UCLA New Grad Winter 2025 Cohort

[BookishNurse97]

Hey guys! I'm starting this thread for the Winter 2025 Cohort at UCLA. Hopefully we can update each other on application processes, interviews, and job offers!

The application opened up today 09/06! Good luck to all of us ❤️

[nursenoobi3]

BookishNurse97 said:

Don't lose hope! I have 2 years of hospital experience working as a nurse extern and 6 years of restaurant/hospitality experience, and I thought that having those under my belt would make me stand out. I applied to so many hospitals (Kaisers new grad, Huntington Hospital, Cedars Sinai, Scripps, Stanford, John Muir, etc.), and those hospitals either rejected or overlooked my application. There are friends I graduated with that have no healthcare experience, and they got accepted in to those new grad programs. It really just depends on the hospital. Another big thing is that there's so many people graduating from nursing school at the same time, and not enough new grad positions open. Having connections is a big thing too! If you know someone at a hospital that you want to work at, they can kind of help you become noticed by the hiring managers - but how you do in your interview also plays big part in getting an offer.

Agreed. I have 3+ years of CNA/PCT experience at one of the two top hospitals in LA. Finished nursing school in June magna cum laude and was licensed a week and a half after. I applied internally to my own department with whom I did an externship with and still wasn't hired. I think at the end of the day it depends on whether they think you're a good "fit.” Just try to stay positive and keep applying. If it helps to know it turns out all of the new grads my department hired have been licensed for at least 6 months (some almost 1 year).

[mcoy3]

Good luck everyone! Hopefully we can keep eachother updated as we go through this stress 😅

[Rnicu1]

Hi, I just applied and took the assessment. Are we supposed to receive a confirmation email after the assessment to make sure it is submitted? TIA! Good luck everyone 🙂

[Becca13]

has anyone received a notice that your application has been forwarded to hiring manager?

[luvnursing0310]

 

Becca13 said:

has anyone received a notice that your application has been forwarded to hiring manager?

 

Not yet 🙂 

[Becca13]

@luvnursing0310 thank you! 🙂  I'm anxiously and patiently waiting LOL

[futureICUrn]

following!

[BookishNurse97, BSN, RN]

Becca13 said:

has anyone received a notice that your application has been forwarded to hiring manager?

Not yet! )-: I think they'll start looking through the applications after today

[lgubnca]

hey!! good luck everyone :)) applied to PICU and MICU

[lgubnca]

luvnursing0310 said:

Is anyone else starting to lose hope in applying to residencies? 
My nursing school never educated us about externships at hospitals so I don't have that under my belt, nor hospital experience at as a CNA/PCT during nursing school, only prior to nursing school at a SNF. All I have is a great GPA, and team lead/customer service experience. I'm starting to get so discouraged because I wish I knew what these residencies were truly looking for. 

im in the same exact boat as you! I did not have any prior healthcare experience going into nursing school so I feel behind bc I feel like so many hospitals are hiring internally :( it is so easy to get discouraged but we have to keep going! I have a friend who had to apply to over 100 positions before getting an offer, its just super competitive and oversaturated RN in california... but we got this :) 

[BookishNurse97, BSN, RN]

Has anyone's portal updated yet?

[mcoy3]

BookishNurse97 said:

Has anyone's portal updated yet?

Nope not yet mine still says submitted