Direct Entry MSN Programs 2013

morganw1 · Oct 16, 2012

I decided not to go with Duke because I didn't feel that the city was right for me. I am from California and I want that big city feel and hope to land a job working in a major hospital in the heart of the city. It does sound like a wonderful program but It's costly and I figure if I am going to shell out $$ it's going to be in a place where I want to be. Maybe the next round will consist of Duke but at this time I don't feel it's for me.

NYU isn't a backup plan for me either just like hopeful. They have two deadlines one in spring and one in the fall so it's just another opportunity at a different time. Plus, all this is getting costly and I think my budget is 5 schools to be honest I could maybe push for 6.

kdiem · Oct 16, 2012

I don't think I'm applying to NYU anymore =\ my nurse-midwife mentor told me the program there is a bit disorganized and still in the works but I am applying to 12 schools in total, so that... a lot lol. So far I've submitted Penn, UCSF, Marquette, Columbia and Hopkins. I'm going to submit Yale at the end of the week and Boston College next week. It's definitely crunch time! We got this morgan and hopeful!

morganw1 · Oct 16, 2012

The midwife program or the program in general? 12 is a whole bunch! way to keep your options open, you will definitely get in to at least one.

kdiem · Oct 16, 2012

The mid-wifery program. And yes, since my stats are nothing to brag about I'm definitely applying to many schools. This whole process is extremely tedious and emotionally draining...so I want to make sure I won't have to go through it again next year :)

morganw1 · Oct 16, 2012

I wish more programs had acute care then It would be easier for me to tack on a few more schools. What are the 12?

hopefulnurse24 · Oct 17, 2012

I hope I don't have to reapply either, because it really is expensive and tedious... but I just need to have faith that everything will work out how its meant to be and that I will be led to the right place.

I'm only applying to 5 as of now, maybe a 6th one come March if I don't get good news from any of the programs... I'm getting very, very nervous though. I'm having a lot of anxiety over it all!

meep05 · Oct 17, 2012

Is anyone applying to BC or MGH? Do you know if they require interviews??

RVLy · Oct 17, 2012

Hey anaboo5,

I applied to BC and MGH! Both of them don't do interviews, although I did hear that sometimes MGH will call applicants for an "informal" interview.

meep05 · Oct 17, 2012

thanks for the info rvly! is anyone applying to john hopkins paid clinical residency and know how much more competitive it is than just the BSN/MSN? is anyone else a respiratory therapist?!!!

the healer's art · Oct 17, 2012

thanks for the info rvly! is anyone applying to john hopkins paid clinical residency and know how much more competitive it is than just the BSN/MSN? is anyone else a respiratory therapist?!!!

I was going to apply to that program but then I read this:

When I fill out the application, am I required to declare a specific area of CNS interest?
No, you will not do that at the time of application. You will be mentored and, depending on the needs of the residency site and your placement, you will develop a specific area of specialty.

that you don't get to pick your speciality and I was not okay with that. I have no idea how competetive it is but I am assuming it is much more competetive than the regular BSN/MSN.

hopefulnurse24 · Oct 18, 2012

And a CNS is different from an NP, which is also something to keep in mind.

A bit of news to share... I received word that I could interview for Johns Hopkins earlier this week. I'm VERY excited, but trying not to get my hopes up, because I have no idea how many people they interview and what exactly it means for me. I will be doing a phone interview in early November :)

meep05 · Oct 18, 2012

OMG! congrats! that so exciting? did you do early admission?? I better get my application in soon! Did you use 2 academic recommendations and one employer?