sweetsufferings

Not too sure about when you'll be notified about your waitlist position, but yea the price point really deterred me for the longest time. I thought about it in terms of clinical experience + networking + opportunities + name of the school. I've read a lot about people who chose a more affordable school choice since it will be the same degree despite where you graduate from. But I plan on getting my DNP in the future, so attending JHSON will help with my networking and opportunities to get into the program. After thinking about what I want to pursue long term, it highlighted this school over the other ones I got into.

Just found out I was waitlisted for the Summer 23 cohort. Hope other people got in!!

I attended the info meeting and they said about $110k for the entire program. Hey! Can I ask which school you chose over Johns Hopkins?

Hello everyone, I'd like to state that this might be a loooong topic, but please bear with me. I was recently accepted into the Johns Hopkins MSN Entry into Nursing with a $25k scholarship! I did not even think I was going to be accepted, so I'm really happy! This is where my dilemma comes in. I'm originally from California and nervous about moving to the opposite coast with 0 family/friends there. I will most likely be paying for the tuition by myself and definitely taking out loans. IDK if it helps that I didn't take out any loans for my undergrad? Anyway, I know JHU is a renown institution and it can open a lot of doors for me, but I've been reading on how some people think that a MSN for a RN license isn't worth the price point and recommend going through an ABSN or BSN that's 1/2 the price. I do ultimately want to become a FNP but that's years down the road. Full disclosure, I am waiting to hear back from Rush University for their direct entry GEM to DNP program and Northeastern U for their direct entry MSN to DNP as well as a couple schools in California. I'm a little skeptical because I've read on here that going straight into DNP without clinical experience as a RN is high-key a red flag. I will say Northeastern's program mandates that students work 1-2 years between their RN license and starting the DNP program, which gives me some reassurance and Rush U does not have a gap year(s) to work as a RN. But Rush is also a great school and would that be worth going to if I got in? I'm just really stuck on ultimately which school to choose. I've heard both good and bad news about all the schools so I would like insight from anyone who attended these schools.