SFSU BSN Spring 2024

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Hey everyone! I wanted to start the thread for the Spring 2024 applicants for SFSU's BSN. It's pretty early but it might be helpful to be able to talk to each other during the application process. 

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cpatt said:

Hi everyone I applied with a 79 TEAS and 4.0 GPA and work experience. Not sure if anyone has ever gotten in with such a low TEAS score. 

You should be fine! I have a friend who got in last year Spring 23 who had a 4.0, 78 TEAS and CNA experience 

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May I be able to apply for work experience if I volunteered at a hospital for 100 hours, and did CNA training for 108 hours? I know, neither of them reach the 120 limit, but can I add them up?

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Renny13 said:

May I be able to apply for work experience if I volunteered at a hospital for 100 hours, and did CNA training for 108 hours? I know, neither of them reach the 120 limit, but can I add them up?

I believe that's just volunteer experience not work experience

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415nursing said:

I believe that's just volunteer experience not work experience

Oh so I can add my CNA training as work experience?

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Renny13 said:

Oh so I can add my CNA training as work experience?

I don't think so? I mean you were never employed anywhere. I think your CNA training w/o actually working a job, would just count as having the license, not any work experience. 

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Renny13 said:

Oh so I can add my CNA training as work experience?

The work experience letter template states to include how long you've been employed and an average of how many hours you work per week. 

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hi everyone. I'm applying w 3.7 GPA, 78.9 TEAS, 1200+ healthcare experience, and bilingual :’) so nervous 

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dle said:

hi everyone. I'm applying w only one B in prereqs, 78.9 TEAS, 1200+ healthcare experience, and bilingual :’) so nervous 

 

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Renny13 said:

Oh so I can add my CNA training as work experience?

I've emailed SFSU about it and gotten mixed responses. I would say ask your instructors to make a letter anyway, it's what I'm doing. It would make sense as the NursingCAS says healthcare experience and CNA clinical is direct patient care experience. 

dle said:

hi everyone. I'm applying w 3.7 GPA, 78.9 TEAS, 1200+ healthcare experience, and bilingual :’) so nervous 

Woah that's a lot of healthcare experience! Did you apply to East Bay? I think they value healthcare experience a lot for their applications. 

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dle said:

hi everyone. I'm applying w 3.7 GPA, 78.9 TEAS, 1200+ healthcare experience, and bilingual :’) so nervous 

OMG good luck I have a 3.7 GPA too, 1600 hrs of CNA experience, 79.3 TEAS, and bilingual as well! I don't think I'll be applying anymore as I just got accepted to USF, but I'm rooting for you! 

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Ansh said:

I've emailed SFSU about it and gotten mixed responses. I would say ask your instructors to make a letter anyway, it's what I'm doing. It would make sense as the NursingCAS says healthcare experience and CNA clinical is direct patient care experience. 

Woah that's a lot of healthcare experience! Did you apply to East Bay? I think they value healthcare experience a lot for their applications. 

yes I am!! somebody in the sfsu nursing program also told me that sfsu looks more at experience than grades so we'll see.  

415nursing said:

OMG good luck I have a 3.7 GPA too, 1600 hrs of CNA experience, 79.3 TEAS, and bilingual as well! I don't think I'll be applying anymore as I just got accepted to USF, but I'm rooting for you! 

OH WOW CONGRATS your essays were prolly rlly good! did u get in for the Spring 2024 cohort? I applied for fall but might reapply to Spring LOL 

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How much weight do you guys think the essays hold in terms of the whole application process?

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