Anyone attending Georgetown's Online NP program?

NerdyNikki · Feb 2, 2012

Patti_RN,I did attend Georgetown NP program. I eventually withdraw and left because I felt the support system was flawed. At the present time I was taking patho and pharm together, which were two extremely hard classes to have together. you had to take these classes together. It's definitely not a program situated around the working adult either. No matter how many hours I put in, I could see the end results of it. With that being said, again it's an fairly new program and they are doing their best to make revisions. I hope this helps some ; )

Patti_RN · Feb 2, 2012

The curriculm has changed. Full-time students take Patho, Assessment, and Research Methods/ Biostats the first semester; part-time students take Patho and Research/ Biostats the first semester.

I was admitted to the program and I don't intend to work whether I'm enrolled full-time or part-time. Even without working, the full-time program is rigorous. I was relieved to see the curriculm change; full-time students used to take Assessment, Patho, AND Pharm the first semester. That would be next to impossible.

DeadHead219 · Feb 11, 2012

Patti_RN, when will you be starting? Will you be in the March class? I recently applied and am waiting to hear on them. How long did it take to hear back from them with a decision?? I'm wondering what will happen since I didn't take the GRE's or shadow a FNP. I'm keeping my fingers crossed b/c I'd really love to get into this program!

ETA:

Nerdy Nikki ... what was your class cohorts like grade wise? Did everyone have over 3.7? I read somewhere that all excepted students basically have over a 3.7 and if you had anything less than a 3.5 don't bother applying.

Patti_RN - did you find this to be true?

guest9Yr · Feb 12, 2012

DeadHead219: I applied for the March cohort as well and I'm wondering how long it will be before we hear anything back! If anyone can give me an idea of how long to wait, I'm getting married in March too and I'm getting so anxious about waiting around :S

ans0014 · Feb 13, 2012

I applied for the march cohort for the midwifery/women's health program and just got accepted :) i'm super excited!! it took 9 days to get my acceptance letter which i thought was very fast, although agonizing!!

DeadHead219 · Feb 13, 2012

Congrats ans0014, that's great news!!

guest9Yr · Feb 13, 2012

Congrats ans0014, thanks for the heads up! Hope I hear back soon too

Patti_RN · Feb 23, 2012

Deadhead, did you get in? I hope you're part of my cohort.

My GPA was a 3.78 and I have some very unique aspects of my resume that seemed to set me apart. I'm not sure if the >3.5 rule is true, but I know it's extremely competitive. My admission counselor told me that most people who have below a 3.2 don't bother applying. He also said that he's seen applicants with a 4.0 rejected (not a surprise as they look at every aspect of the application; you need strong references, a solid resume, great communication skills, etc.) I feel very, very fortunate (and lucky) to have been accepted.

Good luck. Let me know!

DeadHead219 · Feb 25, 2012

Patti_RN,

Congrats that's awesome news!!

Believe it or not, I just completed everything yesterday. About how long did it take from completed app to acceptance? Again, congrats! That's so exciting!!

madalena2 · Feb 28, 2012

Hey Patti_RN, it took about 2 wks for me to get a response, but I'm not starting until August, I would think if your starting the program sooner it is a faster turner over time...good luck

bvwatts04 · Mar 15, 2012

DeadHead,

Did you hear if you have been accepted yet? I am applying for the June start date and I am just about finished with my application. I am really stressing over my summary statement. Did you format the statement in a letter format or paper format? I have seen on here that some people do it both ways. I really want in this program and I am trying to stand out above the rest! :)