UPENN BSN MSN 2020

Peaches52 · Mar 9, 2020

Hey folks! I’m a current ABSN student. I’m currently on Spring break so I have some free time. Feel free to ask me questions about my experience! I remember that talking to students really helped me when I was choosing a program.

kkelly532, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2020

@Peaches52 What are the schedules like for the first few semesters? And did you work at all?

Peaches52 · Mar 9, 2020

@kkelly532

First semester (Summer) is definitely intense-- practically 9-5 for 8 weeks. I don't know anyone who worked (but I have no doubt that a few did). The two most time-intensive classes were Pathophysiology/Pharmacology and Intro to Physical Assessment. The other two (Social Determinants of Health and Pathways to Practice) weren't much at work at all, but I really enjoyed them and thought they gave me a great perspective on nursing (and I'd studied public health before, so the social determinants class wasn't necessarily new material, but I think it's really important for nurses to know). The entire cohort is taking all four classes at the same time, so you all feel like you're all in this together. Once lab classes start, it's possible to have an evening lab class, but must students have evenings free.

The next semester is lighter, so a lot of people worked (and that's when work-study jobs started). I've been working about 4-5 hours a week because I working my old job remotely, but I think a lot of people probably worked 10 hours a week. A lot did research, some worked in more admin roles, a lot of people babysat, some work as CNAs, and some also kept working their former jobs remotely. Clinicals start in fall, so that was fun, and we had a new class ever 5-6ish weeks (women's health/labor and delivery, one 12-hour shift a week; then psych, two 6-hour shifts, then pediatrics, one 12-hour shift). I also took a research class and a master's class (I'm submatriculated). Psych clinicals can either be 7-1 or 3-9, ob/labor and delivery is 7 AM - 7 PM, and peds is 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM. Some classes meet in the evening, but it's also possible to not take those.

Spring is med-surg, so also 12 hours of clinical a week, but it has fewer lecture hours than the fall classes. I'm also taking a case study and a policy class. I've enjoyed it so far, and I feel so much more comfortable at the hospital than I did back in the fall! Clinicals are two 6-hour shifts a week, either 7-1 or 3-9. My classes are a variety of morning, afternoon, and evening classes, and I think no one has classes on Friday, which is kinda nice.

From what I understand, this Summer is going to be super light, so a lot of us plan on working quite a bit. Fall is leadership, which I understand to be a lot of hours, and a half-credit research project (I'll also be taking medical ethics and maybe another case study).

b2s0n20 · Mar 18, 2020

For all of the waitlisted people, I got an automated email from Filomena yesterday asking if I wanted to remain on the waitlist.

lam1130, EMT-B · Mar 18, 2020

13 minutes ago, b2s0n20 said:
For all of the waitlisted people, I got an automated email from Filomena yesterday asking if I wanted to remain on the waitlist.

Yes, I did too!

aspiringcnm3, RN · Mar 18, 2020

I’m not in the BSN MSN but traditional MSN, also scheduled to start in Summer. Do you guys think everything will even start on time?

Jason Smith · Mar 18, 2020

Does anyone know how many people are waitlisted?

Also, did anyone decide to withdraw from being waitlisted and are pursuing another offer? Just curious!

futurennp111 · Mar 23, 2020

On 2/10/2020 at 1:57 PM, lam1130 said:
Can waitlisted peeps join?

Just got off the waitlist for NNP!

lam1130, EMT-B · Mar 23, 2020

2 minutes ago, futurennp111 said:
Just got off the waitlist for NNP!

Congratulations! Did they update your application?

futurennp111 · Mar 23, 2020

1 minute ago, lam1130 said:
Congratulations! Did they update your application?

They sent me an email to check my application status!

b2s0n20 · Mar 23, 2020

Just got off that waitlist for PMHNP!

sp3299 · Mar 23, 2020

Just got off the waitlist for NNP! So excited. But I was also accepted for Jefferson's accelerated BSN-MSN fact 1 program. If anyone is in the same boat, can you give some of your thoughts?