Columbia ETP 2016

AllieW · Feb 9, 2016

Hi All,

I was accepted into the MDE program only as well (applied to this only) and am so excited! Congratulations to all who have been accepted and good luck to those still on their journey. I have lived in NYC for 5+ years and am happy to answer any questions or help out in any way for those coming from out of town so please reach out if you need anything. Looking forward to meeting everyone on the 11th! I've just joined the Facebook group also, thanks for setting this up!

emara9 · Feb 9, 2016

I doubt there's anything like this but just wanted to check- are there discounted hotel rates near campus for people affiliated with the university? UCSF had a discounted rate at a hotel up the street and it was on their website- just wanted to check so I can try to make it to the Visiting Day :)

tourist1 · Feb 10, 2016

I'm not much of a facebook user but glad to meet you guys before classes start!

does anyone know the time range for the Visit Day? Also, are parents welcome to attend as well?

fatimaurquilla1 · Feb 10, 2016

When is visit day?

For us in the waitlist, we have until this Friday. I wonder if we receive any notifications after the deadline. Columbia would be a dream to attend!! D: #GoodLuckToUsWaitlisters

ignisviridae · Feb 10, 2016

I was accepted to just the MDE portion (which is what I applied to), but I most likely will be taking a different offer because of the hefty price tag!

fatimaurquilla1 · Feb 10, 2016

For those accepted, by when do you have to accept your spot?

emara9 · Feb 10, 2016

I believe it said March 15th.

asgw19 · Feb 11, 2016

is anyone deciding between columbia and penn? I have been accepted to columbia's mde program and penn's Accelerated BSN. anyone in a similar decision or have any thoughts/advice?

amk1990 · Feb 11, 2016

For those accepted, by when do you have to accept your spot?

March 14th

AspiringFNP30 · Feb 11, 2016

I had some questions about Columbia's program so I called the admissions office and wanted to relay the information in the hopes that it will be helpful to the rest of you!

So even though the curriculum has not been sent in stone, the MDE/DNP program will be a total of 4 years. The MDE portion is 15 months and the last 2 semesters of the DNP will be a residency program, similar to that of medical school where we get paid for hands-on clinical experience. We will apply to these residency programs ourselves but in the off chance that we do not get into a residency program, Columbia guarantees residency placements for all DNP students. The newest piece of information for me was that the residency can be completed anywhere, not just in NY. So for those that want to apply to residencies in another city or even another state, we are free to do so.

Now for those (like me) who only applied to the MDE portion but decide that we want to pursue a DNP at Columbia, there is a special internal application for us that will be due either late fall semester of 2016 or early spring semester of 2017. It doesn't seem like it will be too difficult to make that transition so long as we keep up our grades and write a personal statement. If accepted, we will be eligible to start the DNP program in the upcoming fall of 2017.

I'm a bit torn between Columbia and a couple other programs because while I do want to become a nurse practitioner eventually, I'm not sure if I feel the need to get a DNP as opposed to a MSN and NP certificate. I'm wondering if I should just stick with the MDE program for Columbia, then apply to a post-Masters NP certification at a later time or just attend one of the other programs that offer me a MSN and NP certificate. Any one else with the same dilemma?

ignisviridae · Feb 11, 2016

I'm exactly in the same dilemma. The problem is I got a scholarship to the other school and that makes it about 70k cheaper. I'm really wondering if I decide to become an NP (I really had my heart set on Anesthesia, which is why I didn't choose a DNP specialty when I applied), would Columbia be worth that extra 70k of debt? I've been going over it all day. I called Columbia admissions and they said the entire program costs 103 k tuition, you get 700-1000 clinical hours from just the MDE and they have a 95% NCLEX first time pass rate. It's such a tough choice...

emara9 · Feb 11, 2016

AspiringFNP30, thanks SO much for that info! Although it did make my decision a ton harder it was great information to know. I've been really wondering about some of these details, and learning about them makes me even more excited about the program (especially the residency being able to be in another state!). I only got into the MDE, so it's great to know it's a fairly easy conversion to DNP. I'm still waiting to hear back from UCSF which has been my top choice all along, but after learning more about Columbia I'm starting to become REALLY torn :/