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I was recently accepted to both Hopkins and Seton Hall for the AGNP program. Hopkins is a DNP and 4 years long. Seton Hall is MSN and 3 years long. To complicate the matter, I received a big scholarship at Hopkins. I also have tuition assistance at work. Both programs will cost about the same. Hopkins is also primary care, so if I go there i need to do a 12 month post certificate program in acute care. Seton Hall is acute care, but I will need to do 2 more years to get my DNP. It is important to me to earn my DNP, and practice both in the hospital and in the office. Where do I go?

Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).

Hopkins has an Acute Care NP program. So if you want acute care, do the acute care program. If you want a DNP, then go to Hopkins. It is a better "brand" and internationally recognized.

5 minutes ago, FullGlass said:

Hopkins has an Acute Care NP program. So if you want acute care, do the acute care program. If you want a DNP, then go to Hopkins. It is a better "brand" and internationally recognized.

Do you think 'brand' really help? What do you think about Duke, UCSF, UPenn?

Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).
18 minutes ago, RN_17 said:

Do you think 'brand' really help? What do you think about Duke, UCSF, UPenn?

Are you serious? Of course the brand matters. Why do you think people work so hard to get into Ivy League universities, UCLA, UC Berkeley, etc.? Who do you think hires most NPs? Doctors! And doctors are very status conscious when it comes to schools. Duke, UCSF, Penn are all great schools. If the cost is the same, why wouldn't you pick the best school? Can you imagine a med student asking, "I got in Johns Hopkins Medical School and (name of no-name school). They cost the same. Which one should I go to?"

It's not just the name. Hopkins set up all my clinicals and preceptors. People are willing to precept Hopkins students, but they are not willing to precept just any student from any school. I got some excellent clinical rotations as a result. Acute care NPs at Hopkins got rotations in the Hopkins hospital. Hopkins has an international reputation. Since I am not from Maryland, this was a real asset in getting a job in California.

I got a great education at Hopkins and the more I read this forum, the more grateful I am that I went there.

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Thank you for your feedback. It’s very much appreciated. They are both potentially costing me about the same only because I got a scholarship to Hopkins. I did decide to enroll to Hopkins. Why was this even a question for me? -Because I can complete the primary care NP online, but the acute care NP is only offered as a hybrid program so I would have to move to Baltimore. I have a child, own a home, and my fiancé runs the family business here so moving is not an option for me. After I graduate, if I decide I want a post certificate in acute care I will get it elsewhere and try to get my employer to pay for it. Either way, as nurses, it’s nice to know we have so many options! Thank-you all for the help!

Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).
5 hours ago, Myheartskipsabeat said:

Thank you for your feedback. It’s very much appreciated. They are both potentially costing me about the same only because I got a scholarship to Hopkins. I did decide to enroll to Hopkins. Why was this even a question for me? -Because I can complete the primary care NP online, but the acute care NP is only offered as a hybrid program so I would have to move to Baltimore. I have a child, own a home, and my fiancé runs the family business here so moving is not an option for me. After I graduate, if I decide I want a post certificate in acute care I will get it elsewhere and try to get my employer to pay for it. Either way, as nurses, it’s nice to know we have so many options! Thank-you all for the help!

Congratulations on getting accepted by JHUSON. That is a huge honor. Please don't write off primary care - there is a high need for primary care providers in many parts of the country. Hopefully, you will discover a passion for primary care or outpatient specialities. You might want to consider Urgent Care. Make sure to request an Urgent Care rotation. Best wishes!

Glad you chose Hopkins ! Great school and great program, you won't regret it ! ?

On 4/19/2019 at 1:45 AM, Myheartskipsabeat said:

I was recently accepted to both Hopkins and Seton Hall for the AGNP program. Hopkins is a DNP and 4 years long. Seton Hall is MSN and 3 years long. To complicate the matter, I received a big Scholarship at Hopkins. I also have tuition assistance at work. Both programs will cost about the same. Hopkins is also primary care, so if I go there I need to do a 12 month post certificate program in acute care. Seton Hall is acute care, but I will need to do 2 more years to get my DNP. It is important to me to earn my DNP, and practice both in the hospital and in the office. Where do I go?

How big of a scholarship did you receive? Thank you.

I'm a little late on this train and I know you've probably made up your mind about where to go, and but if you don't mind, I'm going to say this: 1) Congratulations for getting into Hopkins! and 2) go to Hopkins, there's no contest there. It's the #1 NP school in the country and #5 MD school in the world. An internationally renowned brand name school is the best thing you could have under your belt. The quality at Hopkins is top-notch, you will not regret it.

My two cents. Hope that helps ?

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