Anyone starting @ VCU this summer?

keatonhoyle · Dec 20, 2008

I am aiming for VCU summer 09 accelerated. Fingers are crossed..anyone heard yet?? My life is going to be so behind if i dont get in!

VCUNursing · Dec 22, 2008

Hi Hokiety,

Decisions for the Summer '09 Accelerated BS and Accelerated MS programs will be going out approx. February 1. You should receive an email confirmation from our Admissions Coordinator, once your application has been received at the School of Nursing. Please keep an eye on your Inbox and/or Junk mail box for her email. She is still working on Accelerated MS applications. Please contact the School of Nursing on January 9th if you have not gotten an email from her as of that day -- not before, please!

I look forward to helping you with other questions about the VCU School of Nursing!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Whitney, VCU School of Nursing

Carrig RN · Jan 7, 2009

Whitney,

I am in the works to start a volunteer program with UVA Medical Center. When would be the deadline to send in information regarding this and what exactly would you be looking for as far as documentation or description of volunteer position or anything like that?

Thanks again for being so available!

~Christa

VCUNursing · Jan 7, 2009

Hi Christa,

Did you already apply to the Acc BS program? If you have, it's going to be a little late to include that in your application. If you are applying for next year, you will want to include that information on your resume and in your personal statement, and you could also get the coordinator to be one your references.

Hope this helps!

Happy New Year!

~Whitney

Carrig RN · Jan 7, 2009

Hi Christa,
Did you already apply to the Acc BS program? If you have, it's going to be a little late to include that in your application. If you are applying for next year, you will want to include that information on your resume and in your personal statement, and you could also get the coordinator to be one your references.
Hope this helps!
Happy New Year!
~Whitney

In Cindy Keifer's e-mail, she mentions that you can send any additional information you want the committee to consider to her attention. It's too late at this point?

VCUNursing · Jan 7, 2009

Well we've already started the decision-making process, but you can email,fax, or mail information. If you're just adding the volunteer experience, then I would send something no more than a page in length detailing your experiences. Now if you haven't started volunteering yet, I would send a description of the position, why you decided to start volunteering, and how this is going to benefit your long-term goals.

Best,

Whitney

Carrig RN · Jan 7, 2009

Would it be beneficial to add at this point or is it too late?

VCUNursing · Jan 7, 2009

Since I'm not sure if your application has come up for review yet, I would go ahead and email the information to her ASAP. That way, it can get into your application if it hasn't be reviewed yet :-) So I don't know if it's too late or not.

~Whitney

Carrig RN · Jan 7, 2009

Thank you so much for all of your help. I think it's wonderful that VCU has been so available and helpful through this process. :wink2:

VCUNursing · Jan 7, 2009

That's great!! I'm so glad you feel that way :-) We just had a meeting on Monday that included making ourselves as available as possible to our prospective and current students. So it's really great to hear that it's paying off. Let me know if there's anything you think we could do to improve :-)

~Whitney

keatonhoyle · Jan 7, 2009

Whitney,

You mentioned that VCU has already started the decision making process. Do you all send out acceptance/rejection letters on a rolling basis or do they all go out in February? Thank you! and sorry for being so ancy about this.

VCUNursing · Jan 7, 2009

Hey there!

All notifications are scheduled to be mailed out at the very beginning of February. They will be mailed in hard copy to the address listed on your application. So if you have had a change of address, make sure to let us know!!

:-)

~Whitney