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Yes! I got in! So, it wasn't an email after all. I ended up calling Kristin and she told me to check my application management page. You open your application and they have updated the application and uploaded the letter to it. Apparently they had uploaded it 6 days before I saw it. So, be sure to check there!

Thanks, you too!

Having some issues replying, so hopefully this works... Yes, as long as pre-reqs are complete by the end of a normal Spring 2019 semester. Your acceptance would be contingent on completion.

I mean a week for interview notification. At least a month post-interview to find out program acceptance. I'm still waiting for that. :/

A week or less in my experience.

Also, what is your first BS in? Mine was bio (ages ago!). Just wondering.

Thank you!

Almost exactly 1 month. I interviewed 7/12. What about you? I should also mention I was accepted to the 2015 cohort but declined because I became pregnant. Fingers crossed for both of us! I'll let you know when I hear.

Kristin said "this week or so" if you interviewed in mid-July. I'm dyinggggg

You shouldn't touch Avodart or Propecia/Proscar without gloves, either. Seriously, just ask a pharmacist what can be absorbed transdermally that is a risk. I doubt you've touched the drugs I mentioned.

I have read the majority of the thread, skipped around a bit, and I feel kind of depressed. Maybe that is the OP's intention: to dissuade prospectives from nursing. Reading the attached pdf and seeing that there is quite a significant surplus projected for my state makes me hesitate. The ABSN program I'm admitted to is $45k. Now I'm thinking about the possibility that I wouldn't be able to find a job shortly after graduation. I can't uproot and go anywhere because I have a husband and two kids, and my husband works for his family's company. I do live near Philadelphia (where I work) and there are multiple hospital systems here and in the tri-state region, as we call it, so perhaps that bodes well for me. I do also have some connections from working in a major hospital currently but, still... I pause.

What are you talking about? I know plenty of nurses, my mom was an RN during my childhood (she became a lawyer when I was a late teen, but once a nurse, always a nurse...). My mom is pretty paranoid about privacy invasion like the kind you are describing and she has never once felt threatened by the BON. You seem like you're acting rather hysterically over a personal incident. Is it possible it is just your state (AZ)? If I am wrong, I know the experienced nurses here will correct me.

Sorry, one more. Similar to someone's post about the mispronunciation of Guillain-Barré (okay, it's French, so I get it's hard)... pronouncing Raynaud's phonetically instead of Ray-NOHZ. I did take French for several years, so these probably bother me more.

Sorry if already mentioned... DI-uh-late instead of DI-late

You didn't take physics, did you? Circuits are opened and closed. Electricians and engineers will say opened/closed instead of on/off.

Hi there! I've applied to PA programs and a post-bacc accelerated nursing program. I got accepted to the nursing program but was wait-listed at both PA schools. I understand your confusion as to which route to pursue. A few things to keep in mind: 1. PA school is 2 yrs and almost universally $75k for the entire program, whereas NP is less expensive and can be shorter because it is predicated upon the fact that you have RN experience. That being said... 2. You will need quality healthcare experience (shortened to HCE in the PA admissions world) even as a PA applicant. The more the better. I believe my greatest shortcoming to being accepted to PA school has been my low hours of HCE. I only have about 500 hours and they were accrued in a genetics clinic (I work in genetics research), and not direct hands-on. RN experience is GREAT for HCE. Of course, they will ask you in your interviews why you're choosing PA over NP. 3. Check your pre-reqs for PA school. I have my BS in bio, so I don't need anything (well, actually have to re-take classes because some of mine are expired ). I'm not entirely sure what you take for a full 4 yr BSN, but I know for PA school you will need biochem, organic chem... the others like A&P, regular bio and chem, and micro, I'm sure you take for BSN. Also helpful for PA school to take genetics and some other 400-level science courses. 4. Look into the autonomy afforded to NPs and PAs in your state. They may be vastly different and it may sway your preference. Keep asking around! Ask physicians what they think. I have a bunch of physician co-workers and friends. They don't seem to care either way. Obviously as an RN, it is more logical to pursue NP. For me, it's been a little tough. I don't know what I will do if I get picked from one of the wait-lists. Purdue725: The first class of physician assistants graduated from Duke in 1967. The class was formed in 1965. The first class of NP's was formed in 1968 at Boston College. So, actually, PA's have been around for longer. The field has just exploded recently. Finally, they are absolutely called "physician assistants" not "physicians assistants," and I whole-heartedly agree that your app would be tossed if you made that error. It is horrendously competitive (tantamount to med school) and a mistake like that, however seemingly small, indicates that you didn't do your research into the profession.

I am a clinical research coordinator and research assistant now, beginning my accelerated BSN in 2016. I kind of laughed when you said you are getting excited about research because I am going into nursing to get away from it! I work in human genetics, by the way. It can be interesting but, my God, the paperwork. Like you, I am also highly interested in epidemiology and when I pursue my MSN, I will consider a MSN/MPH combined program. I would do that even though I have no plans to return to research because I feel that public health starts on the individual level and, as a clinician, I could impact public health through directly educating patients. How many lay people do you know who have a true grasp on common issues like vaccination, antibiotic misuse/overuse, OTC drug and supplement safety, etc.? (Those are some of the issues I am interested in.) Anyway, I work at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and I have seen many many job listings for research requiring a BSN as opposed to a BS in a life science (which is what I have). I would encourage you to intern over a summer or two at someone's lab in an area you are interested in. Even if it's not one that requires a nursing degree, the PI might be able to shed some light on labs that prefer nurses and could connect you with some good people.

Okay. I guess that's something I would know if I were actually an RN or NP, eh? I'm always a bit ahead of myself.

What kind of CME courses (for future reference)? I don't need CME as a research assistant, but I am always checking out what my hospital offers (I get tons of the general emails) and so I'm curious what kinds/topics would confer similar knowledge as a human cadaver anatomy course.

Hey, I'm kind of in the same boat as you are. There are several programs like that here in philly, but I've been advised to do an accelerated BSN, gain 1-2 yrs experience as an RN and then pursue a master's. I know that takes longer and you probably don't want to do that (neither do I, really!), but it will benefit your clinical abilities and knowledge. The accelerated program I got into is only 14 months long (avg is 18-24, I think), but it is aimed at mostly students with a science background.

Thank you so much for your honest appraisal! It takes a lot of humility and awareness to be able to talk about weaknesses like that. I'd actually really like to talk to you more. Do you mind if I message you?

Thank you!

Okay. I did know the different educational trajectories, of course, I just get a little lost when hearing nursing vs medicine. I know the differences in definition, but wasn't sure if there was a practical difference.

But can you explain what that means, please?

I read this on a physician assistant forum. I've been accepted to an accelerated BSN program for career-changers. Yes, I also applied to PA schools, but I am wait-listed at both of them, so I am choosing the BSN (and after RN experience, MSN). Let me say that I do NOT think NPs are inferior to PAs; I applied to both because as someone with a BS in biology, PA school makes more sense time-wise. I am happy to go to nursing school. So, back to the title. Yes, someone said that NPs don't practice medicine, they practice nursing. What? First, what does this REALLY mean? Second, I understand the difference between the medical and nursing models but do they make any meaningful difference in your career post-graduation? In the same thread, someone also said that NPs have poor diagnostic skills because of the way they are trained. These comments really heated me up. Please tell me this sort of animosity between the professions is mostly just online and not real life! Thanks in advance for your comments.