MN Program Interviews

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Hi Everyone,

I have my interview for the MN program at the U of M later this week. I was looking for some advice on preparing for it from anyone who may have been accepted into the program in the past. Also, any advice from others interviewing this year would be helpful.

Thanks!

I never did like surprises. Looks like another night of restless sleep... hopefully tomorrow will be the day.

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WAY TO GO, mld1980!!!! :D :D :D

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Yeah way to go on the Duke thing. So is that not an MN?

I'm not too worried about bsn only jobs because I think those requirements only exist to exclude two-year RNs and LPNs from the offering.

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It's an Accelerated BSN. Minnesota is still a very slight possibility to me only because it's about $300 cheaper per credit hour and I wouldn't have to spend $ to move, but I really really liked Duke's program and think it would be a good fit for me.

Plus, when cost of living and tuition reimbursement are factored in, I might only save about 10K by going to Minnesota. STill a heck of a lot of money, but still manageable. Also, I've only been back in MN for a year, and I already am soooooo tired of the snow.

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Aaahhhhh JUST TELL ME IF I HAVE AN INTERVIEW!

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Maybe calling to find out when we will know will alleviate some anxiety?

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Psshh They have to be sending the emails soon. I can't believe they'd wait until Friday. Of course, if they're making hard decisions maybe they want the weekend to prepare for the storm of emails on Monday of people asking why.

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Did you end up applying to Metro State?

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That deadline isn't until the spring. If I don't get into UMN then I'll apply to Metro State. . .and a list of others. The only other program I considered before was one at St Cloud State which was also a 16 month program for a BSN. But they required all pre-reqs be done when applying and one of those the patho class I'm currently taking. So I figured, I might as well see how this goes first. Thing is, before talking to a lot of other applicants I was really confident about getting in because I'm a guy with a pretty high GPA. But that apparently doesn't guarantee anything. And there's been other guys with higher GPAs than me that didn't get in. So who knows now. I will soon I guess.

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They probably just don't focus on GPA. The avg GPA of an admitted student is much lower than a 4.0 so I'm sure they look for someone who can articulate themselves well (which you obviously do).

Did you take any other of your prereq classes at the U?

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No this is the only one I took at the U. Honestly, I'm paying for all the pre-reqs out of my pocket. I have four kids, and I have a photography business. I couldn't afford to take all the pre-reqs at the U. It costs twice as much.

I figure, once I'm in the program I can actually get some decent student loans and maybe some scholarships.

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4 kids and going back to school? Impressive!

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