SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ABSN - 2025/2026

Future92nurse · Mar 13

PDN said:

Yes! Got accepted while still taking A&P 2.

Ahh, I just got accepted after I posted this! LOL I wasn't sure if they were going to accept me since I have that one class pending, but it all worked out!

aliali002 · Mar 13

x010102 said:

Is there any rhyme or reason to the order that people get their acceptance/rejections? I submitted a month ago and it's disheartening to see people who submitted after me get their emails already.

This is understandable my application was completed in December and so far no change.

x010102 · Mar 13

aliali002 said:

This is understandable my application was completed in December and so far no change.

It's really stressful. I'm still hoping that it's just taking time and it'll happen and we'll both get accepted.

What were your stats, if you don't mind me asking?

PDN · Mar 19

Hey! I was wondering what a sample schedule looks like for the first semester. How many days a week do you have classes/clinicals and roughly how long are those days?

Ada01 · Mar 19

PDN said:

Hey! I was wondering what a sample schedule looks like for the first semester. How many days a week do you have classes/clinicals and roughly how long are those days?

Hey! In the First semester there are classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays! And one day of Clinical.
I think it was Tuesdays 9-5 and Thursdays 3-8. Role Development is a 5 or 6 week course so it ends in October. So once that class is over, your Tuesday schedule becomes like 9-3.

After the first semester theres one day of lecture (Tuesdays) and 2 clinical days.

PDN · Mar 19

Thanks so much for your answer! One other question - how long are clinical days?

x010102 · Mar 19

Do you have any info on how many people are accepted per year? Do you know how they go about going through applicants? Is it high GPA first? Do you know if there's anyone we can email about the status of our apps?

Ada01 · Mar 19

PDN said:

Thanks so much for your answer! One other question - how long are clinical days?

Of course. And about 8 hours. it can be 7-3 or 8-4 depending on your clinical faculty.

Ada01 · Mar 19

x010102 said:

Do you have any info on how many people are accepted per year? Do you know how they go about going through applicants? Is it high GPA first? Do you know if there's anyone we can email about the status of our apps?

Our cohort is approx 110 students. But we're bigger than the last cohort so its hard to say. I don't know how they go through applicants but I recommend being patient because they will get to you. The Director is also one of our professors so she's pretty busy and I'm sure must make time for interviews. What I can say is, when I applied last January I was still enrolled in 3 Pre reqs (2 sciences and algebra) my application was on hold until may. But once I uploaded my official grades, my application moved pretty quickly. I was contacted for an interview like the next week and got my acceptance the next day. The Director looks at your application holistically . My Science TEAS score was like a 69 but she took into consideration I got A's and A-s in almost all my sciences, my undergrad GPA was a 3.5, I took the TEAS before taking A&P2 and my score increased since my first time taking the TEAS (2weeks prior) so I think it showed dedication. You can call or email admissions, they respond pretty quickly but there may not be much info they can give you.

x010102 · Mar 19

Ada01 said:

Our cohort is approx 110 students. But we're bigger than the last cohort so its hard to say. I don't know how they go through applicants but I recommend being patient because they will get to you. The Director is also one of our professors so she's pretty busy and I'm sure must make time for interviews. What I can say is, when I applied last January I was still enrolled in 3 Pre reqs (2 sciences and algebra) my application was on hold until may. But once I uploaded my official grades, my application moved pretty quickly. I was contacted for an interview like the next week and got my acceptance the next day. The Director looks at your application holistically . My Science TEAS score was like a 69 but she took into consideration I got A's and A-s in almost all my sciences, my undergrad GPA was a 3.5, I took the TEAS before taking A&P2 and my score increased since my first time taking the TEAS (2weeks prior) so I think it showed dedication. You can call or email admissions, they respond pretty quickly but there may not be much info they can give you.

Thank you for the in depth answer! I sent all my stuff in end of January and haven't heard back yet. I've seen people on here who sent their stuff in later than me get accepted so I'm just worried and anxious. My prior GPA was 2.9 but my science pre reqs were 3.5 and my TEAS was decent. Im not sure how it all factors in though.

Ada01 · Mar 19

x010102 said:

Thank you for the in depth answer! I sent all my stuff in end of January and haven't heard back yet. I've seen people on here who sent their stuff in later than me get accepted so I'm just worried and anxious. My prior GPA was 2.9 but my science pre reqs were 3.5 and my TEAS was decent. Im not sure how it all factors in though.

Stay positive and patient. I remember being this anxious too, I checked Allnurses just about everyday. They send out decisions probably until like June or so, so theres time. I was accepted late may/early June 2024 and there were people who were accepted after me also.

NurseToBe_123 · Mar 20

If you don't hear back the day after your interview does that mean you have been rejected? Additionally, how often are people rejected even though they did an interview?