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I believe I was asked to specify which type of unit, not which campus. If you have a specific campus preference I think you could let them know, but I'm not sure if they can take that into consideration when setting up interviews. It might also narrow your chances. They place residents based on anticipated hiring need, so it is impossible for me to say which units are going to need staff. In our cohort there are residents in L&D, ED, NICU, ICU/IMC, Tele, Med/Surg and one in addiction/recovery. Might be a few others, but those are the majority. We have no peds, no psych, no OR and no PACU as far as I can remember, but that doesn't mean there won't be next time around. There are 40 of us total, but I was told they anticipate hiring up to 60 in January. First Hill/Cherry Hill are close to each other downtown and are the larger campuses. They have the most residents by far in the Sept cohort. There are a handful at Ballard, just one in Issaquah, none in Edmonds. Edmonds is kind of separate entity in some ways, so I'm not sure if residents ever get placed there. Ballard doesn't have an ICU. Issaquah is ~25 min from downtown without traffic; with traffic who knows. As far as questions for the phone interview, I recall there being very basic nursing HR questions: why do you want to be a nurse? what qualities should a nurse have? etc. I found having talking points prepared helpful and practicing with the career counselor at my school.

Applications are going to be accepted up until Nov 1, so you might not hear anything for a while.

Thanks, congrats to you as well! I'm going to be in the ED. I sent you a PM with my email address if you want to chat about where to live in Seattle.

Hey sapi, I just received the contract yesterday after being offered the job a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if this goes for all departments, but I would expect it soon. As far as where to live, Seattle has lots of great neighborhoods, it just depends on what kind of vibe/place you are looking for.

Hi all, and congrats to those who have been accepted already. I'm in the Accel BSN program class of '13 (summer start), so I was in your shoes exactly one year ago. Just wanted to say that although the first semester is pretty rough, I only know of one person our of ~130 that dropped back to the fall cohort. It's possible that there was more than one, but the vast majority of us made it through. I don't know how these rumors get started... If you have any questions about the program, living, transportation, etc feel free to ask. Also check out the SON blogs (Johns Hopkins Nursing Blogs | Discover the people, places, and possibilities of nursing at Johns Hopkins) and the facebook pages for our cohorts. Most of us would be happy to help/sell you our used books & supplies. Summer - http://www.facebook.com/groups/178151248950097 Fall - http://www.facebook.com/groups/185694451506891 Class of '12 - http://www.facebook.com/groups/158491397534400

My cohort has 8 males out of ~130. So no, I haven't seen that at all!

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I'm going to make the deposit to hold my seat, but am going to visit JHU in a few weeks to see if it would be a good fit for me. BA in Communication 2001; GPA: 3.1 Nursing pre-reqs 2010-11 at North Seattle CC; GPA: 4.0 Volunteered at UW Med Center PACU and Swedish Emergency Department Strong recommendation from RN supervisor Strong essays and proctored essay. I know that it's subjective, but I really did nail that proctored esssy. =) Healthcare provider CPR cert

I was accepted, but I'm still undecided as to where I will go. I was accepted to Johns Hopkins, and while I currently live in Seattle I think I might want to go back to the east coast for a while. The deadline to make a deposit is coming up, so hopefully I can make up my mind soon. If anyone will be moving to Seattle and has questions about the city, feel free to ask. Also, does anyone know how many students will be in this year's cohort? I was told 48, but they said they were trying to expand. Congrats to all who were accepted!

@amyf/sd340 - I'm still not sure if i will choose UW or JHU, it comes down to the decision of whether i want to move or not (i currently live in seattle). I honestly thought i had a better chance of getting into Penn when compared to UW or JHU. UW really emphasized previous health care experience which I dont have much of, and JHU said they looked more closely at the applicant's entire academic record whereas Penn said they considered the most recent academics. My pre-req gpa was 4.0, but my undergrad gpa ('01 grad) was 3.1. I also thought i wrote stronger essays for Penn. I'm not sure why i had my heart set on Penn, but it was my first choice. I think the programs are very comparable, and from what I have heard from working RN's where you get your degree doesn't amount to a hill of beans in the long run. I'm not really that upset, just curious as to why i would be accepted at some schools and not another. Seattle is an amazing city, but i've lived here for a while and want a change of pace. I have always like Philly so i thought i would go there, but i'm sure Baltimore has a lot to offer as well.

@pikafuego - I was accepted at UW and Hopkins, but rejected at Penn. Penn was probably my first choice, so I'm not really sure what I'm going to do yet. #7 on the waitlist sounds pretty high, I bet your chances are good.

Not accepted and kind of surpised about it. I was accepted at UW and JHU, so at least I have two great schools to choose from.

funny, I was interviewed and thought it went as well as it could have gone. but no dice.

Rejected. Kinda surprised actually, I was expecting to be accepted. Oh well, at least I got into UW and Hopkins. Congrats to those who got in!

I was accepted as well, they left a message this morning. Not sure if I'm going or not, still waiting to hear from Penn. Congrats to all and best of luck.

I really can't imagine that the interview carries much weight with the admissions committee. Unless you're a complete doofus or really rude or something, there's nothing in the interview that can really help or hurt your chances I don't think. It was mostly just an opportunity to ask questions and talk about the program.

cool, thanks! best of luck to all.

sorry to hear that you weren't accepted. but like you said, there are other programs out there. how were you notified? i haven't heard anything yet.

heard back from JHU admissions re: summer entry BSN timeline. They said admissions notices would be mailed out "sometime next month." Not really the answer I was hoping for.

I also had an interview in December via phone. They said the decisions will be made available online sometime in early february. Good luck!

Oh, you must be talking about for Fall start, not the summer start. The summer deadline was Nov. 15th.

March or April?!? I wouldn't have bothered applying if i knew it was going to be that late. For some reason I thought it was coming up in the next few weeks. Anyone else know for sure? And yes, I am coming from a non-healthcare background.

Does anyone know when BSN summer applicants should be finding out?

I'm a second degree BSN applicant and had an interview in mid-december. Not sure what it means if some of us did or did not get interviewed. Best of luck!

We didn't dissect cats, but did do a lot of organs from various animals. All of ours were fresh tissue from butcher shops, not from science supply companies, which made me feel better about it. You should ask the profs or department about it, but they will probably require the labs, as they are really strong learning tools. You have to remember that despite your moral objection to the use of animals in this way, the knowledge gained from the experience and the service you can provide to others as a nurse will have a profound effect on many people.