parkhyein

love this article. unfortunately, many of us minimize the importance of self-care until it's obvious that we're struggling...and by that point, it's often too late.

i got in. anyone else?

the interview was one question: why are you interested in nursing and what health care experience do you have? we wrote down our answers and also said them out loud in front of five or six administrators (and four or five other applicants). they said they'd let us know by monday.

me either, i wish it was one-on-one, i feel like that's less intimidating. but maybe it will be super casual and nothing to worry about! *hopeful* good luck!

yay!! is yours thursday at 9am too? i hope it's not too intense.

mine was 3.5 / 150

it was very short and just said i was being "considered for admission" and that the group interview would last about an hour.

i got an email that gave me a date and time for a "group interview"; does anyone know if that means a group of applicants interviewed together, or a panel of interviewers?

thanks for the info. actually i'm a little worried about the program, as i've gotten a bunch of different answers from the administration throughout the application process and i'm not happy about the changed start date. it makes me think they're not sure how things are going to run yet.

i applied and am waiting too! i'm hopeful but nervous. :)

i'm a couple months late to this post, and i'd love to know what you ended up choosing! i had no idea hunter was starting an accelerated program. i'm at hunter right now finishing prereqs and i have a BA from nyu, so this new path would be perfect for me. i hope it's successful and that they continue to offer it so i can apply next year. if you're in the accelerated program right now, how is it? thanks and good luck with whatever you're doing!

thanks for this, it's definitely the sort of info i've been looking for!

yeah, it might not be the best plan. i got accepted to the nursing program at mcgill (in montreal) and was leaning toward that, especially since once you're in the program you're really in it, no pre-nursing portion, but i decided against it based on cost (i'm from ny so hunter's much cheaper for me), and because it was four full years. i went to an orientation at hunter and they assured me i could start the nursing program sooner because i had so many credits, but then later i learned the sequence of courses is: essentials of gen chem -> essentials of organic chem -> a&p i -> a&p ii -> microbiology all are prereqs for each other, except micro which is coreq with a&p ii. AND they only offer the bio classes during the spring semester! i agree, chem before bio is strange, but it might be the same for the other CUNY schools, i'm not sure. so i'm currently in my second semester taking organic chem, but i'm really worried about 1) getting a&p next year, and 2) getting into hunter's program in general, even if i successfully complete my prereqs. which led me to consider transferring to a SUNY school upstate (buffalo, binghamton, stony brook) for the rest of my prereqs (also for the cheaper cost of living) and then either staying there for their accelerated program, or transferring yet again to an accelerated program at a private school. but i really don't want to leave nyc, so, BAH! however, i have a friend who went through NYU's program (traditional 4-year) and she said the only reason she got the job she did was because she had time to do an externship in between her junior and senior year, whereas the accelerated students had to take classes in the summer and didn't have any experience when they graduated so some hospitals wouldn't consider them. needless to say, that freaked me out a bit and i'm now considering other traditional programs just in case. i'm equally lost, so unfortunately i can't offer any advice...but at least we can commiserate? : /

oh man, we're in almost exactly the same situation! except i have a BA in art history, which is of course equally useless in terms of prerequisites. IMPORTANT - if you haven't taken any of the science prereqs, you cannot do them all in one year at hunter! this was my mistake. i actually chose hunter over another program i would have preferred, because i thought it would be faster, but it's not. it turned out to be two full years of prerequisites, even though i only needed five classes. this is because they only offer certain classes certain semesters, and the chem classes are prereqs for the bio classes. like you, i wanted to put myself in a position where i could apply to hunter's nursing program as well as various accelerated options. however now i'm concerned about being able to register for bio (apparently the hardest department to get classes in) in the fall, as i almost didn't get in chem this semester. the advisors will make it sound like it's not a big deal, you'll be fine registering, but i've talked to other students who have had problems getting their classes even with e-permit (the system mentioned by the poster above). so...just know that registration is really difficult. my gpa (from NYU) was a 3.4, and my current hunter gpa is a 4.0, which puts me on the edge in terms of acceptance to the nursing program because they do average them together. i think last year the average gpa accepted was 3.5. i believe it would be easier to get accepted to NYU's program, based on personal experience and what other NYU nursing students have said, so i'm also considering that in case i get rejected (though i cringe at the thought of giving them more of my money). in general, hunter's administration is pretty terrible, so be prepared to figure out exactly what you need and be really on top of your stuff if you decide to go this route. and don't always believe that people know what they're talking about -- i've had face-to-face conversations with people where they've given me inaccurate information. anyway, let me know what you decide! i've been agonizing over these decisions for a while now (my friends are tired of hearing about it), and it's nice to know someone out there is in a similar position. :)