Seattle U - APNI 2012

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Anyone already applying at Seattle U? Which track? I haven't finished my pre-req's, so I am probably not too competitive this year, but I am going to apply anyway. I am applying for the nurse-midwife track and my background is Microbiology (UW).

murse, did you feel you had to be concise when answering questions or you're saying that they just didn't ask you very detailed aspects of your work?

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Hi guys,

I received the date for my interview a few days ago...next Saturday, exactly one week from today. As much as I'm trying to prepare answers to all of the standard questions, I'm still nervous. I'm a talker, and I have a lot to say. I'm worried though that I won't be able to concisely get it all across.

I'm also having difficulty finding a good example of a situation in which I encountered a conflict and how I resolved it. It's funny, I've experienced a ton of conflicts...but nothing that I feel will relate to nursing! Any ideas would help.

The same night that I received my interview date, I got some really devastating news about some personal stuff (that I thought I was done dealing with). I've had a pretty terrible week and my brain is muddled. I know that this is the opportunity of a lifetime but I can't even think straight right now! :( I hope I don't let this all get the better of me. Anyhow, if anyone has additional questions that they encountered during their interviews, it would be great to list a few...I've prepared for a lot of questions but I don't know if they are even relevant. Will we be asked about what we hope to contribute to the field of nursing, or what types of values do we want to use to guide our practices?

Thanks for all of the info and the support! Wishing everyone the best of luck in this process and I'm crossing my fingers for everyone who has shared their story on this forum.

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Let's discuss, Pooja! Are you up for it?

I have been thinking about the conflict part as well. Funny though, is that I only had one "real" conflict so it's the one I'm going to have to use. The conflict was with a classmate that during labs started yelling at me because I was doing things too slow: mind you, she was repeating the couse and I was super worried that I was going to do something wrong after all the warnings that the TA had mentioned. It was a bacterial genetics lab, and I was extracting DNA which is super sensitive. I was quadruple checking every step of the way, making sure I wasn't contaminating my sample and she was just getting more and more upset with me because "she already knew it all". I was behaving very sheepish and trying to be nice but she was such a bully that I had to stop and say: "look, you don't know me, please stop". And she didn't. By this time, the whole classroom was looking in disbelief. I was shocked. I left the room to talk to the TA and she said "don't worry, that girl has issues" and I started to cry because I couldn't belive what was happening. It was surreal, I never seen a person react like she did. I was embarassed. We scalated it to the professor who was teaching the other lab room. He asked if I wanted to move to his room and I did.

NOW - that is for you to understand what happened. If I use this example, I'm going to be really brief without actually saying how much I dislike the girl (hahaha). I also have to take into consideration the resolution of it all, was it ideal? Or was it avoidance? I believe I should mention something: I did this, but this is what I learned from the incident and this is what I would do different.

Pooja, let me know if you need help with anything, if you want to vent, or whatever. I hope that you can get over the stuff that is happening now and can be your best at your interview. Not a good timing for this to happen, but you need to try to put this aside and focus. Bad things are going to happen in the future and you need to be strong now and learn. If you need to talk, just let me know.

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Calinca,

I'd love to exchange e-mails or something and get in touch to talk interview stuff! We could go over questions and things like that; it's always good to work with others and collaborate!

I can't do direct messages because I don't have enough threads...am I allowed to post my e-mail on here?

And it's really funny, I have a similar story in general (probably not one that affected me as much, but like, a very similar incident that happened in class this quarter, except that it didn't escalate!).

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Pooja and calinca, I too have a similar conflict story :)

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I sent you a PM with my email!

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NursePrac, so funny! I thought I was the only lucky one hahah ;)

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Does anyone know what the original timeline was for acceptance? I never received that initial e-mail since one of my references got ate by the postal system. I'm scheduled for an interview but I'm wondering when we'll hear back.

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Christy, what is your track? I'm thinking decisions go out 2 weeks after the last interview date, March 1st (for CNM).

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Hi Everyone - I just heard about this site from another applicant when I was interviewing yesterday for the Adult/Gero program. I was told that they will make their final decisions by March 5th and that we should hear no later than March 15th. Good luck everybody!

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Thanks for the update, May and welcome to the board! Are you an "in state" candidate or did you travel to your AGNP interview? Congrats on completing the final step, must be a great feeling - I think many of us are still scheduled for next week!

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Just wondering if anyone knows how many slots are available for adult/gero applicants?

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