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 got in! I can't believe it. I did not expect to be accepted! I already started at an accelerated nursing school in Portland, Or so I'll be turning it down, but feels good to have been accepted. Congrats on everyone who got in and hopefully my empty seat will help one of you on the wait-list!
I'm in as well! So excited as I was waitlisted last semester - if anyone makes a facebook group please drop the link here! Excited for the DD date to be sent out!
Just saw that I got in also! I'm so excited. Has anyone made a facebook group yet? I hope they send out DD dates soon also!! So excited to meet our cohort!
Financial aid office said they typically notify FinAid Info about 1-2 weeks after admission. Person on the phone told me that it could be posted by next Friday or the Friday after that.
bcdicke
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Woohoo I got in! Can't believe it. Looking forward to meeting you all soon :)