Duke MSN/DNP Application Info

[Community_Health_RN]

Does anyone here have experience applying to the MN or DNP program at Duke?

I am in my first year of the BSN program at University of Washington and will be moving with my partner to North Carolina after graduation next year. I will be applying to Duke's MSN or DNP program for the FNP track. (I am leaning toward the DNP, given the "big switch" in 2015)

So I have a few questions:

1. Does any body have any stats on applicants/students to the DNP program?

2. Do you need to take the GRE to apply for the school of nursing financial aid?

3. I will not have any RN experience and I know they say it is recommended but not required. Does any one have a feel for if they do take BSN grads without any RN experience?

I think that is mostly it. I guess also, for anyone at all who with the Duke School of Nursing, do you like the program?

Thanks.

[Community_Health_RN]

vanurse07 - I was in the first round of FNP decisions. (And I did my interview over the phone and it wasn't a problem).

porterwoman - A few months?!? How about less than 2 months! I can't wait.

[porterwoman]

Sunday brunch at the Pinhook. On me. Just sayin.

Okay, sorry, back to your regularly scheduled topic.

[TjamieRN]

I have an interview coming up. What were some of the interview questions?

[Community_Health_RN]

TjamieRN -

The questions seem pretty variable and depend on who is doing your interview. The questions I was asked were strongly related to things I talked about in my personal statement. I also know some people who got asked the pretty standard interview questions.

I am in the FNP program now and I can tell you that the faculty and staff here are incredibly encouraging and friendly while also being very smart and professional. I am sure whoever does your interview will be as well.

Good luck!

[TjamieRN]

Thanks Community Health RN, My interview will be with Dr S**. Did you do yours in person or over the phone? He sent me an email and said we could do it in person or over the phone. i havent set up the date or time yet, he just said over the next 2 weeks we would schedule something....thanks for your input.

[Community_Health_RN]

I did my interview over the phone and it was fine. Certainly I would have preferred in-person but I was on the west coast. Best of luck!

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

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[TjamieRN]

Sorry Vicky!

[SENSUALBLISSINFL, BSN, RN]

Can someone state the tuition price? And what kind of help financial aid gives a student in a Master's program?

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

roughly 1500 per credit hour As far as money, they are offering grant money for Informatics, there is an RN assistance program for nurses that work there, but the rest I guess you could research different scholarships/grants or borrow.