Emory ABSN/MSN accepted students summer 2012

ayti · Jan 30, 2012

@ mandawyatt I have 2 boys- a 3 and half and my 2nd son turns 2 next month. Who did you make appointment with for financial aid? Is the appointment before Student's accepted day? I wish we could know about financial aid already.

silvrdove · Jan 30, 2012

I registered for admitted students day too. Is anyone else coming from far away? I have no experience with Atlanta or Emory, so I am planning to spend some time walking around and exploring before everything starts at 2pm. Is anyone else coming from far away, or would anyone else like to tour the area with me?

karczyn2 · Jan 30, 2012

Congrats to all you new Emory nursing students!!!!

I am currently a junior in my second semester in the traditional BSN program and I love it. I think you will all be happy if you choose to attend.

Definitely attend the day for admitted students. I came from Seattle and felt that it was truly beneficial.

Welcome and congratulations!

T-Dasha · Jan 31, 2012

Congrats to you all!

I'm currently an ABSN '12 student. If you all have any questions I would be glad to answer them.

mandawyatt - I can answer your question about the class schedule. Yes, most days you will have class from 9 - 4. There are no weekend or night classes.

Again welcome to the Emory SON family!

olive36 · Jan 31, 2012

Hey all, Do y'all know if it's possible to still get a letter of acceptance? I hope all the letters were sent last week only eek. Emory is my top choice. Congrats to those who got in and best wishes to those still waiting!!

bluecloud · Feb 1, 2012

I got accepted and will attend the meeting Feb 10th for new students :).

VERY HAPPY! I look forward to meeting you all! :)

mandawyatt · Feb 2, 2012

Thanks, that is very helpful!! I have a TON of questions! How do you like the program? Are you glad that you are doing the ABSN or do you wish you were doing the regular BSN?

I know I have more questions, but I can't think of them right now!

I made the financial aid appt with Katie Kennedy this Friday. She was super nice about it, just send her an email.

Silvrdove, I can't meet up before hand because I will have my son all morning. Sorry! I am really not very familiar with that part of town, I live about an hour away from campus and will have to commute.

mandawyatt · Feb 2, 2012

@olive36 I wouldn't give up hope just yet. There is always the chance that they haven't sent out all the letters and if they have, then probably not everyone will accept their slot and spaces can still come available. :-)

T-Dasha · Feb 2, 2012

There are pluses and minuses to each program....BSN vs ABSN. Example BSN students have the opportunity to do summer externships. But as an ABSN student we have all get to do 2 weeks of an international summer immersion trip at no cost to us. Yes...Bahamas, Dominican Republic, or Jamaica for FREE! And there are many more pluses to the ABSN program that I could dive into however the biggest advantage is that I'm almost done and I'll be graduating at the end of the summer instead of the BSN class who has another 16 months of school left.

ayti · Feb 2, 2012

@ T-Dasha

Nice to read from an ABSN student. I have some questions myself that I am curious about:-)

1. For the international summer immersion, do you get to pick which country to go or is it decided by faculty for the class? Hard to believe it is FREE! but that is so cool LOL. Is the trip for first semester?

2. Do students work as an RN after finishing the ABSN portion? while continuing the MSN program ?

3. How long is the ABSN/MSN program? can the MSN part be done part time? do you know if people that finish the ABSN/MSN program get hired right away as a Nurse Practitioner without working as a bedside nurse?

ayti · Feb 2, 2012

@mandawyatt what side of town will you commuting from? I am probably 1hr away too from campus. I live in Smyrna/vinings area. I am thinking about making an appointment too with financial aid just to explore options! Did you apply for any of the scholarships?

silvrdove · Feb 2, 2012

T-Dasha,

Thank you for offering! I hope you don't feel overwhelmed from our questions :)

1) Do you know of anyone in the segue program leaving after the ABSN or BSN portion? Will you be awarded a BSN even if you have to leave before the MSN portion starts?

2) Where do most students live? On or off campus? It looks like there are graduate apartments, but I couldn't tell if they were a good value or if most students lived in other housing.

3) Do students usually form study groups or study independently?

4) What do you recommend as the most important things to see or do when we visit campus?

Thank you!