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Hey guys! Im a current Duke ABSN student (second semester) and I would love to answer any questions! Feel free to PM me or respond here. If you have lengthy questions (which is totally normal and expected) we can converse through email. congratulatio...

Hey guys! I'm a current Duke ABSN student and I would love to answer any questions! I will say they want you to be well rounded. My profile looked like this: 3.6 GPA, got my first degree from a state university, finished my prereqs at some little co...

Hi all! I'm applying to Duke for the Spring 2016 ABSN cohort as well as other universities. I have done a lot of research on Duke and acceptance, but I was wondering if I could ask an opinion of any of the current Duke ABSN students or Duke alumni. ...

Honestly I can't remember about the GPA, I know I had the minimum to waive the GRE, so if you have that, don't worry about it. You'll be fine. I got the full amount of the need based scholarship, it is $7500 per semester for 4 semesters, so $30k tota...

This is sort of an odd question. I'm getting a new stethoscope for my ABSN program. I'll be married by the time I finish my program so should I engrave the stethoscope with my current or future last name? Part of me thinks it's stupid to engrave it ...

Awesome! Thanks for all the input and perspective! :)

Oh wow I didn't even think of that! That's pretty creepy now that I think of it.... But wouldn't they see my full name with my badge anyways? I know we're required to have our name and picture easily visible at all times during nursing school.

Oh that's a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion!

No one is holding a gun to your head and making you stay, you're clearly pretty miserable, so leave or transfer. Tuition is a little over $19,000 a semester, take that X however many semesters you have left and put that towards somewhere cheaper. Ser...

Hi! I'm trying to make a decision about what color my very first stethoscope will be! I was looking at the ceil blue Littmann Classic III and I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it's more of a light baby blue or if it's more of a dull grey blu...

This is all great feedback! Does the raspberry have problems with staining? Now I'm torn between raspberry and ceil blue... :/

That's so reassuring! I was wondering if color transfer happens if you don't wash the new scrubs first or if it is a reoccurring transfer for a while? I've had a hard time deciding on a darker color so this is great to hear you love your ceil blue on...

Could someone give me insight as to what the raspberry looks like too? Is it more burgundy or a deeper pink?

This is all so helpful! Thanks for all the feedback. I haven't ordered it yet so I can still change my mind. Such a bummer about the transfer of colors, you think they could make it stain proof....Does anyone know if the lime green color is dark enou...

My scrubs are Duke blue so I think this would look great with them! I also think it's neutral enough to match really anything honestly. Thank you for all your help and feed back! I haven't heard of a lot of people with this color so I think I'll go f...

I love the pink one!! I think it's gorgeous! Thank you for posting these for comparison purposes! LuckycharmSVN you have been such help! I think I'll probably end up getting the ceil blue, I love it and it has a good color to it. Does anyone know ...

It looks almost like it has a purple hue in the picture posted! Is there a way you could link me to where you found that? Thank you for your feed back, this really helps! :)

I completely agree! Obviously, I haven't started the program yet, but you don't get the title of being the #2 nursing school in the nation by being comparable to a community college. And aside from that, the director of the program told us day one at...

Hi y'all, I was accepted and I have known of at least 3 people off the top of my head that have had to decline their position for spring 2016. These are even ones who have put the deposit down and everything, so I definitely think there's still an op...

Last comment I swear. I attended the online webinar a few months ago and the statistics are about 64 ish get accepted and 300-400 apply to each term. Hope that clears things up!

Hi AllieW!! Congratulations on getting accepted!! I will be at Duke Days on Friday as well and I would love to meet you in person! I'm a local (I live in Raleigh) and would love to answer any questions you may have. Don't be a stranger!

Hi again everyone!! I was accepted to Duke's Spring 2016 ABSN cohort!! Ahhh!! I am beyond excited!! Anyone else accepted or wait listed? Good luck to all!

Are you applying anywhere other than Duke?

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet, but if anyone could respond with helpful information, that would be great! I know the difference between a BSN and RN in terms of schooling preparation and future jobs available. However, I have a BS in public...