MGH IHP DE NP 2019

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I didn't see a thread for this year's IHP direct-entry NP applicants, so figured I'd create one. Anyone else applying this cycle?

On 3/2/2019 at 11:20 PM, o12sa said:

Anyone planning to attend IHP Open house next Saturday?

I plan to! Would love to get a feel for the school before putting down a deposit. Anyone still deciding between other schools?

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I'll be giving up my seat to attend Emory University! Hopefully, this opens up a space for someone in Pediatrics on the waitlist! Good luck everyone!!

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1 hour ago, nursecarol96 said:

I'll be giving up my seat to attend Emory University! Hopefully, this opens up a space for someone in Pediatrics on the waitlist! Good luck everyone!!

Congratulations and best of luck at Emory! May I ask why you chose Emory over MGH? I'm still weighing my options, so any opinions would be helpful.

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4 hours ago, ti123 said:

Congratulations and best of luck at Emory! May I ask why you chose Emory over MGH? I'm still weighing my options, so any opinions would be helpful.

Thank you so much!! For me, it came down to the length of the program and the location. Pricewise MGH is the better option, but I definitely want to end up working down south and Emory's starts in May and graduates December 2021, whereas MGH starts in September and graduates May 2022 so I chose the program I could start sooner. Not a ton of insight but hopefully this helps! Good luck!!

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4 hours ago, nursecarol96 said:

Thank you so much!! For me, it came down to the length of the program and the location. Pricewise MGH is the better option, but I definitely want to end up working down south and Emory's starts in May and graduates December 2021, whereas MGH starts in September and graduates May 2022 so I chose the program I could start sooner. Not a ton of insight but hopefully this helps! Good luck!!

That was helpful! A bit surprised that Emory is more expensive given that MGH's cost of attendance is already pretty high. Thanks again and good luck!

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On 3/4/2019 at 5:14 PM, ti123 said:

I plan to! Would love to get a feel for the school before putting down a deposit. Anyone still deciding between other schools?

How are you? Have you decided yet?

I will be attending MGH IHP this coming fall.

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1 hour ago, o12sa said:

How are you? Have you decided yet?

I will be attending MGH IHP this coming fall.

Congratulations! What made you decide?

MGH was one of my top choices when I was applying as I've heard from friends who went there speak highly of the clinicals and the supportive/non-competitive environment. I was also impressed by the faculty member for my specialty when I went to the open house this past Saturday. The program puts great emphasis on interprofessionalism and the campus is nice, quiet, and seems safe. I also kind of like having a smaller, graduate-only student body. I do wish that there were more study spaces on-campus. (I've only seen photos on their website though, so maybe I've got the wrong impression.)

So I'll most likely be attending, but I'm still waiting on Northeastern! They've been extremely slow as seems typical of them based on past threads.

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On 3/11/2019 at 3:13 PM, ti123 said:

Congratulations! What made you decide?

MGH was one of my top choices when I was applying as I've heard from friends who went there speak highly of the clinicals and the supportive/non-competitive environment. I was also impressed by the faculty member for my specialty when I went to the open house this past Saturday. The program puts great emphasis on interprofessionalism and the campus is nice, quiet, and seems safe. I also kind of like having a smaller, graduate-only student body. I do wish that there were more study spaces on-campus. (I've only seen photos on their website though, so maybe I've got the wrong impression.)

So I'll most likely be attending, but I'm still waiting on Northeastern! They've been extremely slow as seems typical of them based on past threads.

Are you on their waitlist? I gave up my spot at Northeastern. They also required a deposit by the end of February. I was excited to be accepted there, but then got so disappointed.

It was hard to get in touch with anyone from their admission’s office, director of the program or assistants. I called, left voicemails, came to the campus with no luck. I guess they are way too busy. Overall, I thought it was not a good start. Then I read reviews about administrative mess there. So it was an easy decision for me.

Looks like MGH IHP is so different. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. The program is quite challenging, but they do provide a good training. I want to be prepared after I graduate.

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22 minutes ago, o12sa said:

Are you on their waitlist? I gave up my spot at Northeastern. They also required a deposit by the end of February. I was excited to be accepted there, but then got so disappointed.

It was hard to get in touch with anyone from their admission’s office, director of the program or assistants. I called, left voicemails, came to the campus with no luck. I guess they are way too busy. Overall, I thought it was not a good start. Then I read reviews about administrative mess there. So it was an easy decision for me.

Looks like MGH IHP is so different. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it. The program is quite challenging, but they do provide a good training. I want to be prepared after I graduate.

I haven't received a decision from Northeastern yet. When did you hear back from them? Sounds like they didn't give you much time to consider your acceptance.

I've had the same experience with Northeastern's admissions office; they are consistently very difficult to reach. I was hoping that their poor communication would not be reflective of their nursing program. I will likely be putting down a deposit for MGH before I hear from Northeastern which is fine because I, too, have no doubts about MGH preparing us to be competent NPs.

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11 minutes ago, ti123 said:

I haven't received a decision from Northeastern yet. When did you hear back from them? Sounds like they didn't give you much time to consider your acceptance.

I've had the same experience with Northeastern's admissions office; they are consistently very difficult to reach. I was hoping that their poor communication would not be reflective of their nursing program. I will likely be putting down a deposit for MGH before I hear from Northeastern which is fine because I, too, have no doubts about MGH preparing us to be competent NPs.

I ‘ve heard about my acceptance the second week of February and had to put down a deposit within 2 weeks.

No regrets. I don’t feel like spending so much time and stressing out about communication while at school. They do not have an open house for the accepted students either.

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38 minutes ago, o12sa said:

I ‘ve heard about my acceptance the second week of February and had to put down a deposit within 2 weeks.

No regrets. I don’t feel like spending so much time and stressing out about communication while at school. They do not have an open house for the accepted students either.

I would have expected to have some sort of event for admitted students. The last form of communication I’ve had from them was an email indicating my application was complete. Not sure if I should even be expecting an interview.

You’ll be in good hands at MGH.

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Is anyone deciding between Northeastern and MGH IHP? I can't decide..

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