Thought I might start a post to communicate between those of us who have applied for the May 2011 Cohort. Feel free to join in and let everyone know if you have heard anything. I would imagine we will not hear much until December as we get closer to grades for the fall classes.
If you are lurking from a prior cohort, we (ok at least I) would love to hear your experiences (both good and bad) and how you might have approached things differently.
Your score is great! I'm sure you will have no problem getting in. The finances is a huge hurdle. It is definately the most expensive program I'm applying to - Are you applying anywhere else? I'm applying to another Accelerated program and 2 ASN programs.
Sue said there will probably be a lot of re-applicants. She made it sound like most students apply more than once. I have to re-do everything (interviews, etc.) I'm sure the questions will differ than in the Fall because otherwise I'd have all the answers! She did suggest ways to improve my application. When I applied before I had one class left to finish (and my GPA is pretty average), so she said to do well in the class course and get a good TEAS score. Other than that everything is the same from last time. Spring does have less applicants so I'm sure that will be to our advantage!
Do you remember any of the online interview questions? Last year they were like: what have you done to prepare etc and what stands you apart. I have my online in a few weeks.
Just giving this thread a bump! I know they are in the process of the phone interviews, but I have not been able to schedule mine as of yet. Anyone scheduled theirs? Anyone complete it yet?
Only 4 more weeks of class and 1 week of final...whoohoo!
I applied to the May cohort and have my online interview on Monday. This is my first time applying but really really really want to get in. Does anyone have statistics about the qualifications for accepted applicants. Such as average gpa or CNA experience? I'm finishing up my prereqs this fall and will have a 3.6. I really hope this is enough. My experience is good so hopefully that will make me a stronger candidate. Any new advise on the interviews?
I applied to the May cohort and have my online interview on Monday. This is my first time applying but really really really want to get in. Does anyone have statistics about the qualifications for accepted applicants. Such as average gpa or CNA experience? I'm finishing up my prereqs this fall and will have a 3.6. I really hope this is enough. My experience is good so hopefully that will make me a stronger candidate. Any new advise on the interviews?
There is not really a 'statistic' i will tell you most gpa's in my group were a bit higher but i don't think that is a huge factor in deciding.(plus there may have been lower GPA's but they weren't sharing) The people who selected my group are different who are running the process right now. I know they really want to get a diverse group people of people into the nursing field. We came from all different kinds of backgrounds. after oreintation i was really intimidated and thought why did they pick me? I think experience and the ability to show them you are up for the task of doing this are two huge factors. also having everything done has a lot of weight (which you will!!) Im no sure how many people are currently applying to the program for us 30 people got in with about 120 applicants.
Welcome to our discussion group. I am very excited for you online interview tomorrow. Just take a deep breath and you will do fine. For me the online interview was over before I knew it began. It is amazing how fast 30 minutes will go in a timed interview and how slow it can go in chemistry class. Please make sure to check back and let us know how it goes for you.
I have talked with Sue about the program and from my discussions with her it does seem like they do try to look at the total person as evolvingrn said. Sue said in the past they have not accepted a 4.00 gpa student, but did take a 3.00+ student because of "experience" (this was not quantified as either CNA or prior degree experience). What I guess I am driving at is don't focus too hard on just gpa, but on you as a total person: gpa, cna experience, prior degree, prior degree experience, and teas score (this is new so I am not sure where this will truly fit in during the selection process).
What classes are you finishing up this semester?
evolvingrn! Thank you for chiming in on the board. I really do appreciate the input from former students. Can I ask which cohort you are from?
Have a great evening! and Happy early Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the replies. The online interview went well - nothing too exciting to report. The time does fly by but I feel like I answered the questions well. I wanted to share that I asked Rebecca for stats on the October cohort and she said the average gpa was "between 3.6 and 3.7" - I'm sure some were higher and some were lower but it was nice to get a quantified answer. There were also 160 applicants in October so if there really are only 90 applicants for May, we have much better odds. Does anyone know when they start the phone interviews? Thanks again, Lisa
Yes they have started the phone interview process. Basically, there is an email sent out twice a week (seems like Tuesday and Thursday) for a 2 hour time slot the following week (the slot varies with each email to try and accommodate different schedules). The actual phone interview is 20 min, but you have to commit to being available the full two hours because they cannot guarantee when they will call you. The first 4 to reply to the email are set up for the time specified. If you can't make the phone interview for the time stated don't worry because it does not preclude you from the list. They will get to all that they have selected for phone interviews eventually. They say this process takes 8-12 weeks and I have been receiving the scheduling emails since 11/3. I am not sure when they actually started the first set of phone interviews. I haven't been able to schedule mine as of yet due to scheduling conflicts.
The May cohort has typically had the lesser quantity of applicants versus the October cohort which is why I pushed myself on classes this semester so that I could apply for May.
Congratulations on completing the online interview. I am sure you did wonderful.
Keep us informed! Best of luck...Here's to May 2011.
Please make sure to check back and let us know how it goes for you. 
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LoL, sorry just reread your post. But yes, they are awesome.