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Hi All! Just a heads up to check your UCSF email! I received the fall semester schedule for the PNP program this morning! Hopefully they all went out :)

I totally agree with this statement. You will figure out what is most difficult/challenging for yourself when you get into different roles of being a nurse. Try out an area you are interested in that in your mind is super technical and then go from there. There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to nursing.....thats the beauty of it! Best of luck!

Focus mainly on your professors power points/lecture notes. While in lecture- take notes on the printed out presentation slides. study those slides up and down after the lecture and if you have questions supplements with the required books for the class. Review your syllabus and make sure you understand the objectives listed on it. Make flash cards and stay organized using a desk calendar or personal calendar you can carry. GO TO OFFICE HOURS! Professors love to have engaged students and this is a perfect time to ask questions and have them get to know you (It can pay off for reference letters for jobs in the future) Download audio lectures on your phone and listen to them when walking to class, in the gym, driving on the bus, etc. BUT most importantly take care of you! nursing school is tough, but you can do it! Have fun, eat well, exercise often, and don't sweat the small stuff. You are learning and it takes time :) Best of luck!

Hi perc71, BSN Thank you for the update! I'll be looking out for the email come the beginning of August! So glad to be in such an awesome program.

Hey! I will be attending UCSF this fall as well (in a different NP track). I plan on working part time in an outpatient clinic (a bit more relaxed of an environment than inpatient from my experience) to help keep myself a float while in school. However, school is most important, so I am planning to see how it works first semester and then reevaluate if I can continue working. Best of luck to you!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to check in to see if anyone has heard anything from UCSF recently.... i.e. .... scheduling? orientation info? anything? Thanks!

Hello! yeah, I live in the bay area. I think classes start like mid-september. Also, do you know if the peds specialty has sessions in the summer... (next summer 2018?) i know that some specialties do, but did't know about peds.

I sure do! I live in East Bay, so i will be commuting in. Thankfully we don't have class every day of the week! I am thinking about emailing someone about the next step, but I am unsure who that would be. I am so excited to get things rolling! I accepted the offer on Monday after deliberating and weighing the pros/cons over the weekend! This is going to be awesome!

I haven't heard anything yet from the department- just the acceptance through the application website! Do you know what we should be expecting to hear or to do?

That is awesome!! PNP?!

Hi everyone! I just received an email this morning regarding my application status. Went to the grad school website and found that I have been accepted into the program!!! So heads up to all the PNP applicants- decision are going out! I am so excited to meet everyone this fall!

Hi! I applied to the PNP track. I haven't been contacted for an interview yet. Are you interviewing?

Hi Everyone! I am applying for the UCSF NP program this fall 2017 and am wondering if anyone else is? I am currently writing my Goal statement and am having trouble deciding which direction to go with. (Personal, Factual, Story format??) Does anyone have any advice on what the UCSF admissions group is looking for in an application/goal statement? Thank you for all of your help! -The nervous applicant :)