Bellefeu

Before nursing school (100 credits): 3.88 Only nursing school (65 credits): 3.94 Cumulative BSN: 3.90

You're making the presupposition that all that attend an undergrad (or associate) will dive into it head first, and will actually understand what goes on behind the scenes. Many, many, of those in my cohort were lazier than shaggy eating a ham sandwich - they just wanted to pass and graduate. And this is a highly regarded school. People don't care about anything. They just want to live happy lives, regardless of the lies they tell themselves.

Just want to say that I feel this so hard right now. Male student, and I go to a top 10 BSN. It leans heavily to the left, to the point where it displays many, many, of the characteristics you have described. I have done very well in my program (3.9cgpa), graduating soon, and had to play the game of SJW/Marx like a hawk to do it. I agree with you to a point, Michelle. For example, do all people who believe in systemic racism have a *** perspective? And, is a top 10 a *** school? While this is primarily concerned with the education behind nursing, and not so much nursing practice, it absolutely wiggles its way in to some degree when these students are effectively being cult-like brainwashed. If people want a larger representation of men in nursing, which honestly I have seen the opposite of personally, then nursing must shift to a far more objective science than it stands currently; most nursing research consists of qualitative studies, for instance. And I am not generalizing males, I am speaking from my anecdotal experiences with all of the males in my life - most like structure and objectivity. For instance, when given outright egalitarian freedom of choice in Scandinavia, the ratio of women:men in nursing skews further to women than any other country - and likewise to men in engineering. I know why you posted this OP, and I can say I am feeling pretty down about it as well. "Grow a thicker skin", well, why would anyone put up with this when they don't have to? I'll probably just end up moving to Medicine, where this happens (obviously), but to a far diminished extent.

I just wanted to have some closure for this topic. I was invited to interview day (Jan 14th - Morning session). I feel my interview went very positively, as my group was super uplifting and very thoughtful; we had one born leader which really helped set a productive atmosphere. Took until Feb. 15th when I was told I was wait-listed. Was so bummed because this was the only school I wanted to apply for, as everything else didn't really fit my niche. Had to decide what my next step was as far as education, as this is my first bachelors degree. March 14th-ish rolls along, and I get call saying that they want to take me off of wait for a spot in the program! Instant accept, was thrilled beyond belief. Had to do a bunch of clinical compliance (HIPPA, OSHA, vaccines, AHA-BLS, etc. etc.) for when that rolls around, and here we are. Started reading / prepping, and will probably end up taking a SIMCLEX or two before the summer. ? We were told roughly 1000 people applied, 500 were invited to interview day, and 120 were accepted into the program. That's a 12% acceptance rate, which makes Anschutz as competitive as Cal.Tech, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, and Vanderbilt! Crazy! CONGRATS to anyone who made it into the program as well! I am stoked to meet all of you. To those that didn't, look at my OP for what qualified me for wait list - obviously this discounts interview day and essay.

I got an interview email as well :) Congrats!

One week left, gosh, so stressful. Hopefully we all make it! I never got a call, but I am a primary English speaker competent in a few other languages; I can't remember if I applied for south campus or not. We'll find out soon!

I haven't gotten word of anything yet, so maybe they are considering you! I can't think of anything it could be for besides scheduling an interview day, or acting as a sort of tiebreaker between you and the 17 others. Might mean I'm out of the running haha! Do you feel you had a very strong resume/personal statement/experiences etc.?

Hey everybody! I've been an allnurses quiet reader for quite some time now, but never an op. Exciting! I'm a bit nervous, to put it lightly, as I've just applied to the 2019 spring cohort traditional BSN pathway at CU Denver. As I continue to read through others experiences in applying to nursing schools, and especially CU, I feel the competitive weight getting heavier and heavier. I'm not a terrible student, as I'm sitting on about 100 credits at a 3.5GPA. To be honest, I'm pretty impressed it's even a 3.5, as my first 15 credits I had a 1.9GPA fresh out of high-school seven years ago before I took a university leave. My pre-req GPA sits at a 3.9, I've got 50hrs of volunteer work, and have shadowed two full-day major organ transplant surgeries (at UCHealth) - overall, not as much as I was hoping to accumulate. I guess, should I be as worried as I am? I feel like my beginning credits will weigh me down heavily, as they drop my cumulative to a 3.5 from my pre-req 3.9; this includes straight A's in every science course, and a single B in dev. psych. I've got 2 months until I know anything at all, and it's driving me nuts! What do any of you all think? Should I be so worried?