2018 Metropolitan State University Minnesota Master of Science in Nursing Entry Level

kaygiiirl · Mar 25, 2018

I applied to Metro State this year too. They won't send out notification letters until the end of this month, which means that the most desired applicants should be hearing from them soon. I remembered they said that applicants should expect to hear back any time between the end of March 'til the end of April.

Good luck everyone!

i3mn, BSN · Mar 25, 2018

Thanks! They are so late in responding.

trmrn · Apr 3, 2018

I got in! I have to take a stats course this summer but once that's done I should be all set. Have you guys heard?

i3mn, BSN · Apr 4, 2018

Congratulations! Still waiting on a response...

kaygiiirl · Aug 20, 2018

I didn't get into Metro State but got in elsewhere, so I'll be attending another ELMSN program next spring. Good luck to everyone else in their future endeavors.

amgarcia61 · Jan 30, 2019

Hello! I just applied for the Metro state ELMSN program to start Fall 2019. To the people that got in- do you have any feedback on the program itself? I am also applying to St. Kates, which is where I got my bachelors degree, but I am very interested in the Metro program... I finished my application in November so it has been a long wait to see if I get in or not!!

ytooter · Feb 28, 2019

I am in the same boat as amgarcia61. Waitlisted at the U of M and pinning my hopes on Metro State.

How long is the program by the way? 2.5 years?

trainwithliz · Mar 6, 2019

I am waiting to hear from Metro as well...no dice at U of M, my undergraduate GPA kept me completely out of the running despite all updated coursework being 4.0.

I believe the Metro program is seven continuous semesters, so yeah about 2.5 years.

Waiting until I hear back as to whether I will hit send on the St. Kate's application.

Has anybody looked into Concordia SP's accelerated BSN program?

i3mn, BSN · Mar 7, 2019

Anybody get any feedback yet?

amgarcia61 · Mar 11, 2019

I haven't gotten any back yet. I went to one of the information sessions and it seemed like a really good program. I am taking the upper level statistics class right now and am able to see some of the course descriptions for the classes we would be taking. It looks like there are a lot of hybrid/online classes with a few meeting sessions. Makes me curious about how the interaction with professors/cohort is? It is also a day program, and I am currently working a M-F day job. Pending whether or not I get accepted , I would like to drop down to PT but I am wondering if having a PT day job would be recommended.

I have not looked at any of the accelerated BSN programs but this would be my next step after Metro or St. Kates...

Its so hard to wait! Best of luck to all of you...

ytooter · Mar 11, 2019

1 hour ago, amgarcia61 said:
I haven't gotten any back yet. I went to one of the information sessions and it seemed like a really good program. I am taking the upper level statistics class right now and am able to see some of the course descriptions for the classes we would be taking. It looks like there are a lot of hybrid/online classes with a few meeting sessions. Makes me curious about how the interaction with professors/cohort is? It is also a day program, and I am currently working a M-F day job. Pending whether or not I get accepted , I would like to drop down to PT but I am wondering if having a PT day job would be recommended.
I have not looked at any of the accelerated BSN programs but this would be my next step after Metro or St. Kates...
Its so hard to wait! Best of luck to all of you...

The ABSN programs I have seen in the twin cities are at University of Northwestern (a Christian college) and Rasmussen (a for-profit college). Northwestern has a May start for their 2-year program, and a Fall start for their 4-year. I did not have ethics in time but I think you can still maybe join the cohort for May if you took the TEAS. Rasmussen has spots that fill up but they have 4 starts a year. But they have a bad reputation +expensive (though an accredited BSN I'm told doesn't matter where you go).

I think those are the only other accelerated programs in the area. It was suggested to me also to get a ADN and RN and then start working and finish the BSN online while you're working already. That would certainly be cheaper!

I know a lot of applicants to the U and Metro have applied to many places, and I know there are applicants who are applying to these programs from out of state. I am a little frustrated since I cannot move out of state for a program; I can't even move somewhere else in the State. It's too bad I have to compete with the whole country to get a spot at the U when some of them might get in other places! I hope they do get in everywhere though so I can get off the waitlist.

I really do not want to do a traditional BSN since I already have a Master's degree in the humanities. Don't want to go back to college, I just want the knowledge I need to be an RN. But I guess that's true for hundreds of others.

I am picking up extra shifts at work partly to take my mind of this waiting game.

@amgarcia61

did they tell you at the information session for Metro how many people apply? I looked at their reputation and their coursework and it looks pretty good. The site though says it is competitive. But how competitive?

amgarcia61 · Mar 11, 2019

Thank you for that information ! I will have to start looking into those colleges in case I don’t get accepted into either programs .My husband and I have been debating on moving over to the west coast in which there are many programs there however I prefer to stay in MN for the time being and get my education here. I would also prefer to get an MSN although in any way you are still becoming an RN. To me it just feels like I would be moving upward( if that makes sense ).

At the info session they gave us data from the last 8 years . There is a range from about 80-100 people that apply each year. I believe they accept 32 people. It is competitive however I assume that it is not as bad as the U!

I went to the St. Kate’s info session as well and I believe they said about 160-180 people apply and they just increased the amount of admissions to 68 people per year.

I wish there were more ELMSN programs around here... I think it’s a really good idea for people with degrees!