Anyone applying to the Duke ABSN program for Fall 2009 (c/o 2011)?

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I submitted my completed application on November 23rd and I'm anxiously waiting. I attended the open house in September and fell in love with the program. I just thought I would check in here and see if anyone else is in the same boat. It would be interesting to have someone to commiserate with during this awful waiting game :) :typing

Hi MDiG516,

What I meant was that I had many plans if I were to get accepted. I loved Dukes program. I will continue looking for other schools. I did my best on my interview and that what makes me at peace.

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Thanks guys :) & yeah I'm not worried as much as anxious... its so nerve-wracking knowing they have been sending stuff out. & since I'm so impatient I will probably not hear anything until the very end...

someone who got in and visits that yahoo group - would you let me know how many members are on it? Just trying to figure out how many spots have been filled so far...

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Hi gtscryss,

I went to the yahoo board. So far there are 33 members, most of them from the early decision acceptance.

Hope you hear soon!

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Hi Everyone,

Congrats to all who got accepted to Duke's ABSN. I'm new to this board, but I have a few questions. For those who got in, what was your GPA? Grades in the required courses? What do you think made you stand out?

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Hi NewLevel,

I had a 3.51 overall undergrad GPA with a 3.7 major GPA (Business Management). Pre-req's:

Human Anatomy & Physiology - A in both

Microbiology - A

Basic Statistics - A-

General Psychology - B+

General Sociology - B+

English Composition - B

They suggest a class in growth and development and a course in general nutrition and I took both and got A's in them... but I took them to complete requirements for other schools.

I think my recommendations made a huge difference (she brought up specific things they wrote in my interview) and my personal statement. The interview is short but I also think that is important because you show your personality. I am not a great writer... only a decent one, so they saw how much I wanted to be a nurse more from talking than my writing...

Hope this helps!

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I have a 3.3 GPA from a Chemistry degree. I could not tell you what my major GPA was, but I believe it is right around a 3.3 as well. I took A LOT of courses in my first degree and was in an Honors program so all my general education requirements were Honors enriched. I am not sure if this helped my low GPA or not.

In my pre-reqs, I made:

Anatomy- B+

Physiology-A

Psychology-A

Statistics-A

Microbiology-B

I am currently enrolled in Sociology.

I did not take a nutrition course or a development course. I am currently working in research.

I am not a great writer either. I do think that I had good recommendation letters, but I have not seen them to verify that. In my interview, I tried to convey my passion for a career in nursing. I am also really interested in pursuing an doctoral degree and I talked about that. I hope this helped!

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I also talked about what I wanted to do after the BSN program... so I think that is good. I think they want to know you have a "direction"... whether you follow through is never certain, but I think they like to know you have thought this through to the point that you KNOW this is what you want and where you want it to go.

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I'm new to this site. I am applying for the Spring 2010..sounds so far away, program. This is new to Duke, with twice a year enrollment. I also went to the information session in September. If you were accepted what do you think it was that made you stand out? Does everyone applying have a medical background? Thanks for any info or tips for applying.

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Hey ncgal......

I was accepted into Duke a few days ago shortly after my interview. I honestly hated myself after the interview because there were things that I wish I would have said that I didnt. I didnt think that I did as well as I could have in my interview but I guess I did better than I thought. I am not sure what they thought I stood out but I do know that one of my interviewers asked me about being on the track team and what I learned from being a scholarship athlete. Also, we talked about my background in counseling (I have a masters degree and counseling and am a licences professional counselor) and how that would help me in the nursing field. I am guessing that those are probably the things that stood out. Besides the volunteer work that I have done, I didn't have a medical background. I was actaully suprised that I was accepted because I had a terrible semester in college when I was pledging and my semester gpa was terrible. I am just glad that they looked at the whole picture. I didn't have to submit GRE scores because I had a masters degree. My undergradue GPA was ok not that great and my graduate GPA was perfect......so they definately consider the whole picture and not just one semester.

Anyways good luck!

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Good luck to all those interviewing tomorrow!!! Just relax and enjoy the day!!! I hope to hear good news from you all next week. I will be thinking of you!

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Thanks Karen! I just wanted to wish my fellow interviewees the best of luck tomorrow as well. We're going to do great!

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I just got news this morning, I got in!!!! Praise God! Its so nice to know that this waiting game is over! :)

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