Hey all! I've learned tons over the past months reading the different threads here. I am getting ready to start my application for the NYU aBSN program for Spring 2011, so I thought I'd start a new thread for anyone else who may be applying. I will be graduating from the University of Florida in December with a degree in nutrition. I've always wanted to go to NYU, so getting into this program would be a dream come true.
I will be attending the open house on August 10th to get some more information, so I will definitely check back and post what I find out.
So is there anyone else out there that's in the same boat as me? I'd love to hear from yall!!
Hello, everyone! I just got my acceptance packet yesterday in the mail. I sent my application out on October 1st and I received my packet in California through snail mail. Congrats to everyone who got accepted! For those who did get admitted have you looked into housing yet? Im moving from California and I don't even know where to start!
Hi all!
I'll be attending the spring 2011 accelerated program and have lived in Brooklyn for the past 5 years, so I thought I'd respond to some of the questions about NYC. First off, I have a good friend who went to the program and graduated in '09- she LOVED it and recommends it highly. She made no mention whatsoever of it being disorganized, and I think that was the rumor around her time, so it's been a few years even since then.
I also have two friends who have worked for NYU. One works in their continuing ed. grant program, and the second used to work for the nursing department. They both said that they were extremely impressed with the staff and the organization of the nursing department as a whole. Only had great things to say about it- even when I tried to grill them for any negatives.
Lastly, for those of you moving to New York from other areas I would agree to suggest craigslist, and try to search for apartments outside of Manhattan (unless you want NYU housing - which I imagine would be pretty awesome to live so close to campus, but for a price) - the easiest to get to NYU would be in Brooklyn probably, but you might be able to find some things in the Bronx or Queens as long as you're on a good train line to get into the W. Village. If you have any questions on NYC areas I would be happy to answer them as well as I can - feel happy to message me. I've moved three times in the past five years and can give positives/negatives about most areas in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Knowing what is a good neighborhood to live in goes a long way - you think one street will be relatively similar to the next, but in NYC that is not the case.
It can be spendy, but broker's are also a pretty good way to go. They have more of the prime listings. A lot of brokers have 'no fee' apartments too, so it's not even any extra. If you can come out in December for a few days it would be a lot easier to coordinate with a broker and I guarantee it will be money well spent. You can be here for a weekend and see 15 apartments without having to email 15 different people, plus you'd figure out which trains they are on and what's around them. It'd be a whole lot easier than either last minute searching (you can get bullied pretty easily here- or you may end up desperate and will pay way too much for a ********). You don't want to be stuck in an area that has a lot going on if you're a home body, or with nothing going on if you're more out and about. Plus if you're in the middle of nowhere it will take longer to get to school than you think... I moved into my dream apartment in February and although it took three solid months of searching, I can guarantee they're here, you just have to wade through a lot of crap to get to them. If you need a broker recommendation let me know, I worked with a few good ones (and a few crappy ones).
I think the NYU bulletins will also be a great place to start for housing, as people are always looking for roommates on those- people move in/out as they graduate. I don't know anything about them- but that is how my friend (who graduated from the ABSN) found her apartment when she moved here from Seattle.
Hope that helps, I'm really excited to start the program, and to meet everyone. To the West coasters (I'm originally from Alaska) - it seem us 'transplants' gravitate to each other in NY, I'd be happy to help any way I can to make the transition easier. NYC can be a hard place to live- I had some great people on my side when I moved here and don't know what I would've done without them!
Hi iJenny and B-Rizz! I feel your pain coming from California:) I am in San Francisco and it seems like a world away. I've been looking on Craigslist and talking to as many people as possible about housing.
To everybody: I set up a Facebook group called "NYU ABSN Spring 2011" You can copy and paste that into the FB search engine. It should help us get connected and if people are looking for roommates we can at least get to know eachother a little before we arrive in NYC...wow a year ago I never thought I'd be going to nursing school in NYC. Just hit me. Phew.
Hi Ash, I had to call the school to correct my email address they had on file. At that point they told me my application was complete but it had not been reviewed. I submitted it very close to the deadline. Hopefully we will hear something soon.
Last night I e-mailed admissions to ask if any decision had been made on my application. This morning I got a response that I have been admitted to the program!!! My packet should be going out in the mail today or tomorrow. I am so excited and relieved. Can't wait to meet you guys in January!! And good luck to those still waiting for a response. I know how terrible the wait can be, but it is SO worth it in the end!!
Rach -That's fantastic news! Congratulations. Did you email someone specific in Admissions? I think I should try that too. I image they will be closed all next week which will make the waiting game even harder. What is your gpa and experience like?
Congratulations for every one who were accepted! To verify I think emailing does work. I emailed them if I was accepted (applied by Oct 1 priority)...unfortunately I was told that a decision had not been made on my application yet. I can only assume that means I did not pass the first round and will be put in the pool of everyone who applied by Nov 1 OR i didn't get accepted and she was letting me down softly. I haven't lost hope and no one else should too. Try emailing the person I emailed, she is a associate director of admissions (Below is her info) so if you got accepted like Rach I think she will let you know. Augh! The worst part is that she told me that she will try and reach a decision in the next few weeks!! More waiting....unbearable....
Question: I could only have received a conditional acceptance as I am finishing my last pre-req now, I hope this is the reason that a decision has not yet been made and not that I didn't get in. Has anyone received an conditional acceptance yet?
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yeah i got that letter