Columbia DNP-FNP Summer 2022

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Hi there,

I  creating this thread to connect with other applicants applying to Columbia's BS-DNP FNP program that starts in June. I submitted my application February 10 and I am waiting to hear back! Very excited =).

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On 12/19/2022 at 1:03 PM, NurseChae said:

I know I’m years late here but you’re absolutely correct. All the reasons you stated would’ve made me want to choose Columbia and I really wanted to plus I have family and friends in NY. However, I love that Johns Hopkins is known for their research and I love that it is online and I have the flexibility to live wherever, move wherever, and know that they can still place me for clinicals no matter what state I’m in for the most part. I was bummed that it was longer than Columbia’s program but I saw 6 or 7 courses in one semester at Columbia and said I didn’t need that stress. Lastly, at the time I received acceptance, I would’ve only had less than 2 months to move and quit my job and it was too much too soon. I needed my last Summer of enjoyment. LOL sorry for the lengthy message! Did you end up going with Columbia?

Hi! I did end up going to Columbia but completely agree that Hopkins’ flexibility & research prowess are huge assets of their program! As someone who doesn’t particularly have roots in any city, I was open to moving to NYC and pursuing an in-person education (I don’t think my attention span would allow me to make the most of an online education LOL!). Around half of our classes are still online and our curriculum is laid out so that students can work 2-3 days a week. I believe I made the right decision for myself, but I do wonder how the organization is at Hopkins (I would have to say that Columbia is relatively disorganized — we get our class/clinical placements quite last minute, but I am glad that our clinical placements are made for us since I didn’t have any preexisting primary care connections). Hope that you’re doing great at JHU!

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Terilyn M said:

Hey @JerseyNurse25,

The Acute Care DNP program is probably one of the most competitive programs at Columbia as we're the smallest cohort out of every specialty. I think there were maybe 15-18 of us that got accepted last year. But our cohort is actually the largest to get accepted since they've only accepted 8 people in the past. 

Don't get your hopes up though! Just trust the process! And hopefully you applied elsewhere as well. I do wonder how many got accepted this year...

Hi all just as an update I got in! Just got my acceptance letter!!

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