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Hey ssurig0! I just saw your comment and thought I'd reply since I just finished my 2nd year in the program at USF. Yes, everyone in the program is on the same set schedule. Your required nursing classes are pre-selected for you each semester. All you have to do is sign up for them. As far as nursing classes go, each class is only held once a week, and they range from 2-4 hours each. They are all either morning or afternoon classes so you're done by 4pm, the latest. However the schedule for core/general classes is different. You go multiple times a week and the times vary from morning to night classes. Depending on what core you choose to take, if you take any at all, that will change your schedule. Last year I lived 30 min from USF (by car) and I commuted. It wasn't too bad at all, except for parking...some days would be a headache! But as long as you give yourself enough time before class starts, you'll be able to find a spot. I even took BART some days which would take an hour. It took long, but I didn't have to deal with parking and I would just study on the way. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Yes I do plan on leaving the Bay Area entirely, so I think my best bet is going for the UCSF initiative and gaining the most out of my clinical experiences. Thank you for you input!

Hi everyone! I'm in a dilemma. I go to USF Nursing School in San Francisco and one of the clinical sites that my school provides is UCSF medical Center. However, in order to do your clinicals there you have to apply to be apart of the initiative. I just got word that I got accepted so that means I would be doing my clinicals only at UCSF for the next 3 years. Whereas if I choose to decline, every semester I will be placed in different hospitals throughout the Bay Area. Now i don't know which one to pick. UCSF requires more commitments than the other hospitals because you serve on committees. You are also contracted to apply for a job there upon graduation. (But there's no guarantee that you'll get one). Now I don't plan on staying and working in SF after I graduate so if offered a job I'm hoping it won't look bad if I decline it. But I'm just torn between my decision. Is is better to get that different experience or is it better to stay in one hospital and build that foundation, even though I don't plan on working there? Many of my closest friends did not get into it, so I'll be with a group of people whom I don't know too well for the next 3 years.

Yeah i just looked into the financial aid that USF offers, and if i'm not mistaken, it would cut down my tuition to about $12k/year. Wish you the best of luck on getting into the program! And thanks for your help! I think i just have to weigh out the pros and cons and wait to make my final decision. I'm still waiting to hear back from UCI and UCLA too. They also have direct entry for freshman into their nursing program.

Okay thanks Sarah! Thats good to know that the program doesn't completely take over your life because i know of others that do. Plus i'll be living 6 hours away from my family so I'd want to go visit some weekends. Good luck with the job hunt!

Wow thank you so much for your advice! Reading through your story definitley gave me some insight into the realitities of going to either of theses schools. Getting done in 4 years is a plus to me but i am planning on pursuing further than a BSN. Tuition is a lot cheaper at cal states but wow i had no idea it was that hard getting into the pre req classes! However, i will be receiving financial aid at USF so i wonder how much of a decreaae in tuition that would lead to.

Oh okay! Well the best of luck to all of you! And thanks!

Hey everyone! So I'm a senior in high school and I just got accepted into these schools which have nursing programs. For CSULB and SDSU I have just got accepted into the school, not the nursing program because you don't apply until later. However, for USF I got accepted as a freshman into the nursing program. Now decision decisions....what should I do? USF is private so to the tuition is more, but for CSULB and SDSU there's no guarantee yet if I'll get into their program down the line. But they are closer to me and cost less. Which program is better? Any advice from people applying, going, or that have gone ??? help please!

I heard back from USF last week. I got accepted into their BSN program as a freshman! Are you all applying as freshman or transfer students?

Kalyla- Yeah im accepted for fall 2012. Did you apply to the program at USF as well? Sarah- congrats on passing the NCLEX! So as far as the difficulty, are you able to work during the program or go back and forth between visiting family? Or are you completely busy with the program for your last two years? And how were the NCLEX? USF has a great pass rate, so what did you think of them. Was it like heavy studying for 6 weeks? Kha2- Congrats on transferring in! Good luck with the program! Yes the thing that definitely caught my eye with USF is the student teacher ratio. My sister might go to stanford so if i go to USF we might get an apartment in the middle. The commute will be about 30min I believe

Thanks you all for your advice and help I appreciate it!

Hey everyone! I thought i'd add a thread on the bachelors of science in nursing program that they have at USF. I got accepted into their program as a freshman and wanted to know if theres anyone out there that is in the program or have heard things about it. Where does it stand as far as nursing schools. Is it a good choice? How is their program designed? Any info would be helpful! Also what do you think about tuition? Im most likely taking out a loan if i go there, an since its private the tuition is a little higher. Once working as an rn is it easy to pay off student loans?