Georgetown Accelerated BSN hopefuls -- fall 2013

[nursingjudgment]

Hey -- anyone else applying to GU Fall of 2013? :)

[isy123]

I just received an email from (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) about meeting time for WHC tour at 8:30!

[lewayne]

Hi, everyone.

Congrats to everyone who got good news! I also received an invitation for a campus tour. I'm so excited! Does anyone know if this means we've been officially accepted to the program? If not, will there be additional interviews (not for WHC, just for general admission) during the visit?

[isy123]

Hello Lewayne,

The invitation for the campus tour does not mean you are officially accepted. There is another elimination round, however, I do not think there is an interview for admissions so i am not really sure how they make the final selection. Does anyone know?

Congrats on making it through the first round though!

-Isy

[ProfessorT]

I read another thread that stated they accept 1/3 of the people they invite. That seems low to me, though. The most recent cohort stated that there was no interview for the Georgetown info session, but they watch you closely all day long and take notes about how you interact with others. One student posted that the WHS interview was pretty short (and she got the scholarship).

[ProfessorT]

In the past, students found out pretty quickly after the two-day session. Some in just a few days. That's all I've found out from other threads so far.

[isy123]

In the email I got, it said WHC interviews would be 15-20 minutes long which seems like a normal interview time, but you are right, past interviewees have mentioned that it was really short. Maybe this year they are planning to ask more questions...

1/3 also seems low for me...I am not sure how many they eliminate in the first round though

[lewayne]

Thanks for the responses, everyone! Sounds like we're all wondering the same thing. It seems odd that they will cut 2/3 of us based solely on their observations during the campus visit. Oh well, guess we will have to wait and see!

Best of luck to everyone and looking forward to meeting some of you in DC!

[ProfessorT]

I agree. I wouldn't think they would want to have so many applicants for scholarship interviews if they planned on cutting two thirds anyway. But, either way, I'm excited to meet everyone!

[gholmes]

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for posting all of your questions, answers and comments. I have come across all of the same information in searching for answers to some of the same questions. I have confirmed for Fri 4/5 and Sun 4/7, looking forward to meeting some of you then.

Best to all.

[ProfessorT]

If anyone wants to take the train to Georgetown for the information day, it looks like there are Georgetown shuttles from the train station. Check out Georgetown Transportation for more info.

[ProfessorT]

Anyone taking the Vienna metro to Georgetown on Friday?

[nursingjudgment]

I don't know how many of you are out-of-towners, but it's a good idea to remember that DC metro is usually doing maintenance on its system on the weekends. So expect delays on Saturday.