Georgetown CNL Fall 2019

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Hey anyone applying to Georgetown CNL program for Fall 2019? Just submitted my application yesterday! How was the interview video for you guys?

6 hours ago, kmag96 said:

Anyone else deciding between Georgetown and Hopkins? If so, do you mind sharing important considerations you have found for each program?

I chose gtown mainly because it is somewhat closer to me (I'm in gaithersburg), and now offers a post-master's online program for fnp, whnp, midwife, and ag-acnp certifications. georgetown has a beautiful campus that is all in one place (all the buildings, the hospital are very close together and right next to georgetown). the university hospital is also a great facility and I'm hoping to get some clinical experience there during the program. gtown nursing also has a great clinical simulation center that's apart of the CNL program.

I'm on the NP route as well and as of 2019 Gtown is now offering the 1-year online post-master's NP certificate program (made especially for people with msn degrees, not bsns - so its shorter). johns hopkins is also a great school so i can understand the toss up.

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1 hour ago, devmas said:

Does anyone know if all the acceptances were given out?

Yes, a few of us received notification via e-mail to log on to the system to check the admission's decision.

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@abrow283 Wow, you make really good points! I am so conflicted lol but thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate the feedback. I am from Bethesda so Georgetown is also closer to me and have been considering it for that reason, but I had no idea about the 1 year NP program. Ill have to look more into that!

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Also does anyone know if Georgetown already offered merit scholarships/financial aid? For Hopkins, they called me a couple days after my acceptance regarding scholarships but I haven't heard anything from Georgetown so not sure if they are just not offering or still working on it

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2 hours ago, kmag96 said:

Also does anyone know if Georgetown already offered merit scholarships/financial aid? For Hopkins, they called me a couple days after my acceptance regarding scholarships but I haven't heard anything from Georgetown so not sure if they are just not offering or still working on it

Haven't received any scholarships offer from Georgetown... Maybe others have?

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I just got my acceptance today! There was a delay because one of my letters of recommendation wasn't submitted correctly online, so I spent last week trying to get that resolved. Anyway, I just got the email telling me to check my status, and I'm in!

I've also been accepted at Maryland, so now I need to make that decision. I know Gtown and JHU have been discussed here, but anyone else weighing Gtown and Maryland?

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I just got my acceptance letter today too! I'm in a slightly different boat than a lot of the programs people are trying to choose between. I am choosing between GU's program, and a one-year intensive second Bachelor's degree program at Drexel in Philadelphia. I am stuck between the two; they both cost about the same amount of money, but there is the difference in the degree in the end and how long it will take to get it. I would love to hear what some people thought about the choice to go between CNL and an accelerated BSN program to help me in making a decision : )

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@Bellar100 that's a tough call. I don't have the option of an accelerated BSN, because the closest one to me is over an hour's drive, and at my stage in life (kids, house, etc) relocation isn't an option. My only 2 choices were CNL, or the ADN program at my local community college. I think it really depends on your stage in life, and what your goals are. If your goal is to get into the workforce faster, then the 1 year program may be a better fit. You could take your time and decide about a masters down the road, and have a really good idea of what you want to study after working as a nurse.

However, if you're a little older like me, you may want to knock the masters out now. Some of the courses in the CNL transfer directly into advanced practice nursing, making something like a NP degree fairly attainable. Also, the nursing practice (as I understand it) expects that you will eventually earn your masters degree, if you have any plans to advance. I don't know how old you are, but in my experience, once life takes off with children and such, going back to school just gets harder, so there could be a real advantage to the CNL and getting the masters degree right away.

These are just my thoughts. Hope it helps though!

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On 3/12/2019 at 10:21 AM, kmag96 said:

@abrow283 Wow, you make really good points! I am so conflicted lol but thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate the feedback. I am from Bethesda so Georgetown is also closer to me and have been considering it for that reason, but I had no idea about the 1 year NP program. Ill have to look more into that!

hmm yeah you are very close to georgetown. a long commute could be especially tough for nursing school.

here is the link about the post-masters np program. they are offering it for the first time this fall. https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/academics/post-masters-certificate-nursing/

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16 hours ago, bellar100 said:

I just got my acceptance letter today too! I'm in a slightly different boat than a lot of the programs people are trying to choose between. I am choosing between GU's program, and a one-year intensive second Bachelor's degree program at Drexel in Philadelphia. I am stuck between the two; they both cost about the same amount of money, but there is the difference in the degree in the end and how long it will take to get it. I would love to hear what some people thought about the choice to go between CNL and an accelerated BSN program to help me in making a decision : )

I had to make the same decision about masters vs. absn.

For second undergraduate degrees, there is a limit to how much money in stafford loans you can take out for undergrad education - a lifetime limit of $57,500. so if a person already used all or most of that for their first degree, federal loan options are minimal. they would have to go the private loan route where interest rates are usually not fixed and a lot higher.

Also, federal pell grants are limited to first bachelor's degrees, so that is not available for absn.

master's degree students can take out up to $138,500 in stafford loans. also, nurses with master's tend to earn higher salaries than bsn nurses.

hope this helps!

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13 minutes ago, abrow283 said:

I had to make the same decision about masters vs. absn.

For second undergraduate degrees, there is a limit to how much money in stafford loans you can take out for undergrad education - a lifetime limit of $57,500. so if a person already used all or most of that for their first degree, federal loan options are minimal. they would have to go the private loan route where interest rates are usually not fixed and a lot higher.

Also, federal pell grants are limited to first bachelor's degrees, so that is not available for absn.

master's degree students can take out up to $138,500 in stafford loans. also, nurses with master's tend to earn higher salaries than bsn nurses.

hope this helps!

I feel we all have some degree of those "tough choices," but with varying aspects. Similarly, I could go to Georgetown, and only commute 10 min each way, since I live in D.C., or I could go to a BSN program and have ZERO debt, or, my third and selected choice: Commute to Baltimore, 1 hour each way, to go to Hopkins. I don't think any of these choices are wrong, in my case, it's just how better it aligns with what I am ultimately looking for. In my case, I decided commuting still outweighs the benefit of attending to a nearby-school (Georgetown). Now, if I thought a CNL certification is something that is a strong part of my ultimate goal, I would totally select Georgetown. It would be a double win-win: location & the qualification I'dhighly desire...

It will be interesting, in a few years, when we look back at this moment, and appreciate where we all ended up going.

We're all very fortunate!

Let's go soon-to-be-nurses!

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Sounds like a lot of people have tough decisions to make, but at least we are all hopefully going to nursing school this fall one way or another

if anyone decides to accept at Georgetown let me know because I want to make a fb group for the incoming fall class members ?

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