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?

3 hours ago, alorraine said:

I don’t think anyone has heard yet about the next steps unless you needed to turn in additional transcripts for your conditions of admissions. Everything, as far as I’ve heard, will be communicated via email.

I am thinking of emailing them just to double check though as I’d like to get started on the next steps as well.

Thank you.

That’s what I was thinking. Too early.

But let us know if you email them.

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Hi has anyone who was waitlisted heard anything?

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Hey guys, congrats to all those who got accepted! I look forward to joining you guys next year 2020. I am going to apply to the MGH IHP DEN program as I'm completing my bachelors of science in psychology and will graduate next semester. I was wondering what that stats are for accepted students. This includes gpa and gre. Along with this, do they accept Portage Learning classes as pre reqs? Thanks in advance!

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7 minutes ago, Dholon said:

Hey guys, congrats to all those who got accepted! I look forward to joining you guys next year 2020. I am going to apply to the MGH IHP DEN program as I'm completing my bachelors of science in psychology and will graduate next semester. I was wondering what that stats are for accepted students. This includes gpa and gre. Along with this, do they accept Portage Learning classes as pre reqs? Thanks in advance!

Hey there! I received my undergrad in Business Administration before deciding to make the change to nursing. Graduated with a 3.63 GPA. My GRE scores were: 156 Verbal, 151 Quantitative, 4.5 Analytical Writing. I worked really hard on my personal and diversity statements and got really good recommendations from my current supervisors who work in the field I'm interested in. I currently work in mental health which encouraged my desire to change from business to nursing.

I definitely wanted to respond so that you and any others looking for information about the program know that there is hope and that they clearly look at an application holistically since I don't necessarily have the traditional background or undergraduate education for nursing.

As far as the pre reqs, you can submit a prerequisite inquiry form to see if they'll accept the ones from Portage Learning. I did that for the courses I took online and they responded really quickly (under a week I think) with an email that said they are approved or not. If it's also helpful I took a few of my pre reqs through New Mexico Junior College; they have a lot of courses available online (including Anatomy and Physiology I and II). The only thing about that school that I would recommend is just avoid the accelerated (8 week) version of A&P I and II unless you have a lot of time to study.

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1 hour ago, alorraine said:

Hey there! I received my undergrad in Business Administration before deciding to make the change to nursing. Graduated with a 3.63 GPA. My GRE scores were: 156 Verbal, 151 Quantitative, 4.5 Analytical Writing. I worked really hard on my personal and diversity statements and got really good recommendations from my current supervisors who work in the field I'm interested in. I currently work in mental health which encouraged my desire to change from business to nursing.

I definitely wanted to respond so that you and any others looking for information about the program know that there is hope and that they clearly look at an application holistically since I don't necessarily have the traditional background or undergraduate education for nursing.

As far as the pre reqs, you can submit a prerequisite inquiry form to see if they'll accept the ones from Portage Learning. I did that for the courses I took online and they responded really quickly (under a week I think) with an email that said they are approved or not. If it's also helpful I took a few of my pre reqs through New Mexico Junior College; they have a lot of courses available online (including Anatomy and Physiology I and II). The only thing about that school that I would recommend is just avoid the accelerated (8 week) version of A&P I and II unless you have a lot of time to study.

Thank you soooooo much for the speedy reply! Congrats on making the career transition and realizing your passion. I too started college with an intention for a different career track. I initially started to study for law enforcement to join the police academy but after working as an EMT and at many at urgent cares, I realized my true calling!

My gpa is slightly lower than that but I am glad that they look at the application holistically! I am working towards improving my gpa to at least 3.5 prior to graduation!

And great! I will submit an inquiry form soon! Thank you again! You are the best haha! You were very helpful!

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7 minutes ago, Dholon said:

Thank you soooooo much for the speedy reply! Congrats on making the career transition and realizing your passion. I too started college with an intention for a different career track. I initially started to study for law enforcement to join the police academy but after working as an EMT and at many at urgent cares, I realized my true calling!

My gpa is slightly lower than that but I am glad that they look at the application holistically! I am working towards improving my gpa to at least 3.5 prior to graduation!

And great! I will submit an inquiry form soon! Thank you again! You are the best haha! You were very helpful!

There are definitely others that I have seen who had lower GPA's so do the best you can but if needed focus on other areas of your application to make up for it. And, I would recommend studying early for the GRE on the area you feel you are the weakest. I thought I was good at math until the GRE, it covered concepts I hadn't done in a REALLY long time LOL.

Good luck and don't give up!

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9 minutes ago, alorraine said:

There are definitely others that I have seen who had lower GPA's so do the best you can but if needed focus on other areas of your application to make up for it. And, I would recommend studying early for the GRE on the area you feel you are the weakest. I thought I was good at math until the GRE, it covered concepts I hadn't done in a REALLY long time LOL.

Good luck and don't give up!

Aww man. The GRE! Haven't taken it yet but I will start studying for it this summer. Thanks for the heads up. I am def going to focus a lot on other aspects of my application along with improving the GPA.

You have been incredibly helpful! Thanks again!!

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10 hours ago, Dholon said:

Hey guys, congrats to all those who got accepted! I look forward to joining you guys next year 2020. I am going to apply to the MGH IHP DEN program as I'm completing my bachelors of science in psychology and will graduate next semester. I was wondering what that stats are for accepted students. This includes gpa and gre. Along with this, do they accept Portage Learning classes as pre reqs? Thanks in advance!

Hey!

I think your GPA is right where it should be to be competitive! I have a BS in health science/policy and psychology with a 3.33 GPA and was admitted to 4 of the 5 programs I applied to (admitted to MGH, Northeastern, BC, Regis and waitlisted at Yale). I only took the GRE once and ended up getting 156 verbal, 154 quant, and 5.0 writing. As long as you’re above the 50th percentile you did well enough for it to not count against you.

I’ll echo alorraine and highlight the importance of your letters of recommendation and essays. Make sure you ask people who know you well and have your essays say something about you. I know programs like these are notorious for looking at each applicant holistically.

That being said, it’s great that you have EMT experience! Patient care experience definitely will make you a stronger applicant!

I guess my biggest piece of advice would be to know why you want to be a NP (instead of a PA, MD, etc) and why you want your specific speciality and make sure you defend your decision (with life experiences/volunteer work/work) in your essay(s) somehow. These programs want to know that you know what you’re getting into!!

Good luck ?

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10 hours ago, Linaa21x said:

Hey!

I think your GPA is right where it should be to be competitive! I have a BS in health science/policy and psychology with a 3.33 GPA and was admitted to 4 of the 5 programs I applied to (admitted to MGH, Northeastern, BC, Regis and waitlisted at Yale). I only took the GRE once and ended up getting 156 verbal, 154 quant, and 5.0 writing. As long as you’re above the 50th percentile you did well enough for it to not count against you.

I’ll echo alorraine and highlight the importance of your letters of recommendation and essays. Make sure you ask people who know you well and have your essays say something about you. I know programs like these are notorious for looking at each applicant holistically.

That being said, it’s great that you have EMT experience! Patient care experience definitely will make you a stronger applicant!

I guess my biggest piece of advice would be to know why you want to be a NP (instead of a PA, MD, etc) and why you want your specific speciality and make sure you defend your decision (with life experiences/volunteer work/work) in your essay(s) somehow. These programs want to know that you know what you’re getting into!!

Good luck ?

Hey! Thanks so much. It makes me feel better to hear that you are a psych major with pretty much the same gpa as me. I will be sure to rock the GRE!

Oh wow! That is a huge piece of advice. I hadn't realized that admissions could see me as a possible PA and MD candidate as opposed to NP. I have only wanted to be an NP for numerous reasons so it did not occur to me that others might think otherwise haha. Defend my decision through life experiences huh? Thanks! That's great advice; one that I have never thought about. I will look into that ASAP!

Thank you all willing to help me :) much appreciated!

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@Dholon Hi here. I am going to apply for 2020 Fall DE Psych Specialty as well! It's glad to see someone on the same boat as mine. I am currently a junior with Biology and Psychology majors and will graduate at May 2020. ?

I didn't have EMT experiences, however. Instead, I did a lot of mental health related jobs such as crisis-hotline volunteer, autism treatment technician, neuroscience lab Research Assistant, addiction research center RA, and some other common volunteers at hospitals... Actually, I come to college with the aspiration to be a MD and thus kept my GPA high, but after I shadowed both Psychiatrists and Psych NP for a while, I found my passion leans toward NP instead of MD!

I'm also planning to take the online course during the summer as I get an internship out of state and thus cannot stay at campus for the summer session. I'm currently hesitating between UC Berkeley extension and Portage Learning. ;)

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On 4/17/2019 at 2:36 PM, Dholon said:

Hey guys, congrats to all those who got accepted! I look forward to joining you guys next year 2020. I am going to apply to the MGH IHP DEN program as I'm completing my bachelors of science in psychology and will graduate next semester. I was wondering what that stats are for accepted students. This includes gpa and gre. Along with this, do they accept Portage Learning classes as pre reqs? Thanks in advance!

I started a blog that has a lot of advice, tips, and tricks on applying. I applied to 6 schools, got into 5 (MGH is one, but i'm not attending) and waitlisted at one (Yale). So there is some good advie in there:

https://wordpress.com/stats/day/directentrynp.home.blog

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@ACoolGoose Hey that's awesome! It is great that you already know the program of your choice. Pre-med is already a tough track so I am sure the courses you took will look great to admissions staff.

Personally, EMT experience has actually led me into the medical field and after mush research, NP seemed to stand out the most to me. Your experiences, however, are amazing! It shows just how excited and passionate you are about the psych route!! Keep it up! I want to relay the same advice that @Linaa21x has said to me; which is to be ready to determine why NP over MD or PA. In my undergrad, many people have switched over to PA after MD for various reasons. A ton of them are unaware of what an NP is. Although you said that you ultimately chose NP over MD, be prepared to your reasons for NP over PA as well!

I am ultimately going to with Portage Learning and i will let you know of my experience ASAP! Looking forward to joining the same DEN 2020 class as you haha!

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