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I got accepted!!!! CONGRATS EVERYONE!!!! I don't have a facebook but am contemplating reactivating for study groups. Im so excited to meet you all and start this journey

LOL I feel u. Rollin my eyes at that message thats where our tuition fees go

not yet!

Arg i replied to this earlier but it was deleted. Anyway, that's so awesome that you have a plan goin on!! All the steps we take now will pay off in the end. I have a few cousins who started off by volunteering at Sharp, they all landed a CNA job there with some working part time and some per diem. The one who graduated recently got a new grad RN job as soon as she passed the board! It's all really exciting. Sharp memorial is a beautiful hospital too. I would love to float and volunteer around either L&D or critical care, but right now im starting off doing meal mates. I'm trying to figure out whether I want to get my masters as a nurse anesthetist or midwife so getting experience there will point me out the right way :) And I agree with keeping grades in line while balancing a job. I've heard that not only do the students who fail a class have to drop another 1500 for the course, but some have had to wait a year to reapply for the program because theres not enough room in the next cohort. So i'll take that advice to work nights until after the harder classes lol. Im so excited about it all and really hope we get in! Stay positive!

Hi kelekealoha, when I spoke with my adviser last time she said that there were around 200 applicants to this cohort. And when I took my essay the classroom was full. Super nerve wrecking. I got the same essay question as tashachamps about interpersonal conflicts. But I heard there were around 8 other prompts being passed around. You are so lucky you live this close to school!! @aricaroni I am currently volunteering at ucsd hillcrest and sharp chula vista right now so I can get a feel of the hospital environment, get experience, and get my foot in the door. As soon as I get through nurse fundamentals I am going to try to get a job as a cna and work per diem/part time night throughout school. But for the meantime I've been looking for home health positions and volunteering for anything medical related. I know it's going to be extremely hard balancing cna and school, but that's the only strategy I hear of people landing an RN job at a hospital. I'm hyperventilating just thinking about it haha

@aricaroni Omg I barely finished my essay and had no time to look it over.. I hope it was enough arg! Anyway I'm sure you're going to get in! No need to stress, you have a great teas score and grades, and sounds like you got down on the essay. But all in all waiting time sucks! Where do you or anyone applying on here live if you dont mind me asking? I live in south chula and the drive is sooooo far from rancho bernardo im scared of the commute lol. And are any of you working and planning on working while in school? @lisav0604 You can find out the cohort deadlines by attending a pre-nursing orientation. They usually go over them at the beginning. You can also find it on the national university site, or click on the nursing application link on the soar portal and you'll find a list of cohorts and the deadline. Hope that helps!

Ahh I'm really nervous too!! I just finished my teas and essay 2 weeks ago. I actually submitted my score from sdsu and got the same essay question as tashachamps. It's funny, I prepped the whole night before about ideas on why I want to be a nurse, but ended with a question completely unrelated. AND I was super nervous writing my essay. As soon as we were allowed to begin, everyone was typing pretty loud, while I needed to brainstorm for a few minutes. I swear I felt like I was behind the whole time and brainfarting every other sentence, but I pulled it together thank God. LOL anyway, I have a 3.86 gpa, 91.5 teas, no retakes, and hoping to get at least a 3.5-4.5 on my essay. For a few weeks I was stuck on all nurses trying to read for any advice on the application process. So for any future NU nursing applicants I recommend to: -buy the ATI test book and McGraw-Hills 5 Teas practice tests -brush up on Chemistry they sneak up on you! -practice practice practice about a month or two in advance, and do NOT cram like I did -read this forum: https://allnurses.com/teas-exam-help/how-i-passed-804222.html#post7086550 -take the test at SDSU ($60) when you're comfortable. You can take the test as many times as you want and turn in your best score. -brainstorm essay ideas and topics about nursing and skills involved with nursing (think interview questions) -answer the essay and don't get off topic Good luck to everyone!!!