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It's accredited and was mentioned to me by admissions, so it should. It's also worth 4 credit hours without a lab component which I found surprising.

I actually found an online patho course at butler community college in Kansas, which was half the price of the one at UNE. If anyone else is interested, it starts on 3/23 and ends 5/15.

@Doulame I was one of the students accepted to ETP, but not for midwifery. I've had pretty extensive/honest communication with the admissions office. From what I have been told, there will be no internal waitlist for the midwifery specialty track. Th...

Hi folks! I'm wondering if anyone else on the waitlist knows about what our odds are for receiving an offer of admission. I've tried getting in touch with admissions a few times and can't seem to get ahold of anyone. I applied for the midwifery/WHNP ...

@MissesOh. I just got accepted into the same program at MGHIHP--I don't think I'll go. I've heard really mixed reviews about the program and it's pretty expensive. If it helps, I've heard that a lot of FNP's choose to specialize in repro health/fami...

@ NMW1982 Columbia appeals to me more than other programs because I'd like to work abroad and within research communities re: antenatal/intrapartum care and maternal and infant health. In addition to having faculty who work in these issue areas, Colu...

It's such a personal decision. There are definite pros to attending Columbia depending on what you're looking for in a program. It's also one of the most expensive accelerated programs out there. I'm having a really hard time weighing my options, so ...

Did anyone else get accepted for the WHNP track?

So, I also got into Boston College for WHNP and was waitlisted at Penn for the CNM/WHNP track. Given that I don't have a spot secured on the CNM track at Columbia, but would love to study midwifery there, I'm having the hardest time sorting through t...

@Bettybones. Thanks, that's really encouraging information! I'm still strongly considering Columbia with the expectation that I could find my way into the midwifery track after the BSN portion is over. If not, I guess I could leave the program and ap...

I had a small breakdown thinking about taking on so much debt. Then I realized, there are plenty of nursing/med professionals who've done it before. The earning potential with an advanced practice nursing degree is great. You may be paying loans off ...

If it's any consolation, I know that Penn technically ranks higher than Columbia for nursing. This means very little by specialty, I'm sure--but either way, kudos to you for getting into Penn!

May might be a little overzealous, but September is definitely the most competitive month to find housing, Boston being a college town and all. There are plenty of places off-the-beaten-track you might have better luck in than the area directly aroun...

Honestly, my first impulse is to eat a gallon of ice cream and cry for a few days. I desperately want to study midwifery, and might be willing to do women's health as an alternative, but am not nearly as interested in a specialty like family or peds....

Oh, please let it be me. Just out of curiosity, DoulaMe, would you mind talking a little bit about your background in birthwork? I've been waitlisted (Penn), rejected (Yale), or partially accepted (Columbia) to the midwifery programs I've applied to,...

I had the same issue and just got off the phone with admissions. You can choose any other specialty (Peds, FNP, Adult Geront/Acute, Adult Geront/Primary, Psych) that has space, just not the one from which you were denied. Also, you can wait until the...

UGH. Just re-read my letter. Got in, not for midwifery. Crap.

I JUST called the admissions office and the person I spoke with said "within the next two weeks." That seems to conflict with previous information, right? I'm not so sure we should count on hearing within the next week, if this is indeed the case.

I was offered a spot for the WHNP track--anyone else? I live and work in Boston already, so if anyone has their hearts set on BC, I'm happy to offer some insight on housing, recreation, and Boston culture!

I was waitlisted for nurse-midwifery. Did anyone get in or waitlisted for the same track? It seems like a lot of us are on the waitlist. I looked at previous years' threads, and it definitely seems like a few people are taken off the waitlist every y...

Hi folks. Does anyone have any insight into whether or not a phone interview could hurt your chances of being accepted? I do live in the Northeast, but in Boston (6 hours away). I'm about to start at a new job, and feel a little sheepish about asking...

Hi everyone! I've been following this thread for a bit. I also submitted my app for the CNM/WHNP track. I promised myself that I wouldn't succumb to post-app anxiety, but here I am. I think what's most frustrating is that I have a really hard time ga...

Hi folks, My name is Tierney and I'm a Boston-based woman. I'm currently applying to direct entry programs for CNM and WHCNP along the east coast. This would be a career shift for me, and I have been taking prerequisites for programs over the last y...