Minneapolis School of Anesthesia 2020

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Anyone out there getting their application ready? Excited for this process!

Anyone get offered admission into the DNP program? Or know the main differences between the programs besides the time difference?

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Specializes in ICU.
On 2/20/2020 at 10:53 PM, SRNAKates said:

I have been a RN for twelve years at various level 1 trauma centers with 9 years in ICU (primarily NeuroTrauma). I have charge, preceptor, committee and research experience.

My GPA is a 3.4 (3.9 from nursing but scored lower marks in some science courses). Like NillyWilly, I retook several courses this past year to address my GPA (full chemistry series, organic 1, and statistics) for a 4.0.

For those of you that didn’t get in, my best advice is to ask for constructive feedback and address what is offered to you. If it is experience, gain experience and take every opportunity to expand your skills (specialty skills, precepting, committees, leadership ect.). If it is GPA, don’t be afraid to take some hard science classes. It will get your feet wet and will be impressive to the committee. Just be certain from reviews that the professor grades fairly! There are plenty of wonderful online courses out there that are convenient. I think most programs appreciate applicants that have the maturity to address their weaknesses and the resilience to not let rejection knock them down...

I have called twice to see if I can get a feedback but still haven’t heard anything. I hope they call me this week.

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Specializes in M/S ICU.
On 2/19/2020 at 2:04 PM, MNRN826 said:

Would anyone in the MSN Class of 2022 be interested in becoming part of a bookface group so we can start to kind of meet (virtually) and get to know each other prior to the first day of class? And or plan a fun meet and greet this Summer sometime?

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I think that sounds like a fun idea for the Summer!

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15 hours ago, NillyWilly4 said:

Hey I think that’s a great idea, I’ll be in the Fall 2020 MSN cohort, I’ll be coming in from out of state. Any other students in the same position? In need of a roommate

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Specializes in M/S ICU.

Yes, the Class of 2022 cohort is the one that starts this fall, 2020. Kind of like when you graduated high school, you were the class of 2004, or 2008 etc. We will be graduating in 2022

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Specializes in MICU.

Hello everyone, I was accepted into the DNP cohort. Has anyone come up with a fb page or some sort of group yet?

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Specializes in MICU.
On 4/5/2020 at 11:09 PM, alboord said:

Hello everyone, I was accepted into the DNP cohort. Has anyone come up with a fb page or some sort of group yet?

I was also accepted into the DNP cohort and I'm not aware of any groups yet either

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Hello!!  I was hoping to start a new thread for the 2021 applicants....  How are your applications going?  Best of luck to everyone ?

 

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Has anyone had any issues requesting letters of recommendation from an immediate past nursing supervisor? 

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Specializes in Student Nurse of Anesthesiology.

I was going to apply to this program, but withdrew my app after sending numerous emails and getting no reply from the admin office or program director. Maybe they were busy, but that just irritates me. Hope you guys who applied get in. Their tuition is one of the cheapest in the country. 

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Specializes in Medical-Cardiac ICU.

I am also applying to MSA for 2021! I submitted my application at the end of September because of the verification timing. I didn't have any issues requesting a letter of rec from a past nursing supervisor,  but I know my organization just reinstituted supervisors being able to provide letters of rec for academic programs. 

I had a difficult time getting a hold of MSA at first but was able to reach someone by phone a few weeks ago. They were very hard to reach this Summer though!

I have been a CCU nurse for almost 2 years and was on a General Medicine floor 2 years prior to that. I have a 3.8 GPA and have taken a biochemistry class to fulfill their requirement . I also just took an advanced graduate pathophys class. I got my CCRN this Summer. I am not precepting or charge but did precept on my old unit. I'm involved in committees and doing an EBP project with DON. Throwing that all out there in case others are wondering about applicant experience!

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