Direct Entry MSN 2020 at Columbia University

[FutureRN2FNP]

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!

[Nurse luckynp]

Are there any current or previous students who could share what their schedule looked like during the first Summer semester? I'm trying to think ahead a bit and have the rough schedule provided on the slide deck during the Accepted Students event but wondering if others could share a more detailed look (maybe even approx. how many hours each night they were studying, etc.,?) Thank you very much in advance to anyone who can share.

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A student named sumiyah whose currently attending the DNP portion posted her schedule which looks sort of like I believe the one gmilitar posted on another student named sincerely meagan Or was it connect mind body & spirit. I know you were looking for something more specific for our cohort or a last year cohort but I hope this can still sort of answer your question.
the second pic I posted looks like it gives an idea of what the students personal calendar contained ie: study sessions they stayed behind for.

[momo90, MSN]

@Nurse luckynp THANK YOU! That was so nice of you to go searching online!! ? Super helpful! This doesn’t look too bad...? ??

[guest1126576]

9 hours ago, Nurse luckynp said:

Are there any current or previous students who could share what their schedule looked like during the first Summer semester? I'm trying to think ahead a bit and have the rough schedule provided on the slide deck during the Accepted Students event but wondering if others could share a more detailed look (maybe even approx. how many hours each night they were studying, etc.,?) Thank you very much in advance to anyone who can share.

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A student named sumiyah whose currently attending the DNP portion posted her schedule which looks sort of like I believe the one gmilitar posted on another student named sincerely meagan Or was it connect mind body & spirit. I know you were looking for something more specific for our cohort or a last year cohort but I hope this can still sort of answer your question.
the second pic I posted looks like it gives an idea of what the students personal calendar contained ie: study sessions they stayed behind for.

If we have clinicals either wed or thurs, does this mean that we dont have class during one of those days?

[momo90, MSN]

@Gmilitar I think you have clinical one day and then the other day you have skills and physical assessment lab which looks to be about 4 hours total

[momo90, MSN]

This is what they showed us at Accepted Students' Day, looks pretty spot-on to the schedules shared by @Nurse luckynp

[Nurse luckynp]

If we have clinicals either wed or thurs, does this mean that we dont have class during one of those days?

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Yes on clinical days we don’t have classes because our day will pretty much start at 6 or 7 and end at 2pm.

[Nurse luckynp]

Momo90

you're welcome! I’m glad you found the information helpful. It’s no worries at all because I was also anxious to know and was looking for any and everything I could find. Please take a look at the link I posted below! I found the former student: sincerely Meagan's schedule as when she attended in 2017. Please click on it!

http://www.sincerelymeagan.com/single-post/2017/08/19/What-does-an-accelerated-nursing-curriculum-look-like-Columbia-Nursing-edition

[aksea]

17 minutes ago, Nurse luckynp said:

If we have clinicals either wed or thurs, does this mean that we dont have class during one of those days?

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Yes on clinical days we don’t have classes because our day will pretty much start at 6 or 7 and end at 2pm.

Just know that your clinical day is a full day, and your skills lab day ends up being almost a full day also because you have sim, skills lab and physical assessment lab.

Just now, aksea said:

Just know that your clinical day is a full day, and your skills lab day ends up being almost a full day also because you have sim, skills lab and physical assessment lab.

So basically, first Summer, you are busy all day M-Th and then you have a half day on Friday because you only have pharm in the morning and that’s it.

[momo90, MSN]

8 minutes ago, aksea said:

Just know that your clinical day is a full day, and your skills lab day ends up being almost a full day also because you have sim, skills lab and physical assessment lab.

So basically, first Summer, you are busy all day M-Th and then you have a half day on Friday because you only have pharm in the morning and that’s it.

@Aksea

thank you so much for your experience. If you don't mind/have a chance, could you share how much time you (or students generally) spend studying outside of the structure of M-F classes, etc? Also I believe there's a couple of breaks during the day, for lunch etc (not clinicals obviously)

Also wondering what you thought about the fall semester as everyone says the first Summer is crazy and then it calms down a bit but to me that looks like Fall is a bigger time commitment with two clinical days and classes the other three days? Or is it just a little lighter didactic load?

Thank you!

[largar]

@aksea

thank you for being part of this conversation and for your insight!

I was shocked to learn on visiting day that it seems in NYC nursing schools don’t teach how to start and IV or do blood draws. The reason supposedly is that “hospitals have their own training programs”. Is that really true ? I thought it would be a basic skill we would learn, and just want to ask if you have heard other schools are also not teaching this skill. Also, do we get trained on giving injections (like intramusculars or subcutaneous?) I would assume yes, but now I am curious/concerned if we don’t.

Thank you!

[aksea]

52 minutes ago, momo90 said:

@Aksea

thank you so much for your experience. If you don't mind/have a chance, could you share how much time you (or students generally) spend studying outside of the structure of M-F classes, etc? Also I believe there's a couple of breaks during the day, for lunch etc (not clinicals obviously)

Also wondering what you thought about the fall semester as everyone says the first Summer is crazy and then it calms down a bit but to me that looks like Fall is a bigger time commitment with two clinical days and classes the other three days? Or is it just a little lighter didactic load?

Thank you!

I mean, that first Summer is full. Very full. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you can relax those first few weekends. You should start prepping for exams from day 1 because once they start, it’ll feel like they never end. That said, I study a lot for exams - all afternoon Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday. However, I never pull all-nighters because I feel that my memory is a lot stronger if I’ve gotten at least 6-7 hours of sleep. I would genuinely say that for the 10-week Summer semester, do not work, do not invite guests in from out of town, and give yourself plenty of space and time to do what you need to do. So sure, take a Saturday to relax/let loose, but don’t wear yourself out so much that you can’t function on Sunday.

Fall for some reason felt more manageable. Some of the classes are more difficult, but it’s just a better flow because you’re taking less subjects at once.

[aksea]

43 minutes ago, largar said:

@aksea

thank you for being part of this conversation and for your insight!

I was shocked to learn on visiting day that it seems in NYC nursing schools don’t teach how to start and IV or do blood draws. The reason supposedly is that “hospitals have their own training programs”. Is that really true ? I thought it would be a basic skill we would learn, and just want to ask if you have heard other schools are also not teaching this skill. Also, do we get trained on giving injections (like intramusculars or subcutaneous?) I would assume yes, but now I am curious/concerned if we don’t.

Thank you!

I would say that from what I’ve heard from my coworkers, none of them learned to start IV’s or do blood draws in school. It’s just not something most nursing schools do anymore. That said, even as a nurse in a hospital, I still don’t draw blood or start IV’s. There are teams who do those things. If your job requires it, they will train you to do it, and they’ll understand that you have no experience. If you are able to do a global integration, you may get that experience at some sites, but not all. So don’t feel like you’re starting out behind anyone. You’ll have the same experience as those around you. By and large, I feel that my education prepared me extremely well for my position as a nurse, and I am thankful for how thorough the education I received at Columbia was.