[chikashi]

Oh dang because I'm actually considering Bio Sci as a major too! x_x I was debating whether I should go with that or Pharma Sci. And all this time I thought nursing major was a pretty chill major, with a somewhat-balanced competitiveness level; darrnnnn.

Anddd bam! Another question: since I'm just taking general ed for now, the idea of taking it in a community college is starting to become more appealing considering all the expenses and stuff. Is there a due date for registration / housing payments? Like E.G. you have to pay your tuition within the next 2 weeks or you won't be considered for this class, etc. etc. since I am positive I'm gonna have to rely on loans to pay. ;^;

[memoir]

Oh dang because I'm actually considering Bio Sci as a major too! x_x I was debating whether I should go with that or Pharma Sci. And all this time I thought nursing major was a pretty chill major, with a somewhat-balanced competitiveness level; darrnnnn.

Anddd bam! Another question: since I'm just taking general ed for now, the idea of taking it in a community college is starting to become more appealing considering all the expenses and stuff. Is there a due date for registration / housing payments? Like E.G. you have to pay your tuition within the next 2 weeks or you won't be considered for this class, etc. etc. since I am positive I'm gonna have to rely on loans to pay. ;^;

i think it's great that you are considering other majors too, but you have to keep in mind (especially with "special majors" like nursing or business admin that only take in a limited number of people), there are many other people who are crazy passionate for that occupation and are willing to go through the work. you have to compete with them. and all the easy peasy stuff of nursing never really comes... it just gets harder and harder and harder (and... same goes for anything else in my opinion).

i personally don't know a lot about the whole community college aspect of it all. what i do know is that community college does save money and you can fulfill your GE's through community college. however, when you go from community college and transfer into another school your 3rd year, it's hard. i have a lot of friends who are in community college, thinking that it's going to be easier to apply as a transfer (and get in) than when you are graduating from high school. honestly, i'm positive transferring is getting harder too. Also, transferring into nursing school is just as hard or even harder.

and yes there is a due date for registration and housing payments. i don't know these dates, but they should be on your acceptance packet or whatever (just read all those papers they send you). when it comes to classes, at UCI, you pay before every quarter after you sign up for your classes. if you don't, you get dropped from all your classes.

when it comes to loans, look for scholarships and FAFSA. although fafsa is a pain, if you qualify, it saves a buttload of money. scholarships are tiring to apply for and writing essays for, but honestly, it is such a benefit in the end.

oh! i forgot to mention that for UCI nursing, they actually require you to take classes AT uci and not at community colleges. Biology (including genetics and biochem) and all the chem classes (from 1A-1C, to Ochem and Biochem AND all the labs) you have to take at UCI. i don't know why... but you do. there are some things that uci provides that the uci nursing program knows and they don't want you to take some easy peasy class at a community college that doesn't fulfill what you actually need to know. you can take your GE's at a community college, but all the required classes by nursing (for UCI's nursing program) requires you to take it at UCI.

[simply korean]

is it difficult to get into uci if your undecided/undeclared since it's the second most popular?

[chikashi]

Oh wow never thought of that o_o That's trueeee I never know how much more competitive it might get in the coming years. If you get dropped from your classes though, do they drop you from school? Plus, I heard UCSF is a great graduate school for nursing..?

[memoir]

Oh wow never thought of that o_o That's trueeee I never know how much more competitive it might get in the coming years. If you get dropped from your classes though, do they drop you from school? Plus, I heard UCSF is a great graduate school for nursing..?

no, you don't get dropped from the school itself. what happens is that you have a certain date to sign up for classes and then there is something called an Adjustment Period (which is AFTER your tuition payment for the quarter is due). During the adjustment period, the class registrar does this thing where they go through every student's account and drops students from classes that they failed (for example, you sign up for Chem 1B after completing Chem1A, but if you fail Chem 1A, then the Chem1B class you signed up for will be dropped) or you get dropped from ALL the classes you signed up for if you did not pay your quartly tuition. after the adjustment period, you can sign up again and pay later on. the thing is, you will lose the classes you sign up for, and most likely, you will not get those classes again because they will become full. taking classes is competitive enough because sometimes you will get waitlisted or not get in at all (but of course, there are other ways to get into classes). you do NOT get dropped from the school from getting dropped from your classes, HOWEVER if you are not registered for your classes by third week (registered or paid), then you are dropped from the school.

and YES, UCSF is probably the best graduate nursing school (or in any medical field). but the better the school is (in this case, the best) the harder it is to get in. and if you want to get into UCSF, you have to work HARD.

[chikashi]

T__T

College is so intimidatingggg LOL. But thank you though! Your responses really answered a lot of my questions (:

Now it's up to me to decide between bio sci or pharma sci ;(

[forevernever]

T__T

College is so intimidatingggg LOL. But thank you though! Your responses really answered a lot of my questions (:

Now it's up to me to decide between bio sci or pharma sci ;(

If you do decide to do Pharmaceutical Sciences, you'll actually enter in as a Bio Sci major. Then, after two years of taking the GE for Bio Sci, you can declare your major as Pharmaceutical Sciences. I know it sounds confusing, but the GEs for all the School of Bio Sci majors is the same. I'm currently a Bio Sci major right now, so I'll try to help out if you have any questions.

[chikashi]

Ohhh sweeeeeeeeet! Networking! :] ~~~!

Although I don;t want to set anything on stone yet bwahaha; darn you money!!

[Michelleys]

I submitted my housing guarantee online.
Are they going to send me more forms to fill out, like if I want middle earth or mesa court? & picking a roomie & etc?
Or is this it and they just randomly put you in a dorm and stuff?

[forevernever]

I submitted my housing guarantee online.
Are they going to send me more forms to fill out, like if I want middle earth or mesa court? & picking a roomie & etc?
Or is this it and they just randomly put you in a dorm and stuff?

Yeah, they'll be asking you to choose the dorms you'd prefer, which size [single, double, triple], which meal plan, your preferences, and some other stuff. If I remember correctly, you'll do one online [for your preferences & roommate(s)] and in May or so, you'll get a packet in the mail for the other info.

[chikashi]

Question, which would you recommend though? Go single or go potluck?

[AnabellaNoire]

Question: What are the advantages to being in the Campuswide Honors Program (CHP)???

[x StaR]

is it difficult to get into uci if your undecided/undeclared since it's the second most popular?

i got into uci with an underclared major. i dont think its that hard? wow i didnt know its the second most popular.





I am a second year becoming a third year trying to get into Public Health Science major.
and decided to go to nursing school afterwards

does that sound like a good plan? since Public Health Science have almost exactly the same lower div. course requirements as Bio Sci majors

[miso_ramen]

so i got accepted to uci like last week, and i was wondering when they notify incoming freshmen of their financial aid award?

[purplepuffypaint]

Yeah I'm wondering about that too. I really don't know how I am going to afford this.

[t1ffiexp]

If you guys have any questions about nursing classes, I'm currently a 3rd year in the program. So feel free to ask any questions (:

[Michelleys]

Yeah, they'll be asking you to choose the dorms you'd prefer, which size [single, double, triple], which meal plan, your preferences, and some other stuff. If I remember correctly, you'll do one online [for your preferences & roommate(s)] and in May or so, you'll get a packet in the mail for the other info.

Thanks! (:
I was worried that I skipped something. haha. ^^

[zonkey]

so i got accepted to uci like last week, and i was wondering when they notify incoming freshmen of their financial aid award?

Yeah I'm wondering about that too. I really don't know how I am going to afford this.

i'm pretty sure they'll tell you sometime in april, it'll definitely be before the deadline to submit your SIR

[skittles*]

so i'm currently a first year at uci in the nursing program and i just happen to come across this topic for nursing students (also the lack of replys as well)

. i personally did not apply to csulb, but csulb does have a program that has been established for awhile (compared to UCI). when it comes to the nursing program (both in UCI and UCLA), they only accept 25 students from the incoming freshmen class. HOWEVER, when you enter 3rd year, the program accepts another 25 students from transfers (either from other community colleges or whatever AND students in UCI who want to switch their majors into the nursing program). In total, there will be a graduating class of 50, but for your firs two years, there are only 25 to about 30 students currently holding a "Nursing Major". My class has a little over 27 students currently.

What's important is that your first two years, you are not taking any nursing classes at UCI. You are only fulfilling GE's and the required courses that you need to fulfill. (for example, you have to complete Chem 1A-1C, Lab, OChem, BioChem, etc. AND all the other GE's including math, social behavior, etc.) The only time you will know if you will get into the program is when you apply as a transfer for 3rd year. 3rd and 4th year is when you take all your nursing classes.

I have a friend in my dorm who is currently a Bio Major who is trying to switch into the nursing program. For her, she's just working on fulfilling her GE's and having all the required classes completed. If you want to transfer into the program, you have to have all the requirements filled or else you cannot take any nursing classes. Even for her, she isn't sure if she will get in.

Main thing to remember, there is no guarantees. Getting in as a freshman is just as hard as getting in as a transfer. main thing is (just like for any college application), you HAVE to stand out. and especially for UCI (or UCLA), you have to be prepared. Be prepared to take all the require courses, talk to the counselor, and make sure you are on track.

There is hope. I don't think you have to completely rule out the nursing program at UCI. the only thing of course is that there is no guarantee. even staying IN the program after you are in, is HARD. Once you're in, people assume you are all good and you are untouchable, but you can still get kicked out.

As for being a bio major, that's a good place to be if you want to go into nursing. Bio Majors have a set of classes they have to take that are basically the same as nursing students. I consider myself a bio major right now because that's the classes I'm taking (no nursing classes till 3rd year).

Overall, I think it just depends on what you what in the school also. there is that one key thing that you did not get into the program itself, but there is always hope (no guarantees of course). and if you do decide to stick with UCI, but later on do not get into the program, there are always other programs you can get into after college.

as for which is better, uci or csulb, i can't really say. cslb is an older program, but UCI is developing a lot and is becoming a great program (almost that of UCLA). people assume it's not that great because UCI isn't well known or whatever, but i disagree (could be my bias, but yeah).

i think you just have to see what you want in the school itself (not just nursing) and the opportunities you can get out of the schools.
just remember (like ive said), there is always hope, just no guarantees for anything. if you really want it, pursue it and be responsible about it. show that you want to get into the programs, don't slack off.

(sorry for the super long post)

25 incoming freshmen?! Wow, I feel kinda lucky that I got into Irvine's nursing program. I actually submitted my SIR a couple days ago because I really wanted to stay in the UC system rather than go to an east coast college or cal states. And thank you for your post. It gave me a better idea of what to expect.

[twinklefish]

I'm guessing they accepted more freshman applicants for the nursing program this year.

Honestly I feel like I shouldn't have qualified for the program :[ Did anyone else at your school apply to the nursing program, skittles*?