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Thank you! And yes I live right in Boston. The label says it was sent yesterday priority overnight. Hopefully you will hear good news soon!

I just got a letter from Simmons (via Fedex) with a huge merit scholarship... which really throws a wrench in my plans since I thought I had my mind made up. They want a deposit by February 26th, which is so soon!

I got in for FNP! Congrats to everyone!

I'm in for FNP!!

Got an interview for FNP!

I agree--Yale has been incredibly great at keeping in touch and responding to questions. Good luck to everyone tomorrow!!

I applied! At an info session I went to, they said they are aiming for late Feb or early March, but that they weren't making any promises...

I applied!

I just got back from an info session at MGH IHP and thought I would report back for those who are interested but can't make it to an info session. - Facilities seem very nice. They have a brand new building with a student lounge and interactive classroom, plus the main building, where the info session was, which seemed clean and up-to-date. They are located in Charlestown, which is a quick shuttle from the MGH main campus in downtown Boston. - Clinical groups are 5-6 max until your 4th semester, then they are 1-to-1 with an NP twice a week - There is a mix of hybrid and in-person classes. The hybrid classes are online with in-person meetings once a month or so. It sounds like for almost every hybrid, there is an option to take the class just in-person, too. She said they are trying to give students as many options as they like to choose between the two for as many classes as possible - They have started letting students take courses over the summers after your 1st and second years to lighten the load. They said that this way, people can be full-time students and have part-time jobs during the last year of the program. - Because of limited peds clinicals in the area, you will only have a peds clinical rotation in the pre-RN portion if you are in the Peds, Family, Psych, or Women's Health specialties (ie not if you are in any of the Adult specialties), which I think is different from most schools where everyone does a Peds clinical their first year. - Their NCLEX pass rate was in the high 90s last year (she did not remember the exact number) - Most people are licensed in their 2nd spring and many get RN jobs over the summer that they continue part-time in the fall. - Last year's GRE average was 145, 145, 4.0 and they have about 500 applicants for a class of 100 - Most grads have jobs within 6 months - You don't get the BSN until you graduate, but she said once you have your RN most students don't have a huge problem getting a job, even at the major teaching hospitals, because the hospitals are familiar with the program and will hire them without their BSN since they know they will be getting it at the end of the program - This year, applicants will be notified earlier than they were last year (last year was late March), she thinks late Feb/early March - You do need a car because some clinicals are far away (especially for NP portion). She said to expect having several clinicals far away, but I will say my friend who is in her 2nd year has had every single clinical so far at MGH except for community health I hope this was helpful for those of you interested in the school and good luck to everyone!

Those are pretty crazy GRE averages... I have heard really great things about the program and it is my first choice, so hopefully they'll look at our whole applications!

I'm pretty sure you get a BSN at MGH... the website says "At the successful completion of this program you will be granted both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science, Nursing." I'm not sure on the timing, but I do know that you are eligible to sit for the NCLEX after December of your 2nd year, so I would assume you would get the BSN then...

Kdiem - I have a friend who goes there and seems to really like it. I'll be going to an info session in a few weeks and can give you more info then, if you want!

I don't remember exactly, but I think it only took about 3-4 days for them to get there and processed through their system so that my online application indicated that they had received them. But I was only sending them from Massachusetts, so it might take longer...

I used the PO Box 9740, in which case you have to send USPS and I know they received my transcripts so it must have worked!!

Kdiem, how did you get in contact with Columbia for a list of what they've received, and how long did it take them to get back to you? I emailed them early this weekend asking if they would confirm that they have received everything (except for the 1 recommendation I'm waiting on) and have not heard back yet. I tried their general nursing email address -- is that what you used? Thanks!