Direct Entry MSN 2020 at Columbia University

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Hello Everyone, The applications for June 2020 at Columbia University has now opened. I haven't seen any new threads for this year so I wanted to start one. I am in the process of applying and half way done! References already sent their recommendations!! and an upside to this year is that Columbia University is no longer requiring the GRE. SO I am pretty happy about that!!

Good Luck!

7 minutes ago, lmprunner said:

Columbia is 15 months, while Hopkins is around 2 years, about 22 months I think.

I hope we hear soon too! I might have to pay the $500 deposit for Hopkins even if I don’t go there, just to save my spot.

yeah. i heard 2 yrs as well. that time difference between hopkins and columbia would probably make hopkins just as expensive or more expensive than columbia. you’ll have to pay more on interest and living expenses. plus you’ll earn a nurses salary at a later time. this is the reason why i haven’t applied to hopkins yet lol but both are definitely really good schools and have a great network. i think it depends on the person. if you wanna work in nyc then columbia might be the best since you’ll have plenty of opportunities to network with the hospitals that they’re affiliated with. same logic for hopkins.

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I had to pay a deposit as well for Hopkins lol I got into the Spring cohort but I deferred. If you got into Columbia, would you just notify Hopkins that you would not be attending if that were to be the case?

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If the end goal is to get your DNP, I'm assuming you will probably need to go back to school twice since most program don't necessary have a direct RN to DNP correct?

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2 minutes ago, NurseDTL said:

I had to pay a deposit as well for Hopkins lol I got into the Spring cohort but I deferred. If you got into Columbia, would you just notify Hopkins that you would not be attending if that were to be the case?

Yeah, if I don’t end up at Hopkins and I pay the deposit, I’ll kindly let them know I won’t be attending after all.

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20 hours ago, Barbiegirl1229 said:

I'm predicting we'll here back on the 21st or 23rd

I'm not sure I'll get in, I had to W from a few classes this semester. These classes were like electives and not required by Columbia, but I'm still nervous.

For some reason I heard they have a high acceptance rate

they sent out an email stating that they’ll send out decisions early feb

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Would any accepted students/applicants for the MDE program be willing to share their experience? When I submitted my application I had minimal patient care experience (just had started a hospital volunteer position), but I was a public health major undergrad. I also worked for 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry in medical education. I'm not sure my background is up to par... it's hard to tell what is considered "enough" experience!

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Not gonna lie. I’m also wondering what’s considered a competitive applicant. I probably have 1-2 yrs of “possibly” healthcare related experience, volunteer/coordinator for a volunteer group at a clinic. Bio/premed related major.

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Nobody really knows what each schools look for since the cohort is so diverse. From what I've heard, they accept students who bring diversity to the class as it is better to have a multicultural perspective which is why Columbia is taking a holistic approach. But then again I'm not an admissions officer so idk. The anxiety is lowkey creeping up though lol.

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4 minutes ago, NurseDTL said:

Nobody really knows what each schools look for since the cohort is so diverse. From what I've heard, they accept students who bring diversity to the class as it is better to have a multicultural perspective which is why Columbia is taking a holistic approach. But then again I'm not an admissions officer so idk. The anxiety is lowkey creeping up though lol.

yeah it is creeping up. but not as much. maybe towards the end of this month it’ll be really bad. lol

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On 1/15/2020 at 3:19 PM, MaleNP said:

If the end goal is to get your DNP, I'm assuming you will probably need to go back to school twice since most program don't necessary have a direct RN to DNP correct?

Hey there, I believe that Columbia does have a Direct BSN-DNP route, which is a 4 year program.

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i think that you can go directly into their DNP program if you’re already an RN with a bachelors degree. you don’t necessarily have to go through their mde program. the mde program is only for ppl who are not rn and with a non-nursing bachelors

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You guys are correct.

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