DUKE ABSN Fall 2012

[ABSNhopeful]

Hi all!

Just wanted to start a thread for the people applying to duke for the fall of 2012. I am super excited/nervous to be filling out the application! I know that there are others out there feeling the same way. If anybody is willing to comment I would love to hear from some people who have applied, accepted or denied, or applying right now, or even going to apply in the future. :)

[moggsy]

You're in luck... I just found the PowerPoint we got at the info session. For the ABSN Class of Fall 2011:

68 people total (this number varies a lot - for Spring 2011 it was 93 people and for Fall 2010 it was 62 people)

Mean age: 27.4 years (range 21-58)

Average GPA: 3.598

Average GRE: 1227

The GPAs for the older classes weren't given, otherwise I would post those too... Looks like the class is always about 9% male, and obviously everyone comes in with really diverse majors (the slides listed them out, but that is a lot to type, ha ha). Crazy to think we might be hearing about interviews in a month! Aaahhh! Fingers and toes crossed. :)

[2012hopefulNC]

Male applicant here. Nearly 10%, sounds good. Hopefully a 3.68 gpa + working on a Duke clinical research project + 1.5 years of clinical experience as a hospice patient volunteer = a wonderful e-mail/christmas present from that wonderful admissions lady. I elected not to take the GRE right now. I'm sure there will be a lot of terrific applicants. Phalanges crossed!

[moggsy]

Dang, you sound good to me (and being male doesn't hurt either- ha). I'm female, so we shall see... A happy admissions email would be the BEST Christmas present ever! I didn't have to take the GRE either. Good luck y'all!

[2012hopefulNC]

I just got engaged on top of it, so what a terrific e-mail/christmas present/engagement gift it would be, hahaha. I'm glad I did not have to take the GRE and I am sure you are too. I plan on going the MSN route, either NP or CRNA so it will be a must down the road.

[moggsy]

Wow, an email would be the icing on the cake for you! That is so exciting. Getting into school is my first goal, so I really haven't given much thought to the grad programs yet. I'm also applying to UNC's BSN program for May, so I've been working on stuff for that now that my Duke stuff is in. It would be great to get some (hopefully positive) feedback from Duke in December. I try not to think about it too much, lol. Don't want to get my hopes up/jinx anything!

[2012hopefulNC]

What did you study for undergrad? If I do not get into Duke this time, then I certainly plan on re-applying and looking at UNC.

[moggsy]

I had a Humanities/Languages major with a science minor, so nothing really related to nursing, ha ha. I always knew I wanted to go into healthcare but just wasn't sure what... I'm taking two pre-reqs this semester and one next semester. What did you study?

[2012hopefulNC]

Econ major in the house!!! I took time off after undergrad and taking care of my grandfather who passed away. After clearing my head, I started volunteering with hospice and became interested in healthcare. I debated which field within medicine would be right for me. I went back and forth between nursing school to ultimately get my MSN or medical school. Nursing won out.

[moggsy]

I think you made the right choice. :) I actually just graduated from undergrad in May, but I am so ready to get the ball rolling again... This "transitional period" is majorly awkward! Ha. But I just wanted to be sure I was getting into the right thing so taking a year off was a good thing.

Also - sorry if we're majorly spamming people's inboxes - I know I get an email every time someone updates this thread so I'm sure some people are like "whaaat" right now, ha ha.

[2012hopefulNC]

This thread is still young so hopefully there aren't many people who would be annoyed. I forgot about the collateral damage our barrage of posts would bring.

[moggsy]

Yes, I was actually expecting more people to come out of the woodwork since the deadline is getting closer... but I know a lot of people probably like to lurk (heck, I like to lurk, ha ha). But I'm glad I got to "talk" to someone on here! My family doesn't want to hear it anymore, lol. Too stressful!

[2012hopefulNC]

I'm wondering what the labor market is like for Duke grads. I would think the clinical exposure one gets from the outset makes us (hopefully) more likely to get an entry level job than another BSN graduate. That's why Duke is my top choice. There is an oversaturation of RN grads, especially from 2 year RN programs. I think we are doing the right thing by applying here.