I thought I would start a new thread. I've read quite a bit of the activity from previous classes and I thought it would be great to get a community of support started for those who have applied for UCSF's MEPN program... not just for us now, but for the future applicants who will read our posts! (: (the added bonus is this thread will be in gender neutral territory
Would love to hear the stories of folks who are applying to nursing programs (UCSF and otherwise).
I was invited to interview with a 3.57 undergrad GPA in psych, 4.0 science pre-reqs, GRE 690 math 690 Verbal, experience as an EMT on an ambulance and in an emergency department.
Thank you for this information! The interview session I attended they made no mention of when they will mail the letters... so I'm glad to know its early March. Thanks!
I realize that March 1st is just one week and one day away but is anyone else checking their application status compulsively in hopes that something will change before then?
I applied to UCSF, Yale, Columbia, Georgetown, Penn & Emory for midwifery and each school has stressed how important your whole package is, not just your scores/GPAs. I know that some schools place emphasis on a certain field/subject--Emory, for instance on serving needy populations, UCSF-spanish language skills, Georgetown--international focus, etc. So, if you are applying to a specific program, find out what are the strengths of the program and build up your skill-sets accordingly.
To everyone waiting on the UCSF decision--GOOD LUCK!!!
Like a bad applicant, I just called the admin office. They said decisions aren't going out until March 15! I don't know if the person I spoke with had bad information, or if UCSF has just been slower in processing applications than they initially expected. Any idea how we can get confirmation that March 15 is the expected date for finding out? I want to know if I can put my fear and anxiety aside for another couple weeks!
March 15!!!! Really??? This is going to kill me. I've heard from Columbia and am visiting there March 5th. I was really hoping I would have heard from UCSF before or very soon after. If anyone can confirm this, that would be greatly appreciated.
Man, I thought we would have heard earlier. But, I just checked my notes and I had written down "March 15th" as the approximate date we would hear from UCSF. Also, does anyone know how their financial aid application works? I read on the website to send financial info to UCSF AFTER you were accepted, so haven't sent anything yet. Maybe I screwed that up.
Wow, this is shocking. At the interview session, the Dean himself said the letters would be postmarked no later than March 1st. I'm not sure how well I'm going to do not sleeping for the next three weeks
Also, does anyone know how their financial aid application works? I read on the website to send financial info to UCSF AFTER you were accepted, so haven't sent anything yet. Maybe I screwed that up.
p.s. I submitted my FAFSA for the summer already for all of the schools I applied to...maybe I shouldn't have done that but I didn't see any other way!
I don't know if the person I spoke with had bad information, or if UCSF has just been slower in processing applications than they initially expected. Any idea how we can get confirmation that March 15 is the expected date for finding out? I want to know if I can put my fear and anxiety aside for another couple weeks!
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I was invited to interview with a 3.57 undergrad GPA in psych, 4.0 science pre-reqs, GRE 690 math 690 Verbal, experience as an EMT on an ambulance and in an emergency department.