Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2010

hi ladies,

hope everyone isn't stressing too much about the interview. who else has had an interview invite other than betsyct? it makes me weary about me having my interview so early since no one else has had their interview...

i hope everyone posts whether or not they get an interview invite or if they got in. a month away before we get the deciding letter! ahhhh!

TaoGirl, you sound like me. I had a terrible GPA from my previous BA, but have a 3.91 since going back to school. Only received a B in Anatomy (arrrghh) but got an A in all other classes.

I'm taking Ethics (not Bioethics...who gives that class?) over the Winter session, and just finished my World Religion class a couple of weeks ago. How is everyone else who got an interview email doing?

My last name is "A" and did not receive it yet, but it's a long day and I'm keeping positive thoughts. I thought they interview everyone that turns in a complete application, however. This is my first time applying.

Hi Guys!

More information regarding the interview schedule. I've heard that they will go on break from 12/23-1/4 so hopefully we'll hear today or tomorrow. We could also hear right when they return from break.

Here is some info. about the Medical Ethics course which can be taken either before admission to the program or once you get in. Sorry for the long post here but there's some useful info.

From an Allnurses post:
I just started with the May cohort. I took the Taylor online bioethics class and completed it in less than a month so it's definitely doable even if you're slacking a bit. There are 5 papers, 4 are 6-8 pages and the last one is 25-30 pages. It may seem like a lot of work but the instructor is a very lenient grader. It will also save you a lot of money since MSMC will charge close to $1000 per unit (3 unit course second semester).

From MSMC Website (a power point I dug up from an info. Session they had)
There are upper division Phil. courses that are transferable for our Bioethics requirement.
*UCLA Phil 155 Medical Ethics
*LMU Phil 330 Cont. Moral Problems
*Taylor Univ.(Indiana) Phil 410E (online)
More examples of courses that meet Bioethics requirement
California State University:
Fullerton- Phil 314 Medical Ethics
Long Beach- Phil 403 Medical Ethics
Los Angeles- Phil 429 Bioethics
Cal State Poly Pomona-Phil 433 Bioethics
Loyola Marymount University-
Phil 330 Contemporary Moral Problems
San Diego State University-
Phil 330 Medical Ethics
Taylor University (Indiana)
Online course
Phil 410E Bioethics
University of California:
Los Angeles- Phil 155 Medical Ethics
Irvine- Phil 131C Medical Ethics
Riverside- Phil 167 Biomedical Ethics
San Diego- Phil 163 Biomedical Ethics

Hey guys! Just wanted to check in as I'm sure you're all anxious about interviews, etc. Don't worry if you haven't gotten a call yet. I got mine right before the semester started and right now they're pretty bogged down. In terms of 1st degree GPA, mine was not great, around a 3.2 but it was many years ago. Not sure how much they count this. The person who posted the bioethics info is on the right track. Just to let you know, about 2/3rds of my class (including me) has to take this in the upcoming "junior year" (or 2nd semester). This is supposed to be the most challenging of the 3 and we're all dreading it. One of my fellow students took the online Taylor Univ in a few weeks and it's also a lot cheaper than MSMC's course. You should have plenty of time if they let you know by the end of January (which will probably turn into the end of February). Also remember some people who get accepted are going to decide against the program and that will free up space. Good luck everyone!

I've been searching all the options listed since it was posted and can't find anyone that is still offering this class! I found a class called Ethical Theory at CSUN and sent a request with the description to MSMC to review. Otherwise, I'm taking a lower division Ethics class at a community college over Winter Session and will then be forced to take it at MSMC for the more expensive price. This is all on the chance I get in or even get an interview.

Hi,
I also received an email invitation last Friday- and was wondering if you guys have heard anything more since last Friday. I thought we were to schedule an interview appointment via e-mail so I sent my choice of date and time.........but haven't heard anything back yet. Did anyone get a confirmation reply yet??

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Thanks, betsyct, for updating us on the whole process.