Im happy to announce that I have been accepted to the 2016 cohort at UPENN. I can finally say that I am now a SRNA. Im sure there are a lot of things on everyones mind so if any alumni or current students have any advice for us new comers, that'll be great. It would also be great to hear from my future classmates!
The biggest thing that i am worried about is, of course, the price. UPENN is not a cheap school. I was wondering if anyone had any issues with taking out loans for school and if anyone can steer me into the right direction as I would probably need to take out loans for school and living expenses.
i believe it takes about 2 weeks to have them update it. It's all depending on your school. For the ones that weren't sent electronically, make sure your school actually sent it by calling them. If they did send it and UPENN hasn't uploaded it in 3 weeks then I would call upenn to ask them if they received it. If your deadline is pretty close, however, I would call them sooner rather than later just incase you have to re send another one. Take care!
Hey the semester is coming up! Has anyone heard or received anything from the university concerning orientation and classes? I received a general one via email today regarding orientation and registering for classes but that's for MSN. I don't know if that applies to us since the program was approved for DNP. I have been talking with the program director via email and she said she will send out materials to us.. But this was approximately a month ago. Is it just me or does it seem like they haven't been sending us information concerning the upcoming semester and directions?
I have not heard anything yet... Have you received any information from the director? I was assuming we might get something this week. Now I am nervous I somehow did not receive an email I was supposed to or something.
Don't be nervous. I haven't received anything either. I have been emailing the director and they have been working to re-vamp the program into DNP. I was told that I would receive an orientation packet and updated plan of study for registration by the end of March but I have not received anything yet. I guess as long as we're all not receiving any information... It makes me feel better. Lol . I did email her again yesterday just to make sure I didn't miss anything... Waiting on her reply. Please let me know via this thread if you receive anything and I will do the same!
Looking to apply in the near future, would you mind sharing what your applications and experience looked like. I want to have a good gauge of the application field before applying. I currently work in a level 1 trauma/ICU and will be taking my CCRN certification exam in a few months.
here are my stats from when I applied to the school. Please don't compare yourself to my stats because it's all about doing well on the interview. While it is true that you need a competitive gpa.. I would wanna say that if your gpa is atleast 3.5.. It's probably enough to land you an interview.
my stats:
BSN gpa 3.8
2 years ER and 1.5 years mixed ICU experience at the time I applied.
CCRN certified
shadowed prior to applying (20 hours)
did not take GRE
again, from my experience it's all about landing the interview. When you get to the interview they will expect you to be an expert on the type of patients that you take care of. There are myths that say cticu is the best, or sicu is the best....honestly that is not necessarily true. A lot of my current classmates are picu/nicu. Some of us come from non trauma micu/sicu . Some from neuro.
land the interview.. Apply to multiple schools. Learn your stuff.. Essentially know your CCRN. They want to know that you're a nurse that takes the time to learn the medicine and pathology..rather than a nurse who just takes orders and does things because "it's something they usually do." You're gonna be trained to be extremely autonomous as a CRNA and be expected to diagnose in the OR... So they wanna see if you are increasing your knowledge base now in the icu and using it.
It's a wonderful field. I'm currently in the program now... It's a lot of studying but it will be well worth it. Good luck!
I'm taking my CCRN next week and was going to try to squeeze my GRE in before the Feb.1 early decision deadline, but it's great to know it's not mandatory. Your post was super helpful, I hope the program is treating you well!
Hey! Good luck on your ccrn! However, do check to requirements for GRE.. I heard they changed the requirements and made it mandatory. So just double check. The program is great so far, hard work but you'll love it. Looking forward to seeing you at Penn..
I'm interested in applying to the part time PMHNP program. I would love to hear what your experience is like so far. I will be a Senior in a BSN program in the fall. Do you have any suggestions for the type of work or volunteer experience I should do over the summer? Do you recommend working as a pysch tech? Thanks!
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i believe it takes about 2 weeks to have them update it. It's all depending on your school. For the ones that weren't sent electronically, make sure your school actually sent it by calling them. If they did send it and UPENN hasn't uploaded it in 3 weeks then I would call upenn to ask them if they received it. If your deadline is pretty close, however, I would call them sooner rather than later just incase you have to re send another one. Take care!