Western University of Health Sciences

Oh that's so exciting.. Congrats
They had extended the deadline to Dec 1st so that's why I sent mine in at the end of Nov. So ate you going to go there?
I hope I get in because this is the only school I applied to.

I've applied to many schools so I'm not quite sure where I'm going to go yet. This was my first acceptance, though! It's still too early to hear from my other schools so I won't be able to make a decision until spring most likely. Best of luck to you! I hope you hear back soon with either an acceptance or an interview! That would be great news for the holidays

I am not from Southern California so I had not heard about WesternU until this year. What have you heard about the program, its reputation, etc? Why is this your top choice?

Thanks I hope I hear something soon!! I am from Northern Ca, but hoping to locate to Southern Ca where my boyfriend lives. I haven't heard too much about the school, but I went to their info session last month.

Congrats, Zoogurl3! I am still waiting to hear from Western University as well. I am so nervous!!!! Best of luck to the rest of us! Happy new year!

I'm from the UK and i've applied to a couple direct entry MSN programs for non RNs with a BS.

I also applied for fall 09 entry to westerns program, they emailed me the second week of december asking for a conversion of my grades to american gpa, and i havent heard back from them.

I'm hoping i'll hear something this week.

Sarah,

I'm a current student and know of a girl who was abroad when she was applying. Make sure that if you're asked to interview, you ask for a phone interview if you don't want to fly out. My friend was told she HAD to be here and once she got here they told her she didn't have to come, she could've done a phone interview. Needless to say, she was quite upset that she had taken time off work, paid for flight, etc. If you're told that you HAVE to come out, call and ask to speak with Mitzi. She is really helpful. If you or anyone else has questions, let me know. We just started our 2nd semester.

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Thanks for that info! much appreciated

I just got a call for an interview next Saturday, January 24th. Has anyone else been contacted yet?

I got an interview for 24th Jan also. Do you have any ideas about interviews and writing sample?
Do you know usually what are they asking because I don't know anyone who got an interview.
Good luck on your interview

I'm not going to tell you what they asked because I think this takes a lot away from the true interview. Be prepared to talk about yourself and your thoughts towards nursing, healthcare and your contributions to it. Basically, if you've put time into applying to schools, working on pre-req's and now interviewing, you should have a good idea of your goals as far as nursing school is concerned.

One thing I didn't do though, and recommend doing, is exchanging numbers or email addresses with people you meet there. There was one girl from my interview day that was also accepted and when we saw each other on campus we recognized each other and are now good friends, but I wish we had a few months to get to know each other better.

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