Duke ABSN Spring 2010, anyone?

So I spoke with Eric Graham about the calendar and he sent me the following links, saying that DUSON follows the same schedule as Duke.

http://www.registrar.duke.edu/registrar/studentpages/student/acacad2011.html

http://www.registrar.duke.edu/registrar/studentpages/student/academicalendars.html


Also if you look here http://nursing.duke.edu/wysiwyg/down...dar_103108.pdf
it seems as though the orientation is Jan. 11 for 2010.

Hope this helps!

Oh great, thank you so much!

Congratulations! I'm considering applying there, would you mind telling me what your GPA is like? I just want to know if I'm competitive or not, and if I should even consider moving across the country for a program. I'd appreciate any info! Thank you!

Congratulations! I'm considering applying there, would you mind telling me what your GPA is like? I just want to know if I'm competitive or not, and if I should even consider moving across the country for a program. I'd appreciate any info! Thank you!

Congratulations to everyone that is accepted into the Spring 2010 class!! I too will be attending Duke's ABSN program in Spring 2010. I actually knew back in May that I was accepted into the Spring 2010 class. I originally applied for Fall 2009 and was waitlisted, but then withdrew my application for Fall 2009 because I found out I had to have major knee surgery and there's no way I would've been able to have enough time to rehab following it. However, they said that if I couldn't be considered for the Fall 2009 class they would keep my application open and consider me for Spring 2010. Ironically, after a long and challenging 3 day hospital stay following my surgery, I got the email the same day I came home from the hospital with the acceptance news (just what I needed)!!!

I agree that we should create a group for those who have been accepted so we can chat about things. I know I will definitely be looking for a place to live, and I'm pretty sure looking for a roommate as well, since I will be moving from New Hampshire. Hope to keep in touch with everyone!! I'm soooooo excited!!!

Nicole

I'm moving from NY for the program, so I will be looking for a roommate as well....

sanyo,

How did you plan on going about trying to find a place and a roommate? I know that Duke is supposed to be starting a forum on yahoo to help people get together and find roommates and such (so I was told). I have plans to go down to Durham October 13-17 to hopefully try and look at places and find a place that I'll want to live at. I feel like it's going to be hard to try and find a place, and possibly a roommate, at the same time. I want to obviously look at a place with my potential roommate. Also, I know that my plans are like two months in advance of when I'd want to rent a place, but I don't know how I'd feel about going in January to be forced to find a place within a couple days before the program starts! Things just seem to be hitting me and I'm realizing everything that has to go into making a big move!

Nicole

Nicole,

I completely understand what you are going through. Right now it seems like theres so much time, but when you are relocating from far away, its really not. I need to go down to Durham as well.. planning on sometime in November? I'm hoping I can try to contact realtors and set up places to see before I go down in November, and then hopefully have it figured out before Dec 1, so I can move in Jan 1st. Realistically, it would be great to find a roommate, since I dont know ANYONE in NC right now, but I also realize that might not be possible. However rent in NC as opposed to NY is about half the price I'm paying now, which is awesome. But a roommate would be nice. Perhaps you should PM met and we could chat more about our semi-similar situations.

Hey sanyo,

Yeah that would be great! I'd definitely love to talk to you. However, I have no idea how to really use this board and how to PM someone. I think I don't have enough posts to have the capability to PM (I think I read you need 15 posts).

Nicole

Hi all! I'm a Duke ABSN alum from 2007. Currently I work on Unit 9300 at Duke Hospital - we're the Adult Oncology floor.

As of 19 October I'll be leaving to return to Active Duty in the US Air Force as a commissioned officer, but I'm here in Durham until then. I'd post my email address if I could; feel free to PM me and request it if you think there's anything I might be able to help you with.

CONGRATS!! Yes, the tuition is ridiculous, but Duke was the best decision I ever made. I couldn't imagine having a BSN from anywhere else.