Direct Entry Programs- How hard to get in?

[GoodyNurse2b]

Thanks for all of your responses to all of my previous posts. As you probably assume, I'm evaluating all of my options including ADN, BSN, and Direct-Entry MSN. The direct entry programs look extremely appealing, but seeing that they are at the best of colleges, I don't know how easy they are to get in.

Does anyone know what the typical GPA, scores, acceptance rates of these programs are? Anyone have any experience applying?

I'm in MD, so I'd consider Hopkins, but Columbia, MGHI in Mass, Case Western, Vanderbilt, Pace, and Yale also look appealing.

Seeing as nursing traditionally isn't an "ivy league" profession, are the credentials required for these programs less than what a typical "ivy" student would need?

I'd love to hear experiences with any programs.........

[dream2nurse]

Hey everyone!

Congratulations to those who have been accepted, and for those still waiting hang in there!

I heard an interesting news report last night... Apparently a hacker tapped into Harvard and Stanford's computer system and on a separate website posted the status of their applicants online. So students were able to find out about their status before they sent out notifications. lol

Does anyone know a good hacker? J/K!!!

[Jess RN]

Ok, my desk is near a window overlooking my street and I literally just say my mailman walking down the street delivering mail to the houses on the other side of the street!! Aaaagggghhh! The anticipation!

I'll post back in a few minutes!

-Jess

[Jess RN]

OK, so the mailman just came and brought me.....

A PRE APPROVED MASTERCARD APPLICATION!!!!!

Sorry for yelling but what the h&*%?!?!?!?! I have officially lost my mind.

-Jess

[NP-to-be]

OK, so the mailman just came and brought me.....

A PRE APPROVED MASTERCARD APPLICATION!!!!!

Sorry for yelling but what the h&*%?!?!?!?! I have officially lost my mind.

-Jess

Oh no ... this is torture :angryfire

I just came all the way home to check my mail before leaving ... and it hasn't been delivered yet. Now I have approxiamately 4 mins to wait for the mailman before I will officially be very late. Looks like it will be another weekend of wondering .....

[ChrisA]

Just called UCSF. The letters went out thursday and friday, with a few on monday. She couldn't tell me my *personal* status over the phone. Wouldn't be right. Call back if I don't get it by next tuesday.

I'll be frank with you all, this was a terrible, terrible week to try to quit smoking.

[ChrisA]

OK, I just popped home to check the mail. There was a letter from UCSF! But it was a No, so it looks like I start working on other plans for the next year and apply again in the fall. *shrug*

I reckon I'll start this evening off with a :beercuphe

[Jess RN]

OK, I just popped home to check the mail. There was a letter from UCSF! But it was a No, so it looks like I start working on other plans for the next year and apply again in the fall. *shrug*

I reckon I'll start this evening off with a :beercuphe

Oh Chris- what a bummer. After all that extra waiting too.

Have a good night, relax, enjoy and work on plan B another day...

-Jess

[ChrisA]

Oh Chris- what a bummer. After all that extra waiting too.

Have a good night, relax, enjoy and work on plan B another day...

-Jess

Thanks Jess,

Oh, and it's my Birthday on Sunday!:balloons::biggringi:balloons:

[pancake]

OK, I just popped home to check the mail. There was a letter from UCSF! But it was a No, so it looks like I start working on other plans for the next year and apply again in the fall. *shrug*

I reckon I'll start this evening off with a :beercuphe

Hi Chris, I'm so sorry to hear that. For myself, even though I didn't expect to get into UCSF, I was still hopeful, and then crushed when I got my letter. It takes a few days to settle down and assess the situation.

Scott Ziehm, the MEPN Dean, will talk to people who didn't get in this year and let them know what they can do to strengthen their apps for next year. You sound like a great applicant and I'm sure you'll make it in. So many people do the second time around. :)

[Jess RN]

Thanks Jess,

Oh, and it's my Birthday on Sunday!:balloons::biggringi:balloons:

:balloons: Happy Birthday weekend!!!! :balloons:

-Jess

[Jess RN]

Scott Ziehm, the MEPN Dean, will talk to people who didn't get in this year and let them know what they can do to strengthen their apps for next year. You sound like a great applicant and I'm sure you'll make it in. So many people do the second time around. :)

That is excellent and really says a lot about the program that they are willing to give specific feedback to applicants. It's amazing more schools won't do this- when it would only strengthen the quality of their applicant pool!

-Jess

[CAG12345]

ChrisA,

My condolences regarding the "No" from UCSF. Whatever it takes to kick back and take it easy, go for it.

It's so darn hard to get into these programs!

I'm starting to wonder what the application to acceptance ratios are for medical school these days. I wonder if the direct entry MSN programs are tougher to get into. :uhoh21: It wouldn't surprise me in the least. Not that any of us necessarily want to go to medical school (more prereqs, more years of school, being doctors, etc), but the point I'm trying to make is that it seems almost absurd that it's so competitive.

I mean we're all intelligent, accomplished, talented people who I imagine feel a calling of sorts to be nurses/clinical nurse specialists/nurse practitioners/nurse midwives, etc.

Go figure...