Acceptance Letters? MGH Direct-Entry Master's in Nursing

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Hello!

Does anyone know when acceptance letters will be mailed out for the MGH d-e master's in nursing program? I know it's only been 3 weeks since the January 10th deadline, but I'm sure I'm not the only one biting my nails in the interim. :) I've looked through a few similar threads from a few years ago-- most students seemed to receive letters in early March, but who knows whether their program deadlines were the same. Thought I'd ask the question to get some discussion going. Hope all of us hear back soon! Good luck, everyone!

Hi guys - sorry, work has been very busy (and I'm taking prereqs on top of that) and I haven't had the chance to come here today. I think kd23 addressed the schedule points. Molls, they didn't say anything about the student ratios (and no one asked about it), but that would have been a good question. They way they were talking about the NP clinicals, it sounded like it was 1 on 1, or very close to that (I think they even used the phrase "one on one").

Regarding the number of hours - they made it clear that you will be well trained to be an NP when you leave the program, and that this is not a program geared towards producing floor nurses, even though you are awarded a BSN as well as an MSN. They said the number of hours of course meets the amount required for certification, and that their graduates fair well in the NP job market notwithstanding that the school does not go through the summers and does not have a fourth year - they said their approach was different than schools that require longer hours working as floor nurses, and they really emphasized that they didn't feel it was necessary to work as an RN to be an effective NP. They said the RN certification is what employers want to see, not time on the wards as an RN (although they acknowledged that there was a prejudice by some RNs against NPs that go through a direct entry program because they are lacking floor experience - we can definitely see that prejudice on these message boards sometimes). It is all just a matter of perspective/opinion; I think it is clear there are many applicants who want that extra floor time. (If so, MGH is probably not your first choice anyways...)

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Thanks Kd23 for the information! So is there some type of "log in" page where we can check out our schedule and the rest of our academic details?

Which concentration are you in?

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Hi guys - sorry, work has been very busy (and I'm taking prereqs on top of that) and I haven't had the chance to come here today. I think kd23 addressed the schedule points. Molls, they didn't say anything about the student ratios (and no one asked about it), but that would have been a good question. They way they were talking about the NP clinicals, it sounded like it was 1 on 1, or very close to that (I think they even used the phrase "one on one").

Regarding the number of hours - they made it clear that you will be well trained to be an NP when you leave the program, and that this is not a program geared towards producing floor nurses, even though you are awarded a BSN as well as an MSN. They said the number of hours of course meets the amount required for certification, and that their graduates fair well in the NP job market notwithstanding that the school does not go through the summers and does not have a fourth year - they said their approach was different than schools that require longer hours working as floor nurses, and they really emphasized that they didn't feel it was necessary to work as an RN to be an effective NP. They said the RN certification is what employers want to see, not time on the wards as an RN (although they acknowledged that there was a prejudice by some RNs against NPs that go through a direct entry program because they are lacking floor experience - we can definitely see that prejudice on these message boards sometimes). It is all just a matter of perspective/opinion; I think it is clear there are many applicants who want that extra floor time. (If so, MGH is probably not your first choice anyways...)

You brought up a good point, choco80, about the prejudice, I am afraid that things like that will make me less confident in my future profession, especially as a beginner. I just hope MGH will be able to prepare us well enough so that we will be proficient in what we will pursue.

After the RN phase, is DE student able to take summer classes at all?

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Hey Becca,

Have you heard back yet? I haven't heard anything from MGH either...

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Hey tag2, i actuall never got a letter and called the school and got the email that i needed to contact to get the information, so they emailed me my letter and i actually got waitlisted, which is really good that i found that out cuz now i am planning my remaining prereq's for the summer in case i get taken off. So definately email them because theres no reason that it shouldnt be there by now, mine must have gotten lost in the mail.

For those of you who got accepted, congrats! Could someone let me know when you have to let them know that youre going there by? I think that after that date is when the wait list will most likely be revisited and after that there will be only a small chance that I'll get called up for this year. that would be helpful to know :)

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We all had different due dates to respond. Mine was April 12th.

Good luck!

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Thanks Choco, You had mentioned that they said they had a long wait list this year for FNP, did they say anything noteworthy about pediatrics?

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Hi there - no, I didn't hear anything about peds, although it seemed like there were quite a few peds people at the accepted students day (they had use raise our hands for each specialty). That may not mean much, however.

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Hey choco, was there a lot op people for the psych specialty? Thank so much for all your info and support.

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Hi Johanne - unfortunately, I don't remember how many psych people raised their hands. What I do remember about that part was that a lot of people raised their hands for peds and women's health. I was actually surprised that not that many people raised their hands for FNP, my area - the fnp people must not have come that day!

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Hey Choco,

Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping that I will hear good news hopefully soon. Crossing my fingers. Good luck with everything.

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Thanks Johanne, you too! I'll be crossing my fingers for you. As I said before, I am deferring a year, so that opens up one spot...

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