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  1. Nursing vs. Engineering

    I have a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for approx. 20 years. I left a couple of years ago and recently got my BSN. I left engineering because I...
  2. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

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  3. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Fantastic!! I'll send you an
  4. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    It would be really interesting and greatly appreciated if I could read a goal statement from someone who got invited to interview or is already in the program. I realize it wouldn't be applicable to...
  5. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    So sorry to hear you also got the dreaded thin envelope. I feel your
  6. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Thanks, I might take you up on that. For now I'm planning to continue with the A&P series at De Anza college followed by Microbiology. It's kind of ironic because I actually enjoyed A&P....
  7. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Thanks for the words of encouragement. The letter provided a phone number to call between February 1, 2007 and March 1, 2007 to discuss my application with a member of the faculty. I have a month or...
  8. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Well, I got the thin envelope. Time to think about plan B. :uhoh21: Here's an excerpt from the letter "...While you clearly met the minimum criteria for admission to graduate standing at UCSF, the...
  9. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Nope, no Santa Claus delivery today. Nice to know the letters have gone out though.
  10. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Not a peep. According to the confirmation letter local folks should start receiving their notifications via snail mail sometime next week. I'm assuming small letter envelope means rejection. So here's...
  11. sudden plans to move to CA

    3 - To get an idea of rental rates check craigslist.org. It's generally more expensive the closer you get to Palo Alto, Los Alto or Cupertino. Areas to stay area from are East Palo Alto, parts of East...
  12. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    I applied to the FNP track. Good
  13. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    All eggs in one basket here too. Plan B is to reapply to UCSF next year. At least the odds of getting in went up with the additional
  14. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    I received a letter today stating "Thank you again for your interest...At this time we have all the materials necessary for your application to be reviewed. We expect this initial phase of the review...
  15. Sancramento area or San Jose, Fremont area?

    ABC news earlier today reported the crime rate in Sacramento was up 45% from a year ago. My guess is most of the crime occurs within a small geographic area. Similary, a few years back East Palo Alto...
  16. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    I came across an interesting document on UCSF's website http://www.ucsf.edu/senate/2005-2006/son-2005-06-annualreport.pdf#search=%22ucsf%20nursing%20gre%20statistics%22 The table on page 27 (UCSF...
  17. Moving to CA,need suggestions really bad!

    The section of highway 580 that runs through Fremont is one of the worst in the bay area because it's same route for those commuting from the East Bay (Pleasonton, Dublin, Livermore) and also from the...
  18. Moving to CA,need suggestions really bad!

    I grew up in south San Jose and currently live in Redwood City which is just north of Palo Alto (much cheaper). There are several nursing programs at various local community colleges including De Anza...
  19. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    A couple of other notes. Since UCSF is a California public school, my understanding is preference is given to California residents (your profile suggests you are a CA resident). There were some...
  20. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    Quote: I just got my scores - 500v, 730q, 4w. It looks like other perspective applicants have posted their scores on different threads within the MSN/FNP/PhD forum. When I attended UCSF's MEPN...