Boston College Direct Entry 2018

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Hey everyone! Starting a thread for Boston College Direct Entry MSN for the Fall of 2018.

I'm so excited to have been accepted to the FNP specialty track this past Wednesday! I'm curious to know if anyone received scholarship information with their letter of acceptance, or if we will be notified when they do financial aid letters after we make a deposit?

Also, looking forward to meeting everyone attending accepted students day!

Hi! I wrote to Admissions and he told me that all scholarship information was in the letters already sent. He said no additional scholarships would be granted prior to entrance into the program, but there were a couple small merit based scholarships that you can apply for once you are in the program (after your first semester). I agree that if someone declines then it may be added to resources; though, I'm unsure if that would go toward merit based scholarships decided later on - like the mid-program ones. He said there would be a representative from financial aid that we could speak with at the accepted students day.

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which other PMHNP programs are you applying to mikaylam? It's kinda of a bummer that they don't give you fin aid info until after you do the deposit.

Which others are you applying to? Waiting to hear back to make a decision is also tough!!

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Hey all, I just gave up my spot for Women's Health after getting an acceptance at a different school. Hopefully that opens up a spot for someone on the waitlist! Best of luck next year everyone!

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Hey all, I just gave up my spot for Women's Health after getting an acceptance at a different school. Hopefully that opens up a spot for someone on the waitlist! Best of luck next year everyone!

Can I ask -- did you just get into Columbia?? Would love to know your thinking on the two / your decision!!

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I also got an acceptance, and am feeling grateful. Have they given everyone such a short decision timeline? I have to let them know by Feb 16th, which seems unreasonably short.

Does anyone know how they award the few scholarships they do have?

It is a complex decision for me since I don't have the best financial situation. It is unfortunate that there aren't as many scholarships for BC. I know there are many people deserving on the boards here. I believe my combination of academic merit and financial need qualifies me for scholarships, but haven't received one from BC (though I did receive one last year). Originally, I had decided to go the med school route after an mph and social science undergrad. Many of my science courses were of the pre-med level and taken at a rigorous institution. While I wish I had been more committed to the NP route earlier on, I decided this after some eye opening life experiences. In terms of extenuating circumstances, I was a primary caregiver for my mother who passed away from cancer for three years. My father concurrently is older and has depression. My GPA, which is a competitive 3.5/3.4, thus looks lower in contrast to students that may have taken courses elsewhere and I am not sure how this factors in. Apart from that, I have excellent GRE and MCAT scores. And a lot of community work.

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Has anybody satisfied the A&P II pre-requisite by taking an online course? Unfortunately, taking it online may be my only option since I work full-time and do not like the Rate My Professor reviews for the class I was interested in taking locally. Any thoughts would be appreciated

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Has anybody satisfied the A&P II pre-requisite by taking an online course? Unfortunately, taking it online may be my only option since I work full-time and do not like the Rate My Professor reviews for the class I was interested in taking locally. Any thoughts would be appreciated

I'm taking it at Clovis Community College online now which is awesome but I think the enrollment period for the semester already closed... :-/

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Hey guys- several questions! Does anyone have any thoughts about the short length of Boston College's 2-year program compared to the traditional 3-year master's direct entry nursing programs? Are there any current students/recent graduates on here that can help answer how well this program prepares you?

Also, for those of you given the option to pick AGNP over FNP instead of being waitlisted, will you be concerned about the job demand for AGNP over FNP in the future? Will choosing AGNP over FNP be a disadvantage in the long run?

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Hey guys- several questions! Does anyone have any thoughts about the short length of Boston College's 2-year program compared to the traditional 3-year master's direct entry nursing programs? Are there any current students/recent graduates on here that can help answer how well this program prepares you?

Also, for those of you given the option to pick AGNP over FNP instead of being waitlisted, will you be concerned about the job demand for AGNP over FNP in the future? Will choosing AGNP over FNP be a disadvantage in the long run?

I am also concerned about both of these things. The BC curriculum is starting to seem too short to me. If you look at their NP year classes in comparision to those at other schools, it just doesn't compare. I am thinking that I would rather take more time in school and feel more confident when I come out. BC is 77 credits while MGH IHP and Simmons are both 93 credits.

I was also given the option to pick AGNP over FNP. At first it seemed like a great alternative, but now I am starting to worry that I won't be able to get the job I want with that specialty. I want to work in a primary care practice in a high need area and an NP that I know said that her office would not hire any NPs that are not FNPs because they desperately need people who can cover all populations.

I guess we all have a lot to think about now.

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I am also concerned about both of these things. The BC curriculum is starting to seem too short to me. If you look at their NP year classes in comparision to those at other schools, it just doesn't compare. I am thinking that I would rather take more time in school and feel more confident when I come out. BC is 77 credits while MGH IHP and Simmons are both 93 credits.

I was also given the option to pick AGNP over FNP. At first it seemed like a great alternative, but now I am starting to worry that I won't be able to get the job I want with that specialty. I want to work in a primary care practice in a high need area and an NP that I know said that her office would not hire any NPs that are not FNPs because they desperately need people who can cover all populations.

I guess we all have a lot to think about now.

Interested in your thoughts about AGNP versus FNP. Primary care practices just want FNP because theoretically they are peds-educated and experienced?

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I just got my email that I was accepted for AGNP! I'm still not totally sure if this is the route I want to go because I initially applied for FNP, but I guess it is nice to have this option.

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I took General Chemistry online to fill the prerequisite.

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