Georgetown Spring 2011 ABSN applicants

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I just wanted to start a thread for the Spring 2011 applicants for the ABSN program. I don't know if this is the first time the Gtown is using the nursingCAS or not, but I wanted to hear about everyone else's experience with it.

Specializes in Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN).

Just wondering if the WHC and non-WHC accelerated students mix a lot, or if you're all in separate classes?

If you get the WHC scholarship, can you do clinicals at other hospitals? Or, do you do all of them at WHC?

Any tips on the interview? I know you said the format was different this year. It looks like the time slot is only 20 minutes long. I've got visions of speed dating in the back of my mind!

Any do's or don'ts for the scholarship? I'm running through my essay again...

TIA!

Each semester the whole cohort (all those who entered the SDBSN program in the same semester), seem to have at least one class all together. Some classes are lecture only, others are lecture 2 days per week and clinical (time spent working in a hospital) one day per week. In the first semester, we all had Pathophysiology (lecture only) and the classroom part of Health Assessment courses together. The clinical for Health Assessment was strictly at WHC for WHC scholars, and at other hospitals for non-WHC scholars. Since I'm non-WHC, my Health Assessment clinical was at Georgetown University Hospital. Some other mandatory classes we all take the same semester, but are split up into multiple sections.

You will also take two "electives" in the first semester. Remember those pre-reqs that you had to finish at least 9 out of 13 before starting the program? Any unfinished pre-reqs are mandatory electives during the program. For instance, in 4 years of college I only took one semester of English and tested out of the other semester. Guess what? I got to take an intro English class as one of my first electives. I also needed to take one theology class during the first semester. This means you may occasionally take a class outside the nursing school with a bunch of bored 18 year olds. :-)

In 2nd semester, your cohort will probably all take Pharmacology (lecture only) together, and the classroom part of a course called "Care of Adults with Physical Alterations" otherwise known as Med/Surg. I think all WHC folks took the Med/Surg clinical at WHC; I took mine at a hospital in Virginia. Clinicals are typically 7 or 8 hours and block out an entire day on your schedule.

If you are in the WHC program, you will take many of your clinicals at WHC itself - which makes sense since you'll be working there for 3 years after you graduate. The exceptions are clinicals in Mental Health (many hospitals to choose from) and Pediatrics (I think some/all WHC folks do that clinical at Childrens Hospital). There may be a not-at-WHC clinical for WHC scholars in their 4th semester, but I can't speak to that since I'm in 3rd semester now. And things have a way of changing from time to time.

I don't claim to be an expert on interviews. If you get offered an interview, congratulations: 2/3rds of your competition has already been eliminated. Your grades on the science pre-reqs matter a lot. Any prior experience in healthcare (even volunteering) helps, and interesting prior work history is probably what got me into the program (I used to be an IT software sales exec). And you need to write a decent, coherent, grammatical essay. Personally, I think they're looking for people who have a fire in their belly to be in nursing... because the program is pretty intense, and there's no way to replace anyone who drops out midway thru the program.

Last thing: the actual interview. Don't sweat it. If you even GET an interview, they've already decided they like you.

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Pokytrokyt,

Thank you so much for explaining all of that and for the encouragement ahead of the interview!

-Joe8Kippy + butterflies in my stomach...

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good luck joe8kippy! and thank you so much Pokytrokyt - it is so nice of you to share your experience and insight. unfortch, i have not received an invite to interview. oh well!

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Has anyone else heard either way about interviews?

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Hey guys,

I don't know if everyone got the email today but if you submitted the video interview, they are likely going to make admission decisions based on the application + video interview without actually inviting applicants for a personal interview.

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That's wierd because I submitted the video with my application and was just invited to an interview today.

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Does anyone know how many applications they got, and how many they are accepting for spring? Has anyone heard when the acceptance letters will be sent out? I'm wondering if they're finished with the interviews yet.

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They received 120 applications for the spring semester and they will accept 60.

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Thank you for the info! Any word on when the acceptance (or, heaven forbid, the rejection) letters or emails will be sent?

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Specializes in Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN).
Any word on when the acceptance (or, heaven forbid, the rejection) letters or emails will be sent?

I started the ABSN program at Georgetown in January '10. Though they may do things differently this time than when I was applying, I received my notice of acceptance by email on October 15, 2009.

Good luck to all you applicants! :bow:

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Not sure. I had my interview yesterday and I believe the last set of interviews are on Thursday. I 'm thinking within the next two weeks.

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I was there on Monday & I think the options for interviews ran through next week. Admissions folks that I spoke with said to expect decisions in early Oct. Didn't give a fixed date. But the scholarship deadline was Oct 6, so I think it will take longer to hear about that.

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