Johns Hopkins BSN/MSN Fall 2010 Anyone?

Good news! I got my writing score and it jumped up a little so, I don't have to take it again. Phew.

How weird that they interview everyone! I definitely want to do it in-person because I haven't been to Baltimore since I was 12 and I definitely want to visit before I commit to living there for a few years. However, it would be nice to know that I was actually in the running before I bought the plane ticket! On the other hand, I guess it gives you an opportunity to make an impression face-to-face.

I'm done with 2 of the 3 essays. Or, at least I have really good drafts for 2 of them. I'm sure that I'll end up changing them around a little the night before they're due. I can't work on the third one until after my midterms are over this week.

Kapeejay-------Could you elaborate on what types of questions they asked in the interview. I asked the lady when I scheduled the interview about the kinds of questions they were going to ask and she said it would mostly be about the MSN portion. I have to do a phone interview because of my job and I am worried about not being able to portray my emotions correctly....bitting my nails!!!

Thanks everyone for giving me a place to come to where I know everyone is having the same crazy nervous feelings I am!! It helps ALOT!!!!

I'm a current JHUSON student, graduating in May and I wanted to let everyone know that a phone interview is perfectly acceptable if you can't make it to Baltimore in person. If offered admission, you will always have the opportunity to attend Accepted Students Day to peruse the city and the school itself. I did my interview via phone from California as I couldn't get away from my then job to take a long weekend. They don't look down upon a phone interview and its definitely very casual, more the vibe of a conversation rather than twenty questions.

Good luck everyone!

In one of the chats that I participated in an admissions counselor said that the interviews were only for the MSN portions and not really the BSNs. They also said that you could get accepted for the BSN portion and not the MSN portion.

Congrats to everyone who did well on the GRE. Well....congrats on taking the GRE period!!! Stressful!!! Does anyone know of a good place to look for housing close to JHU SON? I have been trying to research the neighborhoods but I think it might be best to get it from someone with more knowledge of the area.

Ashera--thank you for your information!! It's is priceless!!

I'm so glad to see this topic up and running. I sent in my application for early decision ABSN/MSN/MPH on Saturday, and USPS tracking says they got it. And now begins the wait! i'm a nervous wreck! This is the only school that I really want to go to, but of course if an acceptance doesn't happen I have back-up plans.
I keep thinking of ways I could have made my application and essays better. Argh! Lots of "why didn't I write that?!" moments. Anyone else experiencing that too? It was just so hard to answer in so few words, that I felt I really sacrificed a lot of my tone and storytelling ability.
Well, I hope I get that call for an interview soon. I'd just love to be able to present myself in person rather than just on paper.

I just think I'm going to be nervous for the next six weeks!

Good luck to everyone!

rockkstarr, I know EXACLTY what you mean!! I read, and read, and read my essays, but once I sent them is I thought of things I could have put in. 200-300 words just gets you started! It was so hard to put everything in that I felt was important. Hopefully I can elaborate in the interview. I am a nervous wreck and it's only the first week in November!

after reading this forum for months, and all the stories of people applying, it is so interesting to be in their shoes now as i apply to jhu and other schools. i hope for the best for all of us. baltimore is about to be rocked in summer 2010 by all of us excited and great nursing students (that is depending upon their acceptance of us, and our acceptance of them)!

Jesie,
I actually enjoyed the challenge of expressing myself in so few words (although i think i went slightly over 300 on each, which may or may not hurt my chances). The word limit is imposed to measure our ability to write economically and follow instructions. Equally, reading 3000 essays of greater length would be too tedious and, quite frankly, boring for any admissions committee. For me the most difficult thing to do was identify events in my life that matched their requested topics. I dont view my experiences with a sense of poetry required to poignantly communicate through writing. I think as long as you demonstrated a commitment to becoming a nursing, and a thorough understanding of a nurses responsibilties and role on the treatment team, you'll be fine.

Writing the essay for the merit scholarship was more difficult. Did anyone else apply for it?