University of San Francisco MSN-CNL for non-nurses

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Hi,

I will be applying to the MSN Clinical Nurse Leader for Non-nurses for Spring 2015. I did not see any other threads.....I am looking to hear from those who are familiar with this program and could offer some advise. Mainly, I love the sound of the program (bust it out in 2 years) and the city - and I think I have a good shot of getting accepted (BS in Nutrition w/ 3.85 GPA, worked for 3 years as RD and should have great references and all that jazz), went to the info session and I did ask "do the graduates feel that it was worth the money? Do they have trouble paying it off? Are they generally happy with the decision to spend $85,000 plus living expenses of SF?" The admission reps obviously had great things to say, and the pass rate on NCLEX is outstanding, but I want to hear from you guys!!! This is a huge decision as I am married, own a house and have animals (2 dogs which will have to come with me plus cats that will go somewhere....), I live in Red Bluff about 3 1/2 hrs north of SF. Any info would be so helpful! Thank you!

@ukg12 - I'm also a little bummed, but there's still a chance, so I'm definitely still happy that we might be able to get a spot. Have you applied to any other schools? Is USF your first choice?

@coycoy22 I applied to Samuel merrit for their absn program earlier in the year. Unfortunately I wasnt accepted. So now USF is my only option until the next application cycle. Usf is a great school tho so I really hope I can get a spot. Since no one was accepted from the waitlist last year, I'm worried. What about you? What other schools did you apply to?

@ukg12 I know that the cohort that started last summer had spots for people who were on waitlist, so there's still a chance!!! I'll definitely try to keep positive thoughts, even though it's tough at times. Crossing my fingers for all of us on waitlist! I applied to Azusa Pacific University, Western University, and the FNP program at Samuel Merritt.

Yea. Hoping for the best. Have you heard back from any of them?

Hi everyone!

I too was waitlisted for Spring 2015. I continue to keep my fingers crossed. So, there are 4 of us so far.

I got in!! Received a call this morning...and was so excited I could hardly talk. Has anyone started a Facebook group, so that we can communicate with each other? Also, anyone living in LA and would like to meet up? Starting to plan for housing/moving etc. now. :) So happy! :D

Congratulations! Were you on the waitlist first, or had you not heard anything?

Specializes in Med-Surg.

Congrats @vulpecula ! I don't think a facebook page has been made yet.

@vulpecula: Congratulations! Did you get accepted into the SF or OC cohort? I'm from San Diego and got accepted into SF...if you're SF as well, maybe we can get together (=

Heyy all! Thank you for the congrats. Same to you! I got accepted into the SF cohort. I wasn't on the waitlist. I just got in/got the call today. They called me last week, too but it was regarding something else, and I was sitting on the edge of my seat all weekend. More on that another time. @mikolover yeahh! If that could work out. @lp228 You or anyone else want to dive in and make a page and then we can find it on FB and connect?

Congratulations to everyone who got in! I look forward to meeting you all! For everyone still waiting, don't give up hope! My decision status on the online portal changed as of Oct 12 so maybe you might want to try calling the nursing office?

@mikolover I noticed earlier that you asked about the official acceptance letter. I received mine Thursday so hopefully you also received it by now!

@JCYN: thanks for replying about it! I have not received it yet but I think it may have been mixed up in the mail since I recently moved and they may have sent it to my LA address (where I'm originally from). I will have to call them to verify tomorrow. Was it in a small 3.5x8 envelope or a bigger 8x11 envelope? And where are you from if you don't mind me asking? Maybe it has to do with timeXdistance from USF but then it has been a week since my phonecall from USF. Please lmk!

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