Seattle U APNI - 2010 Entry

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I was just wondering if anyone out there applied for Seattle U's APNI program. I thought I'd start a thread because it doesn't look like there is one, yet.

I think we're supposed to hear about interviews sometime soon. Has anyone gotten word, yet?

Our FNP cohort had at least one person leave. I can't imagine leaving though, since we've all paid so much money and it has cost a lot of time as well. I don't think there is anyone in our program that would recommend the program without some reservations. That said, at the end of the day, we'll all have jobs sometime soon. It won't matter which school we went to after that.

Samuel Merritt program looks really good and I gave it strong consideration. I like that they only focus on nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and a few other medical sciences. It makes it feel like their program isn't just an afterthought. This is one of the schools I wished I'd looked into more.

A couple friends of mine who are doing psych nursing at OHSU are loving it. If any of you end up going there, I suggest living off of SW Gibbs Street on the west side of the campus. The rent for apartments is fairly reasonable and you end up getting a longer night's sleep, since you're only a blocks from the main campus.

None of us have jobs yet since we haven't finished, but the SU job support is only a few notches above non-existent. This can be true at a lot of schools though. For some reason, community college RN programs seem to have more focus on job placement, while a lot of other programs don't.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health.

Just adding my two cents here. Honestly, I've heard some students complain about how disorganized their program is at all six schools I applied to, from Seattle U to Columbia to UCSF. No program is going to be perfect. With that being said, I'm more interested in why you, Bayareagirl, feel like you are aren't learning anything and finding out what track you are in. I agree with Rainer, let's start a new thread about this topic.

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Hi everyone, I started a thread on this topic a while back here: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/current-past-future-455334.html#post4160506. It is called "Current, Past, Future Seattle U APNI Students?" if the link does not work. BayAreagirl was the first to respond to it (today or yesterday). We can move the conversation there, if you like.

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Anyone else receive acceptances since Monday? I'm in Seattle, applied for the FNP track but it would not be surprising if they considered offering me a midwifery track position....my postal carrier is starting to eye me curiously...

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Here it is ladies and gents. I just spoke with Kathy Carr (director of program). She said that all decisions, acceptances/waitlists/rejections are going out today. So we should all know by Monday (if that is in fact correct).

I have been waitlisted. She said that sometimes they take everyone, sometimes they take no one. SO who knows. I'm exactly where I was yesterday. :)

Good luck you guys!

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Thanks JSBH,

My experience with wait lists is that if you really want it, and make a nuisance of yourself, they ususally let you in. ;) My interview was not great so I'm half expecting a rejection, but it's nice to know it ought to come in tomorrow's mail.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health.

Congrats, JSBH! The waitlist is definitely not a bad place to be. Hopefully, you'll make it off the list and into the program soon :-)

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Congrats, JSBH!!!

:yeah:

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Thanks guys. It feels like a prolonged waiting process. lol

Well, I'll give them a week or so, see who posts their statuses..then start calling again. We'll see how this works.

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JSBH - Thanks for the update. Did they tell you how many people were placed on the waitlist or where you were on the waitlist? When do you have to reply to the other school that you got in and which school would you rather go to? I hope everything works out for you. You'll be a NP either way so congrats to that.

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JSBH - Thanks for the update. Did they tell you how many people were placed on the waitlist or where you were on the waitlist? When do you have to reply to the other school that you got in and which school would you rather go to? I hope everything works out for you. You'll be a NP either way so congrats to that.

Thanks for the encouragement! It's true though. Regardless of the program I will be an NP, so that's pretty fantastic. They didn't give me any more details. I posted everything that I was told. She couldn't tell me if there was a number associated with my waitlisting...but I assume there must be. I'm hoping that information comes in the letter. I do know that people posted that they had to respond within 14 days, so I'm guessing in 3 weeks I'll know if I've been accepted to Seattle or not. The program that I have been accepted to is Samuel Merritt in Oakland. I live in the bay area, so that's a nice option. It's a great program, from what people tell me. So I'm excited about it either way. It's just an adjustment mentally since I'd planned my life in Seattle already. I have to notify Samuel Merritt by the 10th, so I'm sending my deposit today. Knowing, whether the outcome is positive or not, is a relief. It ends the insanity. So, I'm looking forward to knowing.

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Yes, I too must wait and have been waitlisted. I'm not sure when they'll let people know if they have been accepted off of the waitlist or not. I'm not sure how these things usually work. I sure had my heart set on SU.

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