Direct Entry of nursing Fall 2018 at Simmons

[yh1991]

Hi everyone,

I didnt see a forum for this so I thought I would start one. I applied to Simmons College Direct Entry for fall of 2018. I was reading older threads and it seems like people dont hear back until mid january

[HopefulMay]

Hi all!

Finally submitted my application! A little nervous due to the fact that my undergrad gpa and GRE scores were very low. But I am currently finishing my Masters degree in Health Science with a great gpa and have received all As in Nursing prerequisites. With over 5 years of patient care experience. Any insight on my chances of getting in? (Trying to remain positive)

[endodiabpnp]

Hi all!

I submitted my application 11/30/2017.

I graduated from UC Davis in 2016 with a BS in Cell Biology. My pre-req GPA is a 3.8, cumulative GPA from all the schools I have attended is probably a 3.2??? My GRE scores were quite low, except for Analytical Writing which was at a 5.0.

I have done a lot of volunteering in health care related settings involving those who are underserved. Currently working as a research assistant at Stanford School of Medicine.

[GoldenRN2022, RN]

Thanks for starting this! I had been looking around to see if anyone had created one for 2018. I submitted my application for Simmons as well... the wait is going to kill me. In looking at the other threads I saw people heard back as early as mid Jan and as late as mid March. I'm not sure what their process is but hopefully we hear sooner rather than later!

[amar2]

So happy this exists! I submitted my application for 2018, too. This is definitely my top choice if I can figure out financial aid. My undergrad GPA is around 3.71, with my pre-reqs in progress. But I would say that GPA will be around 3.4!

[CL0724]

Hi, I am so happy you started this thread! I also applied to Simmons for their Direct Entry program among a couple other schools. Did you guys apply to other schools in the Boston area as well? Currently, I have a 4.0 in my pre requisites and a 3.9 cumulative GPA! I am so nervous and anxious about hearing back! It looks like we'll hear mid-to-late January based on the threads from 2017!

[CL0724]

Btw, Simmons doesn't look at GRE scores!

[Ehow1188]

Hi everyone! I also applied to the Simmons Direct Entry program for Fall 2018. I am super excited but NursingCAS was a pain to work with! I was looking at other threads and noticed that some people were able to view when "decisions were mailed" through some form of portal--would that be through NursingCAS? JW! I've already been accepted into Regis Accelerated BSN/MSN program but Simmons is my first choice! A decision would be great since Regis wants a deposit by January

[CL0724]

Hi everyone! I also applied to the Simmons Direct Entry program for Fall 2018. I am super excited but NursingCAS was a pain to work with! I was looking at other threads and noticed that some people were able to view when "decisions were mailed" through some form of portal--would that be through NursingCAS? JW! I've already been accepted into Regis Accelerated BSN/MSN program but Simmons is my first choice! A decision would be great since Regis wants a deposit by January

Hi! I know NursingCAS was absolutely awful ! I really did not enjoy my time working with them, they kept on losing things and were very slow to post about documents received! I was accepted to Regis as well! So from what I've gathered, I believe Simmons up until this year has used their own website for the application process. I do not think NursingCAS allows for us to see when schools change their status, but I think we should be hearing from them around mid-January!

[Ehow1188]

Hi CL0724! So happy to hear there are other Regis Accepted students too! Are you planning to submit the deposit for Regis? What is your first choice school? I am torn between Regis and Simmons-both schools definitely have their strengths and weaknesses but for me, Simmons is closer and Regis would be a hike to commute to. Also thank you for clarifying/answering my question. I was wondering how all these students from the previous year were able to check their statuses-now it makes perfect sense!

[CL0724]

Hi @Ehow1188 ! Yes I am going to submit the deposit for Regis! It is so hard to decide, which school because both of them are very strong programs! I am leaning towards Simmons being my number one choice, but I am thrilled to be accepted to Regis's program! Did you apply anywhere else? I really want to hear back from Simmons;the wait is killing me! Also, do you know how many people are in Simmons cohort? For Regis they said our cohort will be 36 people.

[Ehow1188]

Hey again! I applied to Northeastern and MGH, but I missed the deadline for BC I don't know the size of Simmons cohort, but I can't imagine anymore than 50 people maybe? Does anyone else know? I couldn't wait and emailed Simmons--they said they've started preliminary application checks, but we won't hear back till mid-January. Also, I know this is not a Regis discussion thread, but I just received an invite to a Meet and Greet on January 19th. I'll have to miss work but I'm leaning towards going. How about you?