Duke ABSN Spring 2019

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Hello everyone!

I thought I would start a thread for prospective Blue Devils. I would love to hear about each of your backgrounds, professional experience and/or where else you may have applied. Have any of you applied to Duke's ABSN before? This might be a great place to ask questions, share insights and tips for submitting a strong application!

Me: I live in Portland, Oregon. I graduated with a BA in Psychology in 2010. Since then I have worked in domestic violence shelters, mental health crisis centers and in outpatient addiction treatment. I quit my mental health case manager job to pursue nursing almost 2 years ago now! I have been volunteering at a Burn ICU in town. I applied to USFCA in Orange County (safety!) and Johns Hopkins for Fall '18, in which I have been waitlisted. I have an underwhelming undergraduate GPA and a 4.0 in prerequisites. In my applications I've done my best to highlight my professional experience and dedication to under served and under resourced populations. I also submitted a supplemental essay explaining poor undergraduate academic performance. I did notice however that Duke's application portal doesn't have a place to upload supplemental materials. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions about how I could get this essay in front of the admissions committee?

I can't wait to hear about you all! :)

877-415-3853

What time(s)/ day(s) of the week were they responsive for you?

call 9196844248 i literally called 10 minutes before the office closed (5pm EST) and she stayed on the phone with me for at least 20 minutes to help me out.

Ya, I've never had a problem. They always answer my calls!

@mleibo4 Did you also use the same number? I am going to try Monday.

Specializes in Mental Health, Addictions.
Hello! I am applying as well. I am a little nervous because my pre-req GPA is not a 4.0, its not low at all, but I wish it was a little higher. I am currently editing my 4 essays to make it better. It was so hard to keep it under 1 page. For transcripts, did you just send them through your school? Other places I applied to there was like a section to do it on the school's personal application but I do not see that for this one.

About me: I am graduating from Oregon State in June with a BS in Kinesiology, option in Pre-therapy and Allied Health and a double minor in Psychology and Public Health. I volunteered at Salem Hospital in both the emergency and pediatric department for 3 years and I currently intern at a PT clinic as well as work in the safety department of my school's gym where I do ER shifts at games as well as teach CPR and first aid!

Hi Shelbystrockbine! Nice to see a fellow Oregonian on here :) You sound like a stellar applicant!

I had my previous schools send transcripts over. I still haven't received a response about where we can confirm that Duke has received them though. *Sigh* If you can send them electronically, I would recommend that. At the very least you will get a confirmation email telling you that someone in Duke admissions downloaded your transcript.

Specializes in Mental Health, Addictions.
I am applying as well for the spring 2019 cohort! Currently editing my essays now. Does anyone have any tips/ideas for essay #3? I am honestly struggling trying to write this :/

A little bit about me:

-Graduating in May from Emory University with a degree in Neuroscience

-Have a 3.6 GPA and a 3.9 GPA in pre-recs

-Have done medical mission work in Africa, on the exec. board of multiple clubs, and a supervisor at my current job

I agree, I had the hardest time with #3 & #4. I think you likely have a lot that you could draw upon from your medical mission work in Africa for essay #3 or being a supervisor. As a supervisor you likely are managing a team of diverse people, which probably presents challenges. You probably have a handle on your essays by now, but I thought I would drop a line anyway :) Best of luck!

Hi Shelbystrockbine! Nice to see a fellow Oregonian on here :) You sound like a stellar applicant!

I had my previous schools send transcripts over. I still haven't received a response about where we can confirm that Duke has received them though. *Sigh* If you can send them electronically, I would recommend that. At the very least you will get a confirmation email telling you that someone in Duke admissions downloaded your transcript.

Yes, me neither. It says application complete on the chooseduke portal but that's all. I plan on calling today. If you find anything else out, please let me know; I will do the same.

@DanielleTam I called. They told me that transcripts and other material are view-able through the SISS link they will send out once the application on chooseduke is complete (with a 2-3 day delay). She said they timestamp so even if you receive your SISS post May 1st, you will be fine as long as they had received all of the documents prior to then.

We don't need to worry about this until after a decision has been made correct? It's under ABSN FAQ

"Will the Duke University School of Nursing evaluate my completed course work for prerequisite course verification?

Duke University School of Nursing will verify any completed or potential course work as satisfactory equivalent of the required prerequisite courses. To receive official approval of prerequisite courses, you will need to provide the ABSN Admissions Officer with the following information:

course name

course number

institution

year of enrollment

link to course catalog

Once a decision has been made regarding the course(s) in question, you will be notified via email"

it might be because they have the test scores section, but GRE is not required for ABSN!

Specializes in Mental Health, Addictions.
We don't need to worry about this until after a decision has been made correct? It's under ABSN FAQ

"Will the Duke University School of Nursing evaluate my completed course work for prerequisite course verification?

Duke University School of Nursing will verify any completed or potential course work as satisfactory equivalent of the required prerequisite courses. To receive official approval of prerequisite courses, you will need to provide the ABSN Admissions Officer with the following information:

course name

course number

institution

year of enrollment

link to course catalog

Once a decision has been made regarding the course(s) in question, you will be notified via email"

I believe you are right about that.

When do admissions decision come out for ABSN Spring 19 cohort?

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