NYU ABSN Spring 2019

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I was recently admitted into the NYU Second Bachelor's in Nursing Program, but since I have not finished all the pre-requisites thus applied as a non-accelerated student, I won't start the curriculum until Spring 2019, so I've decided to start a thread for that cohort.

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Yeah I am a little confused as well. My friend who was accepted into the program for Fall 2018 said that he uploaded his LoR's himself and sent them via email along with his personal statement. I was browsing through common app and saw that the personal statement area has a 400 word limit but on the NYU page after you click apply states "Personal Statement (250words-500words). I dont know what to follow at this point, one page says one thing and another page says different.

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Yeah, last year the official transcripts were sent directly to NYU, but now they have to be sent to common app. The LoCs were also directly mailed to NYU but now they need to be uploaded to common app. I feel like it's a lot more tedious this semester.

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Yeah I am a little confused as well. My friend who was accepted into the program for Fall 2018 said that he uploaded his LoR's himself and sent them via email along with his personal statement. I was browsing through common app and saw that the personal statement area has a 400 word limit but on the NYU page after you click apply states "Personal Statement (250words-500words). I dont know what to follow at this point, one page says one thing and another page says different.

The application will not let you type in more than 2000 characters (which is about 400 words depending on how long your words are). As for the LoR, in the application you put in your recommender's info and they are emailed instructions on how to upload their letter (and you are asked to waive your right to read the letter, which is standard practice).

The instructions on the NYU website itself are probably outdated so I would just focus on following the instructions within the Common App =)

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The application will not let you type in more than 2000 characters (which is about 400 words depending on how long your words are). As for the LoR, in the application you put in your recommender's info and they are emailed instructions on how to upload their letter (and you are asked to waive your right to read the letter, which is standard practice).

The instructions on the NYU website itself are probably outdated so I would just focus on following the instructions within the Common App =)

I totally hear ya. I'll call soon to confirm for you guys though. I feel like it's unfortunate for those who have already written their personal statements prior to August 1st to be submitted asap but they now have to condense an already finished product. If they're going to change the platform they should at least keep the structure the same :(. 100 words is a lot to take out LOL

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Yeah I had to condense mine from 500 words to 400 to even less to get it under 2000 characters :'( at least it forces you to be very concise which I think makes your statement more powerful on a way!

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I totally hear ya. I'll call soon to confirm for you guys though. I feel like it's unfortunate for those who have already written their personal statements prior to August 1st to be submitted asap but they now have to condense an already finished product. If they're going to change the platform they should at least keep the structure the same :(. 100 words is a lot to take out LOL

Hey Ya'll - you are all correct in re: to this issue. I called last week to clarify and learned:

- Yes, the personal statement is 2000 characters. The information does indeed contradict what is on the website.

- For transcripts, you ONLY submit them to NYU; do not send to Common App. This will not affect your application.

- For recommendations, send to NYU.

That's what they told me on the call. Hope that helps.

BT

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Is anyone here applying as a traditional transfer, not for the ABSN???

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Is anyone here applying as a traditional transfer, not for the ABSN???

I think this sub will mostly attract ABSN since it seems to be a biannual tradition and is labeled ABSN. Have you thought about making a transfer sub? Hopefully someone transferring will drop by here!

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Hello! I called the office about this personal essay too. Who I spoke to said common app does have 400 limit, but if you have more, it will not cut it off. 500 is still okay she said, but no more than that. Hope this helps!

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Hello! I called the office about this personal essay too. Who I spoke to said common app does have 400 limit, but if you have more, it will not cut it off. 500 is still okay she said, but no more than that. Hope this helps!

I found that it did cut. It deleted what I wrote to suit the character limit.

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I found that it did cut. It deleted what I wrote to suit the character limit.

Oh...wow...well I'm not sure because I haven't uploaded mine yet :/ this is just what the admission staff told me. Good to know, so I guess It has to be 400 words exact.

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Let me know what happens with yours. I couldn't believe it!

I learned recently that applications are not uploaded until September, so calling to check statuses is impossible until then. Just an FYI!

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