Columbia ETP Program 2012 entry

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Hi,

I plan on applying for the anesthesia program at Columbia and I wanted to know how the background of those that have been accepted look like to see if I'm even competitive enough apply.

Thanks!

I've been a lurker for quite some time but I have a quick question, does anyone know if for the Acute Adult Nurse Practitioner Program you have to complete a year of clinical experience before continuing on to the MSN portion of the program or you have to work and continue part time or you can just go straight through?

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I've been a lurker for quite some time but I have a quick question, does anyone know if for the Acute Adult Nurse Practitioner Program you have to complete a year of clinical experience before continuing on to the MSN portion of the program or you have to work and continue part time or you can just go straight through?

You can go straight through but I a lot of us took a year off.

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Hey Everyone,

I got into Columbia as well as Penn and Johns Hopkins for the acute care NP specialty. I know it is a good problem to have, but I am stressing a bit over which school to choose! Right now, I feel it is between Columbia and Penn. Penn has an abroad program, which really interests me and unfortunately Columbia does not have one. I really like Columbia's program though, and have a friend there currently who really likes it. Any advice?

I believe the Acute care specialty has a semester abroad program in Norway. I know they sent a student there last Fall.

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Not difficult at all although you can't switch to Midwif or Anesthesia. Some time in the fall or spring semester, they set time aside for the students to attend info sessions for different specialties. You get to meet the different program directors and ask them questions and get a feel for how they run their programs.

If you choose to switch, you have your old program director take you off their program and have the new program director sign your new plan and you submit it. Easy peasy.

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Does anyone know when we'll find out about financial aid?

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Hey all! If you're coming to visiting day, stop by Coogan's at 4pm (after your last talk ends) to meet some current ETPers and maybe a master's student or two for Happy Hour! There will be ambassadors in the lobby of Bard hall after you talk ends to walk you over so no stragglers get lost.

Coogan's

Happy Hour 4pm-6pm

Broadway between 168th and 169th St's

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I saw this on the ETP Facebook group:

"So we had a town hall meeting (class) and to clarify the BSN part. We get a BS, Nursing. Which means BS in nursing. According to our professor.. new york state sees BSN and BS, Nursing separately. Current ETPers correct me if I'm wrong!"

So for clarification, would employers see the BSN and BS, Nursing differently? I was under the impression that it was a BSN the whole time. I came across this thread and those that responded seemed to think it was a non-issue:

https://allnurses.com/nursing-educators-faculty/bsn-vs-bs-104537.html

I just want to make sure I know which degree I'm getting and that it won't be an issue if I'd like to work part-time at a hospital that requires a BSN.

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Specializes in Anesthesia, Psych MH.

The administration at the Nursing School at Columbia has been wholly insensitive and unresponsive to my questions and needs as a student. When I asked simple questions about the training components in the program, I was consistently treated impatiently or aggressively. I think an integral component of a high quality education is respect. I am declining my admission to the ETP program because I do not think the program has a culture of respect for their students.

However, I am happy to say that I do not believe that the students in the program exude this negativity. The students at Columbia that I have spoken with were respectful, honest, and helpful. I appreciated their input very much. However, I do not believe the leadership of the program truly care about their students

I recommend that prospective students contact program leaders (i.e., directors, faculty) to see if they are able to communicate and treat you with respect. This was an important factor for me, especially for a decision that would involve over $100,000 and at least 3 years of my life.

I want to point out that this is my personal opinion based on personal experience. I hope you make your decision based on your own personal experience as well.

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I'm really sorry that's been your experience, graceface.

I just wanted to say that my experience has been really different - I've had all of my (many) questions to the admission staff and the director of my specialty (CNM) answered promptly, thoroughly and respectfully. I also found the students to be really open and helpful.

I will say that the stereotype about people from New York is often true - I'm from NYC myself so I often forget, but people from the rest of the country (particularly southerners and people from the west coast) are often really surprised at how...not warm...New Yorkers are to strangers. :) New Yorkers often cut straight to the necessary info without a lot of ceremony or friendliness. If you're not used to it, it can be a little mystifying at first.

I promise that's not true of all of us! I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you in May!

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Does anyone know if the University has published any statistics about the percentage of its graduates who have been successful finding jobs? Even better would be the percentage of grads who have gotten a job immediately after graduating vs. 3 months after graduating vs. 6 months after graduating, etc. I think this is essential information to know when making such a crucial decision. Right now all I have to go on is anecdotal information that I hear when volunteering, or from students at Visiting Day, etc. All helpful, but I think it'd be good to see some hard data.

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No answer for you here bringinit, but I am curious to know the data as well. And none of the "97% are employed" type stats, because that doesn't tell me if they're waiting tables or working as an RN. Anecdotally, the market seems tight and inhospitable to new grads. I would hate to have loans due and no way to pay them. Any current students watching this thread with anything to say to this? I might also bring this up on the FB thread to see what the almost grads are thinking.

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One thing that stood out to me from Visiting Day was hearing (during the opening assembly), Karen Desjardins saying that students were having no trouble finding jobs. Then, talking to some current ETPers, they were basically saying the opposite. Another ETPer told me you are on your own with getting a job, ie. hospitals don't recruit students out of the school.

I think the Columbia program is the best I have seen academically, but I would have appreciated a little more honesty/transparency from the administration regarding its graduates and the job market.

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