Columbia Univ MSN/DNP Goal, Does BSN School Matter?

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

Hello,

I am not usually in this forum, especially since I am still a pre-nursing student but I do a lot of advance planning. That said, I have many reasons for wanting to attend Columbia University later on for my graduate degree in nursing, be that for my MSN or DNP. I am planning to start applying to ABSN programs this fall and I have started to wonder whether the school that confers your BSN matters in the admissions process for Columbia. I would not want to go to a school that Columbia considers mediocre or subpar for an undergraduate nursing education, thereby reducing my chances for admission. My short list of ABSN programs at this time are Columbia (ETP, which would kill 2 birds with one stone), Stony Brook, Georgetown, Drexel and Adelphi - in that order perhaps. Also, I already have a BA from Adelphi so I don't know how that would factor into the process (the school sadly had a lousy reputation when I graduated but it has thankfully improved over the years).

In the event I am unable to pursue an ABSN, I will likely pursue an ADN and then complete my BSN while employed. I would probably have more options for the BSN then, but that still begs the question as to whether the school I attend will be an important factor in getting into a graduate program @ Columbia. I guess the best people to answer this question would be those who are now in or have graduated from Columbia's graduate programs (excluding the ETP of course). The question also applies if I choose to do my MSN elsewhere and apply to pursue my DNP there.

Perhaps I am obsessing too much about this, no prob to tell me so, as this is why I am throwing this out there.

Thanks to all for your responses!