Columbia: Questions about ETP

Nursing Students Post Graduate

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(1) There are four different choices for "supplies" packages that Columbia offers. Did anyone have a preference?

(2) How are the "warm up" jackets. I tend to be chilly and I'm wondering if these are necessary or if we'll be allowed to wear long sleeve shirts under our uniforms.

(3) Size -- I'm about a size 6 and am worried that the XS will be TOO small and the S will be TOO big. Any thoughts?

(4) The most important -- can I hack it? Is Columbia the type of place that lets everyone in and weeds out the people who can't keep up or are the professors generally there to help people who need it? Anyone have the stats on people who have failed out of the first year? I have a BA and an MA but my experience in the sciences is very limited.

Thanks!

DG

Thanks for the info, dg05 and BeaconStreet.

I am on planning on going straight through for both the BS/MS, but I like to know there is a stopping point in just case things don't go as I hope.

I attended the March 2nd info session and missed all this talk about the white coat ceremony - must have been in the ladies' room!

for the med-math textbook, i noticed on barnesandnoble.com that they have a recent edition that was published in 2005. the one that they listed on the columbia website says its the 4th edition, published in 2002. does anyone know if they definitely want us to get the 2002 version, or should we get the more recent one?

Hi,

I had the same question about the textbook edition 4 vs. edition 5. I sent Judy Wolfe an email, and she said that she was waiting to hear back from the professor. I will let you know when I hear from her again.

Specializes in Global Health Informatics, MNCH.

BTW, if you need to save money (and who doesn't?) Columbia has these free books available from statRef:

http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/statref/refstat.cfm

In particular, I would use stafRef for the drug guide and pharm books.

Also, you can download microsoft office, antivirus and other software from the IS department.

I have a mac ibook. Am I going to have compatibility issues with Columbia? I really don't want to go out and buy a new laptop. But I DO have microsoft office, so you'd think I'd be okay, right?

i have a mac too. my feeling is that so many students nowadays use macs...i don't think that we'll have too many problems with it.

Specializes in Global Health Informatics, MNCH.

No, you shouldn't have any compatibility issues but you should make sure you know how to save your document files so they are viewable on a PC.

Hey there everyone!

I was a pre-nursing student last year that was admitted into a few accelerated BSN programs. I chose not to attend those programs in exchange for waiting a year to apply an accelerated NP program (more specifically the ETP program at Columbia).

I attended Columbia for my MSW and I'm a little concerned about taking on all the additional debt for the ETP program.

The Columbia School of Nursing web site states that 98% of the students receive scholarship assistance to offset the costs of the tuition. Can anybody give me an idea about how much the cost is actually offset???

I really think the program is right up my ally; I'm just fearful of being broke evermore!!!!

Take care!

Specializes in L&D.

Hello there, I think the average person receives about $30k in scholarships from Columbia. That's 20k for the ETP year and 10k for the specialty year. That really just brings the columbia program a little more in line with other direct-entry programs. Most people will still end up borrowing at least 60-75k for year one.

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