Hi! I'm looking at applying for the ABPNN at U of R. Does anyone know what GPA, major, age, and experiences they are looking for. I completed all the pre-req's and I'm graduating in Dec 14'. I haven't been able to find anyone that was willing to share their background info who already has been accepted in the program! Any details would be GREAT!! 0 Likes
Jks322 Oct 23, 2014 I am also interested in this program. It has the reputation of being one of the top nursing programs in the country. Some statistics would be nice if anyone is in the program or has gone to an information session. 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 9, 2014 Hey everyone,I am also applying for the ABPNN as well. For the ABPNN, the lady told me you need at least 2.8 and the AMPNN is a 3.5. Just a heads up one of the advisors called me to set up a phone interview this wednesday =), mainly cause I'm coming from Cali, so exciting, lil nervous but ill take the time to practice an breathe. Good Luck to you all :-) 0 Likes
allylyn Nov 10, 2014 Hey everyone,I am also applying for the ABPNN as well. For the ABPNN, the lady told me you need at least 2.8 and the AMPNN is a 3.5. Just a heads up one of the advisors called me to set up a phone interview this wednesday =), mainly cause I'm coming from Cali, so exciting, lil nervous but ill take the time to practice an breathe. Good Luck to you all :-)I applied for the ABPNN as well. I was just wondering what kind of questions they asked you during the phone interview mine is Thursday and I need to prepare! 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 10, 2014 I applied for the ABPNN as well. I was just wondering what kind of questions they asked you during the phone interview mine is Thursday and I need to prepare!hey allylyn,I'm not entirely sure what they'll ask, my interview is this coming wednesday, I definitely fill you in on what they ask me :-) 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 11, 2014 hey allylyn and future ABPNNI found the interview questions on a previous thread hope this helps :-)1) how did you go from _______ to nursing?2) why nursing?3) what makes you a good fit for our program?4) do you plan on working while enrolled as a student?5) what healthcare experiences do you have?1. Why Rochester?6. Tell me about your experiences with nursing/ clinical and life experiences?7. How do you handle stress?8. Why U of R?, 9. What does being a nurse mean to you?, also I heard the interview can run upwards from 25-45 minutes, leaving room for open-ended questions. Good Luck Edited Nov 11, 2014 by NigyptianBarbie just because 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 12, 2014 Good morning guys I just had my phone interview with one of the faculty. It was a very nice and comfortable interview. what she asked was 1) how did you go from _______ to nursing?2) why nursing?3) what makes you a good fit for our program?4) do you plan on working while enrolled as a student?5) what healthcare experiences do you have?6. Tell me about your experiences with nursing/ clinical and life experiences?7. How do you handle stress?8. Why U of R?9. What are the three characteristics of a nurse?10. What skills and attributes you can bring as a nurse?I also asked her things about the program, fin aid etc and she was very nice and I think you will do very fine and I got a little nervous but I gave it my all. My interviewer also said that she is going to send the interview to the committee and they would either call/send a letter by the end of January. Good luck to you allylyn and to everyone and please let me know how it goes :-) 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 12, 2014 Also the interviewer will ask do you work best in groups, alone, notecards, but that should come fairly simple 0 Likes
allylyn Nov 13, 2014 I just finished my interview and it went really well. The lady was extremely nice and she asked almost all the questions that you said she'd ask. I can't wait until January now! 0 Likes
Kwing_Nigyptian, BSN, CNA, RN Nov 14, 2014 I just finished my interview and it went really well. The lady was extremely nice and she asked almost all the questions that you said she'd ask. I can't wait until January now!allylyn OMG that sounds really awesome, I am glad yours went well, yaayyy now on to the wait. We're that much closer to our future careers. I'm glad they accept students three times year. Also while I was crazy researching, U of R is ranked among the top nursing programs in the country. Hopefully well become classmates and best of luck to you :-). 0 Likes
IshEatsOats Nov 14, 2014 Hey all. It's really exciting to hear about all of your interviews. I applied for the ABPNN as well! The online progress report still says they don't have all of my documents so I'm kind of anxiously waiting for the next step. Still prepping for the interview though. I'm excited 0 Likes
futurepsychRNash Nov 16, 2014 I am planning on applying for September 2015 admission into the ABPNN at U of R as well! I decided to check on here to see where everyone else is on the application process and I haven't even sent my application in yet! This definitely makes me nervous because people are already getting phone interviews. I still have to get my letters of reference and all my documents sent in. I just wanted to ask you guys if you still think I have a chance? I know lots of people apply to this program because of how well respected it is and I already feel that I am behind. The deadline to apply March 1st so I was really surprised to see that people were already getting interviews! 0 Likes
Jks322 Nov 17, 2014 They got interviews for the January or May 2015 start. The program has 3 start dates: January, May I think, and September of 2015. I am applying for the September start cohort and, yes, our deadline is in March. 0 Likes
Zebra3 Nov 18, 2014 Hey everyone, I'm so happy to hear people are getting interviews for U of R! I applied for the AMPNN also, but my account says that they still haven't received my documents too :/ I called them two times, and they said that they have my application but just haven't inputted it yet and that they would input it by that Monday (I called on a Friday). It's been over a week since my last call, and I really anxious that they haven't still put me into the system. I applied a few days before the deadline. IshEatsOats have you heard anything on your application? 0 Likes
IshEatsOats Nov 25, 2014 No, I still haven't heard anything Zebra. It's really nerve racking and disconcerting that there is so little communication from admissions. I'm going to give them until this Monday before I attempt contact again though. Hopefully Ms. Kita will want to have a lot done before Thanksgiving and my status will have updated or at least return my email. 0 Likes
IshEatsOats Nov 28, 2014 Alright! So my online app status has been updated so they have all of my materials. I should hopefully hear more this upcoming week. 0 Likes