OSU Grad Entry 2018

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Hello all! I hope to start this thread as the official Q&A for the applicants of the Ohio State Graduate Entry Masters of Nursing/Nurse Practitioner Program Summer 2018 enrollment! I am in the works of applying, getting my last letter of rec together and studying for the GRE. I'm so excited!! How about you??

I am checking every single day too. Hopefully around this time next month we will know!

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So according to the thread from last years' cohort, their interviews were a week later than ours and it seemed that they found out around December 19th/20th. SO hopefully (fingers crossed) we will know by this time next month!

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Specializes in Emergency, Disaster Medicine, Search and Rescue.

Raeli:

If your end goal is to be a registered nurse you should consider the costs: an Accelerated BSN is $20,000 to $50,000. You finish between 1-2 years, after which you will make $35,000-$70,000/year. If you want to be an RN, you could also get an associates degree from a community college for about $8,000 in 1-2 years and then make $35,000-70,000/year, and then complete an online RN-BSN transition in about 1 year, which many employers will pay for.

If you want to be a nurse practitioner, you can do a direct entry program which is about $40,000-120,000, and after 2.5-5 years (3.5 on average) you would make about $70,000-$110,000/year. Or, you could do ADN for $8,000 + BSN for free while working + MSN while working for about $40,000-70,000, but you would be making nursing salary instead of NP for 4-5 out of the 6-8 years it takes to become an NP. You would save some money, but also lose some money in salary. Or, you could do Accelerated BSN and then MSN, which would seem to be the worst deal financially, but you would have to calculate the numbers of how long it would take, what money you would be making, if you are comfortable working during school, would you do MSN part time, etc...

First, decide: Do you want to be an RN or CNP/APRN? Then, figure out the total costs for the various avenues of getting to your goals. If you are unsure, then you should shadow some RNs and CNPs as well as various other professions.

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Raeli:

If your end goal is to be a registered nurse you should consider the costs: an accelerated BSN is $20,000 to $50,000. You finish between 1-2 years, after which you will make $35,000-$70,000/year. If you want to be an RN, you could also get an associates degree from a community college for about $8,000 in 1-2 years and then make $35,000-70,000/year, and then complete an online RN-BSN transition in about 1 year, which many employers will pay for.

If you want to be a nurse practitioner, you can do a direct entry program which is about $40,000-120,000, and after 2.5-5 years (3.5 on average) you would make about $70,000-$110,000/year. Or, you could do ADN for $8,000 + BSN for free while working + MSN while working for about $40,000-70,000, but you would be making nursing salary instead of NP for 4-5 out of the 6-8 years it takes to become an NP. You would save some money, but also lose some money in salary. Or, you could do Accelerated BSN and then MSN, which would seem to be the worst deal financially, but you would have to calculate the numbers of how long it would take, what money you would be making, if you are comfortable working during school, would you do MSN part time, etc...

First, decide: Do you want to be an RN or CNP/APRN? Then, figure out the total costs for the various avenues of getting to your goals. If you are unsure, then you should shadow some RNs and CNPs as well as various other professions.

Thank you so much for all this information! You are definitely right - there are pros and cons to each scenario. I know that my end goal is definitely to be a nurse practitioner, and the direct entry programs do get me there in a shorter, more condensed manner. However, I have also heard that sometimes employers prefer that NP's have the RN experience well so it may be a little difficult to get hired.

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anyone else getting more nervous each day?!? because I am!

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anyone else getting more nervous each day?!? because I am!

I've been trying not to think about it but it's constantly in the back of my mine lol. I leave for vacation for 15 days on Friday. Hopefully that will keep my mind off of worrying.

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Specializes in Emergency, Disaster Medicine, Search and Rescue.

Yes. I really want to do this program, specifically at OSU. I'm trying not to think about it until the end of the year.

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I bet we will know in the next 20ish days!!

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I bet we will know in the next 20ish days!!

I know, but that in and of itself is TERRIFYING

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I know, but that in and of itself is TERRIFYING

I know....!!! EEK!

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Hi - is this for OSU? Did everyone on this thread get an interview? The email says "This does not mean acceptance, but it indicates that your application is competitive." Just curious! Thanks.

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I interviewed for the Psych specialty as well!

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