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Hi all - my TEMPORARY license number finally appeared on Breeze today. Does anyone know when we can expect for the actual temporary license card/form to come in the mail?? My job won't let me start until they have a copy of the actual card.

To new people applying - I got into the Psych NP program this past year but chose to go with another school. I had 3.6 GPA, pretty low GRE scores (though a 4.5 on writing), strong letters of rec and goal statement, 2-3 years working in mental health...

Does anyone know if we still have to submit official transcripts and GRE forms? I thought we uploaded our unofficial forms into the application and then would have had to submit official forms IF admitted, though I haven't received any information on...

I just declined by Seattle U spot for the Psych track, so I hope my spot becomes available for one of you soon! Best of luck! The program looks great!

Question about ordering scrubs - do these get shipped to our home address, or do we pick them up from the book store during orientation?

hey @jarstar - I got the email as well. I called when I got the email that day and was under the impression that this was a 2nd review, with a chance of being on the waitlist. I called back a week later to clarify, because it all seemed very uncerta...

The 160 would be for the total ETP class (all specialties) and then you get broken into your specialties/cohort for the MSN portion - so I think that would make sense that there would be only 9 in psych? Psych is typically one of the smaller ones com...

Just skimmed through that blog post. Yikes. I have to say, it seems very pessimistic. In my opinion, it's about perspective and what you want to get out of the program. Plus, I have faith that the program has improved drastically since 2006. Let's ho...

Hey snoozyd - I spoke with someone who just graduated from MGH's program with the psych specialty. She really liked the program but did say that the program doesn't focus as much on psych as it did the other specialties. However, she said she was ab...

Does anyone know if the Columbia student housing is month to month, or do we have to sign a ~1 year lease?

They did! Let's hope!

I will also likely decline my Psych spot to Seattle U so that is one more spot that will open up, as well!

Wow, thank you, @eah87! This is helpful information. Having plenty of clinical hours is important to me. I think once I receive my financial aid package from Columbia (to see if I get the grant that a lot of students receive), my decision will become...

If it's any consolation, they told me I wouldn't hear back for almost a month on whether or not I would be admitted, and I ended up hearing back that I got in the Wednesday following my interview. Best of luck!!

Hi all - I'm having a difficult time deciding on which school to go to for Psych NP. I'm in between Seattle U and Columbia (I live in SF Bay Area). Any advice or suggestions from anyone in a similar position?

@ginger_99, I didn't apply to USF because they don't have a Psych specialty. I ended up not getting into UCSF, or I'm "waitlisted," maybe. Pretty bummed, so I think I will be Columbia bound. I'm drawn to Seattle because it's closer and a lot cheaper ...

Anyone know how many applicants are/will be in the psych route? Curious how many I can expect there to be in my cohort.

I think I will call him and ask too, out of curiosity, because this is my 2nd year in a row applying. Last year, I only applied to UCSF but luckily this year I applied to other schools as well so I'll just have to move out of state. Either way, I'm p...

I didn't make it for psych. (( Looks like I'm Columbia bound. This will be a big move from the bay area!

@ginger_99 - If it's any consolation, I got waitlisted at MGH but got into Seattle U five days after my interview, so I'm sure you're a viable candidate for Seattle U! I'm psych though, so maybe it's hard to compare, but MGH is competitive! I'm still...

I interviewed on Saturday Feb 7th as well for Psych and was admitted the following Wednesday. I was surprised I'd hear back so quickly because they had originally told me end of February to early March. @badabing, I had a 3.6 cumulative GPA, not gre...

I've refreshed my email more times today than I have in the past year. Good luck everyone, when the decisions arrive! :)

I was notified a couple weeks ago I was waitlisted for Psych.

Type in "Columbia Nursing ETP 2015" in the search bar and press enter. Then you'll have to go to the drop down menu "more" to find "Groups," and then it should show up there.

I have a friend who lives in Boston who connected me with an extended friend who just graduated from the direct-entry Psych route at MGH. I'm going the Psych NP route as well so I was thrilled to talk with her! She just graduated from the program and...