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Update: So I received an email yesterday from an advisor at CSUSM saying that my application was incomplete an they need a transcript from a study abroady program I did during my undergrad. The classes were through a different university than where I got my bachelors and they are shown on my transcript from my university *but* they still need a separate transcript from the other university. Seems kind of redundant, and I don't know why the need the same info twice... but rules are rules I suppose. Anyway now I'm waiting again for my transcript to get to CSUSM when I thought I was all done.

I'm in the same boat. App was complete on January 22, 2015. Now waiting, waiting, waiting...

Hi all, just thought I would give those of you that are still waiting to hear back an update. I still haven't received anything from them so I called Extended Learning yesterday and the woman I talked to said they only review for one semester at a time and that they *just* finished the evaluations and acceptance letters for Summer 2015. Well it is May so that seems to be cutting it pretty close! She told me to call back at the end of May but it might be another 1 or 2 months before I get a decision. My application has been complete since January 22nd so this waiting is making me anxious. I also have some things I would like to plan for in the fall but it all rests on whether I'm going to nursing school or not.

I called the extended learning office last Wednesday, 2/25. The woman I talked to said that my application was complete but it would probably be at least another month before I heard anything. She said they are reviewing apps some other high-priority programs right now. Just hurry up and wait at this point. I hope I get in for Fall

Have not heard anything yet... if you don't mind my asking how long did it take for the time you submitted your app to get an answer?

I didn't see a thread started for this yet and I was wondering if anyone else has been accepted to the Fall 2015 ABSN program at CSUSM yet? I received an email from CSUSM on 1/22/2015 that my application had been received. I finished my application online back in December 2014 but it took several calls to the Extended Learning office to get my application from "Saved" to "Posted" status.

This is such an inspiring post! I am not in exactly in the same situation as you but I am fired up to return to school to be a nurse a bit later in life as well. I did the traditional thing. My parents were by no means rich but middle-class and able to send me to a state school to get my BS degree and support me through school. I am from West Virginia, went to undergrad at WVU right out of high school and graduated in 4 years with a bachelors in Political Science in 2004. At the time, my dream was to become a lawyer. I got into law school at Whitter in Costa Mesa, CA, got a scholarship, thought the world was my oyster and moved out to CA thinking I would be making the mad cheddar in 3 years after completing law school. Well, as soon as I walked on the campus I knew I had made a mistake. I was way too immature to be in law school (age 22) and was absolutely not in the right frame of mind. After one year, I failed out, I appealed to return and re-do my first year but was denied. I had no idea what to do. I spent many a night polishing off bottles of wine, feeling sorry for myself and sauving my crushed ego. I ended up working for the government, got involved in GIS (geographic information systems), took some classes in GIS and have been able to remain employed with a fairly decent salary working in the GIS/urban planning field which is what I do presently. Although I have had decent career so far, and been much luckier than most with a liberal arts degree, I have sort of just been muddling through, not really loving what I'm doing. I turned 30 this year, and like you were saying something clicked and BANG! I want to be a nurse and will do whatever it takes to get there! I still live in CA but would not be able to afford living here if not for dual-income with my husband (he's an engineer). I have had trouble getting into the high-demand classes like Anatomy and Physiology but I am building up my credits at the Santa Ana Community College in the easier pre-req classes. I took general pyschology last semester and this summer I am going to take nutrition and developmental psych... these are also pre-req classes for the programs I want to apply for. I really hope I can get into anatomy this Fall. So yes I know what you mean, I am working full-time at my day job and dreaming of the day when I can starting nursing school full-time and be on my way to the career I want with all my heart. I am hoping to get into an accelerated BSN program or 2nd career in nursing program and spend maybe 1-2 years going back to school full-time. Good luck to you! WE GOT THIS!