Is anyone looking at University of Hawaii's MEPN program for Fall 2012? I'm originally from Honolulu and would LOVE to go back and do this program. Especially since I would pay in-state tuition! :)
I've looked over the lengthy forum about the program from 2009. Is there anyone who went to UH's program that started this Fall? I would be quite interested to hear your stats (GPA, etc.) and to find out how many people applied and how many were accepted/matriculated this year. I will also be taking A&P 2 and Microbiology in the Spring and I am curious if that will hurt me since I am not done with all the prereqs. They say you just have to finish them by July, but I am wondering if that is really true.
Any info previous MEPN people can give me would be great. Thanks!
Wow, lots of postings since i've last checked. I have heard nothing and received nothing so far. It's eating me alive I tell you! Nice to be able to log on and share in everyone's anxiety. I'm so glad current MEPN students have chimed in. I will be checking daily! Does anyone know if they send out rejection letters as well as acceptance?
I am sure they will send out rejection letters as well as acceptance letters. Rejection letters may come later, if we are on the fence in their consideration or something?
I really have no idea; just guessing :)
I appreciate you all sharing also. I am eager to hear something from the school as well :).
My guess is that within ... 3 weeks ... we will hopefully begin to hear something!!. :)
I'm new to the thread and have applied for the PNP specialty for Fall 2012. I am a Washington resident, but flew out to Oahu with my family last month. While I was there, I toured the (10 million $$) newly remodeled simulation center and spoke with the MEPN director and the coordinator. I toured the center with my sister and her boyfriend (med students) and my dad (a seasoned biochemist). Between us, we have seen a lot of labs/hospitals and we were all blown away by UH's facility. Before taking the tour, I was pretty much set on attending a different program. However, after the tour, I haven't been able to get UH out of my head! Even though it is more than twice as expensive as the other program... I am still trying to figure out how I could make it work, financially, if I am accepted.
According to the director, this year's cohort will not be interviewing at all (next year, they will require applicants to send in videos- kindof a cool approach!). He also said they had about 300 applicants.... I don't know where the previous poster got 200... maybe the director was rounding up... hah. He also said I could (probably) expect to hear back in February rather than March- so perhaps we will all be put out of our misery shortly!
Great things to hear halletkl....my competition! LOL, i have also applied to the PNP track for Fall 2012. Sounds like you really did your research. I would have loved to have done a tour as well but it was hard to get call backs since i'm sure they are all so busy.
I'm wondering if the 200 number was a 200 out of 300 that were actually complete? I have no idea, really just making myself crazy haha. And video submissions?...boy, I really hope i get in this year!
How many people will they accept - do you all have any idea? :)
THANK YOU @halletkl for sharing your experience. :)
I've never checked out the campus or facilities. I'd love to know more - in what ways were you blown away by the facilities? Did you meet any faculty? If so, how did you feel about them? I need to arrange for something like that as well! :)
He told me there are 8 spots available for PNP. (eek!) The head of the PNP department told the director she would like to accept as many as possible (so she seems nice based on that...), but that is still apparently only about 8 - so it's pretty darn competitive. I'm not sure how many spots are available in the other specialties. However, I applied to a similar program and the various specialties accepted between 4-12 applicants each. I'm guessing its a similar situation here... though 4 definitely seems low to me. It depends on the year I guess.. not entirely sure how it works.
I only met some of the staff that were working in the simulation center and then a few people downstairs in the office (like the director and coordinator). I was lucky to come in on day when everyone happened to be around and not very busy... like the director made clear-- they aren't trying to set up interviews this year-- so I didn't want to over-stay my welcome and pester him too much. He was actually busy looking through apps at the time and just popped out for a second to answer a few questions for me. Everyone there seemed perfectly nice though :) .
A small class was actually working in the simulation center as I was touring through. As for tours, I guess they hold a group tour on the first of every month (or maybe it was the first Monday of every month... something like that), but they can arrange quick, casual tours for people coming in from out-of-state if it isn't too busy. I just happened to hit it on a Friday afternoon when things weren't busy AND I let them know that my flight was leaving Monday, so it would be my only chance to check it out. The person at the front desk who gave us our tour was VERY knowledgable and had taken a big part in the setup and ordering of supplies for the center. I'm pretty sure he was a student.. Anyway, the center was AMAZING. Everything was really high-tech, clean, well-lit, organized, VERY similar to a real hospital setting (but even nicer). I felt like I could really get some great exposure to what it would feel like working as a nurse in a hospital. He showed us one of their medical manikins that could blink, sweat (through a few little holes in its forehead), talk (they were programmed to say a few things AND there was a mic hookup in the back where the professor could talk). It could even recognize what medication it had been given (so that it could "react" appropriately- the professor would make it do certain things). They had a labor and delivery room with a manikin that could give birth as well as another baby manikin located underneath a real incubator light (though I don't know why it had to be real, but it helps make everything seem even more true-to-life!) They also had a room that was designed like a small apartment (with an apartment-style bathroom and everything) so that the practicing nurses could get a feel for their true environment when at-home nursing. He also showed us the conference room that had a smartboard and a large television- where students can study and watch the replay of their tests.
The whole thing was just really impressive to me (having already toured another school's facility). It honestly put the other place to shame. The other school had some manikins too.... but non as impressive as these. And the other building just felt like a hole in the wall compared to this one. I could see myself actually enjoying spending time in this place and gaining a very valuable learning experience. I feel like I would be much more comfortable when I finally graduated and went out working in the "real world" haha.
* Also, as a side note, the tour guide talked about how they had just moved from a really unfortunate facility that had cockroaches in the walls and all sorts of yucky stuff.... They had to practice over there for a bit while they waited for the simulation center to be completed. Glad we missed out on all of that! Seems like we are entering the nursing school at just the right time.
Yup. I got confirmation today of no interviews. With acceptance numbers like that my chances are slim to none, LOL! A girl can dream though. Love the insight, halle.
Wow, sounds amazing! Thanks for posting that link...i think i may have seen this a while back.
So only 8 accepted for PNP huh? I'm going to have to think up some crazy things to keep myself busy until the end of this month. Good luck to everyone!
@halletlk may i ask what your pre-req GPA's were and Undergrad GPA? Always nice to know where we all stand :)
@bluecloud the acting director had told us in the informational session that the FNP is the most competitive with a large percentage of applicants applying to that route. I'd assume that the "8" figure would be accurate in terms of how many would be accepted for FNP, its just that it will be WAY more competitive in terms of how many people you are up against. Also, i believe the largest cohort would be the 2011 which they told us had about 40 students enrolled. Would be great if they could afford to enroll 50 of us since the program is much more seasoned now. Who knows though.
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Wow, lots of postings since i've last checked. I have heard nothing and received nothing so far. It's eating me alive I tell you! Nice to be able to log on and share in everyone's anxiety. I'm so glad current MEPN students have chimed in. I will be checking daily! Does anyone know if they send out rejection letters as well as acceptance?