sarahcee

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1. UPenn Second Degree BSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to FentyNP's topic in Pennsylvania

   Congrats to all of you guys! My name is Sarah and I am a current Penn ABSN student and one of the Peer Advising co-chairs for the incoming 2014 class. There is a facebook page for admitted students for you to connect with your future classmates and g...

2. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   Hi ND_Irish! I've sent you a PM with some helpful information. Let me know if you have any other questions!

3. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   Yikes so sorry about that guys! Can you try this link and let me know if it gets you there? https://www.facebook.com/groups/265456536962731/. The privacy settings are set up so that any one can search for it and see who the members are, but only mem...

4. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   Hey guys! We've just created the facebook group. You can search for it by name on FB: Penn ABSN/MSN Summer 2014 Cohort. My fellow co-chair for Accelerated Peer Advising is Tom Shluger, and he is the manager for the page. We'll be posting useful inf...

5. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   You should definitely contact them and let them know about your situation! It can only help. :) You might be happy to know that there are a few (or at least 2) girls whose husbands who are either in med school or residency here! I can definitely see ...

6. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   My pleasure cchun! Unfortunately I really can't tell you what your financial aid might be -- you'll have to contact the two individuals in the financial aid office for that information. I can't post their names on this site, but here's a link with th...

7. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   Hi newmy. Actually, all of the acute care specialties require a minimum of 12 months of RN experience in an acute care setting. The only except is nurse anesthesia, which I believe requires 24 months. Everyone stays together for the BSN portion, but ...

8. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   I can't give you real numbers on how many people switch, but maybe 20-25%? Many of my classmates are just ABSN students and are sub-matriculating into MSN specialties, and so those individuals clearly weren't as sure what they wanted to do. I know at...

9. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

   sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

   Hi newmy123! Congrats on getting into Peds Acute Care! You have to work as a RN in an acute care setting for at least 12 months prior to starting the NP clinicals. That being said, I believe the clinical work doesn't start until the second semester o...

10. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    Thanks cchun for chiming in! With our cohort, about half of us live in University City and half in Center City. In general, many of the older students (late 20s, 30s) live in Center City, whereas many of the younger students live in University City. ...

11. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    Here's the official academic calendar: Academic Calendar Fall 2013 through Summer 2016. Keep in mind though that ABSN students don't always have the same amount of breaks. If your cohort follows the same schedule we have, you will have thurs/fri off ...

12. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    Hi Lilo! To be completely honest, Penn is an expensive program. It's not necessarily more expensive than other similar programs, but it's 18 mos as opposed to 15 mos or 12 mos so that extra time means extra tuition as well. $100k is a LOT to wrap you...

13. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    hi PNPhopeful (and any others curious about when to plan for a move-in date). General consensus was that you should move out to Philly at least 1-2 weeks before the program starts. Some of my cohort members moved here as early as 1 month before class...

14. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    Hi newmy123, there are additional courses that you take in the BSN that you may be able to get out of taking with transfer credit. Many of these courses are new requirements for the BSN, as they just switched this year with my cohort to a new curricu...

15. UPenn Direct Entry BSN/MSN 2014

    sarahcee replied to mewei's topic in School Programs

    Hi all! My name is Sarah, and I am one of the Accelerated Peer Advising Co-Chairs for your cohort and just wanted to say congratulations and welcome! We will be setting up a facebook group for you guys within the next week, and as well we will have s...