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I am currently enrolled in the acute care peds np program starting in a couple weeks. I know the struggles of applying and the lack of communication that can go on. Let me know if anybody has any questions about the process or advice and I can maybe try to help you :) Nobody actually knows the stats. I literally was just in the office of the registrar friday morning and they don't even know the % because it depends on the major that each MEPN chooses. The 12% has been floating around for years but they actually don't know that is true. It is a ball park and actually really doesn't matter. If you have experience as an RN, you are probably a little less likely to get into the majors that don't require RN experience (i.e. regular peds, FNP, etc). THe MEPN students can only apply to certain specialties that don't require experience. Therefore, as an experienced nurse you are not only competing with them but with other experienced nurses in those categories. The more acute specialties require experience (i.e acute peds, acute adult, etc) and aren't "easier" but just a smaller pool of us. Hope this helps explain the situation. It took me over a year to figure out the system and I work with a lot of people here at UCSF that are in different programs. Good luck!!

Anybody heard any news yet?

Apparently UCSF just announced that they are no longer having the NNP program. I am not clear on if this is just for next year or permanently. I have a friend who applied for 2012 and she just got an email this week saying they are not having it. Kinda crazy...

I applied to PNP and still says under review...

Still says under review. Anybody heard anything?

Yes I also applied to the Pediatric Advanced NP program. I was also wondering how many appicants they normally take per specialty and when we will find out?