Summer Entry 2013 Accelerated BSN/MSN Johns Hopkins

hopefulnurse24 · Mar 8, 2013

Ahh, I see. Well, Hopkins may be the better choice then! Have you visited Hopkins in person yet?

maspsu08 · Mar 8, 2013

I'm deciding Penn vs JHU. JHU appears to be significantly cheaper. I'm torn between schools.

hopefulnurse24 · Mar 9, 2013

How will you decide?

meep05 · Mar 9, 2013

I haven't officially been to Hopkins but was in Baltimore this past September. Baltimore is scary to me that's honestly my only hestiation. My final decision will most likely come down to cost between the two. Are you def. going to Hopkins?

hopefulnurse24 · Mar 9, 2013

I'm waiting to hear back from Duke and NYU, and I'm on the Penn waitlist. I really loved Duke though, and I love Hopkins, so I'm hoping that my decision will come between Hopkins and Duke. I have never been to Baltimore, but I have some of the same fears you do... plus it is really expensive. I think that the accepted students day will help calm some of my fears, along with touring apartments in the area.

bardone · Mar 10, 2013

Hi everyone -- I'm very proud to have been accepted for the Summer 2013 cohort. A big congratulations to everyone who was also accepted!

I decided to attend Penn, my first choice for a number of reasons, several of which don't really have much to do with the programs themselves. One thing to note is that Hopkins' program is 13 months, while Penn's is 18 months; this might account for some of the discrepancies in tuition price. (ETA: Hopkins fall entry is 17 mos. at the same $ as the 13 mo. program... hmmm.)

I grew up outside of Baltimore & lived there too, and to be honest, I don't believe that it is significantly less safe than Philadelphia. I really love the city, its people and the surrounding environment (state parks/shores/beaches/etc.). I do really recommend having/getting a car, which'll expand the residential territory available to you, among other things. Is rent really expensive nowadays? I thought only a few neighborhoods had shot up in price.

Ultimately -- we'll all be working together as RNs & NPs after whatever school we go to ends.

kdiem · Mar 10, 2013

Hi mcav, did you end up hearing anything on Friday? It seems like a lot of people have been notified already. I hope the reason we haven't heard back is because midwifery is joint with Shenandoah, thus taking a longer time to process. I'm probably going to call in on Monday to check.

doulalala · Mar 10, 2013

I haven't heard back yet :-/. Let me know what they say on Monday!

tadams22 · Mar 10, 2013

I'm applying to acute care and haven't heard either. Last week, I was told by various people in admissions that I'd hear this (last) week, next week, or "by the end of the month." I am having such a hard time waiting!

kdiem · Mar 11, 2013

Hi mcav, I called one of the admissions coordinators (not my interviewer) and she says some notifications for midwifery applicants have already been sent, but not all. And apparently we should expect to hear back by snail mail. I didn't ask about phone calls, but when asking if I should hear via snail mail or email, she said snail mail. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I forgot to ask when's the latest I should hear back, but I think she would have said the same thing, "by the end of March."

doulalala · Mar 11, 2013

Kdiem, I saw this and immediately checked the mail. Nothing. Ugh, but ok. Thanks for letting me know what they said!

tadams22 · Mar 11, 2013

Are they not calling today??