Duke Fall MSN 2020

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Starting a thread for all those who have applied to the Fall 2020 Term at Duke. I have applied to the Pediatric Primary NP program.

Just now, BeachBabeC said:

I wondered that, too. If everyone who applies gets an interview?

I did not get an interview.

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Myischmo, I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope you are able to pursue other options and that we will all be fellow APRNs in the future!

With regards to admissions percentages, I asked Nora about that a month ago. She said that she really couldn’t give numbers/percentages because it varies widely based on the applicant pool. But a couple other sources:

1. There’s an old post on allnurses somewhere (I can’t find the link now) that quotes Nora telling someone that a few years ago, they admitted roughly 60-70% (2/3) of those they interviewed. That’s old info and may have changed, but it kinda lines up with the next bit . . .

2. I watched the informational video for the WHNP program specifically for those applying for this fall term. The video was recorded last August and featured the director of the WHNP program and one of the admissions officers. The director stated they receive roughly 25 WHNP applicants each term, and they try to keep the cohort size between 6 to 12 at most. So if they only offer interview invites to half and then accept 2/3 of those interviewed, that would line up. But again, bear in mind that a) applicant pools can vary widely from term to term, and b) that info was specific to the WHNP track and may differ from other specialties/tracks.

But there you go, for what it’s worth! ??‍♀️?

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9 minutes ago, CJRN07 said:

Myischmo, I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope you are able to pursue other options and that we will all be fellow APRNs in the future!

Thank you! It was my second attempt. Not sure why I can’t make it to the interview process, but after two failed attempts it’s obviously not meant to be. Best of luck to you all!

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12 minutes ago, CJRN07 said:

Myischmo, I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope you are able to pursue other options and that we will all be fellow APRNs in the future!

With regards to admissions percentages, I asked Nora about that a month ago. She said that she really couldn’t give numbers/percentages because it varies widely based on the applicant pool. But a couple other sources:

1. There’s an old post on allnurses somewhere (I can’t find the link now) that quotes Nora telling someone that a few years ago, they admitted roughly 60-70% (2/3) of those they interviewed. That’s old info and may have changed, but it kinda lines up with the next bit . . .

2. I watched the informational video for the WHNP program specifically for those applying for this fall term. The video was recorded last August and featured the director of the WHNP program and one of the admissions officers. The director stated they receive roughly 25 WHNP applicants each term, and they try to keep the cohort size between 6 to 12 at most. So if they only offer interview invites to half and then accept 2/3 of those interviewed, that would line up. But again, bear in mind that a) applicant pools can vary widely from term to term, and b) that info was specific to the WHNP track and may differ from other specialties/tracks.

But there you go, for what it’s worth! ??‍♀️?

Thank you CJRN07.... at least this gives us an idea!

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12 minutes ago, CJRN07 said:

Myischmo, I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope you are able to pursue other options and that we will all be fellow APRNs in the future!

With regards to admissions percentages, I asked Nora about that a month ago. She said that she really couldn’t give numbers/percentages because it varies widely based on the applicant pool. But a couple other sources:

1. There’s an old post on allnurses somewhere (I can’t find the link now) that quotes Nora telling someone that a few years ago, they admitted roughly 60-70% (2/3) of those they interviewed. That’s old info and may have changed, but it kinda lines up with the next bit . . .

15 minutes ago, CJRN07 said:

Myischmo, I’m so sorry to hear that! I hope you are able to pursue other options and that we will all be fellow APRNs in the future!

With regards to admissions percentages, I asked Nora about that a month ago. She said that she really couldn’t give numbers/percentages because it varies widely based on the applicant pool. But a couple other sources:

1. There’s an old post on allnurses somewhere (I can’t find the link now) that quotes Nora telling someone that a few years ago, they admitted roughly 60-70% (2/3) of those they interviewed. That’s old info and may have changed, but it kinda lines up with the next bit . . .

2. I watched the informational video for the WHNP program specifically for those applying for this fall term. The video was recorded last August and featured the director of the WHNP program and one of the admissions officers. The director stated they receive roughly 25 WHNP applicants each term, and they try to keep the cohort size between 6 to 12 at most. So if they only offer interview invites to half and then accept 2/3 of those interviewed, that would line up. But again, bear in mind that a) applicant pools can vary widely from term to term, and b) that info was specific to the WHNP track and may differ from other specialties/tracks.

But there you go, for what it’s worth! ??‍♀️?

Between the Fall and Spring combined cohorts in the current WHNP cohort, there are 25 student. One is a post-masters certificate, the rest are BSN to MSN or DNP.

2. I watched the informational video for the WHNP program specifically for those applying for this fall term. The video was recorded last August and featured the director of the WHNP program and one of the admissions officers. The director stated they receive roughly 25 WHNP applicants each term, and they try to keep the cohort size between 6 to 12 at most. So if they only offer interview invites to half and then accept 2/3 of those interviewed, that would line up. But again, bear in mind that a) applicant pools can vary widely from term to term, and b) that info was specific to the WHNP track and may differ from other specialties/tracks.

But there you go, for what it’s worth! ??‍♀️?

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25 minutes ago, myischmo said:

I did not get an interview.

I'm sorry to hear this Myischmo. Don't get your hopes up! Best of luck in your future endeavors.

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Messed up my post above. Somehow I typed into the quote.

Between the Fall and Spring combined cohorts in the current WHNP cohort, there are 25 student. One is a post-masters certificate, the rest are BSN to MSN or DNP.

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that seems like a really small applicant pool

im curious to what their criteria are

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As far as the pool of 25 original applicants and 6-12 admitted, that info pertained only to MSN students.

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7 minutes ago, CJRN07 said:

As far as the pool of 25 original applicants and 6-12 admitted, that info pertained only to MSN students.

That sounds low for the WHNP program. I think there were 20-some offered admission for our class, but a little more than half accepted.

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Natalie50, when did you begin the program? Those numbers were what they gave last August, but again, and as Nora said, I think it can vary widely!

I think the main point that a lot of people were wondering about is that they don’t offer interviews to everyone, and they don’t offer admission to everyone they interview. So I guess we will all have to wait and see!

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CJRN07 Fall 2018, but I agree, I think it can vary a great deal.

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