Duke Fall MSN 2021

[BlkPnthr]

Starting a thread for all those who applied to the fall 2021 Term at Duke. Application status: Under faculty Review.

[Ja_levy26, BSN, RN]

Hi all! Just got an email to interview for the MSN program! Congratulations to everyone and the best of luck to us all! 

[angee.a, MSN, APRN]

3 hours ago, Katie Kirrane said:

I got denied ? I just sent them an email to see what I can do to strengthen my application for the Spring 2022 start. 
 

Congrats to everyone who got interviews! Good luck!

I am so sorry, Katie! Don't be discouraged. Keep trying, and you will persevere. When one door closes, another will open! Keep believing in yourself !!

[Jga2003]

3 hours ago, Katie Kirrane said:

I got denied ? I just sent them an email to see what I can do to strengthen my application for the Spring 2022 start. 
 

Congrats to everyone who got interviews! Good luck!

I know all too well how discouraging this is, I was denied for the Fall 2020 class. I spoke with admissions just as you are planning on doing and I reapplied. I was accepted this time for the Fall 2021 class, and I think it makes it that much better. Good luck in the future!

[freedomdawn, MSN]

Does anybody know how many of the applicants who interview are accepted into the program?

[Katie Kirrane, BSN]

@Jga2003 thanks for letting me know. I have a zoom appointment tomorrow afternoon with Nora from admissions. Hoping it goes well and I can get my application in for the Spring.

[NCBSNMPH]

I too got the email invitation today and scheduled my interview.

Sorry to hear that Katie - hoping you get some good feedback from Nora tomorrow and will be able to reapply for a future start. Don't give up on your goals!

[SunnyNurseMI]

I received an email invitation today as well and scheduled my interview. Best of luck to you all!

[joeyagarza5, BSN, RN]

Hi Everyone,

Congratulations to everyone who was accepted into the program.  I have a question regarding the application process - specifically the Merit Scholarship essay if any of yall did it.  Does it mean to write a small essay for all the subjects they mention? Or pick one and write 500 words worth, or make the entire essay of no more than 500 words with the topics they have. 

Kind Regards.  

[Ja_levy26, BSN, RN]

Does anyone have any insight on how to prepare for this interview or what questions they will ask? I am extremely anxious! 

[Jga2003]

Everyone that I have talked with said it is a very pleasant experience, and all the interviewers are super nice. Be prepared not to be interviewed by someone from your specialty track. My interview was done by a single person who took notes and reported back to the committee. For me this was less stressful compared to having a panel of interviewers. Be prepare to have scenarios to answer questions of “tell me about a time when...”. These seem like very popular questions in order to engage the applicant. With these questions they might want different scenarios for each question. I also googled a lot about NP interview questions looking for tips and hints. Good luck to all who are interviewing next week! Take a deep breath and know that you have made this far, and they are interested in you. 

[Ja_levy26, BSN, RN]

7 minutes ago, Jga2003 said:

Everyone that I have talked with said it is a very pleasant experience, and all the interviewers are super nice. Be prepared not to be interviewed by someone from your specialty track. My interview was done by a single person who took notes and reported back to the committee. For me this was less stressful compared to having a panel of interviewers. Be prepare to have scenarios to answer questions of “tell me about a time when...”. These seem like very popular questions in order to engage the applicant. With these questions they might want different scenarios for each question. I also googled a lot about NP interview questions looking for tips and hints. Good luck to all who are interviewing next week! Take a deep breath and know that you have made this far, and they are interested in you. 

Thank you for this information! It helps to know that it was a pleasant experience, although it doesn't minimize the stress or anxiety though! LOL. Hopefully, all goes well! I'll be glad when it's over, kinda.. then back to the waiting game! 

[BlkPnthr, ADN, BSN]

Hello Everyone,

I had my interview today. I applied to the AGACNP program and I was interviewed by a psychiatric faculty member. The interview was very chill and all the questions were behavioral in style. Best of luck to everyone and hopefully we all get in.