USF MSN-CNL non-nurse summer 2017

aftonheistand · Mar 16, 2017

No one got calls today right? I guess maybe waitlist notification tm in the mail? What do you guys think?

glash · Mar 16, 2017

I don't even know..

The stress of "I don't know what's going on ahhh" finally subsided, thankfully. I'm assuming I'm waitlisted and will hope for the best for the next round :)

Anybody know where can we go for help to make our personal statement and resume stronger?

ahhssha · Mar 16, 2017

hi, all! long time lurker, first time poster. i also have not seen a change in my status and have not received a phone call, email, or letter. reading your comments has put me on a rollercoaster of emotions the past few days. hoping i'm on the waitlist and still have a chance. good luck to everyone else who's still waiting!

aftonheistand · Mar 16, 2017

I don't think anyone else is being denied at this point. We are probabaly all on waitlist. Thank God I'm already going to Samuel Merritt or I'd be screwed. So glad I applied to more than one place (unlike last semester). Good luck to everyone and keep your head up. People got off the waitlist last semester and we already heard people on here saying that they got accepted and are not attending. Keep us updated.

@glash probabaly searching the Internet and talking with any medical professionals or bosses you have contact with! That's who I sought help from!

LunaRN, MSN, RN · Mar 16, 2017

No calls today either. Definitely seems like we're on the waitlist.

Swersching · Mar 16, 2017

Checked today, well early today and it says I was denied. I'm pretty bummed because last app period I was at least waitlisted. This app was much stronger and I had all classes completed so I am confused. Feeling pretty defeated, wondering what I could've done better. Good luck to you all!!! If you have any advice please send it my way.

gabrielcphillips · Mar 16, 2017

i wouldn't get too discouraged if i were you. well...i certainly would be bummed out, too - hell, i probably would have shed some tears - but it is what it is...and don't judge yourself for not getting in or being denied instead of waitlisted this time around...and certainly don't give up on your dreams or ambitions.

honestly, who the hell knows why i was admitted over someone else...or why anyone else was waitlisted and not me. given the quality of applicants and limited number of seats, i'm sure they turned away plenty of competitive applicants. i was surprised to be admitted after reading about some other applicants, especially where they are apparently on the waitlist at present. the reality is, who knows why they chose who they did. in my case, the ultimate decision might have boiled down to the fact that i'm a dude...

it's possible.

was my application competitive...? sure. i'm sure of that. but in a pool like this, i'm certain that isn't enough. on a similar note, i honestly think i would have been denied early had i not had the help i did in preparing my application. that said, i can share some of that knowledge i gained - though certainly it wouldn't be as good as the original advice specifically for me from the sources (i had significant help on my PS from a UCSF emeritus family medicine professor and former associate dean, a current UCSF chief of family medicine and former residency director, an emerita FNP professor and family medicine researcher at Stanford, and the director of a statewide federally funded program to promote academic and community partnerships in health care, to name a few reviewers - two of which provided strong recommendations for me).

anyway...i don't believe there is a golden bullet or cookie-cutter formula for USF, and i may not be able to actually "help" anyone on here, nor may i even be qualified to do so, but i am totally open to assisting anyone in anyway that i can as you apply to other programs or consider reapplication to USF. i was an english teacher for several years and attended law school, so my grammar, writing mechanics, and error-spotting/editing skills are off the chain.

if so inclined to reach out, feel free to email me at [email protected].

JJ-MSN · Mar 16, 2017

I was denied admission again..and as Gabriel said don't get discouraged! My references consisted of a professor who teaches the MSN program..a Chief of nursing and a Director of nursing. I hold a Masters degree already and have a high gpa. Also had my PS edited by an admissions dean at Stanford and still didn't get in. I also have over 10 years experience in healthcare. I honestly think they pick names out of a hat at this point. Keep trying!! I'll be applying to SMU next.

aftonheistand · Mar 16, 2017

@jessjo seriously I agree with you. I have extremely high gpa, 6 years expierence in health care, and am a great writer and spent so much time on my PS getting it edited multiple times by my medical directors. References from my MSN nurse manager and a USF teacher for one of my pre reques. Not saying that anyone who got accepted isn't amazing, because I know they are and they worked so hard to get in! Its the fact that this program gets a lot of applicants because they don't require extra classes or an entrance exam, and there are so little seats available. It's just SO SUBJECTIVE! They pick who they like. I haven't heard yet for this round but sounds like I am waitlisted again. Honestly you should apply to SMU! I got in first try and was one of the very first people to get an interview and to get accepted before they had even finished their interview process. @aposs got into John Hopkins (an ivy league school) and hasn't heard from usf yet. See how subjective it is? We are ALL great candidates. Please let me know if you want any advice getting your app together for SMU, we are all in this together! @gabe thanks for that nice long post and I'm super happy for you that you got in! You worked hard and deserve this! I wasn't going to choose USF, but it does feel weird that I haven't heard from them yet haha! Good luck everyone!!! We all know they turned away many well qualified applicants, there just wasn't enough space!

gabrielcphillips · Mar 16, 2017

i'm assuming everyone admitted brings some particular strengths and experience to the table. while applicants have no idea the rhyme or reason, i am sure there is a serious selection process. i know most admissions are based on creating as diverse a group of people as possible (i'm not just talking about ethnic or religious diversity, i'm talking diversity and depth of experience). that's why the PS is so vital, especially with no interview process or testing.

for example, i have absolutely no clinical experience, but public health employment, business education and start-up experience and tons of volunteerism since as far back as i can remember. i have a lot of overseas experience in eastern european schools and orphanages, especially in russia, and have done business in russia, east and southeast asia, as well as significant finance experience.

i was mostly raised jewish (which is probably a huge reason for my finance and law background), but i was also placed in a children's home at 14 due to extreme abuse in my home. everyone has a story, how you tell it and how you differentiate yourself from everyone else that may seem similar on the surface is really the challenge.

and in the end, maybe your not a fit for the cohort they've constructed, or maybe they feel someone else is a better fit, or hell...it's even possible they decide you're overqualified for peers. that's going to be the case with any program, especially where the process is mostly subjective. it would be ludicrous to place personal value on an acceptance or denial in this kind of applicant pool and this kind of process.

don't do it.

aftonheistand · Mar 16, 2017

Very well said and definitely true. There is a reason why they pick the cohort but unfortunately we don't know the specifics. Everyone keep your heads up! It's hard not to get down but everything happens for a reason! You explained that better than I could @Gabe. Makes total sense. Wish I could have heard that last semester when I was super upset!

Swersching · Mar 16, 2017

You guys are all so sweet, Gabe thank you for your advice I will definitely be reaching out to you. It's such a bummer that everyone with this nursing passion can't just get started somewhere already. I've been sick to my stomach thinking about if this never happens for me. I'm 29 so by no means am I old, but I'm still not super young. I'm so anxious to begin nursing school, I just hope it happens, and happens sooner than later. I'm going to start finishing more pre reqs for the SMU ABSN program (I'm missing pharm, patho, nutrition, and developmental psych) and ordered my study book for the HESI a2 exam. Trying not to put all my eggs in one basket like I've been doing for the past year.

Good luck to everyone, thank you for supporting each other!