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!

Spoke to admissions... we should be hearing back end of next week, latest the week after that! Hope this helps everyone to take a deep breath in the interim ?!

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On 1/21/2020 at 7:39 PM, kvt1013 said:

They wanted to know my availability for this week (tomorrow and Friday). Unfortunately one of my coworkers is going to be out sick tomorrow so I need to find a way to do it on Friday. Also I'm in LA so I'm three hours behind.

But yay for tentative acceptance?

Did you have your interview yet? Or is it tomorrow? Best of luck!! You got this!

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3 hours ago, emolls said:

Spoke to admissions... we should be hearing back end of next week, latest the week after that! Hope this helps everyone to take a deep breath in the interim ?!

Oh great...here goes another week of getting anxious/freaking out. This is like early decision application back in college all over again. lol

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23 hours ago, Aw1992 said:

Did you have your interview yet? Or is it tomorrow? Best of luck!! You got this!

I had it earlier today, over Zoom. It was very chill and comfortable, but it was my first nursing school interview this season so I was a little nervous. I was supposed to do a writing assessment online as well, but they waived it. I'm hoping it's because it would've been too difficult to coordinate between NYC and LA (where I am currently), and not because they decided not to admit me.

The woman I spoke to, Dr. Smaldone, said the MDE/PhD is a very small class; they only take 5-10 students each year. She said for the MDE/DNP program, they take upwards of 40 students. We will definitely know end of next week or early February.

For anyone who applied for a dual degree, you will know if you got into both programs at the same time. Good luck everyone!

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After looking through Columbia's FAQs, I came across the fact that students are only awarded a Master of Science degree after graduating from the MDE & that New York State does not offer MSN degrees. Would this affect us in any way as registered nurses since we will not have a BSN or an MSN?

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1) I don’t think it would affect anyone of us as a register nurse. 2) I think the paragraph below from their website would help clarify your concern. Your degree will be MS (master of science in nursing). However they will not write MSN on your diploma.

“The fifteen-month program prepares students to enter the nursing profession as masters-credentialed registered nurses better prepared to meet the demands of an evolving health care system. At the end of the program, graduates receive a Master of Science degree in Nursing (MS) and sit for the nationwide test for the licensing of nurses—the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).”

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32 minutes ago, J_future_PNP-PC said:

After looking through Columbia's FAQs, I came across the fact that students are only awarded a Master of Science degree after graduating from the MDE & that New York State does not offer MSN degrees. Would this affect us in any way as registered nurses since we will not have a BSN or an MSN?

found this post on this site. From what I read i in the comments, MS in nursing is just as acceptable and, sometimes, even considered a higher degree.

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we should be hearing this week!

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26 minutes ago, Barbiegirl1229 said:

we should be hearing this week!

got it!

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I AM SO ANXIOUS TO KNOW. I FEEL SO NERVOUS!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

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I really hope we find out today!

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5 minutes ago, FutureRN2FNP said:

I AM SO ANXIOUS TO KNOW. I FEEL SO NERVOUS!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

Good luck to everyone!

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