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It probably means your application has been started and they need to review your transcripts to complete your evaluation. Our group only has 28 people in it so far, so they are still potentially admitting people for this cohort.

Did anyone get any information as to when orientation will be? They just said it would be "forthcoming".

It depends on if your school permits you to have Cs or if they will kick you out after getting a couple of them. Honestly, you should just do the best you can if you want to keep your doors open for a Master's or doctorate degree in the future.

Hi guys, I potentially have rooms for rent in a 4 bedroom house in Lake Elsinore which is about 30 mins away from the Temecula campus. If interested PM me and we can discuss further! :)

I'm not sure if you can actually just leave your previous credits out like it never happened. If a school EVER find out it will be bad. There's also ethical issues if you do this. Anyway, it looks like you can't be a traditional student, so if going to nursing school seems like the right choice currently, you should go for it.

If you truly want to pursue nursing, you might need to retake some classes including your science prereqs if they are not As or Bs minimum. If you have some savings from your current job and can support yourself while taking prereqs, it can work. My cumulative gpa was okay, but my science gpa was a 4.0, which allowed me to be accepted to a few programs in CA.

Program Type: ABSN Adjusted Individual Total Score: 94.7% ATI Academic Preparedness Level: Exemplary Mean - National: 65.6% Mean - Program: 66.1% Percentile Rank - National - 99 Percentile Rank - Program - 99 Reading Adjusted Individual Score 97.9% Mathematics A.I.S. 100.0% Science A.I.S. 93.6% English and Language Usage A.I.S. 83.3% I took the test last minute and studied for about a week. I was very surprised about my score, but very happy as well. I recommend taking it after just finishing your science prereqs so that it is still fresh in your mind.

Are you in Canada? I know there's a lot more than three PA programs in the US!

Same here, I've talked things over with at least 20 people this past week, majority of whom are nurses, and family and friends and I have decided I am going to go with CSU San Marcos over the ADN program. This hasn't been an easy choice, but I know I am worth the investment and I feel it is the best option for me personally. I can't wait to meet you all come orientation!

If RN is what you want to start off with then definitely go BSN. What entry level jobs do they hire for ADNs in your area? Like CNA?

I am not an NP, but I have interned for an opthalmologist who did his MD/MBA dual degree and owns his own clinic which has been open for about 3 years. He said he makes a lot less than he would just working for someone because he has to pay staff (2 medical assistants and 1 front clerk), rent, medical supplies including the upfront cost of medical equipment, and invest money into the business (marketing, decor, upgrades) before he takes the rest as income. His revenue also depends a lot on the type of cases as most of his patients come from medicare which pays less than a patient who has private insurance. Revenue is also impacted by no-shows and the variability of the amount of patients he sees as it depends on things out of his control (marketing, scheduling, time efficiency). He also does his own billing with his wife who is an ER physician which is a lot of time commitment. He works 8am-7pm 6 days a week and is the sole provider in the clinic. Although this is different from your situation, I just wanted to highlight some of the challenges I've seen for a practitioner to own their own business.

I agree with the above post. You should go into a unit that interests you so that you learn skills pertaining to that specific unit. Also, if the unit that you choose ultimately wasn't for you, at least you have eliminated that floor for the future as you decide on other floors to specialize in.

Hi, just like the others said, I looked up a list of the ABSN programs in my state and surrounding states and made a spreadsheet of all the classes they needed and the classes I took. If they had obscure prereqs like pathophysiology or others that I haven't taken, I eliminated them. I was recently accepted to both an ADN and ABSN program and I am leaning towards the ABSN even though it will be a lot more expensive, but faster as well. I would also suggest to study for the TEAS test if you need to take it as it would solidify your competitiveness with your good grades in my opinion. I wish you luck.

I would research your area to see if hospitals hire new grad ADNs. If they do, then you should go for the ADN route. I live in Southern California where it is a lot tougher for new ADNs to land a desirable job in the big hospitals, so I am going for the BSN.

Hi, it seems we are both in similar situations. About me: I graduated from CSULB with a BS in Healthcare Administration in 2015. I recently was accepted to both an ADN program at a community college and the ABSN program at CSUSM. I started taking my nursing prerequisites in Spring 2016, so about 9 months after I graduated. I had to take all the sciences such as Anatomy, Physiology, Micro, and Chem because my first degree was not science related. I took some of my sciences in Summer (8-weeks) and Winter session (5-weeks) to get them out of the way quick at a community college. I got all As in my prereqs and was done with them by Feb 2017. I started applying to two ADN programs and CSUSM in March and took the TEAS test. I got a 94.7 on it. I was eventually accepted to two out of the three programs I applied to. As for my research, I looked up a list of all the ABSN programs throughout the country and looked at all the different requirements they had and made a spreadsheet of it. I have two choices now, go for the ADN+RN-BSN route for 3 years which is more cost efficient, or go straight for the BSN for 2 years at CSUSM which is more expensive in both tuition and living expenses as I have to move there. I've been asking all the nurses I knows since I volunteer at a hospital and they're saying to go for the BSN to get it over with because the job market is tough in SoCal for new grads. I am most likely going for the BSN at this point, but it is a tough decision.