A thread for those awaiting decisions...

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I just thought i'd make a thread for those that are eagerly awaiting to hear decisions from the applications they have made for 2009!

I applied to 7 schools for mostly direct entry MSN programs, i got rejected by one so far :( i hope it's not a trend that'll continue :/

Lets hear about which schools you all applied to! :)

Specializes in ER; CCT.

Just got acceptance note from Johns Hopkins DNPgood.png

Accepted to Duke DNPgood.png

Interviewed, no word yet from UC Denver.question.png

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Specializes in Child/Adolescent Mental Health.
Just got acceptance note from Johns Hopkins DNPgood.png

Accepted to Duke DNPgood.png

Interviewed, no word yet from UC Denver.question.png

:bdyhdclp: You rock--way to go :nmbrn:

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Congratulations!! That is terrific!! I had an interview at one of my schools today. It went great!

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Congrats Tammy! Which one will you chose?

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Specializes in ER; CCT.
Congrats Tammy! Which one will you chose?

HELP! I don't know. At first, my instinct was to take Duke. But now I'm not sure. My colleagues are telling me that I would be nuts not to go to Johns Hopkins. Both programs are essentially identical. I have to make a decision by the end of next week.

Does anyone have any input as to which one they would choose?

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tammy, are you moving?

if so, i'd say duke b/c i have been to b-more and i wouldn't go back willingly!

did you get tomeet any faculty or did you phone interview both places? try to speak to whomever your advisor would be at both schools and see whoyou bond with, and whos research interest you. if it is a distance program (i didn't know jh had a distance program, so maybe you are moving) i would go with whichever ws less expensive. i think the cache is about the same, both being "almost ivy" tier 1 research unis. duke took a beating in the public eye after the jessica santillian case and of course, the lacrosse team (who were innocent, but that didn't get covered with the same fervor), but that doesn't have anything to do with the son. i live in the south, so i hear more about duke, but i gather it's rep is equvilant to jh. i'd send in matriculation $$ to both and then go to whichever offers more fin aid! even if you lose $1,000 (that is duke's mat fee, i don't know jh) you might gain tens of thousands in fin aid over the course of the program.

if you will email me i can tell you a little more about duson.

and congratulations! great acheivements, whatever you decide.

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I got in to 2 so far, 2 more to go!! I heard today about the 2nd school. I don't know why the others are taking SO LONG!! I am going to have to make a choice soon on the 1st two, but still don't have letters for the remaining 2. :-( What to do? Loganable, you have some good advice above. I think I will try to contact advisor and see how that goes....

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Just out of curiosity, which ones are you deciding between/ gotten admitted to?

This is what I sent to Tammy, maybe it will help you too:

"I guess it all depends on you...which one do you live closer to? Then take into account the costs, resources available, support after graduation---can you get a job, etc. I would visit both campuses, talk to the students, and sit in on a few classes---that will probably help you find where you belong best. I'd visit in the Summer time, to see if I can stand the heat along with everything else.

Does that help?"

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Specializes in ER; CCT.
I got in to 2 so far, 2 more to go!! I heard today about the 2nd school. I don't know why the others are taking SO LONG!! I am going to have to make a choice soon on the 1st two, but still don't have letters for the remaining 2. :-( What to do? Loganable, you have some good advice above. I think I will try to contact advisor and see how that goes....

I feel your stress. First I was for Duke, then Johns Hopkins, now I'm back at Duke. It might help to do a bit of digging. For me I contacted a student going through Johns Hopkins and Duke. This made a huge difference. In the end, however, with all things considered I know I have to use my best judgment, but the choice is maddening.

Do try and contact a senior status student at both.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/MICU/SICU/CTICU.

I got my letter today!!! DNP program beginning Aug 09 at University of South Alabama!!!!

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Specializes in ER.
:bdyhdclp: You rock--way to go :nmbrn:

Hopkins!!!!!!!!! I went there for my RN. The resources at the institution are amazing!!! Yes, the city is rough, but you could live in Charles Village (safe and fun) and take the free school shuttle to the campus. Definitely choose Hopkins if you are at all interested in public health or infectious disease!!! Congrats!

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I got my letter today!!! DNP program beginning Aug 09 at University of South Alabama!!!!

Way to go!

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