Ella18

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1. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   During the first semester, I didn't buy any of the books except the ones for the summer session (Foundations to Nursing and Health Assessment). Most of the material you will need to study for the exams is given in the powerpoints and during lecture. ...

2. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   Most of the placements the first year are at the major Boston hospitals, so if you live near there, it may be easier to just use public transportation, walk, or uber. If you are planning on living outside of the city, it will be more difficult, expen...

3. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   The program is generally well-run. There are a few things that could have been better such as not having a class after a long clinical day, but we all wrote about that on our evaluations so hopefully they change that going forward. Every time I have ...

4. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   During the summer, we were split into two groups. I was in the morning group from 9am-12pm. The fall was Monday 9am-12pm for adv. pathophysiology. Adult health is the most intensive course that is 6 credits 3x/week for 2 hours each. We had Mon. 1pm-3...

5. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   Total of 4. There were two essays last year.

6. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   Undergraduate GPA 3.83. Graduate GPA 3.97. GRE scores were above the 65th percentile for all sections. BC does well with looking holistically at the applications!

7. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   My adult health clinical last semester was at MGH on a post-surgical orthopedic floor that also had some med-surg overflow. The other clinical was a population health placement and that was at Eliot Community Human Services north of Boston. This seme...

8. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   No problem! Sorry it took me so long to respond, we are getting back into the swing of things with the start of the spring semester this week so I haven't been able to check this. I really like the program so far. It's very fast paced and you get pr...

9. Boston College Direct Entry MSN 2019

   Ella18 replied to 1776lady's topic in School Programs

   Hey everyone, I’m a current first year MSE student on the family track at BC! I know you all must be super anxious as you await these decisions, I was in your shoes a year ago. In the mean time, I’d be glad to answer any questions you have about the ...

10. Boston College Direct Entry 2018

    Ella18 replied to whnpcnm's topic in School Programs

    I'm so excited to have been accepted to the FNP specialty track this past Wednesday! I'm curious to know if anyone received scholarship information with their letter of acceptance, or if we will be notified when they do financial aid letters after we...

11. Boston College Direct Entry 2018

    Ella18 replied to whnpcnm's topic in School Programs

    Yes! Sorry, I was referring to it by the wrong term.

12. Boston College Direct Entry 2018

    Ella18 replied to whnpcnm's topic in School Programs

    I signed into the agora portal and clicked on application status. It lists the items that they have received and the date, and that's where it also said that there was a preliminary check done.

13. Boston College Direct Entry 2018

    Ella18 replied to whnpcnm's topic in School Programs

    Delighted to see that a thread has been started! I'm from the Boston area and have applied to about 5 programs in MA, but BC is my top choice. There was a preliminary check on my application done on 11/22 but nothing since then. I'm as anxious as the...