Should I email the director of the nursing program

RscodADN10 · Jan 8, 2011

I say email. She may not tell you the status but it's worth a try. I'm waiting also and i am for sure emailing to ask when the letters are coming.

It's a huge committment to go to NS. I would want to be prepared as early as possible.

Whats the real harm?

ImThatGuy, BSN, RN · Jan 9, 2011

You may not get what you're wanting, but an email can't hurt.

muneca13 · Jan 9, 2011

Email, call do what you have to do! In order to get places you have to speak up so if she can't give you info maybe someone else from the school could tell if the letters have or have not gone out or if you need to take further steps to get in! Good luck!

ImThatGuy, BSN, RN · Jan 9, 2011

I'm offering my personal anecdotes as encouragement to the OP....

I've found timing and the right kind of communication to be key to most of life's successes. Who you know also helps. What you know always seems to take a backseat to everything else.

That said, I got into an RN/BSN program (already have a past B.S.) five months after the application window closed simply by making a phone call one day and talking to the right person; the director. She happened to be the only one in the office so she answered the phone when it rang. During the course of our conversation, which lasted a lot longer than I thought it would, I recounted my experiences and the fact that I had completed all the prereqs previously in life. I was accepted into the program by making that phone call that particular day. I hadn't set any pen to paper to even apply to it.

Maybe that email will help you.

I wouldn't recommend calling personally. Maybe it's just me because I'm cynical, but when I had open positions I couldn't stand when people called after they'd already sent in an application. Yeah, some say it's good because it shows interest, but I always had more to do than coddle people on the phone. I was much more patient with email, but maybe that's just me.

Riseupandnurse · Jan 9, 2011

I do not know the head of your school but I can tell you to move forward before you get accidentally shut out. Phone call to the administrative assistant helps and e-mail (don't call) the program head. The huge majority of academics would rather have an e-mail than a letter or a phone call any day (unless it's a formal complaint, when the reverse is true). The opposite applies to hospital administration, who I have found respond best to an appointment and a personal visit.

delilas · Jan 9, 2011

I don't think an email can hurt, but if its like my school, then the reason you don't get an answer until the week before is because they don't have one - but then, mine is year round with only a couple weeks of break between terms, so that's more understandable.

That being said, if you email her, just don't expect much! Here's hoping you get the answers you need.

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Jan 10, 2011

Thanks everyone. I going to send the email... hopefully I will find out something soon.

RscodADN10 · Jan 10, 2011

Good luck!

BabyLady, BSN, RN · Jan 13, 2011

I would just e-mail or even better, pick up the phone and call her.

Moogie · Jan 13, 2011

Did you send the email? Have you heard anything yet?

Waiting is soooooooo difficult. (I wish we had a crossing fingers emoticon!) Please keep us posted!