Johns Hopkins Entry into Nursing (MSN) Fall 2021

babyalph2021 · Mar 1, 2021

Hi everyone, this is my 1st time posting on this page even though I have been pretty active on other pages. I also applied for the JHU MSN Fall 2021 program on the Jan 1st deadline. Being the naive and chronic procrastinator I am, I only applied to 3 schools (JHU, Columbia, UCLA) and I already heard back from 2 of them. I already secured Columbia acceptance and UCLA waitlist, so I am definitely becoming impatient to hear back from JHU. That being said, because I am from CA, UCLA is definitely my #1 choice considering licensing, cost and CA preference toward in-state grad. I am wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me?

FuturePsycNurse · Mar 1, 2021

2 hours ago, babyalph2021 said:

Hi everyone, this is my 1st time posting on this page even though I have been pretty active on other pages. I also applied for the JHU MSN Fall 2021 program on the Jan 1st deadline. Being the naive and chronic procrastinator I am, I only applied to 3 schools (JHU, Columbia, UCLA) and I already heard back from 2 of them. I already secured Columbia acceptance and UCLA waitlist, so I am definitely becoming impatient to hear back from JHU. That being said, because I am from CA, UCLA is definitely my #1 choice considering licensing, cost and CA preference toward in-state grad. I am wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me?

I'm in a similar position. I already paid my deposit for a program that starts in May and also just got my acceptance to Duke. I can't really be 100% sure where im going until I hear back from JHU. I think it should be within the next 2 weeks.

byuknowho · Mar 1, 2021

2 hours ago, FuturePsycNurse said:

I'm in a similar position. I already paid my deposit for a program that starts in May and also just got my acceptance to Duke. I can't really be 100% sure where im going until I hear back from JHU. I think it should be within the next 2 weeks.

I got accepted to Duke too! I'm going with Duke (they offer needs-based scholarships, and JHU doesn't), and I officially declined my seat to JHU. So that's one more seat available for those of you still waiting to hear! Good luck. I hope you get your first choice.

325_FutureRN · Mar 2, 2021

On 2/28/2021 at 5:14 PM, babyalph2021 said:

Hi everyone, this is my 1st time posting on this page even though I have been pretty active on other pages. I also applied for the JHU MSN Fall 2021 program on the Jan 1st deadline. Being the naive and chronic procrastinator I am, I only applied to 3 schools (JHU, Columbia, UCLA) and I already heard back from 2 of them. I already secured Columbia acceptance and UCLA waitlist, so I am definitely becoming impatient to hear back from JHU. That being said, because I am from CA, UCLA is definitely my #1 choice considering licensing, cost and CA preference toward in-state grad. I am wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me?

@babyalph2021 Congrats on getting accepted to Columbia and waitlisted at UCLA! Could you let me know your stats? volunteer/work experience? 1st time applying? essay/resume tips?

babyalph2021 · Mar 2, 2021

3 hours ago, 325_FutureRN said:

@babyalph2021 Congrats on getting accepted to Columbia and waitlisted at UCLA! Could you let me know your stats? volunteer/work experience? 1st time applying? essay/resume tips?

@325_FutureRN Thank you! My stats is not that impressive because I have minimal to zero healthcare experience. This is my 1st time applying as well.
I started at community college and transferred to UC Berkeley as a junior. Back in community college, I was a club president and work part-time as a lab tech. Then in UC Berkeley, I dedicated my entire free time for research and ended up doing undergrad thesis. Since then I have been working as a research associate (close to 3 years now) and has been published once in a journal. My LORs are from my undergrad thesis prof, my current MD supervisor, and another MD supervisor. I am pretty sure my LORs was my saving grace LOL.
Also academically, my GPA had been very stable 3.8-3.9 even tho I took almost all of my prereq in community college.

To be honest, I hate writing so I wrote most of my statement 1-2 days before the application deadline (DON’T DO THIS). I am pretty clear with what I want to do and show how my background can help with achieving my goal. I am interested to become a public health nurse, so I explained how my research background can aid into that. But my one tips for writing any statement is this: WRITE A GOOD STORY. Just imagine you are trying to convince someone why you want to do nursing NOT why you deserve to become a nurse (see the difference?). No BS like I want to save the world, I want to help people (too general), etc.

Nowadays, school like to see diversity so I think the fact that I am an international student from Indonesia also help. I am also a first-gen college student and trilingual.

Remember that admission process is VERY HOLISTIC. So don’t worry about other people stats, as long as you have a story to sell you can do it!

randocurmudgeon · Mar 3, 2021

On 3/1/2021 at 12:37 AM, byuknowho said:

I got accepted to Duke too! I'm going with Duke (they offer needs-based scholarships, and JHU doesn't), and I officially declined my seat to JHU. So that's one more seat available for those of you still waiting to hear! Good luck. I hope you get your first choice.

OMG congratulations on getting into Duke and making your decision! I also got into Duke but am still waiting on scholarship information. It's a bittersweet feeling. I'm grateful to have gotten in, but I'm honestly SO anxious about the tuition & fees. Even with a need-based scholarship, it would still be literally TONS of money.

randocurmudgeon · Mar 3, 2021

On 2/28/2021 at 10:29 PM, FuturePsycNurse said:

I'm in a similar position. I already paid my deposit for a program that starts in May and also just got my acceptance to Duke. I can't really be 100% sure where im going until I hear back from JHU. I think it should be within the next 2 weeks.

Are you me? I'm actually in the EXACT SAME situation. Accepted at Duke but can't make a decision until we hear back from JHU. I hope we'll get decisions from them within the next two weeks! ? ❤️

If anyone has been brave enough to follow up with the admissions office, please let us know! I believe they also have an online chat scheduled for sometime this month (possibly next week?), so maybe we can hop on that. ?

kac1225 · Mar 3, 2021

I contacted admissions about a timeline and they said we should hear back in the next week or 2!

NewMSNCa, MSN, RN · Mar 3, 2021

16 minutes ago, kac1225 said:

I contacted admissions about a timeline and they said we should hear back in the next week or 2!

The suspense is killing me!

kac1225 · Mar 3, 2021

1 minute ago, sarahrebecca said:

The suspense is killing me!

I know right! I have a deposit due on the 12th and I have a suspension I will be putting it down without hearing back from Hopkins yet.

NewMSNCa, MSN, RN · Mar 3, 2021

5 minutes ago, kac1225 said:

I know right! I have a deposit due on the 12th and I have a suspension I will be putting it down without hearing back from Hopkins yet.

Hm, I wonder if you could let JHU know about your situation and maybe they will accommodate for you....as in let you know sooner.

byuknowho · Mar 3, 2021

11 hours ago, randocurmudgeon said:

Are you me? I'm actually in the EXACT SAME situation. Accepted at Duke but can't make a decision until we hear back from JHU. I hope we'll get decisions from them within the next two weeks! ? ❤️

If anyone has been brave enough to follow up with the admissions office, please let us know! I believe they also have an online chat scheduled for sometime this month (possibly next week?), so maybe we can hop on that. ?

They have daily "Chat and Chew" at noon Eastern time. The links are on their website somewhere. Just Google it. Don't hesitate to call admissions. They are so helpful.