UCLA New Grad Residency Program Winter 2019

newgrad5446 · Feb 8, 2019

Hello everyone! I was directly contacted by the 8ICU unit director a few hours ago and was offered a position on the unit! It's definitely been a long wait, but well worth it!! She told me that I will be contacted by HR shortly within the next couple days to receive my official offer, so hopefully those of you who still haven't heard back will hear back soon!! I'm so excited to meet my fellow new grads once we officially start!! Can't wait!!!??

nerdynurse211 · Feb 8, 2019

6 hours ago, newgrad5446 said:
Hello everyone! I was directly contacted by the 8ICU unit director a few hours ago and was offered a position on the unit! It's definitely been a long wait, but well worth it!! She told me that I will be contacted by HR shortly within the next couple days to receive my official offer, so hopefully those of you who still haven't heard back will hear back soon!! I'm so excited to meet my fellow new grads once we officially start!! Can't wait!!!??

Same! I really thought I wasn't going to be contacted at all and was surprised to get the call today. I'm super relieved the wait is over, and I hope everyone will get to hear back if they haven't already! While I was on the phone with the unit director, I did ask when the start date is, and she let me know April 22nd in case anyone else was curious. Newgrad5446, I guess I'll see you soon!

newgrad5446 · Feb 8, 2019

12 hours ago, nerdynurse211 said:
Same! I really thought I wasn't going to be contacted at all and was surprised to get the call today. I'm super relieved the wait is over, and I hope everyone will get to hear back if they haven't already! While I was on the phone with the unit director, I did ask when the start date is, and she let me know April 22nd in case anyone else was curious. Newgrad5446, I guess I'll see you soon!

Same!!! She called me when I was driving and I panicked!! I’m glad you asked about that though, I completely glossed over it in all my excitement haha. Can’t wait to meet you too!!

aspiringnurse746090001 · Feb 10, 2019

Hello, I'm applying for the next round of the residency, and was hoping someone could tell me if you apply to 2 separate applications, or it's just one application for 2 units? AKA can I attach cover letter/resumes specific to the unit, or just one set for my top 2 units? THANK YOU!

nerdynurse211 · Feb 11, 2019

20 hours ago, aspiringnurse746090001 said:
Hello, I'm applying for the next round of the residency, and was hoping someone could tell me if you apply to 2 separate applications, or it's just one application for 2 units? AKA can I attach cover letter/resumes specific to the unit, or just one set for my top 2 units? THANK YOU!

Hello aspiringnurse! It's one app and you can preference 2 units on the application. I submitted a cover letter applicable to both units and upon interview I brought in a cover letter specific to the unit I was interviewing for.

NurseKieks1 · Mar 2, 2019

Hi everyone! I am applying to the next cohort from out-of-state and was wondering if any previous applicants from out-of-state received offers?

newgradpotato, BSN, RN · Mar 19, 2019

Hey guys! For those who got offers: When is your start date?

stressednewgrad3000 · May 9, 2019

Hi everyone! Any advice/ tips/ interview questions they’d like to share from their UCLA experience? I’d love to hear your experiences!

RavenclawNurse, BSN, RN · May 13, 2019

Hi, I'm a recent BSN grad and internal applicant from UCLA for the September/Summer cohort. Does anyone remember if their status changed after "routed to interviewing supervisor?" Also, can anyone tell me what the application date, interview date, and potential start date was? It seems that they are taking a little more time to notify this cohort about their status/ possible interviews. THANKS!

newgradpotato, BSN, RN · May 13, 2019

Just now, Mia Alyssa Lauterio said:
Hi, I'm a recent BSN grad and internal applicant from UCLA for the September/Summer cohort. Does anyone remember if their status changed after "routed to interviewing supervisor?" Also, can anyone tell me what the application date, interview date, and potential start date was? It seems that they are taking a little more time to notify this cohort about their status/ possible interviews. THANKS!

Hello. My status stayed “routed to interviewing supervisor” until I received an offer. It wasn’t until I accepted the offer that the status changed to “offer extended/accepted.” I applied September, heard back for an interview mid Nov, had my interview end of Nov, got an offer Dec 18. But it varies, I know some people who got offers really late (end of Jan/Feb). I would say it depends on the units you applied to ?

I know some people heard back for interviews already, have you?

RavenclawNurse, BSN, RN · May 14, 2019

22 hours ago, newgradpotato said:
Hello. My status stayed “routed to interviewing supervisor” until I received an offer. It wasn’t until I accepted the offer that the status changed to “offer extended/accepted.” I applied September, heard back for an interview mid Nov, had my interview end of Nov, got an offer Dec 18. But it varies, I know some people who got offers really late (end of Jan/Feb). I would say it depends on the units you applied to ?
I know some people heard back for interviews already, have you?

Haven't heard back yet, but apparently most of us have yet to hear back, so I'm keeping my hopes up! ?

bubups · Jun 27, 2019

Hello everyone!

I was wondering if you guys have any advice or just anything you thought gave you a better chance at landing an interview? I keep hearing that it is very difficult to land an interview for UCLA, even for internal applicants, but I'm seeing a lot of you guys receiving an offer to be interviewed and so I'm wondering what you guys have done differently than others.