MUSC ACCEL NURSING PROGRAM: How did you get in?

mariposabella · Jan 10, 2009

Im assuming you mean the Medical University of South Carolina? You should go on the SC board, Im sure someone will be able to answer you. I just know its very competitive and most of the people that go there are white. Here is an MUSC thread. https://allnurses.com/south-carolina-nurses/musc-accelerated-bsn-215732.html

Carebear28 · Jan 10, 2009

Thank you for your response...i've been searching the SC threads, seems like most have already been through the program and since then the application process has changed a bit. I'll figure it out though, thanks!

pyrokayte · Apr 9, 2009

these are great questions, wish i would have thought to ask them before i applied! what a nightmare.... but i did get accepted so i must have done something right. I'll be starting Fall 09.

what was your GPA? 4.0

do they combine previous college degree GPA's with most current or just take most current? i only have pre-req's, so i dont know

SAT/ACT score? 28

In-state/out-of-state? in state

work experience/volunteer experience? How much experience? 40 hours at st. francis' SCRUBS program (i highly recommend)

Race/Ethnicity - white/female

pyrokayte · Apr 9, 2009

oh, and as far as how competitive it is, when I asked they said there were 366 applicants for 60 openings. Geesh! So that means only 16% got in. Thank god i didnt know that before.

Sheepwithagun · Apr 15, 2009

these are great questions, wish i would have thought to ask them before i applied! what a nightmare.... but i did get accepted so i must have done something right. I'll be starting Fall 09.
what was your GPA? 4.0
do they combine previous college degree GPA's with most current or just take most current? i only have pre-req's, so i dont know
SAT/ACT score? 28
In-state/out-of-state? in state
work experience/volunteer experience? How much experience? 40 hours at st. francis' SCRUBS program (i highly recommend)
Race/Ethnicity - white/female

Oooh!! *waves hi* I'll be starting fall '09 too! :yeah: You're not at CofC now, are you?

I had no idea about the applied/admitted stats for this year...that's crazy.

Pyrokayte's stats are way better than mine.

What was your GPA? 3.4 (But that's my overall GPA - graduating in May. Pre-reqs were much higher..probably close to a 4.0)

SAT/ACT score? Uh..1200-ish.

In-state/out-of-state? In state.

Work experience/volunteer experience? How much experience? No volunteer experience, but I've worked as a vet assistant for years so I have experience with drawing blood, catheters, x-ray, etc.

Race/Ethnicity - I'm a middle class white girl.

Carebear28 · Jun 3, 2009

Thank you for responding...I would love to hear from more people if anyone sees this and can help! :) Congrats to you two that have been accepted, I wish you the best!

pyrokayte · Jun 23, 2009

sheepwithagun,

hey! glad to meet you! so were you at the question and answer session last friday? if so, which one were you? i was the massage therapist and only one with visible tattoos hahaha! have you joined the facebook group for the december 2010 class and the musc student nurses association group? (if/when you do i'm the only Kayte on there, friend me!) i'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole thing, especially after listening to the current nursing students talk about how difficult it is, but i'm getting soooooooooo excited, too! trying to get all my student packet stuff taken care of right now, immunizations and titers and order forms oh my!

Sheepwithagun · Jun 23, 2009

sheepwithagun,
hey! glad to meet you! so were you at the question and answer session last friday? if so, which one were you? i was the massage therapist and only one with visible tattoos hahaha! have you joined the facebook group for the december 2010 class and the musc student nurses association group? (if/when you do i'm the only Kayte on there, friend me!) i'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the whole thing, especially after listening to the current nursing students talk about how difficult it is, but i'm getting soooooooooo excited, too! trying to get all my student packet stuff taken care of right now, immunizations and titers and order forms oh my!

I was there! I was the girl who originally wanted to go to vet school, but thought it'd take too much time and money, haha. I totally forgot about the facebook group - I'll go join tonight.

I'm way more worried about money than I am classes. My life motto is "I made it through organic chemistry. Nothing can be worse than that." I refuse to believe there's a class worse than organic.

Can I say how totally un-excited I am about our uniforms? Who thought all white was practical? I'm gonna have to go buy all new underwear now just so my undies won't show through my pants. (They should probably add that to the expected expenses page.) I've been putting off ordering stuff/forms/titres..guess I should probably get started on that. I'd hate to get behind before we even get started.

pattyipp · Aug 15, 2009

Hey! I just applied for the MUSC nursing program for the spring of 2010! I applied for the fall this past time, but seemingly didn't get in because I still needed quite a few prerequisites. I am nervous though this time around since there is more pressure of getting in to start the program on time. I have a 3.5 GPA and a 24 on my ACT. I submitted great references, essay, and resume. I am only 18 years old, so I do not know whether it will affect me in a positive or negative way. I will be finishing up my second semester of my sophomore year this fall so I am crossing my fingers as well. But definitely apply if you haven't yet! It's worth the shot. Good luck to you!

bamabelle1804 · Aug 26, 2009

Hey guys! I'm new to this whole forum thing, so I'll say one big giant hello...I've also applied for MUSC's Spring 2010 semester. Keeping my fingers crossed! Am I the only one who wished they would allow us more than 100 words for the essay?! Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if there are typically less applicants for a spring semester versus a fall semester? From what I can find out about other schools that seems to be the case and I didn't know if MUSC kind of fell in that category. I know they had 366 applicants for fall 2009, and I'll be honest-those odds scare me!!!!! We should be hearing something in the coming months! Good luck to everyone!:wink2:

Carebear28 · Aug 27, 2009

I kept looking at the essay and was thinking maybe they meant 1,000 words? :) It was very difficult to get it right, but in the end, I am happy with the essay. It's the GPA that worries me since that is worth 50% of the admissions. I've moving to Charleston in January regardless of what happens though, and I've very excited!! Best of luck to all!