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Hi CM, Im at Hopkins now and I really enjoy it. I love being around other RPCVs, not to mention other folks who might have a bit more experience, especially globally, than in other nursing programs. I feel Ive learned alot from their experiences. ...

The interview was really not intimidating at all. The interview, mine at least, was just a couple of softball questions like "Why nursing?" "Why this specialty?", things like that.

Hi there, I was accepted everywhere that I applied, including Yale, Columbia, and Hopkins for FNP. I had a 3.5 undergrad GPA and 4.0 on my prereqs, with a 1370 GRE, and was a returned Peace Corps volunteer. In the end, I got much more funding at Ho...

Mee too! FNP! But its all a fantasy until I get that financial aid letter

Hi Molly! Im an RPCV who just got into the ABSN/MSN/MPH program at Hopkins and am wondering the same thing. Did you end up there? If so, are you digging it? Thanks!

The Gurtler Scholarship is also a PC scholarship. And I second your thought- its been wonderful to have other people with whom to go through this process!

Hi everyone! I got a call today- I've been accepted to the ABSN-MSN and MPH!!!! Im in love with the school but I feel the same as yall though- how can I make a decision without the financial aid information? Any idea when we might hear about the ...

ill be there on january 28 to interview for fnp!!! woohooooooo! hope to see some allnurses folks there!

Yah, I think they want to know about ANYTHING (or so they say in the essay req's). I wrote a thesis about gender and dance in the Andes and included that so...hopefully it goes ok!

I think I found it somewhere unexpected on the website, or maybe I asked them in an email. But all of the schools that Im applying to- Yale, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins- say 1200 is "competitive" but again, no candidate gets in or does not get in st...

About the GREs, I read that "competitive" is a score of 1200, although other factors Im sure can qualify or disqualify people on either end of the spectrum.

Hey there, Dont think its impossible to raise your score. I studied pretty hard for the GREs and was able to raise my score about 200 points between my first practice test and the real exam. It really might be worth it to invest in one of those boo...

thanks phs 2000! I really appreciate your response, because as a returned Peace Corps Volunteer those are my main interest areas also. Making the big bucks isnt such a big priority for me either, but I do hope to eventually live comfortably, you kn...

Hi Mission, I am currently applying to the program at Columbia for an MSN/MPH and am wondering: is the mph worth it? Would you mind sharing some of your experience? Thanks.

Hi guys! Im happy to see some other people who have jumped the gun a bit on applying to MSN programs. I got back from the Peace Corps last fall and have been taking my prereqs and living at home ever since. I think that Yale is also my top choice...

Hi Mountain Child, Im currently applying to MSN programs for fall 2010 for either FNP or WHNP. I plan to follow a similar path to yours- working in under served areas to pay off some debt when I get out. This is my interest area and the loan repaym...

Thanks VivaRN. Im not a nurse yet- my degree is in international affairs and development, so Im currently knocking out prereqs for some of the accelerated MSN programs at that unbeatable community college price. Thanks so much for your input. I fee...

Hi VivaRN, I just read your post and found it very useful as I also am a RPCV considering an MSN/MPH. I have two questions that Im hoping you might be able to answer. First of all, do you know any nurses currently working abroad and if so, how do t...

Hi Interleukin, Great post. I am a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and am currently applying to MSN/MPH programs. Once I earn my degrees, I would love to engage in work like yours. Could you tell me how you found this opportunity for work in Africa...