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@kwain - I have been an RN for 12 years. I was in the ER for 2 years and have 10 years hospice experience with over 5 of those years in management. I applied for the FNP program, I had a 4.0 on my BSN coursework, but did not get the minimum score on the verbal. I did get the quantitative and although not required, I took the writing and got a 4.5/6. I had amazing letters of recommendation and a really strong letter of intent. I started undergrad at UF MANY years ago and got in when other people who were comparable to me did not. My daughter also attends UF as an undergrad. The application process is honestly a toss up. It really depends on what specifically the admissions board is looking for at this time. Good luck!

I sent an email to my assigned advisor this week and she said late April to early May we will be given decisions as they will only begin reviewing applications in the next couple weeks.

Wow @thywillbedone_! Congratulations to you! Those are some amazing programs to be accepted to. I have applied to FSU also and currently am scheduled for an interview in 2 weeks. We currently live in the Sarasota area and UF offering an all online program is really nice because I do not have to stress about the timeline of selling our home, etc. FSU has a satellite campus in Sarasota that I can attend as well which decreases the stress as well. I have some good connections here with NP's, but ultimately we want to be back in the Gainesville area. Luckily with family close by up there we can take time to find the right house too because worst case scenario we would store our furniture until we find it. So how would you do Johns Hopkins or Duke? Would you move up there or what are their programs like?

Where in Central Florida are you looking to move to @thywillbedone_? My husband and I are also planning on moving back to the Gainesville area upon selling our home. He is from there and his mom and other family still live there. Additionally our daughter is at UF so although that does not have bearing to our decision of moving back to the area, it is certainly a nice perk. Knowing so many NP's in Gainesville I am optimistic with getting my preceptors lined up for clinicals. I agree that the tuition cost is a huge perk to staying in-state as well. Staying in-state and attending a public university also affords the opportunity to do BSN to DNP instead of attending an online private university and doing the MSN track.

I applied to UF for several reasons actually. First of all, their upstanding reputation academically in general. Additionally, they have an all online program which I have found in my own experience to make things much more flexible and just all around easier to do coursework in my own timeframe. I do have several friends that have gone through UF when the NP program was a MSN instead of a DNP and additionally, I currently have a friend in the DNP program. My friend who is in the DNP program now says the professors are helpful with questions and assisting the students with "figuring things out". She did say last year's applicant pool was huge and did recommend applying to back-up schools.

Six banana bags STAT!

I too have applied to UF's BSN to DNP program for FNP for Fall 2018. I am on pins and needles to find out! I know from my past experiences with UF, they always seem to be the last to notify acceptance compared to other schools. I saw where someone said they accepted around 100 applicants. I wonder what their applicant to acceptance ratio is?