Emory Master of Nursing (MN) 2021

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The Fall 2021 application for Emory opens tomorrow so I wanted to create this thread for people to connect, share experiences with the application process, and stats (if you choose to). Good luck everyone!!

1 hour ago, DesertDonkey123 said:

There are a number of things - both at administrative and individual course level.

Within classes many of our classes have multiple instructors. Unfortunately, many of these instructors do not communicate well with each other leading to tests that do not cover taught material, inconsistent grading, and confusion around assignments. There are exceptions and some instructor teams work beautifully together, but with the majority it feels like chaos. 

Higher up there are consistently issues with scheduling, clinical expectations, and communication. 
For example, our Summer semester starts in 5 weeks. Registration was a month ago, but we have recently been made aware that we need to take an additional 2 hour lab (on top of our already 30+ hour weeks). Our curriculum should have been set in stone by the registration period. 
Clinical experiences vary wildly. Understandably there will always be variation in clinical experiences, but there are some groups that spend only 5-6 hours a week in the hospital, and others that spend 13. Some that are passing medications weekly, and others that only pass medications once during the semester. Individual clinical instructors do not adhere to any sort of guidance or rules set by the school. 

As for communication, unfortunately the program director doesn’t seem to know what is going on at any given time and usually answers questions with an “I don’t know”. It’s incredibly frustrating to not be able to get basic questions answered. 
 

Another example - The program uses ATI to prepare for the NCLEX. All ATI material is self-study and not taught in classes. Of course there is some overlap, but Emory’s stance is “we can’t teach you everything”. 
Last semester, students were made aware of the first ATI exam roughly 1 month before the exam. 
Although the material is not taught, it is graded and if a student fails any ATI test they must take a remediation course the following semester. 
It should have been communicated to students that there was an ATI exam to study for at the start of the semester. 
 

Any of these things on their own would be annoying, but all together the consistent issues become incredibly frustrating and chaotic.

 

Wow!! I rejected my offer of admission at Emory for two reasons, the cost and the lack of responsiveness when I needed a question answered so the chaos is not surprising. I accepted at Northeastern because my calls were returned with one day, sometimes the same day, I have ONE point of contact for everything that I need, it has a small cohort, does not have multiple instructors for a course, and it is a top rated school. The price tag of Emory is just too much for a glorified bachelors degree, I’d rather save that money and put it towards my actual Masters for NP which is much more important. Thank you for sharing this information, ultimately people will choose for themselves but it’s good to know the pros and cons. 

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42 minutes ago, Lissette Vega Alvarez said:

Wow!! I rejected my offer of admission at Emory for two reasons, the cost and the lack of responsiveness when I needed a question answered so the chaos is not surprising. I accepted at Northeastern because my calls were returned with one day, sometimes the same day, I have ONE point of contact for everything that I need, it has a small cohort, does not have multiple instructors for a course, and it is a top rated school. The price tag of Emory is just too much for a glorified bachelors degree, I’d rather save that money and put it towards my actual Masters for NP which is much more important. Thank you for sharing this information, ultimately people will choose for themselves but it’s good to know the pros and cons. 

That’s so interesting because I have had one of the Dean of admissions call me, multiple students reach out to me, had my financial aid advisor get in contact with me the same day when I had questions and even had programs directors set up zoom meetings to answer all my questions. 
 

Emory has been one of the most responsive programs in my opinion. This is the first time I’ve actually heard anything negative been said. 

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Nope, definitely was NOT my experience. LOL. I spoke to one person in fin aid who was helpful, that’s about it, and even that took me hoops to get through to contact her. Should never have been that hard. 

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Hi. Is anyone currently enrolled in this program that can answer a few questions for me? 

 

Thanks!

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone that is currently in the program could give me feedback on how they like it! I was accepted and it is currently my top choice, so I would truly appreciate it. 

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Hi,  

I'm a current first semester student and student ambassador in the program. I'm really enjoying the program so far. The pace picks up quickly, but it is manageable. The professors are really supportive, and will help you succeed. They give multiple resources to help you perform well on their exams, quizzes, etc... It's of course up to you to use them. If you have any more specific questions, I don't mind trying my best to answer. 

Typical Week: 

M: 8-9:15 am Pharm, 11am-12:15 pm Art and Science, 12:30-1:45 pm Patho, 2-3:50 Assessment (Monday only) 

T: No class 

W: 8-9:15 am Pharm, 11am-12:15pm Art and Science, 12:30-1:45pm Patho

Thursday: Clinical or Skills depending on what group you're assigned

Friday: Clinical or Skills depending on what group you're assigned. 

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Hi! I’m a 4th semester MN student graduating in December! I’m in the very first MN cohort so we worked through any issues and provided a LOT of feedback to the professors to make things run more smoothly for the following cohorts! Feel free to ask any questions regarding any part of the program! ? 

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On 10/25/2021 at 3:34 PM, mrogers99 said:

Hi! I’m a 4th semester MN student graduating in December! I’m in the very first MN cohort so we worked through any issues and provided a LOT of feedback to the professors to make things run more smoothly for the following cohorts! Feel free to ask any questions regarding any part of the program! ? 

Hey I just applied for the Summer MN-MSN program ? I was wondering if we can chat so I can ask a couple questions! 

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@mrogers99 I have a question about absences ahead of time, particularly for clinical or skills if it is likely on a Friday. I have an event scheduled that I would likely be missing one clinical/ skills session for. How understanding are professors about these matters? Obviously,  if it were to happen many times it would be an issue but I’m talking once in the program with a couple of months notice. Also, I would expect to make up the work or attend a makeup session. Thanks! 

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Specializes in ICU.

@hannahmollson There shouldn’t be any issues with you missing a class or clinical day, there’s usually make up days! 

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Specializes in ICU.

@Looopay yes! you can post any questions on my profile page or I can give you my email if thats easier!

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On 11/1/2021 at 12:28 AM, mrogers99 said:

@Looopay yes! you can post any questions on my profile page or I can give you my email if thats easier!

Can I have your email please?

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