SFSU BSN Fall 2014 Applicants

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Hello, I created this post to see the overall applicant pool applying on Fall 2013 for the academic year 2014-2015. I wanted to open a new thread for those of you who are planning to apply to the BSN prelincensure program to SFSU, to share additional information, support each other, and to see how fierce the competition will be for this upcoming academic year.

For you,

Overall GPA:

Prereq GPA:

TEAS V Score:

Supplemental Criteria:

I haven't finished all of the requirements but when I do I'll update it.

Overall GPA: 3.55

Prereq GPA: 3.44 (still need physio lab and anatomy)

TEAS V Score: N/A (still in progress)

Supplemental Criteria: over 100 hours at SFGH (multi-cultural/health-related work), 3 semesters of Spanish (bilingual), and letter of recommendation (if applicable).

Thank you all and I wish all of you the best of luck, may the odds be ever in your favor!

It's usually at least before May 1st, but don't take my word for that. Good luck (:

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Looks like today wasn't the day:( tortureee

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Looks like today wasn't the day:( tortureee

Don't worry, I'm keeping it under control. too. I've refreshed my inbox randomly throughout the day. Just in case.

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I am currently in the SFSU program. SFSU did cut out the capstone program, which is what the preceptorship was called in the old curriculum. The good news is that they replaced it with something that a lot of current and past students feel will be more beneficial to the students. From what I understand, the last semester of the new curriculum will still be devoted to letting students request a specific department they want to be in the last semester and essentially "intern" or have a preceptorship in that desired department just like previous semesters. The only difference between the capstone program and the new curriculum is that students will no longer follow a specific nurse for a whole semester. Instead, they will be placed on their requested unit on a certain shift during the week. This makes it so students can follow various nurses during a shift within the semester and they will not have unpredictable schedules or conflicts that may arise from shadowing a specific person the whole semester.

I too was concerned about how our lack of a "capstone program" would come across to employers when we enter the new grad market. I spoke with various HR reps at hospitals in Palo Alto, San Mateo, and SF that are in charge of the new grad programs. They all gave me a similar answer. They all said that what SFSU is now offering students is essentially the same as the capstone and that we can talk about our "preceptorship" as being any clinical experience that we would like to talk about during any part of our nursing program in our resumes when we apply. They said it would in no way harm our chances and that most schools are actually going towards that direction of getting rid of capstone because of how unreliable it can be.

Also, yes they did cut out a semester because they are integrating pharmacology and pathophysiology as we cover various part of the curriculum. It reminds me of the schools that combine anatomy and physiology classes into two combined courses that cover one portion of the body at a time. The new curriculum goes over every aspect of what we are learning at the time, like common drugs or pathophysiology,instead of separating it by learning drugs or other aspects beforehand. I personally, think it makes it easier to apply at each clinical sight because it is more fresh in mind. We are also less overwhelmed by being forced to learn hundreds of drugs the first semester and then forget them when we need them at the clinical sites. I heard that was the issue of why they apparently changed that aspect of the curriculum.

I hope this helped clear up a little of the confusion. I personally love the program. We are all very close and have study groups, do volunteer experiences in various places(like Peru and Africa) together, and hang out outside the classroom. I'm sure whatever program you guys end up in, you'll love it!! Good luck and feel free to pm if you have any specific questions. :)

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Thanks so much for the information! I was leaning towards other nursing programs due to no preceptorship even though sf state initially was my first choice. It sounds like a great program! Can't wait till I find out if I got in!

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What happens if you are placed on the wait list? Do they still email you to notify you of that or do you just wait longer for an acceptance/denial email?

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What happens if you are placed on the wait list? Do they still email you to notify you of that or do you just wait longer for an acceptance/denial email?

they will still email you and let you know you are waitlisted and also tell you what spot you are on the waitlist!

Fingers crossed that today's the day!!

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I sure hope so!! I am so nervous.

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Me too!! I can barely eat this is terrible haha they really just need to send the emails out already :/

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Same here! My stomach has been so nervous. Cant eat, cant sleep. I just want to know!

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I am currently in the SFSU program. SFSU did cut out the capstone program, which is what the preceptorship was called in the old curriculum. The good news is that they replaced it with something that a lot of current and past students feel will be more beneficial to the students. From what I understand, the last semester of the new curriculum will still be devoted to letting students request a specific department they want to be in the last semester and essentially "intern" or have a preceptorship in that desired department just like previous semesters. The only difference between the capstone program and the new curriculum is that students will no longer follow a specific nurse for a whole semester. Instead, they will be placed on their requested unit on a certain shift during the week. This makes it so students can follow various nurses during a shift within the semester and they will not have unpredictable schedules or conflicts that may arise from shadowing a specific person the whole semester.

I too was concerned about how our lack of a "capstone program" would come across to employers when we enter the new grad market. I spoke with various HR reps at hospitals in Palo Alto, San Mateo, and SF that are in charge of the new grad programs. They all gave me a similar answer. They all said that what SFSU is now offering students is essentially the same as the capstone and that we can talk about our "preceptorship" as being any clinical experience that we would like to talk about during any part of our nursing program in our resumes when we apply. They said it would in no way harm our chances and that most schools are actually going towards that direction of getting rid of capstone because of how unreliable it can be.

Also, yes they did cut out a semester because they are integrating pharmacology and pathophysiology as we cover various part of the curriculum. It reminds me of the schools that combine anatomy and physiology classes into two combined courses that cover one portion of the body at a time. The new curriculum goes over every aspect of what we are learning at the time, like common drugs or pathophysiology,instead of separating it by learning drugs or other aspects beforehand. I personally, think it makes it easier to apply at each clinical sight because it is more fresh in mind. We are also less overwhelmed by being forced to learn hundreds of drugs the first semester and then forget them when we need them at the clinical sites. I heard that was the issue of why they apparently changed that aspect of the curriculum.

I hope this helped clear up a little of the confusion. I personally love the program. We are all very close and have study groups, do volunteer experiences in various places(like Peru and Africa) together, and hang out outside the classroom. I'm sure whatever program you guys end up in, you'll love it!! Good luck and feel free to pm if you have any specific questions. :)

Thanks bayareanurse05! So, the new program essentially gives you an extra clinical rotation in the unit type of your choice, but just not with one nurse? As long as it doesn't hurt your employment prospects, that sounds like a potential win. It certainly cuts down on the possibility of getting stuck with an unhelpful preceptor for the entire semester.

And, now that I've had to cram all of those drugs into my head over a single quarter, memorizing them while learning about the relevant skills and pathophysiology would have been much less painful.

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Also hitting refresh on my inbox throughout the day! But after waiting 6mos, what's another couple days?! ;)

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