Letters of recommendation needed for OHSU?

Pdxstudent · Sep 13, 2016

No, letters of recommendation are not required for the undergrad program. In fact I was told last year that they won't even look at them if you submit them with your application.

Pdxstudent · Sep 13, 2016

I was going to add too that you should check with ohsu to be sure in case anything changed since last year.

maggiefrancis · Sep 13, 2016

I will, thanks!

gere7404, BSN, RN · Sep 13, 2016

I sent some in anyways -- I figured it's always better to be over-prepared than miss out on an opportunity.

verene, MSN · Sep 13, 2016

Check the application instructions for your program. I don't believe the undergrad programs required letters of recommendation, unless you are jointly applying to continue on to a graduate program. You can always call/e-mail and ask if the instructions are unclear.

maggiefrancis · Sep 13, 2016

Yeah, I'm definitely going to have double check with the OHSU because my current school's advisors aren't always up to date! It sounds like I'm not going to need it but it can never hurt to double check. Thanks guys for your input:up:

gere7404, BSN, RN · Sep 14, 2016

What campus are you applying to?

maggiefrancis · Sep 14, 2016

Portland campus- God willing;) I live close to the Monmouth campus but I really like the hospitals in Portland. The care given to the patients there is top notch so I would really like to do my clinicals in that area.

gere7404, BSN, RN · Sep 14, 2016

Make sure you stack your points. Portland is the most competitive campus. I'd probably apply for the closest one with the least amount of applicants... I live in Medford and was considering applying to Klamath instead of Ashland because it had a higher chance of getting in until the most recent applicant stats came out and showed both campuses had similar acceptance rate last year.

maggiefrancis · Sep 14, 2016

I honestly never thought of that. Thank-you, that's a good point. I'll have to take that into consideration.

gere7404, BSN, RN · Sep 15, 2016

This is the applicant data from last years application cycle:

Ashland campus: approximately 170 applications for approximately 32 positions
Klamath Falls campus: approximately 95 applications for approximately 24 positions
La Grande campus: approximately 90 applications for approximately 26 positions
Monmouth campus: approximately 175 applications for approximately 32 positions
Portland campus: approximately 400 applications for approximately 40 positions
Average prerequisite GPA statewide: 3.85

Both Monmouth and Portland are incredibly competitive programs, but you got an 8% higher chance with Monmouth than Portland.