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Cant speak to Seattle, but most of the Bay Area hospitals have pay listed on the websites, you'll just have to poke around a bit to find it. That being said, for a 5-7yrs in the SF area you should be around 150-170k depending on place and specialty etc. Keep in mind I am writing this from the inside of my in-law studio that costs $3100/month. I came from Boulder Colorado which I though was expensive, but this place is almost lawless when it comes to money.

I'll also be staying in Colorado!

Yeah I was in the second wave since I submitted after nov 1st, so she said they didn't even look at my app until yesterday. Best of luck to all who are still waiting to hear back.

Accepted into the ENP program!

@rawz congrats!!

nope, still no word yet

@tesla22 I was only trying to say that I am the only other ENP applicant other than rawz2014 that I had seen in this thread so far, not that I'm the only one following the thread of course. I know lots of other MSN applicants are anxiously waiting. Are you an ENP applicant as well? @rawz2014 yep it's the only application I've put out.

I think I'm the only other one following this feed, still haven't heard either at this point.

@armor950 I still haven't heard yet, just wondering if any other ENP applicants had heard anything yet.

Anyone who applied to ENP program heard yet?

@quetzalcoatl That's not true, most all of the hospitals in the greater Denver area do not discriminate based on program type, its more about the schools securing placements in general, what they do with them is up to the school, and I felt DSN did a fair job with that. I went to DSN, graduated ADN in July 2014, and had clinical placement in MS2 and PEDS at Denver Heath as well as a capstone there in PCU. I also had OB at Good Sam. And I work in the ER at BCH currently, and while I may not be the norm necessarily, it's totally feasible. Overall I think considering the number of students DSN handles, they do/did a pretty good job. Best of luck to all.

Hey DatMurse! I cant send a PM for whatever reason so I will do this. I am a new grad down in Denver and I am thinking of doing what you did in order to be in my preferred specialty. I have a few q's if you dont mind, and I will make sure not to ask any that you have already answered in other posts on here about Bismark/St. A's. I have already spoken with HR and am getting the ball rolling. My email is [email protected]. Thanks, Matt

When I started the program it was around $42,000 total cost or so. You can easily lookup the tuition schedule on the website or call up the finaid office to check current rate, but for the ADN program the tuition listed is the price since, unlike the BSN program, all the prereqs must be done before start of Q1. You can typically take up to about half the cost of tuition via federal student loans depending on your situation, and they do offer no-interest monthly payment plans as well. Hope this helps.

It's super easy, and the study guide is fine. The entrance exam is not hard, just tedious and time consuming for some. The hesi's throughout the program however, they are hard lol.

Also, yes the nlnac accred applies to the Lpn to ADN program

I'm not in the Lpn bridge program but have class with a few of them and it seems to be working out well for them. You could always just call Jeff or Kelly in admissions and they would maybe help you to get in contact with one of them for q's or feedback.

+1 for DSON. I am a current student and although it is a LOT of work, the teachers care about their students and the school is great, everyone is super helpful and willing to work with you regardless of circumstance.

I found the process to be relatively painless. The HESI is easy, and the staff were super easy to get in touch with for any q's I had throughout my admission. There is also a background check(online) to submit, as well as a mandatory financial aid meeting before orientation. Overall it seems well streamlined for new students. Good luck in school.

I don't want to get your hopes up, but I think you will be okay. I do think now, due to the nlnac accreditation, that the competition to get into this school will compound and continue to rise at a much faster pace than previous years. I was surprised to read the last post, 57% change, wow! Before long it may have entrance standards and competitiveness similar to that of nearby CU or Regis. But I think you have a good shot still for now, just make sure to focus effort on your personal statement because they do take more into account than just GPA, as was already stated by others. I start in January, maybe ill see you there come summertime! Good luck to you!

Hey, I took the entrance exam a couple weeks ago and I thought it wasn't bad at all. When you come in for your interview they will give you a study guide to use, and if you just use that and the practice tests within them you will be fine. In all honesty I only studied the night before, because I have been slammed with my last prereq(which is a 10 week AP2 course), and I still found it REALLY easy. Also, the only graded sections that you will take are Math, Vocab, Grammer, and Reading Comp. While its good to brush up on conversions and decimal/fractions, keep in mind that you will have a calculator to use so that really changes the difficulty, b/c without it there would be very little time to write out every problem. Also brush up on the Vocab words they use, also in the study guide. Dont worry and good luck.