Johns Hopkins grads?

[HowserDoogie]

Hi,

Any JHU grads out there that can share their experiences looking for jobs?

I've been accepted to their program, but having sticker shock now, and am concerned about jobs after graduation.

How much did the school help in this process?

[netglow, ASN, RN]

Curious Doogie, How much of a hole did JH put you in financially?

[Jules A, MSN]

This area has a decent number of jobs, new grad programs, and imo, there are too many reasonably priced community colleges around to pony up the money Hopkins wants.

[Winnie04]

Hi,

I graduated from the Accel. BSN program at JHU in summer 2008. I am from Boston originally and always planned on moving back to Boston after graduating, and I had a very difficult time finding a job. (I suppose part of it was that I was applying out of state so it was harder to network?) The school did provide me with alumni contact info, so I contacted a bunch of people in the Boston area, only heard back from one (who tried to be very helpful but it ultimately didn't come to anything). I am copying and pasting a message that I previously sent to someone else on this site who had the same questions that you do:

My advice is to look into less expensive options- I wish I had! The cost of JHU is HUGE and I've learned that "name brand" is not so important when it comes to nursing. I am currently in a state school for my MSN and very happy about it!

Additionally, I would advise you to consider going to school in the same city where you think you might want to work after graduation, and if you can swing it, work as a nursing assistant during school in the hospital where you think you might want to work as an RN (it could be hard to work during the accel. program but a few of my classmates did it per diem). The reason I am saying this is because many parts of the country have PLENTY of nurses and have absolutely no jobs for new grads. So, making connections to possible employers while in school will definitely be helpful when it comes time to find a RN job. I was super lucky that I landed my job here in Boston- my classmates who wanted to move here were not so lucky and after months of searching either moved to the west coast or have jobs that they aren't happy with. I only got my job through personal connections (my JHU resume didn't particularly help me.)

I don't mean to be completely pessimistic; it's just something to consider, because there is a misconception that nurses can find work wherever they want.

Good luck with your decision!