University of Rochester ABPNN MAY 2019

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Hey everyone!

I recently applied to UOR ABPNN for May of '19. I had my interview on October 9th. I am waiting for a response from admissions but have not heard anything back yet. I read online from their FAQ ~12 weeks you will receive an admission. I have read previous posts and saw people were getting their decision in February and so fourth.

Has anyone else applied to this program and heard anything back yet?

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@kittyxgram Oh! I didn't know they reviewed applications before the deadline, but that's great to have it early! Have you heard back?

@everyone Congrats for getting an interview! Can you please tell me what kind of questions you were asked? Are you from NY?

The questions I was asked were some of the basic questions posted on a ton of nursing school interview websites:

- talk about yourself

- why this program

- why this college

etc...

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Had my interview today. It went fairly well. My interviewer was a faculty member of the abpnn program. I talked to my interviewer for approximately 45 minutes. The questions were a little more detailed and specific than expected. All the questions generated a bit of conversation during the interview. I think I was asked 8 or 9 questions total. I was also given some insight on what sections are accelerated, 5 week sections, or self-paced through online delivery. The interviewer did mention that this nursing program is designed so the students accepted in the program are not pitted against each other to remain in the program.

Good luck to everyone applying. The wait for acceptance is going to be a long one.

Goodluck! I felt like my interviewer was nice but not as personable as I was hoping them to be. My interviewer didn't give me any details except that we would hear back from Nancy sometime next year. My friend also had an interview and his interviewer was much more warm and answered a lot of his questions. I hope this doesn't jeopardize chances. It seems like you interviewer gave you a ton of info!

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My interview lasted about 45-50 minutes. My interviewer was very sweet and kind! They asked me questions like why nursing, what experience or volunteer work do you have, if I am planning on working during the program, how do I deal with stressful situations, how do I study, how do I push myself intellectually, how did I hear about their program, what do I like about their program ect. After answering questions I have asked questions that were answered as well. Towards the end we were just talking about what is nearby the school like grocery stores ect had a good laugh together. All of my answers and concerns were pretty much answered. It was easy going and nice! She was really friendly. We had a good time talking to one another. Yes I received an early interview maybe because I applied early, I am not completely sure. I do not think we will hear back till end of January / February.

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Hi everyone! I'm planning on applying to the ABPNN Fall 2019 Cohort. I was wondering what everyone's stats and relevant experiences are if you don't mind sharing.

Thank you and best wishes to everyone! :)

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Hi everyone! I'm planning on applying to the ABPNN Fall 2019 Cohort. I was wondering what everyone's stats and relevant experiences are if you don't mind sharing.

Thank you and best wishes to everyone! :)

3.5 years public health technician with military

Undergrad gpa 3.4

Prerequisite gpa 3.2

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Hi everyone,

I'm a current student of the APNN program at U of R. If you have any questions about the program, courses, admissions, etc, shoot them my way!

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Hi! I'm applying for the summer cohort and I was wondering how soon after applying and doing the interview did you receive your admission decision?

How tough are your semesters? Do you think working during the program is manageable or something to stay away from.

How are the teachers? Do they work with the students often if they are not understanding something?

What is a typical class size?

Additionally, when did you start clinicals? Is it a lottery system as to where you get places or are you able to request?

Was this the only school you applied to?

Sorry I have so many questions! I appreciate you being willing to talk about your experiences at rochester!

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Absolutely not! Just helping out some future cohorts :) So I'll do my best to remember the timeline (I'm in the September 2018 cohort)

Applied: 01/2018

Phone Interview: sometime march-april

Acceptance mail: late July 2018

At that point, I had a deposit in for a different school, but got a surprise mail from U of R, which I accepted!

The first 2 months are the hardest imo (weed out phase). from 65 students, we may have lost around 4-5 students. Some think it's extremely difficult but I thought it was very doable as long as you have a strict study schedule.

Many people work while in school and it's certainly doable since your schedule is already set way in advance (NO flexibility here). Although it fluctuates every month, it's generally mon/tues lectures/labs and thur/fri clinicals (except for the first 2 months where you have no clinicals, its mon-fri lectures/labs). You have weekends off except for your 2nd semester in which it is possible you can be placed on a sat/sun clinical rotation (then you have thurs/fri off).

You will grow attached to your professors, and they are VERY helpful (take time to meet with you, after/before class, appointments). I think that's one aspect I love about U of R, they will do their best to help you all the way.

Your class will be 65-66 students and 2 lab sections (32-33 students each), clinical (7-8 per group).

You can peek at the schedules on the U of R APNN site, you will see clinicals start after 2 months (mine started in November). And yes, it is a lottery system on which unit you will be placed for every class (acute care, med/surg, peds, ob, psych). In your last semester for your capstone clinical course, you can request a certain unit (ED, OR, ICU, etc) although it's not always guaranteed.

I applied to about 10 schools and got waitlisted to 1, accepted to 2 (including U of R).

U of R is infamous for sending out late acceptance letters so many students had deposits in for other schools and had to switch last minute.

Hope that helped! Feel free to ask more Q's or clarifications. :)

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Hi cdh!

Very helpful and detailed answers! I really appreciate it.

Also if you don't mind sharing, which other schools did you apply to?

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Of course! NYU, Brockport, Molloy College, Binghamton, Drexel, Penn state, Stony Brook, U of R, LIU. Waitlisted to Binghamton and accepted to U of R and Molloy.

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Did anyone else get the email from the university stating your application was submitted? It got my hopes up.

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@kevin -- Yea, it got my hopes up too. I guess their system is late in sending it out or has a glitch. We have another ~1.5 months left of waiting. :(

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