UCLA MECN Fall 2019

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It's that time of year again! I am planning on applying for the Fall 2019 quarter. The summer 2018 information sessions are now open. Who else is applying ?

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Hey! I may reapply, I applied for 2018 but wasn't accepted. I think I needed to start all my volunteering about a year earlier to give myself a shot. I have been accepted into Cal state san marcos and interviewed at Azusa for spring but was not accepted.

I realize there is too much career development opportunities here in LA since I volunteer at Cedars. I do not know if I am going to reapply 100% but am reapplying to Azusa for next summer. Basically, I realize what is waiting another 6 months in the big picture? Although UCLA was my number 1 choice originally, I realize I do want to be an NP and prefer getting the ball rolling right away upon becoming an RN, which Azusa offers. I'm going to the July info session though so we'll see. UCLA is pretty cool haha

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Hey! I may reapply, I applied for 2018 but wasn't accepted. I think I needed to start all my volunteering about a year earlier to give myself a shot. I have been accepted into Cal state san marcos and interviewed at Azusa for spring but was not accepted.

I realize there is too much career development opportunities here in LA since I volunteer at Cedars. I do not know if I am going to reapply 100% but am reapplying to Azusa for next summer. Basically, I realize what is waiting another 6 months in the big picture? Although UCLA was my number 1 choice originally, I realize I do want to be an NP and prefer getting the ball rolling right away upon becoming an RN, which Azusa offers. I'm going to the July info session though so we'll see. UCLA is pretty cool haha

I am also applying to Azusa this cycle for the Fall 2019 semester. How many hours of volunteering experience did you have when you applied?

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When I applied I had approximately 186 hours; 170 were in the ED and 16 were in the cardiac ICU as i had just started a rotation there. When I applied to UCLA I had around 120 I believe of just ED experience. I realized during the application process how competitive it is out there from these forums and that I probably needed to start a year earlier. What kind of volunteer or hands on experience do you have?

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I'll have about 300 hours of volunteer experience. 48 hrs Med/Surg the rest in ICU. I've also worked as a financial analyst for Glendale Adventist and most recently as an associate consultant for KP.

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Cool, we'll have similar hours this for this cycle. Unless you have a 3.7+ undergrad gpa, you need to be around that much experience or more; so you should be good (for Azusa at least).

With regards to your background, I don't think that will matter much, they want patient interaction roles, not necessarily involvement in healthcare in other capacities. I was an Econ major with a finance/business development background, thought it would give me some edge being from a different field but doesn't really seem to matter. Good luck man

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What other schools are people looking at with a similar program to UCLA?

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What other schools are people looking at with a similar program to UCLA?

The usual: APU, Western, UCI, USD, USF

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I am ruling out APU and Western now since I decided the route I want to take is best suited with becoming an adult-gerontology acute care NP, which neither of them offer. So I will reapply to UCLA, CSULA, and UC Irvine; then CSU San Marcos will be the back up and eventually I would apply to CSULA and UCLA's NP program.

Since it's so competitive, it's not helpful to limit yourself geographically... but I really like Southern California :)

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Also planning on applying for the 2019 round! Kind of excited to attend one of the info sessions.

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Good day everyone! I am anticipating applying for Fall 2019 as well. I will attend the summer information session next month! I'm wondering if there is a component of the application they consider the most (GPA, personal statement, experience in related fields, etc.) ??

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Good day everyone! I am anticipating applying for Fall 2019 as well. I will attend the summer information session next month! I'm wondering if there is a component of the application they consider the most (GPA, personal statement, experience in related fields, etc.) ??

According to the application guideline, UCLA takes a more holistic approach when evaluating. So I'm assuming Personal Statement, experience then GPA.

Here is the evaluation link on the website if you haven't seen it: https://www.nursing.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/MECN%20Evaluation%20Criteria%20-%20Tips%20and%20Information.pdf

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