its all on Tuesdays and Thursday's. Are you going full time?

Everything was through email. It was confusing at first, but just email Alison and she can talk to you about your status. Good luck!!

hi kaamsi, I have only been working as an RN for just a little under 2 years. Yes I do have my BSN. I am not from California, but I am planning to move depending on my fiance's job. I am currently wait listed at UCLA FNP and I got accepted to GWU FNP distance learning program. What have you heard about CSULB? I have only visited the campus once and spoke with one person there. I am not the best at writing either. :)

I completed all my pre reqs. My health class just made the cut off. I think I will have to do a writing proficiency test. I am not positive. I haven't decided on 100% on CSULB. I am still waiting on one more school to make my final decision. But I plan on going full time. Ill keep you posted on my decision and what classes I end up attending.

I spoke to Alison the Graduate Coordinator and she said if you are accepted to CSULB, then you are accepted to the program. You should be receiving a letter from the School of Nursing in a matter of weeks with more details. She said orientation starts August 21.

Thanks for the info Ba13ygrl33 Good Luck!

hjnurse I see what your saying. Im a bit confused. I see that I am admitted to CSULB. I received my registration date and financial aid info as well, but no official letter from the college of nursing. I was told we would not hear till the end of May, perhaps sooner from Alison.

I'm still waiting to hear back. Congratulations. I haven't heard much but rumor is CSULB received a huge grant for the nursing program. Ive met either Graduate coordinator and told me classes are offered twice a week, you can probably schedule all your classes in one day if you wanted to. Clinical placements she told me we can pick our own sites but they do have recommendations. Hope this works.

Congrats to all! I just got my letter and found out I'm #3 on the wait list for the FNP program. I hope I get in. I too am also a new grad. Do you know when you guys have to send in your decisions in by? Good luck everyone and don't give up!!

Thanks for the info! Good luck everyone!

I agree this is torture. I spoke to someone who went through the whole waiting game situation 2 years ago. She said the issue for her was due to budget cuts. I guess they were trying to figure out how many they can accept. She said there was an admittance list and OFFICIAL admittance list for her class.

I received an email with a link that led me to admission status. I believe they will send you your official mail acceptance once you declare your intention.

Hi everyone, I applied for FNP Fall 2012. I contacted Graduate Director Alison and she said sometime the end of May, but probably sooner. Good luck everyone!!

I will be going full time. How about you?

Im actually not from DC. My fiance is currently working in the area, so I figured I should apply if I move there. I met with some of the faculty. Everyone was very nice and helpful. All the classes are distance learning. There are some workshops we would have to come travel to DC for, but not too many. The program centers its curriculum on the students' clinical work. Since the courses are online there are plentiful discussions and papers. It seems like a great program with great faculty.

No word from them yet, still waiting, wishing, and praying. Good luck to all

I am not sure how the notification process is but from other schools I received an email notifying my decision status then and email with info about the program. I'm assuming it's the same. There's also the decision status login on their site if you want to check it out.

I just heard last week I got accepted to the FNP program. I'm still waiting to hear from other schools as well. I am planning to visit and meet the advisor before I make a decision. I applied in January.

I just got my acceptance letter for the FNP program this Fall 2012 and was wondering if anyone will be attending this fall. I have not heard much about the program and will be visiting the school in the next week to meet with the advisor. Does anyone have any insight on the program?

I just spoke with Rhonda the Director of Recruitment and she says all decisions should be made the first week of April. She says that is what she is aiming for.

"It is not how much you do but how much love you put in the doing" - Mother Theresa. Love is what drives me in the nursing profession. The opportunity to inspire individuals to achieve health and wellness is rewarding. It was difficult to grasp the concept "do what you love". But, after my first year as a Registered Nurse, I look back and realize the excitement I get before starting my twelve-hour shift. It is the moments when you can put a smile on someone's face or help reach the unreachable. Over the last five years, my sincere interest in nursing has evolved. My various work experiences has allowed met o mature as a caring, goal-oriented professional. Nursing has been a demanding and an ever-changing role in the past few decades, but has inspired me to extend my nursing leadership and attend graduate school to attain my Master of Science in Nursing for Family Nurse Practitioner. How I entered the nursing field stem back to my family. Throughout my life, caretakers surrounded me. Since, I can recall my grandmother lived with my family till the age of nine years old when she suffered a series of stroke. My mother took on the role to be her provider and caretaker, while working a full-time job. My father served our country in the Navy for twenty years as a Medical Technologist and worked part-time at a pediatrician clinic. Their families immigrated to the United States from the Philippines with nothing, except a dream to succeed. Hard work and positivity brought them where they are today. I admire their qualities of comfort, motivation, and dedication to family and to their career goals. My parents shaped my morals and values that I carry in life today. They embodied the filial duty in their culture that I want to return to them one day. Hence, I continued to work towards a medical career. I come from a family of generations of nurses. The realities of entering a profession in nursing materialized when I began college at the University of Iowa. It is an honor to be the first generation in the U.S. from my family to hold a B.S.N. degree from the nationally ranked University of Iowa School of Nursing. Currently, I am employed at a nationally ranked number one Metropolitan hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Working at a teaching facility with diverse populations has inspired me culturally to reach out to vulnerable/underserved populations. Providing or vulnerable populations began when I developed "Let's Talk About Sex" campaign for rural communities in Iowa and the freshman population of the University of Iowa. I particularly reached out to communities who lacked education and preventative care. It is my goal to provide preventative care and education to all populations. My current practice that I admire the most is maternal-newborn. As a postpartum nurse, I am exposed to many elements of the lifespan. Education is a major part in postpartum. Many patients have had little or no exposure to medicine or newborns. 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