Hello! I figured it was time to start this thread now that the application deadline is nearly here. Let us commence the stress and commiseration!
I finally submitted my Duke ABSN application yesterday after being away from my computer for months while traveling. I feel excited and hopeful, but the reality is that I won't be able to attend without a significant scholarship. I love Duke's program and my partner lives outside of Durham (I'm currently near Tucson, AZ) so this could be the perfect fit.
Nursing will be a second career for me--I'm 34. I'm curious whether most of my fellow applicants are younger or around my age?
I'll try and drum up some questions tomorrow @garssta. Honestly, I'm thinking that school may not even happen in the Fall. Read a really interesting statistical article about how the virus will lull in Summer but reemerge in Fall meaning quarantines again. Hoping we can sell our house here in Florida and I won't have to leave my elderly Mom to fend for herself. I'm pulling over 40 hour weeks at the hospital currently. BUT I still hold out hope and I swear if I can get up there we WILL have to meet up!
Do we know if Duke sets up a FB page? I know other schools do? I want to meet other folk! Also I heard Durham has a pretty gnarly beer scene and they have a whole bar for Cider and that makes me really happy as a former UK resident!
We have had our first patient die here at my hospital due to Corona, so things are a little tense...
Oh, WOW!.. that is super intense - but your service at the hospital right now is super appreciated.
I would be super interested in reading that article if you still have it! YES! Raleigh has a good number of breweries, 25 the last I heard; Raleigh Beer Garden is my favorite. Bull City Ciderwords is the one you're talking about, I believe!! I have been dying to go, but none of my friends are into ciders or sour beer like I am.
Regarding the FB page, I do not believe one has been made yet - I think the DUSON admissions offices creates it?
Oh, WOW!!.. that is super intense - but your service at the hospital right now is super appreciated.
I would be super interested in reading that article if you still have it! YES! Raleigh has a good number of breweries, 25 the last I heard; Raleigh Beer Garden is my favorite. Bull City Ciderwords is the one you're talking about, I believe!! I have been dying to go, but none of my friends are into ciders or sour beer like I am.
Regarding the FB page, I do not believe one has been made yet - I think the DUSON admissions offices creates it?
Durham (and Chapel Hill/Raleigh) both have a lot of places for going out! I lived in Durham for about 3.5 years and have lived a little farther west for the past year but still go to the area to go out every once in a while.
Duke Admissions said they will make the FB page after the official deadline date for accepting/rejecting admission--so I guess around April 1st
I thought the faculty/staff was much more beneficial than the student panel, to be honest. I ended up leaving the student panel about 45 minutes in because I thought they were repeating the same things a lot and it also just wasn't as well organized as the faculty/staff. It made me a little nervous because I was excited about the school after hearing what the faculty had to say, but immediately lost a lot of interest after hearing the students speak. I'm just not sure the extra cost of the Duke education is worth it when I could also go to a UNC-affiliated school for a fraction of the cost.
Interesting. I only was able to attend the student session and I agree wholeheartedly. It felt pretty disorganized (and given the circumstances, they did a great job!) and I felt like they skipped over the money and financial questions. did they answer those questions with the staff and faculty?
I thought the faculty/staff was much more beneficial than the student panel, to be honest. I ended up leaving the student panel about 45 minutes in because I thought they were repeating the same things a lot and it also just wasn't as well organized as the faculty/staff. It made me a little nervous because I was excited about the school after hearing what the faculty had to say, but immediately lost a lot of interest after hearing the students speak. I'm just not sure the extra cost of the Duke education is worth it when I could also go to a UNC-affiliated school for a fraction of the cost.
Can you please expand upon what was it that made you feel that it was disorganized? And why did you lose interest?
Thanks!
2 hours ago, seacandace said:
@britbrat0105 If you have a cheaper option that will still provide a good education (and a BSN), it’s probably a good idea to take it!
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Oh, WOW!.. that is super intense - but your service at the hospital right now is super appreciated.
I would be super interested in reading that article if you still have it! YES! Raleigh has a good number of breweries, 25 the last I heard; Raleigh Beer Garden is my favorite. Bull City Ciderwords is the one you're talking about, I believe!! I have been dying to go, but none of my friends are into ciders or sour beer like I am.
Regarding the FB page, I do not believe one has been made yet - I think the DUSON admissions offices creates it?