Johns Hopkins BSN/MSN Fall 2010 Anyone?

leilax · Aug 2, 2009

Hey! I am applying to the same JHU program for 2010! I plan on starting the essays later this week. I would love to go the the open house as well, but it is pretty far from me as well, I am in MI. I am also applying at University of Cincinnati Direct Entry, Ohio State, and U of MI accelerated BSN. We'll see what happens! Good luck!

Abbie Grace · Aug 2, 2009

I'm applying for 2010, as well! I started thinking about my essays yesterday but, I haven't written anything, yet.

I'd LOVE to go to the open house but, I'm not sure it's a good idea. I'm taking a Saturday class this fall semester to fulfill one of my pre-reqs. Each Saturday class meeting is 7 hours long so, skipping one class would actually be a pretty big deal. As a result, I doubt I'll be able to take any weekends off this fall to visit schools.

Hopefully, I'll get an interview and I can visit the school then.

I'm also applying to Duke, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, and probably some others. Not sure, yet. I wish these places would publish their acceptance rates! I have no idea what my odds are for admission.

leilax · Aug 2, 2009

I am in a Saturday course too, A&P, all day! I agree, I wish I knew what my odds were as well.

Quick question; does anyone know if GRE are required for the BSN/MSN option at JHU? From what I was reading, I was not entirely sure. I wish you luck, I'm sure you will do great!

Protongirl · Aug 2, 2009

The GRE is optional unless you applying to the MSN/MPH option. In the last chat, they said that "If you did well on the GRE and want to submit them, go ahead. They are generally only looked at if the admission committee needs extra criteria to make a judgement."

I did pretty well, 1440, so I plan on submitting it. But I guess the good news is that if you do poorly, you can just not submit it.

I am writing my essays right now. Wow, 200-300 words is so little! :uhoh21:

leilax · Aug 3, 2009

Thank you! I received about the same as you on the GRE, minus 20 pts! I hope it helps us out lol. 200-300 words is not enough..

Protongirl · Aug 3, 2009

I know! The application says approximately 200-300 words and I keep wondering how many more words I can squeeze in an it still qualify as "approximately."

Once we are all finished writing, if anyone wants to swap essays for proofreading, feel free to message me. At this point I have looked at the darned things so many times that there is no way I am going to catch my own grammatical errors!

Abbie Grace · Aug 4, 2009

That's good to know that the GRE is optional for JHU! I'm taking it in a few weeks and I'm feeling pretty nervous about it.

Protongirl: Have you come across any information about how many applications Vanderbilt receives vs. how many they accept? I'd like to apply to at least one "safety" school but, it seems like none of these schools publish information about average GPA, GRE scores, acceptance rates, etc. So frustrating! Also, I'm happy to proofread your essays. I haven't written mine, yet, so you can't return the favor. :)

I've been working in the public health field but, I lack direct patient care experience and I know that's a big deal for a lot of schools. I have nightmares about not getting in anywhere!

teenybug2000 · Aug 7, 2009

Hello Leilax! You private messaged me and I can't figure out how to reply (maybe I have to pay to do that???) so I am responding here. I graduated (about 2 weeks ago now) from the Accelerated program at Johns Hopkins (I had a previous BA in Spanish). It was a really exhausting 13.5 months but I am SO GLAD that I did it! I am now a tech on a neuro floor at Johns Hopkins Hospital and will be taking my boards and starting as a nurse on the same floor in October. I would highly recommend the Johns Hopkins accelerated BSN program because of the quality of your fellow students (many are returned peace corps volunteers), the unique volunteer opportunities (i became a volunteer doula and helped moms give birth!), the quality of the professors (I became very close to one clinical instructor and she helped me get my job!), and many other reasons. I have to admit there are some drawbacks to JHU SON such as the location (Baltimore has great qualities but East Baltimore where the campus is does not). It is also very expensive. I did not have any loans left from my previous degree, received a 13k grant from Hopkins, and did not have to pay for housing because I live with my fiance, yet I am still left with about 55k in loans (half are federal loans). There were more students in my graduating class from CA than from MD. From talking to those students, many missed the west coast while here in Baltimore, however there are a lot of them who are staying here due to lack of nursing jobs on the west coast for new grads.

I moved to Maryland from the DC area and did not want to wait a year for in-state tuition, so going to UMD or Hopkins was going to be about the same cost. As far as going straight into the Master's program there are some students who are doing that from my class but some of them decided they needed a break and are just going to work as RNs for a while. The accelerated program is very exhausting especially in the summer because the semesters are squished into 7 weeks. I personally would like to one day get a masters degree in nursing but right now I feel like I need to practice my skills and assessments and pay off some loans.

I hope this information helped! Let me know if you have any more questions!

leilax · Aug 10, 2009

Hello, thank you for taking the time to respond!! You cannot message because you do not have enough posts :)

I am glad you had such a great experience at Hopkins. All the points you mentioned are the reasons why I wish to go to JHU. However, the only drawback is of course the cost. I did my grad degree in DC and I know that Baltimore is probably about what I was paying to live in DC, so the cost of living plus the cost of the degree itself are HUGE. I am curious, do you happen to know if they provide some sort of reimbursement for the students continuing on towards their MSN? I would have to agree though, that for those who are paying out of state tuition, the cost is not that much more so that is something I am considering.

Thank you very much for your helpful and informative reply!

PhillyNurse75 · Oct 23, 2009

Hi Everyone,

I am new . . . this is a great resource to be able to ask each other questions!

I was wondering - how did you all decide whether to apply to the Accelerated or Traditional option? I am interested in the BSN/MSN/MPH. I was not sure if you could do either the Traditional or Accelerated, or whether you had to do a specific one.

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

Marinara

amojo99 · Oct 23, 2009

i too am applying to JHU.

as for your question, i think you could do either traditional or accelerated. the pace may be a bit easier in traditional, but because (i assume) the mph/msn courses for the most part will come after your bsn, i don't think it would matter. i was very interested in the msn/mph, but i don't know about adding any extra coursework to a load i'm afraid of already.

the big drawback for me in applying is the city of baltimore. it seems like a mash up between philadelphia and pittsburgh, but thats based on a few weekends i've played around there.