MDE Columbia University 2021

[eg96]

Hey ! I know im super early to make this thread for the MDE program at Columbia for the 2021 start year ? but I was wondering if there are any future nurses out there as eager as me to get started !!

[Nursing student22]

It was a long wait from oct to now! Congrats to those who got in, to those who didn’t your time will come keep believing in yourself! Those still waiting take your mind off it as much as possible!! 
 I’m just writing here to hopefully ease some nerves by sharing. 
 

I applied 10/01 to MDE 

got accepted 01/07 at 1pm est 

bachelors in 2017 from a private college graduated w a 3.57 in public health 

4 months public health research in Argentina

18 months healthcare worker in Australia 

A In Lifespan (from bachelors) Nutrition & AP1 (portage learning ) 3 outstanding prereqs at time of approval.

Finishing AP2 this week ( A so far, was going to submit Monday)

Stats & Microbiology in Spring 

wrote all essays including optional & addendum. 
 
recommenders: 2 undergrad professors 1 most recent employer

timed writing was decent given the prompt & timing

video essay was awk & not my best authentic self but digestible.

 

hope that helps!! Xx 

now let’s hope the financial aid makes this a done deal ?

 

 

 

[hopefulnurselol]

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It was a long wait from oct to now! Congrats to those who got in, to those who didn’t your time will come keep believing in yourself! Those still waiting take your mind off it as much as possible!! 
 I’m just writing here to hopefully ease some nerves by sharing. 
 

I applied 10/01 to MDE 

got accepted 01/07 at 1pm est 

bachelors in 2017 from a private college graduated w a 3.57 in public health 

4 months public health research in Argentina

18 months healthcare worker in Australia 

A In Lifespan (from bachelors) Nutrition & AP1 (portage learning ) 3 outstanding prereqs at time of approval.

Finishing AP2 this week ( A so far, was going to submit Monday)

Stats & Microbiology in Spring 

wrote all essays including optional & addendum. 
 
recommenders: 2 undergrad professors 1 most recent employer

timed writing was decent given the prompt & timing

video essay was awk & not my best authentic self but digestible.

 

hope that helps!! Xx 

now let’s hope the financial aid makes this a done deal ?

thank you so much for sharing!! I hope financial aid comes through for you! and congratulations!! your stats and experience are so amazing and I'm sure you'll be an incredible nurse ?

[Nursing student22]

 

11 minutes ago, hopefulnurselol said:

thank you so much for sharing!! I hope financial aid comes through for you! and congratulations!! your stats and experience are so amazing and I'm sure you'll be an incredible nurse ?

But also thank you so much!! Best of luck to you!! Wishing everyone the best. Sorry I just got really anxious when I saw it included my full name

[penguins123]

Congrats to everyone who got in!! I also got into the MDE program. Can't wait to meet y'all!! ?

[birthworker]

58 minutes ago, hopefulnurselol said:

thank you so much for sharing!! I hope financial aid comes through for you! and congratulations!! your stats and experience are so amazing and I'm sure you'll be an incredible nurse ?

Here are my stats - suffice to say, don’t give up, if you feel deterred by your early undergraduate results/experience:

-Overall GPA: 3.17 - includes 1.86 during first 2 years (failed out) and 3.74 during last 3 (I had much to make up), resulting in Bachelor’s in Economics and Asian Studies plus 3.96 in prerequisites recently

-Work (all in NYC): 5 years in finance; 8 years owning and operating a wellness business; 1.5 years as a birth doula

-Prerequisite grades (all in CC): A- in A&P1; A in A&P2, Lifespan, Nutrition, Stats, Microbiology, Gen Psych

-Recommendations: 2 professional; 1 academic 

-Wrote all essays (esp as I needed to explain my first 2 years of undergrad), and was really happy with my timed writing and video essay

-Also, I’ve had to homeschool 2 young children (which has been the most challenging element the past 10 months)

[GreenMagus87]

Accepted for MDE/DNP (PMHNP Track)!

One point of minor concern though, anyone else notice the short response time (Jan 29th)? I applied to three other schools and none of then even make a decision by then!

[micho]

12 minutes ago, GreenMagus87 said:

Accepted for MDE/DNP (PMHNP Track)!

One point of minor concern though, anyone else notice the short response time (Jan 29th)? I applied to three other schools and none of then even make a decision by then!

It’s so that CU can know how many more sports they have for the second round of decisions! The second round comes out early feb so they need the first round to decide prior to then 

[dnpmaybe]

Feeling pretty discouraged today after not getting an email. Good luck to everyone waiting! 

[futurenurseaaron]

32 minutes ago, GreenMagus87 said:

Accepted for MDE/DNP (PMHNP Track)!

One point of minor concern though, anyone else notice the short response time (Jan 29th)? I applied to three other schools and none of then even make a decision by then!

Are they asking for a deposit? I don’t know your situation, financial and what not, but if you’re looking forward to the responses from those other schools and you can afford the deposit for CU, I’d pay the deposit to secure my seat.

[PaulL]

I was accepted this round! If you didn't get in yet, KEEP AT IT. I was waitlisted and unfortunately never accepted last year, but made it this year!

 

 Stats for those interested; 

Bachelors in Emergency Health Sciences 3.88 degree GPA, however my true GPA is probably closer to 3.2 since I did fairly poorly my first few years of college

prereqs; psych: B, A+P 1/2: B/A, Micro: A, stats and nutrition pending, but previously taken both with A and B- (which was not sufficient per Columbia)

5 years full time employment as a Paramedic 

 

3 minutes ago, futurenurseaaron said:

Are they asking for a deposit? I don’t know your situation, financial and what not, but if you’re looking forward to the responses from those other schools and you can afford the deposit for CU, I’d pay the deposit to secure my seat.

They are asking for a $500 deposit by 3pm on January 29. It's a pretty hefty sum compared to some schools for sure.

[micho]

9 minutes ago, PaulL said:

I was accepted this round! If you didn't get in yet, KEEP AT IT. I was waitlisted and unfortunately never accepted last year, but made it this year!

 

 Stats for those interested; 

Bachelors in Emergency Health Sciences 3.88 degree GPA, however my true GPA is probably closer to 3.2 since I did fairly poorly my first few years of college

prereqs; psych: B, A+P 1/2: B/A, Micro: A, stats and nutrition pending, but previously taken both with A and B- (which was not sufficient per Columbia)

5 years full time employment as a Paramedic 

 

They are asking for a $500 deposit by 3pm on January 29. It's a pretty hefty sum compared to some schools for sure.

Congrats for making it this round! What program did you get accepted into? 

[babyalph2021]

I have been a lurker but I also want to announce that I got accepted this round for the MDE program! I would like to become a public health nurse after obtaining my RN

My stat if it helps:

-International student from Indonesia (I speak 3 languages).

-Bachelors in Nutritional Science from UC Berkeley, 3.85 GPA (magna cum laude). I went to community college before I transferred to UC Berkeley, my GPA back then was 3.92. I was a club president while working part-time in CCs

-Prereqs: All courses are A's, except for Microbio where I got B+

-Finished an undergrad honor thesis and went on to work as a researcher in a biomedical science lab for almost 3 years now. I have been published once in a pathology journal. 

-My LORs are from 1 academic supervisor (where I did my lab and thesis) and 2 professional supervisors (both are medical doctors/professors at UCSF).

Overall my background is pretty heavily on Research (I used to be premed) and I have been performing well academically throughout college. I have minimal to zero clinical experience asides from volunteering during my years in the American Red Cross.

I am still waiting to hear back from UCLA but I am super excited for Columbia!