Northeastern Direct Entry Fall 2022

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Hello everyone! I submitted my application for Northeastern's Direct Entry Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. I was just thinking this could be a great space to provide updates, give each other tips, and ask any questions about the process. I know it is very nerve-wracking so this could be a great space. Please respond and we can get in touch on here or LinkedIn. Hope to hear from you all!

Just now, kaleighhos said:

Verified on Nursingcas right? 

yes^^^

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18 minutes ago, vzee said:

yes^^^

Any chance you could share your stats and background? Congrats also! 

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Do you guys know if they interview all applicants or just a few?

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On 1/5/2022 at 3:50 PM, newnurse1212 said:

Any chance you could share your stats and background? Congrats also! 

I graduated undergrad May 2021 with cGPA of 3.4~ish, sGPA was around the same, if not a tad bit lower. I have mostly As in my pre-reqs with 2 B+s. I have experience working as a CNA, medical scribe, and research assistant. I've also volunteered at my local hospital throughout all of my undergrad until COVID. My background is def your typical pre-health applicant resume :'). 

When I asked her about the application process/timeline, she did mention that not everyone will get an interview. 

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9 minutes ago, vzee said:

I graduated undergrad May 2021 with cGPA of 3.4~ish, sGPA was around the same, if not a tad bit lower. I have mostly As in my pre-reqs with 2 B+s. I have experience working as a CNA, medical scribe, and research assistant. I've also volunteered at my local hospital throughout all of my undergrad until COVID. My background is def your typical pre-health applicant resume :'). 

When I asked her about the application process/timeline, she did mention that not everyone will get an interview. 

Thanks for all the advice! Does that mean people can still be accepted and just be not offered an interview?

 

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10 minutes ago, newnurse1212 said:

Thanks for all the advice! Does that mean people can still be accepted and just be not offered an interview?

 

To be admitted you need to go through the interview first. Think of it as a two round process. After submitting your application, getting an interview is getting through the first round and being admitted is the second round

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Do y’all know what the etiquette is with sending emails after interviews? Do you send a thank you?

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I don’t think it hurts to send a thank you email!

I was wondering if those who know they want to go here could tell me what makes it your top choice? I’m having a hard time deciding if this is my number 1 (assuming I get in!)

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On 1/12/2022 at 1:35 PM, Amccam said:

I don’t think it hurts to send a thank you email!

I was wondering if those who know they want to go here could tell me what makes it your top choice? I’m having a hard time deciding if this is my number 1 (assuming I get in!)

Hey, I can hopefully speak to this a bit. I am still deciding between this program and a few related ones however a few things I really like about this program include the following:

- You are given an BSN (many direct entry programs do not, and only give you the MSN/DNP) which makes finding jobs that pay well during the step out much easier and also helps with future employment

-the step out year can be done while taking non-clinical classes asynchronously/online while working full time which again allows you to gain experience for future employment

-I have friends who are current students in the MSN portion of the program and they really enjoy their courses and say the professors are wonderful 

-clinical placements- friends in the program have said NU is very good about securing clinicals for their students and my friend has had a rich variety of experiences in diverse clinical settings in the FNP program which she is hoping to use as a foot in the door for post graduate employment

-location: Boston is great for clinical placements and learning opportunities- I did my undergrad at BU and I personally love the city so its a plus for me (that's more of a preference thing though)

CONS:

- cost- its pretty expensive even compared to similar programs

- MSN vs DNP tbh not sure how much this matters at present but I know most Masters programs are transitioning to dnp programs by 2025 so something to consider if you also applied to direct entry DNP programs

- step out year, both a pro and a con I suppose as you don't get your NP degree as quickly but you do get valuable RN experience with a BSN 

 

Hope this helps! It's really just my two cents and part of the process I have been working through as I consider different programs so its definitely just my thoughts and not based on anything more. 

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Does anyone know if we are able to do our step out year out of state? (Assuming that we can take our non-clinical courses online)

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Has anyone else still not heard anything? 

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Has anyone heard anything about financial aid or scholarships yet? In an email I got 1/2 they had said scholarships would be sent out around mid January, so I am just curious to see if anyone has heard or not!

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