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I withdrew my application yesterday, so hopefully that means someone on the wait list will get good news soon! Best of luck to all of you!

I hope the interview went great for everyone today! I'm interviewing on the 4th...anyone else?

Hi AnnieBopannie! I live in Portland and have for almost six years. I have family in Seattle, though, so I'm up there quite often. VCU is in Richmond, VA, so not too far from Raleigh/Durham (relatively speaking!). I've been looking for good ticket prices--everything seems to be around $350, round trip, but I've just started looking so I'm hoping I can find something a little better. Spendy, but I decided I think it's worth it to visit my top two, as I think I'll have a better feel once I'm able to actually walk around campus, check out the city, etc. It's hard making these big, expensive decisions from far away, but my mantra is short term pain is worth the long term gain. As long as I'm out there anyway... :) But please let me know what you hear about Skype for sure. And I'm with you--I basically decided it's now or never for a huge cross-country adventure, so that's why I'm looking at schools on the other coast. And I'm also with you in crossing my fingers for a good financial aid package.

I'm in the exact same boat, Annie. I live in Oregon, and I've been accepted to two schools already. I paid the first deposit in December, even though it was probably lowest on my list, "just in case." Now I have a deposit due on Feb. 15th for one of my top choice schools, but I still really want to find out about Duke. I think I'm going to pay the deposit at VCU and go to Duke Days. I listened to one of the ABSN Webinars that Duke had in November, and I think I remember him saying that if you're far away, a Skype interview IS a possibility, but they prefer you come to campus if at all possible. So it can't hurt to ask. I think I'm going to try to find a ticket and go because I'm having such a hard time deciding, having never set food on either campus. I think I'll probably extend my trip a little and also try to go up and check out VCU as long as I'm on the East Coast. I've heard the loan forgiveness/tuition reimbursement plans at Duke are pretty incredible, which is why I'm not TOTALLY panicking about the cost yet, but I hear you on being nervous about that, especially since this is a second bachelors. Even when you're blessed to have been accepted somewhere already, that doesn't make the decision process any easier, especially when you don't have all the information yet to make those decisions. Anyway, good luck in this decision making process--it's TOUGH!!

Make sure you check your junk mail, too. Mine was in my junk mail folder.

Just got my interview invitation! YAYYYYY! Good luck to everyone else!

Also, can someone who can see the VCU ABSN Class of 2014 FB group just post a link to it, maybe?

I'm totally interested. I would love more details.

I "friended" Rachel but I still can't find the fb group. Any ideas?

I think I have checked my email about a million times today. :)

Still no news?

I'm so glad I just found this board so I know to expect news tomorrow! I've been accepted to two schools already, waiting on Duke and one other. I have another deposit due Feb. 15 for VCU, so I hope I get some info soon! Good luck, everyone!

I was accepted and sent my deposit, too! I'm still trying to learn more about the program, and still hearing back from other schools I applied to. I live in "the other Portland" (in Oregon), so Maine is a huuuuuuge change!

Is there a fb group yet?

@spiritedkidd--I'm an applicant for the 2013 program, too, and I'm dying to find out more about the program (and about acceptance!). Good luck!