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1. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi Scoloya- Glad you could read about our experiences and hope it helps you during your application process! Are you only going to apply to UCSF or do you have others in mind? Talking to professors ahead of time is paramount, I believe. So you are...

2. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   I've made a decision! I have officially accepted Yale (and also turned in my official declinations). I am very excited and so relieved to have made a decision and move forward. I feel good about my decision, although it is hard giving other offers...

3. ACNP hours and settings vs FNP...

   NPtoPhD replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in NP

   Hi WalkieTalkie. I am sure you can find a night job! Those will definitely be out there for ACNPs! DNPstudent, I'm not sure why your director is saying you will start off working midnights (although I'm sure this is good news to WalkieTalkie), beca...

4. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Thank you calinp! I am very excited! Yes, I think it is pretty much deciding between Yale and UCSF because you might remember I wasn't so impressed with Hopkins after visiting for my interview. Like you, I get a lot of support for UCSF. Of cours...

5. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Congrats ctbtrini! Is that where you plan on going? Whoa! Penn accepted you for your BSN and MSN but rejected your for the PhD. If you don't mind me asking, what is your stats (e.g., MSN GPA, GRE scores, years of experience etc.) Wall-E, I know, I w...

6. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   YAY! Congrats to you too, calinp! Since you heard from your 2 top choices, does that mean you will likely be making a decision soon. Or do you think you will wait it out to hear about the schools that reply later? I definitely felt like I could br...

7. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Whoosh, this waiting period is hard! So I have heard back from 2 schools...and still waiting on 2. Bad news: Penn said no! Kinda crushed since I had been accepted both for my BSN and MSN. BUT, good new: UCSF accepted! Yipee! And even better ne...

8. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Oh, a few more things since I see I had skipped an entire page of comments! First, congrats to BayArea2010 on your 2 admission offers! That's wonderful news! Calinp, I just realized you are also in SD. My current division chief was actually pushin...

9. Any PhD in Nursing Applicants?

   NPtoPhD replied to calinp's topic in Post Graduate

   Hi Calinp- Any word from schools yet? How were the interviews? I am new joiner to this forum. I am a PhD applicant right now also, and as you can by my title, I'm hopeful. I suppose if things don't work out I'll need to change my name here. I ap...

10. ACNP hours and settings vs FNP...

    NPtoPhD replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in NP

    I am an ACNP and have had no trouble finding day jobs. My first job out of school was in IR, where I worked M-F 7-4. Now I am in Trauma and work 4 10-hr shifts each week (can be weekends or holidays), 6-4:30. I did get lucky, I think, by not havin...