Columbia University ETP 2011

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Thought it'd be a good idea to start a thread for prospective applicants to Columbia's ETP program starting Summer 2011. I was going to apply last year but passed on it in favor of working for another year.

Applications are due November 15, 2010! :eek: Right around the corner ...

Anyone else preparing for this also? :clown:

Hi CAV13 -- I'm a current student in the anesthesia track and have 2 bits of potentially useful knowledge for you -- the first is I personally think if you want to work in an acute setting -- definitely enter the program as that. Heres why -- the program you come in as helps set the priority with which you get an integration placement, and the type of placement you get. Basically they try to match -- as much as is possible -- students of each specialty with appropriate integration sites. Anesthesia and acute students get put into ICUs (all ANES students get ICUs), stepdown units, and ERs. FNP students end up getting much more random and unpredictable placements. Within each program, your priority for getting a program appropriate site is based on when you joined the program, so if you start in acute, youll be at the top of the list for a critical care setting integration, while if you transfer in later, everyone who joined it before you will have higher priority. I may be biased in this, but I am pretty much sure being at a critical care site is more likely to be awesome than being on a general medsurg floor :)

Second -- if you really wanna do anesthesia -- don't worry too much about it. If and when you apply into the masters program for anesthesia, being an ETP grad will give you a leg up -- Columbia openly gives preference to its own grads in that regards, we have non anesthesia students in our integration seminar -- ie they have a great opportunity to get to know and impress the anesthesia faculty.

Hope this helps -- best of luck!

Hi,

I am currently applying to the Columbia ETP for Nurse Anesthesia. I went to the information session and they had mentioned that the CRNA Program only holds 7 seats. This concerns me because I was notified that after ICU experience, I would have to RE-apply to the CRNA Program. I thought the ETP was supposed to guide you directly into the program, without having to re-apply.

Thanks!

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Does anyone know when columbia mails out the acceptance decisions for regular admission?

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Eliza,

I am unsure -- the way it worked for my class was they accepted a certain number of ETP students into anesthesia (5-10 usually so 7 sounds right) -- and that subset of ETP students does not need to reapply for a spot after working in an ICU, ie the spot is saved for us. However, they certainly could change things for future classes if the program so desired. You'd have to clarify that with the school. The only students who need to reapply to my knowledge, are the subset who get into ETP but NOT the anesthesia track, but still want to do anesthesia anyway. Maybe they were referring to that?

-A1551

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Does anyone know when Columbia notifies you of acceptance for the normal decision deadline?

Also, do we have to take a drug test?

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I believe it's typically the end of the 1st week of February. Not sure about the drug test issue...

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Do you think its a good sign if someone from admissions emailed me to see if i would be taking a particular class in the spring?

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Specializes in Anesthesia, Psych MH.

do you have any input or opinions on sgmaygeorge's questions below? i am considering moving to ny from ca to attend the etp anesthesia program there. the program requires students to find an icu job after completing the first year (bsn portion) of the etp program.

i was wondering if any current students (post etp) could comment on the job market in nyc for new nurses and a salary range that a new rn in nyc can expect? also how much does having a bsn matter --*i think a lot of us are also looking at other direct entry schools that do not award the bsn.

i ask because i think a lot of us are planning on working as an rn (either stepping out for a full year or concurrently with the masters portion) as a way to offset the crazy cost as well as gain experience.

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Specializes in Anesthesia, Psych MH.

Hi A1551,

Thanks for sharing your input in the forums. I was accepted into the ETP Anesthesia program this year. Can I ask you about your experience in the program?

If you send me a PM, I can give you my email and phone number.

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to etp alums:

i was wondering if anyone would respond to this thread with their thoughts on the job market for working as an rn after the first year (i was accepted early decision and i hope to work as an rn and go to school for the np component at the same time during years 2 and 3). i spent the morning calling a number of the major hospitals in the nyc area to ask them about general job prospects. i was pretty much told that most new nurse residency programs and new grad nurse positions hire through a hospital's nurse extern program (which etp students would not be eligible for because of the timing of the program). i am very worried that i'll be stuck in a position of not being able to get a job as an rn after the first year because i dont have any experience yet.

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Hi Everyone,

I have been keeping up with the posts, and decided to add my own! I was accepted into the 2010 ETP program & FNP specialty, and had to defer attendance for a year because of my current job. I just wanted to wish everyone good luck with their applications, and say that I look forward to meeting many of you in NY this coming June!

Were there specific rules for being allowed to defer your acceptance? I'm currently an ETP 2015 prospect.

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