UTEP FNP Fall 2017

Deenurs · Apr 27, 2017

I applied for the fall 2017 group as well, im very nervous, good luck to everyone!

Mandeern1 · May 5, 2017

I applied also! Haven't heard anything yet...

hdoty · May 7, 2017

I applied to UTEP PNP program and the deadlines look like they were pushed back further? The deadline for PNP PC is May 15. Does anyone know why the deadlines have been changed? I found conflicting information all over the website. One page says deadline was in March.. The other says May15. Has anyone interviewed yet? Any pointers? I'm concerned I may have submitted my application too late with all of the conflicting information.

Riburn3, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · May 8, 2017

Hi everyone, a close friend of mine works at UTEP and he told me the reason interviews and decisions are being done much later this year is because applicant volume was pretty high, and they pushed back the application deadlines for most programs from March to May. Decisions should be out in June and I would imagine people will be hearing more after graduation this week when most program directors are focused on their graduating classes at this point.

I went to UTEP for my FNP and I'm currently getting my AGACNP post master cert there, and it was a similar experience. We didn't have our interviews until Thanksgiving weekend, decisions didn't go out until the middle of December, and we had on campus orientation only a couple of weeks after that. Please know that this is not a reflection on the program itself, and the FNP program director/instructors are great people and they will go to great lengths to make sure you succeed. The same can be said for the AGACNP director as well.

If anyone here has any questions specific to the programs once you're in, please don't hesitate to ask her or PM me.

JUN77 · May 9, 2017

Hi Riburn3, thanks for the information and glad to know that you are in the UTEP program. I applied for PMFNP Fall 2017. I am really nervous at this point because seems like the program is very popular and very competitive. My BSN GPA isf 4.0 and MSN 3.7, but I don't have critical care experience but I have enough acute care and administrative experience. Please suggest if I should still be hopeful to get admission.

Riburn3, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · May 9, 2017

JUN77

You're fine. Unless they do an interview and you blow it, you have perfect numbers. Unlike the AGACNP program, critical care is experience that they don't really care about in the FNP program.

The fact that you are post masters is also beneficial since there are less applicants in that pool.

Your undergrad GPA will put you at the very top of the pool as well.

I wouldn't really sweat it. If you get an interview please be prepared to articulate why you want to be an NP and what the role of an NP is.

JUN77 · May 9, 2017

Thank you very much Riburn3. Is it a scheduled interview or they will call randomly? Just wanted to be prepared if in case they reach out to me.

Riburn3, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · May 9, 2017

Typically you get an email or a call informing you of the interview. If you're local it's usually in person, and if you're out of town it's over the phone. The times are scheduled and you are usually asked to pick a convenient time and day from a list of options.

JUN77 · May 9, 2017

That's really good to know. Because I was worried if I could miss their call or not be prepared when they call. Hope to be connected with Austin area ppl if get into the program. Good luck to everyone and Riburn3 thank you very much.

jbean040 · May 11, 2017

Do you know how long the interview process will take?

jbean040 · May 13, 2017

HI Riburn3.

Can you share your experience with how the online FNP was set up. Do you login and listen to lectures, or do you have to read and teach yourself the material at UTEP.

Riburn3, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP · May 13, 2017

The interview process is usually over a few days and you will be allowed to pick a time that's convenient for you to interview. If you're local you go in person, if out of town it's over the phone. After interviews decisions go out within the next 2 weeks.

In terms of educational experience, it really depends on the course. The first few semesters are the standard courses all NP tracks and other MSN tracks take together like nursing theories and Health Policy. These are really just courses that have you do reading assignments, then engage in discussion boards with your classmates, as well as a few papers.

Once you get into the meat of the program some courses will use pre-recorded lectures and self directed reading/learning. There will also be on campus visits where you tie a lot of the stuff you learn together and do patient simulations and skills labs, which are fantastic.

All that said it's been almost 3 years since I finished and there is a new director of the program (who is an amazing NP) so things might be different.