Mount St. Mary's College LA - Accelerated BSN 2010

[BNice74]

This is a new thread for anyone that has applied to the Mount St. Mary's College Accelerated BSN program in Los Angeles for 2010 entry.

This is my second application for admission since I wasn't offered admission for Fall 2009. Did anyone hear anything back yet for Spring 2010? Is there an interview process? I have read conflicting information on this topic. I also applied to Samuel Merritt in the Bay Area (also turned down twice to 2 programs for Fall 2009 entry). They wont be sending out admission offers until February for March start dates!! Would love to hear from fellow nursing school hopefuls )

Good luck to all you!!

Betsy

[kkinla]

I got an email tonight (Tuesday at 5:30pm) about setting up an interview between January 7th and 15th. It looks like 18 other people were included in this email. Did anyone else get it?

[newbiepnp, MSN, RN, NP, CNS]

Argh, not me. This is crazy. I'm going to lose my mind just waiting if I don't hear back by tonight. Congrats on getting this far.

[TaoGirl]

Hi Sugarlips,

I didn't hear back either! I wonder what the deal is. Its definitely driving me crazy but I'm trying to stay calm about it. Sending good vibes so that we all get interviews!

[TravORNurse]

Can anyone tell me how to make a new post on here? I cant find anything about how to start a post...

[miss madeline]

My interview is scheduled for Jan 13th at 9:30 am. I'm guessing they were really swamped right before the holidays with trying to schedule everyone in.

Im nervous! Has anyone else heard any other questions they might ask during the interview? I'm not quite sure how to prepare. I hope you all have a great holiday break though! Merry Christmas!

[BNice74, BSN, RN]

Hi Miss Madeline:

My interview is on Jan 8th at 9:30am. I asked for early afternoon but they scheduled me at 9:30. Maybe they have preferred times they are interviewing people. From what I am reading, approximately 47 people have been asked to interview so far. I wonder if they are interviewing more than that? They only offer admission to 45 people. And I read there were 18 people waitlisted last term. I am very nervous and also don't know how to prepare. Good luck to you and Merry Christmas.

[miss madeline]

Betsyct, thanks! Did you happen to ask or find out when they will be notifying us of our admissions status, post interview?

[BNice74, BSN, RN]

I do not know for sure, but according to others on this blog, they will be notifying us by the end of January through mid-February.

[jaxfar01]

Hello Everyone,

I'd been meaning to write in last week but got swamped with pre-holiday work. I actually received an invitation as well, last for the same interview period. I am really excited since my application last year went nowhere. I didn't end up hearing from MSMC until April to say that I had not been chosen. This year though I went back in full force, having completed all my prereqs with a 4.0

Finally, some recognition from that school. All I can say is that they were less than helpful with all the people trying to get answers about interview dates, and status of the process. One can argue that they simply don't have the resources to keep all of us updates but I will say that it left a bitter taste in my mouth. Somehow, instead of seeming efficient they simply came across as cold.

I too sat at the computer for endless hours waiting for my status to change on the Webadvisor screen. Perhaps I believed that I could wish myself into acceptance:icon_roll. Reality was brutal though .

I hope you guys are all doing well and keeping yourselves sane in these sanity-less times.

All the best,

JF

[BNice74, BSN, RN]

Hi Jaxfar:

I also applied for Fall admission at MSMC and didn't hear back from them until April that I was not accepted. But in MSMC's defense, the deadline wasn't until March 15 so hearing back from them in April is actually not that bad.

I also applied to Samuel Merritt in the Bay area. Their turn around time to even acknowledge an application was received is at least 2 months after the deadline. And there isn't even an online system set up to verify anything. With a Nov 1st deadline this time around, SMU finally got back to us last week to say applications were received and we wouldn't hear from them again until mid-March. So I found MSMC to have a very fast turn around time.

Congratulations on being invited an interview. And good luck!!!

[newbiepnp, MSN, RN, NP, CNS]

Update from me. Still no email so I called today to find out what is happening, especially since I didn't hear back regarding the Ethics class. Come to find out that they aren't too pleased that I didn't take English 1, however I told them that I took the English AP Exam and sent my test scores, which showed up on the MSMC status page. I should be getting a phone call later today to find out what is going on. Wish me luck, as I do all of you on your interviews and beyond.

[BNice74, BSN, RN]

Sugar Lips, I think persistence will pay off. Keep on them and good luck!!! Keep us posted!!!