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?

Got in for women’s health but I’ll be giving up my spot. Hopefully that helps someone on the waitlist!

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Hey guys! I got accepted into MGH as well for FNP!

Just wanted to know what you guys liked about MGH -- it's been awhile since the info session I attended and I lost a little bit of what I loved about MGH. I knew that it was a good program, but it's just been awhile because of the waiting game haha. Would love to hear why you guys decided to apply and/or why you're deciding to go.

Thank you so much!

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Accepted for FNP!

Will *probably* be giving up my spot (I got into Yale and Emory and am leaning towards Yale), but I haven't visited MGH yet and I'm in the same boat as cykana-- it's been a while and I need to remember what differentiates MGH from everything else.

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Would also love to hear people's thoughts about the program re: the last two comments. Does anyone know roughly how big the cohort is? I know there is quite a spectrum in these programs (BC's very small, Yale has quite a few). Wondered where MGH fell in the spectrum

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Hey guys! So I was accepted for acute care and will likely be attending as this was my top choice school. What really excites me about MGH is the opportunity for clinical rotations at the Boston academic hospitals. I currently work at Brigham and Women's Hospital which is a Partner's institution and I have had a great experience here and feel like a hospital similar to this one is a great place to learn as a nurse. From the current students I've spoken to, I've heard that most of the BSN clinical rotations are at MGH and you really can't ask for anything better than that since it is one of the best hospitals in the country. I am not positive where the other rotations are once you move onto the MSN portion, I'm sure it probably varies between specialties. The location was also really important to me as well since I am from just south of Boston I was hoping to stay in the area. I also really liked how they take a "holistic" look at applications, looking at each applicant as a whole instead of just looking at GPA and GRE scores, I felt like that says a lot about who they are as a school and who they train their students to be. I have also spoken to current nurse practitioners who are preceptors for NP students from multiple Boston programs and they have told me they always prefer the MGH students because they find they have the best hands on knowledge and experience due to all of the hands on practice that the school instills, they have found that some of the other schools teach students in a more "theoretical" way. Overall though, I found that there are so many great programs in the area but so much of it just comes down to personal preference and what you are most comfortable with/what excites you most!

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5 hours ago, Lnp18 said:

Hey guys! So I was accepted for acute care and will likely be attending as this was my top choice school. What really excites me about MGH is the opportunity for clinical rotations at the Boston academic hospitals. I currently work at Brigham and Women's Hospital which is a Partner's institution and I have had a great experience here and feel like a hospital similar to this one is a great place to learn as a nurse. From the current students I've spoken to, I've heard that most of the BSN clinical rotations are at MGH and you really can't ask for anything better than that since it is one of the best hospitals in the country. I am not positive where the other rotations are once you move onto the MSN portion, I'm sure it probably varies between specialties. The location was also really important to me as well since I am from just south of Boston I was hoping to stay in the area. I also really liked how they take a "holistic" look at applications, looking at each applicant as a whole instead of just looking at GPA and GRE scores, I felt like that says a lot about who they are as a school and who they train their students to be. I have also spoken to current nurse practitioners who are preceptors for NP students from multiple Boston programs and they have told me they always prefer the MGH students because they find they have the best hands on knowledge and experience due to all of the hands on practice that the school instills, they have found that some of the other schools teach students in a more "theoretical" way. Overall though, I found that there are so many great programs in the area but so much of it just comes down to personal preference and what you are most comfortable with/what excites you most!

I agree with all of this! The clinical rotations, apparent hands on learning, and holistic approach to applications were a huge draw for me.

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Hey all!

I've been watching this thread for awhile.. I want to apply for fall 2020. I graduate this fall with a bs in health promotion with a focus on community health. Im in el paso, tx and my degree has a focus on minority health and borderland health. My gpa is eh.. I kepy trying for bsn schools and its just hasnt worked for me but i passed pharm, got a 70 in patho(which was a d for the program) and passed an intro to nursing class.

I take my gre june 1st. Any advice for any other aspects of the application?

Congrats to everyone who got in ?

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8 minutes ago, Breytiful said:

Hey all!

I've been watching this thread for awhile.. I want to apply for fall 2020. I graduate this fall with a bs in health promotion with a focus on community health. Im in el paso, tx and my degree has a focus on minority health and borderland health. My gpa is eh.. I kepy trying for bsn schools and its just hasnt worked for me but i passed pharm, got a 70 in patho(which was a d for the program) and passed an intro to nursing class.

I take my gre june 1st. Any advice for any other aspects of the application?

Congrats to everyone who got in ?

Awesome that you're getting started soon to figure out what you need! Are you planning to apply to the DEN program or the ABSN program?

Either way, pharm and patho weren't required. Check out the application requirements page for either program to see which classes are prerequisites and do as well as you can in those.

Study early for the GRE. Personally, I found the quantitative section to be the hardest. If you can afford it I would suggest taking a GRE prep course and legit start as early as you can. I made the mistake of waiting until really only two weeks before I took my GRE and while I did okay, I could have done better if I had taken the time to study. For reference I got a 151 in the quantitative section and could have done better if I had planned for more studying.

If other areas of your application aren't strong such as GPA focus on the other aspects such as your essay responses and letters of recommendation.

Good luck!

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1 hour ago, Breytiful said:

Hey all!

I've been watching this thread for awhile.. I want to apply for fall 2020. I graduate this fall with a bs in health promotion with a focus on community health. Im in el paso, tx and my degree has a focus on minority health and borderland health. My gpa is eh.. I kepy trying for bsn schools and its just hasnt worked for me but i passed pharm, got a 70 in patho(which was a d for the program) and passed an intro to nursing class.

I take my gre june 1st. Any advice for any other aspects of the application?

Congrats to everyone who got in ?

Good luck! I know that MGH takes a holistic view of the application so all parts count. I would sign up to volunteer regularly and use MAGOOSH to study for your GRE. It is more expensive than a GRE book, I think at $159 for a years access to their app. It helped me 10xs more than the book did though!

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Like stated above, work on your personal statement and on getting good LORs. If you haven't started already, get some clinical experience to show that you have some basic understanding of what you're getting into. MGH didn't conduct interviews for the DEN program, at least not for this year's cycle, so make sure your application is good on paper. Try your best on the GRE, but don't sweat it. Most schools want to see that you're around or above the 50th percentile for all sections. I also used Magoosh and did the free practice exams on the official ETS website. I studied for maybe a month consistently and received scores in the 65th and 77th percentiles for the quantitative and qualitative sections respectively with a 4.0 on the writing. My GPA wasn't the best (3.4), but I guess it was enough. Good luck!

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2 hours ago, Breytiful said:

Hey all!

I've been watching this thread for awhile.. I want to apply for fall 2020. I graduate this fall with a bs in health promotion with a focus on community health. Im in el paso, tx and my degree has a focus on minority health and borderland health. My gpa is eh.. I kepy trying for bsn schools and its just hasnt worked for me but i passed pharm, got a 70 in patho(which was a d for the program) and passed an intro to nursing class.

 I take my gre june 1st. Any advice for any other aspects of the application?

Congrats to everyone who got in ?

My undergrad GPA was a 2.78 with a Biology degree and Math minor. I completed 3 semesters taking 14 units each with a 4.0 after I graduated. I was so scared that my undergraduate GPA would hold me back from ever attending graduate school. However, with my additional semesters of community college classes, I believe I am up to a 3.0 now. My GRE scores were in the 69th and 58th percentile with a 5.0 in writing.

I also have been working as a CNA for one year. I started at a nursing home and now I am in a hospital. It was a lot of work as I was working full time in addition to taking a full load of classes (thank God for online classes). But I worked hard and made the post-bacc 4.0 happen.

I want to share my story because it shows that MGH really does look at your whole application. They didn't disregard my application due to my GPA. They looked at how passionate I was about becoming a nurse. In addition, I have been getting interview invites to other schools too!

I CANT BELIEVE IT BUT I'M GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL!!!

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Does anyone know the date that the semester officially starts for the DEN program? I've emailed them a few times and they haven't answered, but I want to plan for when I have to move!

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