Applied to CU Nursing, BSN Traditional, Summer 2013 start

amlawley1 · Oct 23, 2012

Great to see that there are others who have heard. Did everyone that applied get an interview or have they narrowed it down? I know that they sent me an email previously that said the interview dates were Nov 7 & 8th. My date is the 7th... Congrats everyone who has received their interview invitation!

luce8888 · Oct 24, 2012

I got an email about the interview today too. Problem is, i live in Boston! Does anyone know if they offer phone interviews instead??

asthecrowflies · Oct 24, 2012

Got my email this morning... excited to be moving to the next step. :)

To answer everyone's questions to the best of my abilities:

You really must attend the interview in person... they made a big deal about giving a few Skype interviews last time, but I heard that none of those were accepted. The application guidelines also said that the interview was mandatory. For the Spring 2013 start date that I first applied (accelerated only), it is my understanding that there were around 450 applicants, about 100 of us at the interview, and we were told that 35-45 would be accepted from that group. Not sure how many were actually accepted. The interview is NOT six hours... it is more like an info day with a 30-to-45-minute interview. We came in, signed in and picked up some info packets, and were corralled to the interviews in groups with a current student leading us. The interview was around 9 a.m., and included 4 prospective students, 1 current student, and 1 faculty member. The faculty member or current student would propose a question and the prospective students would go around in a circle, taking turns answering. The topics were all your standard school/job interview type questions. The rest of the day included a mock lecture, talks about financial aid, etc.

Hope this helps! Feel free to throw out any more questions, I will try to answer.

xochitl · Oct 24, 2012

Hi everyone I also got an interview notice yesterday for UCD traditional bsn program. I'm kind of nervous for the interview. It would be helpful if anyone could give me an example of the type of questions they usually ask during the interview day.

Thanks

Congrats to everyone !!!

lara85 · Oct 24, 2012

Does anyone know if the prospective student portal (which shows your application status) become updated if you receive an interview e-mail or does it keep saying that your application is being reviewed?

xochitl · Oct 24, 2012

On my portal admission page it just says my application "is still being reviewed by the department and a decision will soon be made". I received an email yesterday for the interview and at midnight yesterday I logged in to my ucd portal and that's what it said.

COstudent85 · Oct 24, 2012

I've been so worried ever since I saw through this thread that people have already received invitations to interview. I still haven't heard anything, and now am starting to fear the worst.

luce8888 · Oct 26, 2012

Is anyone else coming from out of town? Any recommendations on where to stay, what to do in Aurora? Thanks!

mrnightinggale · Oct 31, 2012

Has anyone gotten an "application denied" response? Does lack of an invitation to interview equal rejection? I'm starting to get the feeling "I'll get nothing and like it".

asthecrowflies · Nov 1, 2012

The original email about the interviews (before the invites were sent) said "Only applicants invited to the interview day will be considered further for admission." :/

SMB13 · Nov 1, 2012

Hi! I applied to the ABSN and received an interview invite for November 7th. I just received an email detailing interview day... Like a previous poster mentioned, it's a group interview, but with 5 applicants, a current student and one faculty member. It's scheduled for 50 minutes, followed by a mock lecture, tours, financial aid talk, etc.

PaytonJane · Nov 1, 2012

I also just received my itinerary for interview day. Mine is November 8th. I'm so nervous and excited! I would love to know what they're going to ask us! Eeek!