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So this is my 5th year applying if you count the scholarship and loan repayment , and I never hear anything back so I never expect anything. On Friday I got a finalist notification out of the blue and signed the required document. It still says accepted reward-under final review (its only been one business day). Should I get my hopes up, is there still a chance I won't get it? I'm knocking on every piece of wood I can find.

Any new admitted students for the May cohort?

Any more acceptances for the summer entry?

I got a call, but to be fair I called about a week ago and told them I needed to know ASAP because I've been stringing along my backup school for a couple weeks now and I feel bad taking up someones place and scholarship. I'm in. They said they're having some printer issues but the letters are going out today and monday. I think they are making calls but I can't be sure, I made a special arrangement a little while ago. Best of luck to all of you, hope to see you in the summer. BTW somebody should set up a Facebook page when we know. Good luck!

I can clarify a bit. After graduation I plan on working at least 2 years in a structured setting in the U.S to build my skill set and find my place in nursing a bit more. I'm thinking long term, I didn't make that clear. To settle the second question, having a small community of expats, whether it be a few non profit or business employees can be very helpful both in terms of maintaining your sanity and helping pool resources. It is also pretty rare for there not to be one in any kind of population center, by saying that I was clarifying that I am not looking to live in a super isolated setting, I've done that and it makes for a very difficult and lonely life. It commendable and rewarding in short term assignments but i want to settle in somewhere for a while. The english thing is practical, and many places use english, french or spanish as their official language because their population themselves speak a number of languages. Its true of business and to my knowledge true of medicine as well. Mostly I'm just hoping to hear other people's stories, I know international nursing is a thing, I've met some of them, I just want to hear how people got there.

I'm a student at an accelerated nursing program. I want to work in third world when I graduate. I'm a returned Peace Corps volunteer and the desire to practice actual nursing skills vs. public health awareness only in the places where its needed most is why I went to nursing school in the first place. Any advice on how/ where I should look for jobs when I graduate next year or if you all could share some experiences it would be helpful. As I said I have third world experience and comfort, lifestyle, relative safety is not much of an issue. I would require some form of compensation evens if its not close to what US standards are, I don't have the savings to just volunteer. I would prefer to work in an urban or semi-urban environment in a place with at least a small expat community, and English would have to be the main language at work. If learning spanish or french is a requirement at these places I can make every effort to become at least sufficient. Thanks for your feedback.

Undergrad gpa 2.89/ prereq 4.0. Peace Corps in between. Applying for an accelerated program this fall. Not sure what my chances are.

The first time I went to college it seemed pretty easy to know what schools were reaches, safe and way out of my league. For instance no one in their right mind would have told me to apply for Yale in the same token someone telling me I should look at the local community college could have been interpreted as insulting (which it isn't, just using it as an example). But now I am looking at accelerated BSN programs and every school seems to have the same requirements, and I am seriously confused. Heres the story, I blew off college the first time around because I was arrogant and I thought economics was stupid (which time proved me correct to be fair) and I graduated with a 2.9 GPA and degrees in Economics and Human Rights, by no means a measure of my capability. I moved to DC and had 3 productive yet unremarkable years in the non profit scene. I did have a ton of very legit volunteer experience. I then left for the Peace Corps and sometime in the two years of overseeing a small rural health clinic in the South Pacific decided nursing is the thing I've been looking for all along. Now I am enrolled in a community college in Manhattan taking all the pre-req science classes I never did the first time around, and looking very hard for an accelerated BSN program that I can complete in 1-2 years. It all seems like a solid plan but I'm super nervous, and here's why: Nearly every program requires a 3.0, which I didn't think would be a problem for a 2.9, but some of the people I've talked to in admissions say their applicants average a 3.4. Also most schools, from Yale to Southern Upstate Rural Junior College are claiming acceptance rates around 20% or lower. I have no hospital experience (but PLENTY of public health experience) and between going to school and bar tending to be able to pay for that I do not have time to go work as a CNA on the side (if that was even possible). Basically internet community what i'm asking is that do I have a shot here. (aka has anyone been in a similar position and made it). I'm wading into a considerable financial and time commitment for something I don't know is possible and I'm losing my mind a bit. Thanks.

The first time I went to college it seemed pretty easy to know what schools were reaches, safe and way out of my league. For instance no one in their right mind would have told me to apply for Yale in the same token someone telling me I should look at the local community college could have been interpreted as insulting (which it isn't, just using it as an example). But now I am looking at accelerated BSN programs and every school seems to have the same requirements, and I am seriously confused. Heres the story, I blew off college the first time around because I was arrogant and I thought economics was stupid (which time proved me correct to be fair) and I graduated with a 2.9 GPA and degrees in Economics and Human Rights, by no means a measure of my capability. I moved to DC and had 3 productive yet unremarkable years in the non profit scene. I did have a ton of very legit volunteer experience. I then left for the Peace Corps and sometime in the two years of overseeing a small rural health clinic in the South Pacific decided nursing is the thing I've been looking for all along. Now I am enrolled in a community college in Manhattan taking all the pre-req science classes I never did the first time around, and looking very hard for an accelerated BSN program that I can complete in 1-2 years. It all seems like a solid plan but I'm super nervous, and here's why: Nearly every program requires a 3.0, which I didn't think would be a problem for a 2.9, but some of the people I've talked to in admissions say their applicants average a 3.4. Also most schools, from Yale to Southern Upstate Rural Junior College are claiming acceptance rates around 20% or lower. I have no hospital experience (but PLENTY of public health experience) and between going to school and bar tending to be able to pay for that I do not have time to go work as a CNA on the side (if that was even possible). Basically internet community what i'm asking is that do I have a shot here. (aka has anyone been in a similar position and made it). I'm wading into a considerable financial and time commitment for something I don't know is possible and I'm losing my mind a bit. Thanks.