PLU ELMSN 2017

interpreternurse · Mar 9, 2017

Yes because of this sentence: "Placement on this wait list (select waitlist) does not imply or guarantee admission to the 2017 cohort of future cohorts."

CJ222 · Mar 9, 2017

they have to say that. Just like medications all have the "could cause death" disclaimer even tho only like two people have died ever

CJ222 · Mar 9, 2017

but now i feel bettter especially if there are actually two waitlists. the select, and the not select...?? why would they have two for no reason ya know? stay positive!

sso94 · Mar 10, 2017

It turns out that I received a letter too. My mom lost the key to the mailbox so we couldn't open it for a while. I am on the "Waitlist" so I am assuming that it is the "Non-special" one. It doesn't talk about the expansion (?). I will call the admission office tomorrow to ask for clarification. Aslnursehopeful, I encourage you to do the same and ask any type of questions they have. Don't be shy :)

Although why do they have two type of waitlists when they can just have one and place the applicants in order with numbers? It has the same effect, those who are in the 'select" are simply the first few applicants on the "non-select" waitlist.

CJ222 · Mar 10, 2017

Just curious how your phrased the question to the admission office. " I recently heard of a "special waitlist" on allnurses .com. Is it real?" Haha did you hear anything about it. I would also like to know about it since I am also on the "waitlist" and have only read things

CJ222 · Mar 12, 2017

any news

CJ222 · Mar 12, 2017

also has anybody on the waitlist gotten any news?

Smcshane · Mar 16, 2017

I just received my invitation to interview a few days ago, still have not been scheduled. It seems like a lot of people have already been admitted or waitlisted. Does anyone know if all the spots are filled and that is why they are offering waitlist? Also I assumed they interviewed everyone before making decisions but that doesn't seem to be the case. Trying not to panic....

MSNhopeful · Mar 16, 2017

Current ELMSN student here. I also have graduate fellowship and have access to denied applicants from a looooooooong times ago (3+ years ago). I was archiving these old applications and come across people who either were denied, accepted but then withdrew or chose another school, or just never finished their application. Let me know if you have any questions. I don't have a ton of information but I do have a general idea of how they rate you.

sso94 · Mar 16, 2017

Hmmmm, Just a thought... Is their waitlist actually a form of rejection letter for those who have been interviewed? Did anyone actually get a rejection letter? I would like to remain positive and optimistic, but it is also important to create a backup plan. I have never applied to any type of graduate schools before, so please quote me on it. I did email the Admissions Coordinator, asking about how they manage their waitlist and how they process it a few days ago. However, I didn't receive a response.

MSNhopeful · Mar 16, 2017

Being waitlisted does not necessarily mean you are rejected. In the very beginning they weed out all applicants who do not meet minimum criteria. After that, they have a grading rubric with an actual numerical score that scores you on GPA, GRE, Recommendations, etc. So the 36 or so people with the top scores by rank will get admitted. The rest of applicants who did not score as high will be waitlisted because they are competitive but just got outscored. If someone doesn't respond or withdraws their application, then the next person with the next highest score after 36th place will get an invite.

futurebsnmj · Mar 16, 2017

Hi there MSNhopeful. I've just been reading posts here and didn't apply for ELMSN, but I did apply for PLU's BSN program. Out of curiosity, do they rate the BSN applicants the same way with a scoring rubric? (Minus the interviews and GRE scores, of course.)

Also, are there a lot of people who are weeded out for not meeting minimum criteria or who choose other programs instead? I appreciate your help, because I may apply for their one of their grad school programs one day. :)