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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has applied to the MGHIHP new accelerated BSN program? If so, what do you think your chances are of being accepted?

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oic. thanks.

@tozz: are you applying again?

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Specializes in PICU.

hi oxojoyoxo2,

I am in this years ABSN class. There were 90 of us at the start of the program, i believe we're down to about 85. I'm pretty sure they will have a similar size class next year but not positive?

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@rookie12

wow! that's a large class! do you know how many people applied? how do you like the program?

I have a sucky undergrad gpa but doing well in prereqs. i also have all the other necessary requirements. do you think i have a chance with a low gpa? do you know what they want in a prospective student?

all the information i can get helps =D

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Specializes in PICU.

hi oxojoyoxo2

I believe there were over 400 applicants. There are plenty of people who do not have the best undergrad GPA's, I think the key if this is the case, is what you've done since your undergrad. They're really big on all the different backgrounds that everyone has. One of the reason's second degree bachelor programs have been such a success is that people have a lot of different life experiences under their belt that make them better nurses. So that would be my best advice is to play up whatever skills you have. Our class is very diverse and and we all bring something new to the table! Other than that, the program is going well. There is an insane amount of work this semester, but i'm plugging along. The clinicals are really my favorite part. I'm at Brigham and love it! If you want to know anything else, let me know! I can always shoot you an email.

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@rookie12: Thanks! That helps a lot. Pretty much sell myself in my personal essay?! jk. In the past 2 years after my undergrad, I been working as a caregiver and work part-time doing a lot of customer service. I'm also filipino... the website says the Asian population is at 7%. I hope all that works to my advantage.

I like this program a lot for so many reasons!

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I am considering applying here, but just learned that I need to retake my statistics & chemistry classes b/c they are more than 5 years old. I know they say you can have prereqs outstanding when you apply, but does it really matter when they make a decision? I have applied to other programs where stats doesn't have a timeline & chemistry isn't needed. I wanted to apply to MGH for this summer's class, but am not sure if it is worth it b/c prereqs are outstanding. Other than that, I have been working in healthcare/hospitals for about 5 yrs, have A's in all other pre-reqs & will have strong reference ltrs. Any suggestions???

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Specializes in PICU.

you can petition them to waiver the time for those classes. Statistics hasn't changed so i'm sure they'll work with that, and if you've been working in healthcare and "using" chemistry they might let you waive that as well. Worth a shot...good luck!

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@ oxojoyoxo2 I apologize that I didn't write sooner. From what I understood, there were 400 applicants and the program accepts about 50. However, after reading Rookie12's posts, it looks like the class size has doubled. Just to give you an idea, I had a 2.9 GPA, which is not very competitive. I'd like to credit my acceptance to my post college volunteerism along with my personal statement. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck!

@ Rookie12 Congrats on getting into the program. I'm glad to hear you're really happy and enjoying school. I have a few general questions and I was wondering if you'd mind if I emailed you (I still can't PM)? Hope to hear from you soon.

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Oh, I meant to say that from my volunteerism, I was able to get very strong letters of recommendation.

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marianne1624 feel free to email me. If you go to my page under contact info you can send me an email.
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marianne1624 feel free to email me. If you go to my page under contact info you can send me an email.

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hi oxojoyoxo2

I believe there were over 400 applicants. There are plenty of people who do not have the best undergrad GPA's, I think the key if this is the case, is what you've done since your undergrad. They're really big on all the different backgrounds that everyone has. One of the reason's second degree bachelor programs have been such a success is that people have a lot of different life experiences under their belt that make them better nurses. So that would be my best advice is to play up whatever skills you have. Our class is very diverse and and we all bring something new to the table! Other than that, the program is going well. There is an insane amount of work this semester, but i'm plugging along. The clinicals are really my favorite part. I'm at Brigham and love it! If you want to know anything else, let me know! I can always shoot you an email.

Thanks for the advice. What is the schedule like?

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