KenTower

Is there anyone that has any experience with JHU Nursing in general and could give me any insight, that would be appreciated as well. Thanks.

Hello, I am a former US medical student (MD) who is interested in possibly changing tracks and going into a career in nursing. I withdrew from the med school in good academic standing after experiencing problems with my health. I am still eligible to return to my medical program (readmission), but I have been looking at other healthcare professions due to the extreme costs involved in returning to an MD program and paying for another round of tuition with GradPLUS loans. I was doing some research on nursing programs and found that Johns Hopkins University has a direct-entry/accelerated MSN program. This caught my eye because I am a non-trad and was wondering how I would finance a BSN degree due to the fact that I no longer have access to federal undergraduate loans. Does anyone have any idea how competitive this program is? I haven't been able to find any information on average matriculant GPAs, GRE scores, admission rate, etc. All I know is that I have the pre-reqs completed already and that there are multiple admissions cycles per year. My undergraduate GPA was 3.9 (cumulative and science/math GPA are similar, nothing below a B). My grades from med school are graded P/F, and I did fine. I have research experience, paid NASA internship job, and a publication. I also have volunteering experience. Basically the standard med school applicant stuff. The only thing that I can think of that I may be missing would be experience from working in a hospital, but I see nothing about # of direct-patient hours as a requirement, so I assume I could do this while preparing my application (if I apply, it will be sometime next year). What kind of chances do I have when applying to this program? I know JHU is prestigious and boasts the #1 nursing program in the country. Thank you.