UCSF New Grad Program 2023 Questions

[Lovinghealth]

Hello all, 

I am at the last semester of the ABSN program at Samuel Merritt. I'm expecting to graduate in early Jan and plan to take the NCLEX early Feb and no later than late Feb. I would like to know the timeline for applying to UCSF's nursing new grad Spring program 2023. Any past experiences with UCSF to share will be greatly appreciated. 

[Dezz_, BSN, RN]

ZeeZee said:

I was definitely nervous. There were 4 interviewers and 3 other candidates. We got to introduce ourselves, 3-4 behavioral questions, and one clinical question. I never feel good about these kind of things. Hoping that I did well.  ? 

By behavioral question was it like what would you do in this situation or like "tell us about a time when". ?

[ZeeZee]

bluebonnet said:

Congrats for completing your interview! I am sure it was super nerve wrecking environment interviewing with other candidates while having multiple panels. But I am sure you did well! and wish you the best of luck!

Thank you! It was really nerve wrecking. Glad it was on zoom. They couldn't see me keep moving my hands. Wish the best of luck to you too! ? 

[ZeeZee]

Dezz_ said:

By behavioral question was it like what would you do in this situation or like "tell us about a time when". ?

Practice both of them 

[Phoebe1991]

has anyone heard anything from ED or PICU?

[ZeeZee]

Phoebe1991 said:

has anyone heard anything from ED or PICU?

Nope nothing back from ED yet. 

[VetmedtoRN]

Phoebe1991 said:

has anyone heard anything from ED or PICU?

Nothing from either unit. I listed PICU in my original cover letter and replied to the email about Adult ED. 

[H-Q, BSN]

persnurs said:

anyone apply for adult ambulatory and hear back?

Hey there, I also put ambulatory in my top 3 and have heard nothing back. ?

[ilovenursing_786]

VetmedtoRN said:

Nothing from either unit. I listed PICU in my original cover letter and replied to the email about Adult ED. 

I did the same, I was hoping to hear from both or either!

has anyone heard from Peds medsurg?

[Phoebe1991]

ilovenursing_786 said:

I did the same, I was hoping to hear from both or either!

has anyone heard from Peds medsurg?

yeah, I was hoping to hear back from PICU by now. 

but I have a feeling we might have to wait till next week to hear back from both. especially ED since they just announced that they gonna accept new grads.

[LAD]

Haven't heard of anyone receiving interviews for ICU, ED, or PICU unless it was personalized with different units. Hopefully, they'll send out interviews soon.

[SoFuller]

Following up on my previous post with adult transitional 10 CVT and 6 cardiac unit. 

 

So mine will be in person for an HOUR next Friday with no other candidates. Has anyone else had this experience? That seems like a very long time.. also anyone have advice on what questions to ask UCSF? 

[LAD]

SoFuller said:

Following up on my previous post with adult transitional 10 CVT and 6 cardiac unit. 

 

So mine will be in person for an HOUR next Friday with no other candidates. Has anyone else had this experience? That seems like a very long time.. also anyone have advice on what questions to ask UCSF? 

That's pretty normal! Most likely 40-45 minute interview with 15-20 minutes to ask questions. You don't need to limit answers to 2 minutes since you're solo but they shouldn't be like 5 minutes! If not, they expect to finish early and give themselves time before the next candidate.