USF ME-MSN Spring 2021

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*For University of San Francisco's Entry MSN program due Sept 1, starting in Spring*

I wanted to start a thread to talk about thoughts, updates on the app process, decisions, etc. I should be submitting my application in a week or so once I finish the essays!

Good luck to us all!

Hey RT1RN_, 

can you share a little about yourself? Love to know about your undergrad and possibly share your experience before your acceptance into the program. 

 

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I applied to the sf campus for Spring 21 and haven’t heard back yet! I’m so nervous!!

I am currently taking my last two required prerequisites.  

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1 hour ago, JaimeCNA-CPT said:

Hey RT1RN_, 

can you share a little about yourself? Love to know about your undergrad and possibly share your experience before your acceptance into the program. 

 

My undergrad is in Public Health. I also just finished my MPH prior to applying. GPA 3.83. Global healthcare experience and also a current respiratory therapist in the LA area. I applied at USF twice. Waitlisted the first time and I applied again and got in. I missed answering a question on my first essay. So, I revised it on the second app and I'm not sure if that's what got me in. 

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Heyyy does anyone know when we will find out? I was under the impression that it was today? The 10week mark 

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Good luck to everyone!  The waiting game is a tough one!  >< !

I have a question to ask out of curiosity, and I hope it is not rude to ask.. but I would be very interested to hear people's perspective to why they chose to apply to USF vs SFSU vs other schools in the SF vicinity if you cared to share..?  Choosing a school is a very personal thing and often goes beyond a schools reputation or stats.. I am new to the Bay Area and would love to hear your thoughts!

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38 minutes ago, PRNnurse said:

Heyyy does anyone know when we will find out? I was under the impression that it was today? The 10week mark 

Not sure when the deadline for your app was, I’m assuming Sept 15? If so, your 10th week is next week (by 11/24).

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It was sept 1, so I think it’s Tuesday if it’s usually ten weeks ?

 

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17 hours ago, mrisajne said:

Good luck to everyone!  The waiting game is a tough one!  >< !

I have a question to ask out of curiosity, and I hope it is not rude to ask.. but I would be very interested to hear people's perspective to why they chose to apply to USF vs SFSU vs other schools in the SF vicinity if you cared to share..?  Choosing a school is a very personal thing and often goes beyond a schools reputation or stats.. I am new to the Bay Area and would love to hear your thoughts!

Hey! So I also applied to SFSU as well as USF. Some pros about SFSU I found were its overall cost. It's definitely a lot cheaper than USF and you receive your BSN and MSN. For myself, this doesn't really matter since receiving an extra BSN doesn't make a significant difference in my future plans. SFSU is also the birthplace of ethnic studies and has a long history with social justice. Since I'm incredibly passionate about healthcare equity, this was significant for me when choosing schools to apply to. 

Some pros about USF that I've seen are its clinical placements in the Bay Area. On SFSU's website, I found that SFSU's clinical sites are primarily in the city while USF's are more widespread through the bay area, giving more options (although I got this info from the website I am not 100% certain on all of SFSU's clinical sites). In addition, another pro about USF is that it is only 68 units while SFSU is 97 units. SFSU provides its program roadmap but I was unable to find one on USF's so I'm not sure how it's split up. 

Both programs had fantastic NCLEX pass rates last year with USF's rate being 98.31% and SFSU's 97.37% for their MSN programs. Overall both schools, on paper, are pretty good. They both have really strong qualities that'll make it difficult to come to a solid conclusion. 

I hope this helped! Good Luck!

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im on the wawitlist!

 

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Keep these updates coming guys! 

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It should be on the portal website https://gradapply.usfca.edu/apply/status if you guys need to check! I know I didn't get in but to actually be considered as an alternate was beyond what I expected! Even though its likely I won't get in its given me a lot of confidence for applying to other programs! I hope you guys get good news too! 

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I’ve been waitlisted!

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