Actually, you do not necesarily need ANY patient care experience for the MEPN program. UCSF wants to recruit and accept a diverse class of people from all different backgrounds. The most important...
Hi! I'm currently in the first year of the MEPN program. If they aren't going to grant you an interview, you will receive a yukky rejection letter. Otherwize, you will interview either the third or...
Yup- UCSF starts in mid-June. I've heard the first year is pretty insane with work and clinicals. I'm excited to be back in school again. Especially in such a challanging dynamic learning environment....
UCSF didn't specifically say *don't* include extra recommendations. But I don't think too many people include extras mostly because 4 is already a lot! The UCSF application does have a section to...
I only had to add one letter of rec. They kept the other 4 from my previous application. In total I had 2 letters from my current job, 2 letters from different hospital volunteer jobs, and one letter...
Thanks!! I'm very excited and relieved :) There were 4 major changes/additions to my application the second time around: 1. I changed choice of specialties. Last year I applied for nurse-midwifery...
Hi Chris. I'm sorry to hear the disappointing news. I applied to UCSF last year and didn't even get an interview. This year I'm in. So don't give up hope, the second time can be a charm :) Take care...
YEA YEA YEA!!! CONGRATULATIONS SEAHORSE :balloons: Hopefully you will also get into to UCSF. But either way....You're going to nursing school!! What a relief,
Hi again, I'm so sorry to hear that you weren't accepted off the bat. They're crazy . But seriously, I think that you still have a very good chance of getting off the wait list. Only ONE person has...
Hi Anya, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I'll bet you'll hear on Monday. I also analyzed my interviews like crazy and played them back in my head many times over the last month. I agree that...
The acceptance letter was a single page and didn't say anything more than congrats, you're in, we'll give you more info in March. I would imagine that they will require a deposit by the end of March....