UPENN BSN-MSN 2022

eeee4 · Jan 16, 2022

Waitlist people—does anyone know if you will be told either way if you’re off the waitlist or rejected in March?

jassssy · Jan 18, 2022

Hello y'all! Did anyone else apply to Emory or any other programs? I am currently torn between choosing UPenn's BSN-MSN program vs. Emory's MN-MSN program. I have been accepted to both for their FNP speciality. Any thoughts and/or advice? Thanks! (-:

DoubleO · Jan 19, 2022

18 hours ago, jassssy said:

Hello y'all! Did anyone else apply to Emory or any other programs? I am currently torn between choosing UPenn's BSN-MSN program vs. Emory's MN-MSN program. I have been accepted to both for their FNP speciality. Any thoughts and/or advice? Thanks! (-:

I am in the same boat with both schools as well, so any advice/thoughts would be helpful too!

RHa · Jan 19, 2022

I didn’t apply to those schools, but am waiting to hear back from UT Austin and have an interview with UCSF next month. For me personally, if I get in anywhere else I am not attending this school and that’s due to cost.

Hopefullyfuturenp1 · Jan 19, 2022

I am in the exact same boat with Emory and Penn so far. Might need to visit cities as I am very torn and both would be a big move. I can't get a sense of exact difference in cost.

Also, I heard someone mention that there is a long break between finishing the BSN and starting the MSN portion at Penn, not sure if this is true, does anyone know anything further about this?

krimpet267 · Jan 19, 2022

13 minutes ago, Hopefullyfuturenp1 said:

I am in the exact same boat with Emory and Penn so far. Might need to visit cities as I am very torn and both would be a big move. I can't get a sense of exact difference in cost.

Also, I heard someone mention that there is a long break between finishing the BSN and starting the MSN portion at Penn, not sure if this is true, does anyone know anything further about this?

I think that it might depend on the specialty you’re in because I believe that they start at different times in the year (Summer vs fall). So I think if we graduated in December and sit for the NCLEX before the Summer or fall we can start. This could be wildly wrong though haha just trying to figure it out myself

Tryingtobecomeanrn · Jan 19, 2022

25 minutes ago, Hopefullyfuturenp1 said:

I am in the exact same boat with Emory and Penn so far. Might need to visit cities as I am very torn and both would be a big move. I can't get a sense of exact difference in cost.

Also, I heard someone mention that there is a long break between finishing the BSN and starting the MSN portion at Penn, not sure if this is true, does anyone know anything further about this?

As long as you come back within five years to finish the MSN portion. So you can get work experience if you choose…

df18 · Jan 19, 2022

1 hour ago, krimpet267 said:

I think that it might depend on the specialty you’re in because I believe that they start at different times in the year (Summer vs fall). So I think if we graduated in December and sit for the NCLEX before the Summer or fall we can start. This could be wildly wrong though haha just trying to figure it out myself

This is true! I was accepted to the FNP program and was trying to get a better sense from the director about why there is such a large gap. The hope is that you get work experience before starting the MSN, but I’m not sure if that’s something I want to do. Is there this big of a gap with other schools? I guess I was under the impression that this program was more continuous.

Luca · Jan 19, 2022

12 hours ago, df18 said:

This is true! I was accepted to the FNP program and was trying to get a better sense from the director about why there is such a large gap. The hope is that you get work experience before starting the MSN, but I’m not sure if that’s something I want to do. Is there this big of a gap with other schools? I guess I was under the impression that this program was more continuous.

13 hours ago, krimpet267 said:

I think that it might depend on the specialty you’re in because I believe that they start at different times in the year (Summer vs fall). So I think if we graduated in December and sit for the NCLEX before the Summer or fall we can start. This could be wildly wrong though haha just trying to figure it out myself

Start time depends on each program. The website says all grad students in clinical require licensure in PA, NJ, and DE. Some of the programs also require actual working RN experience, not just licensure. I'm wondering if the time between passing the NCLEX and actually receiving a license can vary? The website says the students graduating in May (traditional BSN) don't qualify to immediately start Women's Health/Gender related NP Program due to licensure requirements, so there has to be a reason the timing is set up that way.

Chloe H · Jan 19, 2022

16 minutes ago, Luca said:

Start time depends on each program. The website says all grad students in clinical require licensure in PA, NJ, and DE. Some of the programs also require actual working RN experience, not just licensure. I'm wondering if the time between passing the NCLEX and actually receiving a license can vary? The website says the students graduating in May (traditional BSN) don't qualify to immediately start Women's Health/Gender related NP Program due to licensure requirements, so there has to be a reason the timing is set up that way.

Yes this is correct! I believe the purpose of the gap is to give us time to complex/pass our NCLEX and begin working in a unit that is similar to our NP speciality because I think all NP licensure requires typically 1 or 2 years experience before you can apply for licensing. My plan at least is to work in the NICU part-time while completing the MSN portion part-time, and then by the time Im ready to graduate I will have met the 2 year working requirement for Neonatal NP licensing.

Side note**: This is one of the reasons I chose NP over PA because NPs are specialists and their license is more valuable than a generalist (PA) because of the specialty education/experience.

hopefullpnp78 · Jan 19, 2022

4 hours ago, Chloe H said:

Yes this is correct! I believe the purpose of the gap is to give us time to complex/pass our NCLEX and begin working in a unit that is similar to our NP speciality because I think all NP licensure requires typically 1 or 2 years experience before you can apply for licensing. My plan at least is to work in the NICU part-time while completing the MSN portion part-time, and then by the time Im ready to graduate I will have met the 2 year working requirement for Neonatal NP licensing.

Side note**: This is one of the reasons I chose NP over PA because NPs are specialists and their license is more valuable than a generalist (PA) because of the specialty education/experience.

Oh interesting, I thought the experience requirement was for starting the MSN program, not to get licensed in that NP specialty.

violet124 · Jan 20, 2022

On 1/16/2022 at 1:32 PM, eeee4 said:

Waitlist people—does anyone know if you will be told either way if you’re off the waitlist or rejected in March?

I think we will hear back if we are off the waitlist by May 1 the latest.