Is anyone applying to the Fall 2012 program ? I have a few questions and I think it would be good to share our concerns regarding the application process here.
I am a preschool teacher and I am applying for 2012. Have very little healthcare volunteer experience and wondering if that really maters. I have some experience looking after a family member who had a stomach surgery and chemo.
Thank you kgroundw! I am so happy to hear there is a smaller applicant pool, that actually makes me really happy!! I know someone who got into the program last year who only had a 3.0 prereq GPA, but she did have tons of experience as a Clinical Care Extender volunteering and etc. but still those without a 4.0 stand a chance. And I already check my email 10 times a day and it's not even march yet! I am dying to find out already
I received an email back in December letting me know that my application was complete and that I would be informed of my status mid march. Was it necessary to submit another transcript for fall 2011 grades? The official transcripts I submitted with my app didn't have those grades yet...
Oh actually maybe they only ask for fall 2011 if your pending courses are the prereqs....the classes I completed in the fall were just my public health courses and maybe that's why mark covin didn't ask me to submit a more updated transcript.
I read from last year's ......that some people didn't get accepted with 3.8 GPA and with tons of healthcare experience. so you never know what they are looking for ...
Kassach I saw that too! It seems like some highly qualified applicants were not accepted last year. I think they base a lot of it off of the statement of purpose. How well you can convey yourself and your goals for nursing. Because I bet everyone applying has pretty good grades and experiences.
I have already been religiously checking this forum and my email. The wait will soon be over! Can't wait! If accepted, do we find out via phone or email?
FYI...in case you guys didn't know. They are letting in 90 MECN's to the Fall 2012 class (instead of the usual 60) so that's good! I'm a MECN now and we received emails from the Dean letting us know. Plus they let in about 25 people from waitlist so your chances are way better than ours were (60 were let in out of over 600!)
OMG!!! Thanks for letting us know Lisa. Don't know if you ever got my private message that I sent awhile back. If not, thanks for sending me all that info. If I don't get in this year, I don't know what to say. Just praying every day right now.
We always were 60 but they just rose it to 90 and lowered their #'s for associates bc hospitals are hiring less and less ASNs and more MSNs. Great news for you guys.
We always were 60 but they just rose it to 90 and lowered their #'s for associates bc hospitals are hiring less and less ASNs and more MSNs. Great news for you guys.
Actually they don't have an ADN program here anymore.. They're just downsizing the APNs a little bit for next year (like 4 ppl less).
They've been making decisions so it looks like you guys are going to get letters in the mail really soon! :) You'll be getting letters before you get emails (they had made that mistake last year) so look out for your letter in the next week or so.
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Thank you kgroundw! I am so happy to hear there is a smaller applicant pool, that actually makes me really happy!! I know someone who got into the program last year who only had a 3.0 prereq GPA, but she did have tons of experience as a Clinical Care Extender volunteering and etc. but still those without a 4.0 stand a chance. And I already check my email 10 times a day and it's not even march yet! I am dying to find out already