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Hi 42Nurse, Are you applying to UMASS Worcester? I am graduating from there this spring. If the process hasn't changed since I applied, they could easily interview out into March and April, depending on the quality of the applicants. Hope this is ...

It's part of the job.

JTN, You probably have more healthcare experience than most applicants. My experience consisted of 3 months of volunteer experience in a hospital. Now, after completing the first year, I have job offer as a per-diem nurse at my internship site. Y...

Yes, it is a requirement for this program that you have a BS or BA in some subject, obviously not nursing.

Congratulations everyone. Labs are every other Thursday. Days without classes are not necessarily "off". Expect to be reading and studying most weekend and evenings. That being said, do take time for yourself or you will burnout very quickly. Some...

Congratulations on your acceptance. You are basically in class 7 - 8 hours twice a week, including 1 - 2hours for breaks. Clinicals are from 6:30 - 2:30, but you're typically on the floor only from 7 - 12:30, depending on your instructor. You may g...

Congratulations JB. See you in the fall

Enjoy the tour. You may be there while the 2nd year students are there for their Advanced Assessment class. You definitely passed through a checkpoint, not everyone gets an interview. Just be yourself. Someone else recently posted some tips on int...

To answer a few of the UMASS-Worcester questions: UMASS GEP accepts 32 students per class. Classes start August 16th this year, and you will be in clinicals by the first week of September, 2 days a week. Two more days a week in class, and lab every ...

Hi ilovemountains, Congrats on your acceptance to UMASS Worcester. I'm in my first year there. If you have questions about the program that haven't already been answered, feel free to ask!!

UMASS Worcester has been interviewing candidates. It's rolling admission, so they let people know anytime between December and April, depending on the number and quality of applicants. It probably can't hurt to call or email if you haven't heard ye...

My program at UMASS-Worcester (http://www.umassmed.edu/gsn/index.aspx) is a 3 year program direct entry non-RN to NP program. We take the NCLEX during the fall of our second year. We are expected to work 1,000 hours as an RN (for which we get paid...

It really depends on the school and the program. I am in a direct-entry program for people with bachelor's degrees in an area other than nursing. My only med-related experience was volunteering in an ER for 3 months. They were more interested in ho...

I would start by looking at the hospitals where you did your student nursing. More specifically, the floors where you worked. They know how competent you are and if one or two of the nurses remember you, they may be able to convince the hiring mana...

Can't you also ask the doctor if you can cut the patch in half?

I just started a direct entry program. Our first year is focused solely on the BSN aspects of nursing. We are 5 weeks in and already in our second week of clinicals. We will do about 500 hours of clinicals as students during our first year. In ad...

I checked out Findercheapers.com yesterday. A huge help, chopped another $150 off my total in much less time than if I had done all of the searches on my own. Thanks!

Spreadsheet is the way to go. I would also make sure you have a column for when each item is due and a column where you can check off that you have completed or submitted that requirement. On my computer, I created a nursing directory. In that direc...

We just recevied our book list for the fall semester of GEP 2009. There are a lot of books that are recommended but not required. Of the people who have been through the first year, are there any recommended books that you found not to be useful, or...

Thanks for the tip, I will check out some of those other sites.

I just got my book list for my first semester of a direct entry program. The list price for all of the books (required and recommended) is $1,100. Being new to nursing, it's hard to tell which of the recommended books are really needed, and which are...

I just bought a pair of Dansko Sawyers. Highly recommended by the uniform store where I bought them. They are slip-ons and come with arch support that is removable if you want to use your own. So far, so good.

Hi Lauren, I have an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA. I worked as an engineer and in several hi-tech marketing positions. My GPA was over 3.0 and I broke 1000 on my GREs. I also volunteered in an emergency department for a few months befor...

I was 33 when I decided to switch careers and started taking pre-reqs. I just started my last pre-req. I will be 35 next week and starting a 3 year direct entry MSN/NP program in August. I do know that a 51-year old accoubtant was also accepted to m...

Thanks for your thoughts. It is encouraging that the faculty has an open mind and listens to the class' concerns. Is that an accurate statement? Enjoy your break.