Stony brook accelerated nursing class of 2019

soydelmonte · Sep 29, 2017

Just submitted my application last night!

My grades are very up there and I believe I wrote a competitive and unique personal statement. I feel very confident.

Does anyone know how many people apply for the program and how many seats are offered?

Also, what type of community do students work with? Is it diverse racially, socioeconomically, etc?

js1776 · Sep 30, 2017

@ShannonBug6895, I think you have a really good shot to be honest. I could be wrong but I don't believe they look at each prereq individually, but how you did overall. Having that experience also works in your favor. As I mentioned earlier, I had no experience at all and was still finishing my first degree when I applied.

There are 80 seats in the program, and I believe they said around 700-800 applicants last year for the 1 year program. So far the patients I've seen in clinical have been pretty diverse.

Enrique301 · Oct 1, 2017

I heard that there are entrance exams, is that true?

Enrique301 · Oct 1, 2017

Also @js1776, if you didn't mind, could you give a detail synopsis of how the interview process works, then work your way into the first semester. How you got use to clinicals, and classes, and commuting.

piwinskia1 · Oct 2, 2017

I was waitlisted for Summer 2016 and unfortunately never got the call that a spot was open

Was pretty bummed so I took that year off from applying and I'm reapplying this year. Also, I'm studying for the TEAs exam since other programs require this and I'm hoping it'll look good when I apply to Stony Brook's program.

Submitting my application tomorrow. Good luck to everyone!

Enrique301 · Oct 2, 2017

@piwinskia1, do you mind sharing your stats when you applied two years ago?

js1776 · Oct 2, 2017

So, I got an e-mail for an interview mid-October, and I think that was the first round of interview invitations. I had the interview itself early November, and it's a group interview. Pretty straight forward stuff, they ask you questions about your thoughts on nursing, strengths and weaknesses as a person, etc etc. I knew someone that went through the interview process previously that told me questions she received and I didn't receive a single one that was the same, so I wouldn't rely on any "inside" information. Just be as prepared as possible and give it your best.

The entrance exams I think you're referring to are the basic arithmetic test and the writing sample. The basic arithmetic test is just that, decimals, fractions, etc. As for the writing sample, you get a choice between two prompts. I can't imagine they factored in a great deal in the grand scheme of the admissions process.

I received my acceptance late December and the rest is history lol. It's hard to believe it's coming up on a year since I applied. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, this program is not for the faint-hearted. The summer was rough for sure. We basically had 2 exams a week, with only maybe 3 weeks without any exams. Lecture is pretty much all day MWF, with lab on Tuesdays, and "12 hour" clinicals on Thursdays (we never stayed the full 12 hours). It's essentially fitting a year's worth of school into 10 weeks. Having said all that, it is doable and actually most people excel.

Bukolake · Oct 3, 2017

Do you live on or off campus?

soydelmonte · Oct 4, 2017

So, I got an e-mail for an interview mid-October, and I think that was the first round of interview invitations. I had the interview itself early November, and it's a group interview. Pretty straight forward stuff, they ask you questions about your thoughts on nursing, strengths and weaknesses as a person, etc etc. I knew someone that went through the interview process previously that told me questions she received and I didn't receive a single one that was the same, so I wouldn't rely on any "inside" information. Just be as prepared as possible and give it your best.
The entrance exams I think you're referring to are the basic arithmetic test and the writing sample. The basic arithmetic test is just that, decimals, fractions, etc. As for the writing sample, you get a choice between two prompts. I can't imagine they factored in a great deal in the grand scheme of the admissions process.
I received my acceptance late December and the rest is history lol. It's hard to believe it's coming up on a year since I applied. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, this program is not for the faint-hearted. The summer was rough for sure. We basically had 2 exams a week, with only maybe 3 weeks without any exams. Lecture is pretty much all day MWF, with lab on Tuesdays, and "12 hour" clinicals on Thursdays (we never stayed the full 12 hours). It's essentially fitting a year's worth of school into 10 weeks. Having said all that, it is doable and actually most people excel.

May I ask when was it that you submitted your application?

I heard there was a lot of benefit submitting the applications early, but I wanted to make sure everything was okay (not to mention I was going through a break-up literally the day applications opened!) I submitted everything on September 28th, one week before the deadline. I hope admissions doesn't look at my essay with tired eyes!

soydelmonte · Oct 4, 2017

No one quote me, but I've been heavily reading through previous threads and it looks to me that the overall consensus is that all requests for interviews come out between Oct 14 â€“ Oct 20th. It was unclear if there were any other waves of requests after the 20th.

js1776 · Oct 4, 2017

I live off-campus and I submitted my application just a few days before the deadline. I think maybe October 1st when they were due the 4th. Not sure, if submitting it earlier helps or not, but it can't hurt right?

piwinskia1 · Oct 5, 2017

Of course. I went to Suffolk for my Associates and graduated with highest distinction and a 3.9 GPA. I then completed my Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Emergency Critical Care and graduated with a 3.45 GPA. I then completed my EMT-B certification at SBU as well.

I have a 4.0 in my nursing pre-reqs but unfortunately my cumulative GPA is quite terrible. I went to 2 colleges before Suffolk/Stony Brook and I didn't do as well there since I was young and naive, but my cumulative GPA is a 2.9 I believe.

I met with the Dean of Nursing @ Stony Brook and she literally couldn't believe my whole background and swore it was my cumulative GPA is the only reason I didn't get in. It's super sucky since that was about 7 years ago that I went to the other 2 colleges and received such a low GPA from both.

Even with my low cumulative GPA I was still waitlisted so don't give up hope if you have a low cumulative GPA!

This time I made sure to have 4 very good recommendation letters as I heard thats a big help!