Seattle University APNI 2016 Applicants

PallasAthene · Jan 30, 2016

DenaliFox - Congratulations on your interview! That's awesome! Good luck! As for your questions, I've read in previous years threads that the interviews are reasonably informal, so a shirt and tie should be fine. Definitely review your application and make sure you know it inside and out, especially your essay, as your interviewers might not be familiar with everything in your application, so you need to be prepared to recap it. Know your strengths and weaknesses, how you'd be a good fit for the program (paying particular attention to the social justice aspect of the program). And most importantly, just breathe and be yourself! Take your time with your responses, no need to rush. They clearly already see something good in you and your application to invite you for an interview, you just need to reaffirm those beliefs. :) Congrats and good luck, again!

Lnelson16 - It seems like a lot of applicants are hoping it's the last 90 credits, regardless of whether they were the last 90 that went into your bachelor's or coursework you took after. It would make more sense to me to look at the last 90 period, since it's most recent and probably a better indication of the sort of student you are now, but as I mentioned before, I'm not completely sure how they assess it. I didn't do poorly in my undergrad, but my graduate coursework and all of the pre-req's I've taken since are a 4.0, so clearly I'd prefer that to be what they consider most heavily, as far as GPA is concerned.

woodlee9 - I agree that the environment and the makeup of the other people in the cohort is important. Speaking from a psychological perspective, such factors have been shown to potentially have a pretty dramatic effect on how people respond and perform. Of course, my perspective is somewhat biased, given that I'm a huge fan of the bioecological model of human development, but I do think it's an important consideration that more programs should take into account.

woodlee9 · Jan 30, 2016

Hi DenaliFox,

Congrats on the interview! Good work. Good luck! Keep us posted.

littlefeets · Feb 1, 2016

how are we all doing? hanging in?

woodlee9 · Feb 1, 2016

I haven't heard anything about FNP yet... It's becoming aggrivating haha

No_LiesJustLove, MSN, RN · Feb 1, 2016

Hanging in there, but it's definitely been tough not really knowing what's going on with the whole interview process (besides the fact that interviews started on the 30th... And that another round of emails just went out today). I've been taking A&P, which has kept me busy. Haha. I guess it helps take some of the pressure off of thinking about grad school.

rose29 · Feb 1, 2016

Just got an interview for FNP!

woodlee9 · Feb 1, 2016

Rose29! Congratulations! When is it?

mina28 · Feb 1, 2016

Congratulations Rose29! I saw two other people on the facebook page got interviews as well and they were for FNP. I was reading through these and FNP seems to be agreed upon as the most competitive, have any of you heard applicants being accepted with lower undergrad GPAs? I feel good about my application except for my undergrad GPA, it was around 3.4

historybe · Feb 2, 2016

I also received an invite for FNP! The email directed me to choose an interview time on February 6, February 20, or February 27.

littlefeets · Feb 2, 2016

I just got one for midwifery!!

PallasAthene · Feb 2, 2016

Congratulations to everyone who received interview invites today! And good luck to each of you!

Still no invite for me, which bums out a bit. Has anyone heard whether any psych interview invitations for this upcoming weekend have been sent out yet?

Congrats again, everyone! Thinking good thoughts for all of you, and happy interview invitation thoughts for the rest of us still waiting. :)

No_LiesJustLove, MSN, RN · Feb 2, 2016

I know of at least one psych applicant that got an interview on the 30th, but have seen mostly FNP and CNM interviews for this coming weekend (as well as some for the other dates in February). I also applied to psych and haven't received any invites or seen any changes on my application status. :-/ Talk about anxiety...

Yes!! Congrats to everyone and good luck on your interviews.