Born and raised in the bay area, graduated from UC San Diego in 2006 with a BS in Human Biology. Graduated from University of Pennsylvania in December 2011 with my BSN and now looking for a job!
Hi AKLisa. I too live in the bay area and have been working at UCSF for the past 2 1/2 years. I did talk to UCSF financial aid to get an idea of what kind of support we can expect and they said that...
Wow, I was feeling really depressed reading everyone's posts and knowing that I just checked my email and did not receive an email from UCSF. THEN, I checked my JUNK MAIL folder and there it is!...
OK guys, sorry for not getting back to you sooner... I JUST got back from Penn's Admitted Students Day and trying to decide if I can live so far away in the snow. So, BAD NEWS. I went to the...
Hi everyone. I interviewed on 1/29 and was also told that letters will be postmarked no later than March 1st. I work at UCSF though so I will try to go over to the nursing office tomorrow or Wednesday...
Congrats everyone! I too was accepted but at this point it looks like I will probably choose one of the other schools I applied to... I still have 3 weeks to decide ahhh! SO, it's looking better and...
Hey b3starr, I would really like to attend the Penn Admit Day b/c I have not yet seen the campus but not sure whether I will be able to get the time off/afford the plane ticket out there... are you...
Man, it is cold out here! I'm finally here from CA and walked around the campus today since the weather is not supposed to be very agreeable tomorrow. Good luck to my fellow interviewees tomorrow- I...
Congrats Grig CA! I too was accepted!!! What master's specialty are you in? I have applied to 4 other schools including UCSF (my interview was actually right before I checked my Penn status) so I...
So my friend who also applied just called the admissions office and they said they are sending out notifications via snail mail so it looks like we will have to keep waiting
I applied for the Adult NP track... I'm excited to hear back from Penn soon but also wish they told us a little later when the other programs are going to let us know. It will be hard to tell Penn yes...
Thanks guys! I do have a hotel booked already but just looking for other things to do or see on Thursday. It looks like there is a ton of shopping in the area- that can certainly occupy our day! I...
Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone I really wish that I had found this site a little sooner when I was working on applications but I suppose better late than never! The one upside to being stuck...