Master of Nursing U of M 2017 Cohort Applicants

U.S.A. Minnesota

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Hello everyone!

I wanted to start a post for anyone interested in the University of Minnesota's Master of Nursing program, 2017 cohort. I just submitted my application and wanted to have a space where we can discuss the process, ask questions, or just nerd out about nursing!!

I am so excited to see what happens this spring and wish all of you the best!

A few questions to start some discussion:

how are you feeling about the application process so far?

What past or current experiences are you excited to offer the 2017 cohort?

How long did NursingCAS take to verify your application after submission, and have you experienced any issues with the system?

Any other questions or topics you want to add, please share!

Would any waitlisted / interviewed / admitted ELMSN students be willing to share their stats? The admission stats on the UMN website are from a few years ago and I'm very curious about what your metrics are.

Thanks!

Hi there! I made a student group for the 2017 cohort. You can request to join through facebook :) Log into Facebook | Facebook

Hi there abrimey! If you let me know what metrics specifically you're interested in I can try to answer

Thanks for making the Facebook group, MinnesotaAndy! I was hoping something like that would get started.

abrimey do you mean like GPA and GRE, etc?

Yes, sorry that I was unclear! The admissions data is a bit old so I was curious about the admissions profiles of those who are willing to share.

Thanks again!

Ok, sure.

Prereq GPA: 4.0

Terminal degree GPA (doctorate): 3.99

GRE: 325, 168 V, 157 Q AWA 5.0

Ampharos, I'm not sure if you're still reading this, but if so, I was wondering if you could weigh in on the textbook bundle sold through the bookstore? I was looking at everything included, and calculated that I could buy or rent all of the books for about half the price through amazon, but I wasn't sure if there was some code or important resource that might be missing if I did things that way...any thoughts on this? Is the bundle really necessary? Thanks!

Ampharos, I'm not sure if you're still reading this, but if so, I was wondering if you could weigh in on the textbook bundle sold through the bookstore? I was looking at everything included, and calculated that I could buy or rent all of the books for about half the price through amazon, but I wasn't sure if there was some code or important resource that might be missing if I did things that way...any thoughts on this? Is the bundle really necessary? Thanks!

Well, I got the bundle and regretted it and I think a lot of my classmates that purchased it felt the same. I think it did come with some codes for the ebooks and a fake EHR software thing we used maybe once or twice. We also had access to ATI for some stuff, but I can't remember if it was a part of the bundle. I feel like all of the codes we needed for assignments or whatever could be purchased separately for less money rendering the bundle useless, but I can check with some people in class tomorrow to make sure I am remembering correctly.

Also, if you are looking to save some money, I know some people in my class are preparing a document with used books and scrubs to sell. They did the same for us last year, but I had already bought my stuff and couldn't use it which was a bummer!! It might be worth waiting until your orientation before you buy anything to see if you can save some money with that!

Ok, thanks so much - that's really helpful. On our letter, it said the ATI will be sold separately, and I see that the SIMchart thing can also be purchased separately, so I'm pretty inclined not to buy the bundle. And thanks for letting me know about the used books, etc. - that's a good option. :)

oops - double post.

Hi again Ampharos - one more quick question: Do you need any of the books for the second semester? I'm thinking of renting some of them, but wondered if they would be used again... Thank you!

Hi again Ampharos - one more quick question: Do you need any of the books for the second semester? I'm thinking of renting some of them, but wondered if they would be used again... Thank you!

Full disclosure: I am a text book hoarder and still have all of them even though I don't really read them. If you wanted I would be happy to let you look them over to see how you feel about them.

A lot of classes ask us to use the nursing diagnosis handbook (Ackley), so you will probably want to keep that around (I have looked at it this summer term, even, so I'm glad I still have it). The fundamentals book is pretty helpful, but a lot of the stuff you would refer to most will also be in the med-surg book, so you probably don't need to keep both forever. I think I used the assessments book (Jarvis) a few times in the spring to refresh myself on some of the assessment techniques, so you might want to have that. You could definitely rent the physiology and pharmacology books as I found those to be the least helpful (I barely used them for the classes I bought them for...). In fact, I found the pharmacology book so dense and unpleasant to read that I regretted buying it because I never used it after I attempted to read it the first week.

TLDR: Ackley will definitely be used again, Jarvis could potentially be helpful if you want to look back on specific types of assessment skills. The fundamentals, physiology, and pharmacology are probably safe to rent.

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