UMass Worcester GEP DNP Fall 2023

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Hi all! Anyone else apply for the UMass Worcester Graduate Entry Pathway DNP Program? Good luck to all!

whoever got into the program, can someone tell me if it was a big deal that they don't give us a BSN and the majority of the jobs ask for one? thank you

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also, can someone tell me a timeline of when you guys applied and received the interview and then the acceptance? thank you I'm freaking out

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Hi! Although its a bummer about not getting a BSN and instead getting a certificate to sit for the NCLEX, it really doesn't seem to be causing any issues for those in the year above us getting jobs as RNs. UMass has a great New Grad nursing program that has taken (from what I have heard) a good amount of GEP grads as new RNs. There is such a shortage in healthcare that I wouldn't worry. With the goal in mind becoming a DNP, I personally wasn't too shaken by not getting a BSN or MSN. 
 

Regarding timing, I honestly submitted my application a week before it was due and got an email around the third week of November to interview. I interviewed end of November, and heard back about an acceptance before Christmas. Best of luck, I hope this helped! 

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potentialpmhnp said:

I also got in - for PMHNP! Do you know if there are any scholarships or aid available? 

Hello, 

I just want to ask, was your interview strictly 20 minutes? Or did you exceed beyond that timeframe they gave? Thanks. 

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