Columbia SON MDE 2019

Nursing Students School Programs

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Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to start this thread for those who are all applying to the Columbia School of Nursing MDE program for 2019 Entry.

I figured we could all share our thoughts/ questions/ concerns here, or just use this to meet some new people ?

My name is Gurdeep, I'm from NY, and I'm a recent Grad from Binghamton University. Looking forward to meeting all of you ?

I have t heard anything about any essays for financial aid so am also wondering!

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Specializes in Psychiatry, Public Health.
4 hours ago, reij said:

Also, separately - I read on previous forums that, for financial aid, people had to write several essays? I wasn't prompted to do any.... were others? I just hope I have everything submitted correctly.

Yeah I also had this concern. I wonder if they are going to wait til after decisions are out to have us do essays for scholarships.

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Hi everyone! Happy new year and hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!

I called in a couple days ago regarding the scholarship applications - based on the previous year’s forum I believe these are the essays they were all filling out. I was told that they are to be completed once decisions are out. At this time the fafsa is all that is due. So I guess all we have to do now is wait...

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I thought scholarships are given based on the admissions essays themselves.

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Jumping in here late this year but I am a current Columbia DNP student (finished MDE last year), feel free to message with any questions!

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Specializes in MSN, RN.
2 hours ago, FuturePsychNP21 said:

Jumping in here late this year but I am a current Columbia DNP student (finished MDE last year), feel free to message with any questions!

Did you get any scholarships and if so how much? CU is expensive!

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3 hours ago, FuturePsychNP21 said:

Jumping in here late this year but I am a current Columbia DNP student (finished MDE last year), feel free to message with any questions!

Thank you for your time. Are you in Psy. DNP program as your username suggested? How do you like the program so far? Do you know where usually the graduates of the specialty work at after they graduate? Thanks.

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1 hour ago, Syra007 said:

Did you get any scholarships and if so how much? CU is expensive!

I received the MDE scholarship ($27,000) and the MDE-DNP seamless scholarship ($40,000), but no outside scholarships. It is very expensive even with scholarships and you really have to weigh if your ultimate career goals will be benefitted by attending Columbia vs. a more inexpensive school. For me as a psych student, I really wanted the diverse clinicals/patient populations that come with working in NYC and global opportunities during my program, both of which I have gotten here. Also, I was not eligible for any federal financial aid because I used it all on my bachelors, so having a direct entry Masters degree made the most sense for me! But everyone's situation is different.

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58 minutes ago, abcdenrse said:

Thank you for your time. Are you in Psy. DNP program as your username suggested? How do you like the program so far? Do you know where usually the graduates of the specialty work at after they graduate? Thanks.

Yes I am in the psych DNP! I just started it so cannot really give much of an opinion yet (I have found that the first semesters of nursing programs tend to be introductory and not really give as much indication of how the rest of the program will be - just my experience), but I will say that I'm excited about my upcoming clinicals and courses! Graduates often get connections with their clinical sites here in NYC, but now that we have a residency year many people will probably be working at their residency sites beyond the year required for the DNP. Residency can be done anywhere in the country and in any setting that is willing to take you (inpatient, outpatient, residential), so it really depends on your interests.

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Is it February yet??? Lol.

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33 minutes ago, emilianany said:

Is it February yet??? Lol.

Seriously! The wait is driving me crazy!

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what's everybody's stats? ?

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