The George Washington University MSN 2019

db2xs · Oct 28, 2019

On 10/25/2019 at 7:57 AM, Uppal said:
What are your views on "in-campus vs online MSN" and "Part-time vs Full-time MSN", I have a full-time job, working 8 hours M-F and a toddler...

@Uppal My views are this:

On-campus vs online: While I believe there is a huge benefit to doing a program on-campus, I completed my program online with mandatory once or twice a year on-campus visits. The biggest benefit was that aside from the occasional mandatory webinars and exams, I could study/do my homework at any hour of the day and in my underpants if I wanted to! The downside was that I really missed the face-to-face interaction with my colleagues and professors. Huge downside. In hindsight, I think a hybrid would have worked out better for me but there were no programs near me that had the criteria that I was looking for.

Part-time vs full-time: I did my program part-time and am very happy I did so. I was able to work full-time up until clinicals and therefore was able to pay for my tuition in full in real time, i.e., no debt. It was a hellish three years, mind you, but being debt-free is extremely liberating and joyful. My opinion is that unless you only have five years left to live or you are 65 years old, there is no point in going to school full-time. An extra year is a drop in the bucket compared to how many years we are projected to continue working as NPs. But again, it all depends on what works for you.

Dea Woolard, BSN, RN · Apr 20, 2020

Hello,

Any feedback about GW. I was accepted in the Fall and fearful. Anyone who is in the GW program can shed some light of it all?

NSDQ739 · Apr 20, 2020

It’s a tough but doable program. And so far worth the time, effort and money. I feel the professions and administrators genuinely want to help you succeed. As with any program you get out of it what you out into it.