Western Health Sciences - Direct Entry MSN - Fall 2013

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I didn't see a thread, so I started one.

I am planning on applying this fall for the Direct Entry MSN program. Anyone else?

Have a great weekend AN friends! :)

Lets hope for the best! For this coming week! :-)

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To those who were interviewed on Thursday (3/21), I was wondering when they said you'll be hearing back from them?

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Have any alternates received any further communication from DM?

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Nope! Nothing here!! :-( I'm hoping we hear something this week!

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Haven't heard a peep. I've been thinking about the whole alternate thing, and how last year it seems the alternates didn't hear anything until July, and how they claim we are not ranked... the only sense I can make of it is that they wait for several spots to open up before they start contacting alternates to fill them. Maybe they have a set number of spots they wait to collect, so if it takes several weeks until they have say, 10 open spots, the ten alternates they plan on accepting are just SOL waiting up to months to find out.

Seems very inefficient and inconsiderate to me. I would have an easier time preparing for my future if I knew some sort of "rank." Like someone said earlier, being in the top ten is very different from the bottom ten. If I knew I was on the bottom, I would go ahead and follow through with other plans. But, being that Western is my top choice, I feel very frustrated and confused as far as how long I should hold out hope.

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I haven't heard anything either! I'm sure we will soon though because we need instructions on requirements such as the physicals, blood works, cpr cards, etc.

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Someone posted in the facebook group that they received an acceptance email yesterday.

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Why not us? :-( I hope we hear something soon!

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Someone posted in the facebook group that they received an acceptance email yesterday.

Was this someone who had received an alternative letter?

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Was this someone who had received an alternative letter?

I just asked her when her interview date was and if she was an alternate before :)

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I just asked her when her interview date was and if she was an alternate before :)

While I am trying to be positive, I feel that being more realistic -- she was probably one of the later interviews or something. Probably didn't receive an alternate letter.

I am at such a loss :(

I feel so stuck. I tore my ACL completely last weekend in Big Bear and now have that to deal with. If I didn't get into Western, I was going to suck it up and start West Coast in June. Now that I can't really walk and have pre-op physical therapy, followed by surgery in a month or so and then a lot more PT, I can't see myself starting in June.

I love Western's philosophy and the way they seem to teach their students. But they royally suck at the admissions process. Who doesn't publish a rank?? How do they expect students in an alternate position to drop everything to accept if they are given the chance in July or August. That doesn't give much time to make arrangements.

I know I sound like a pity party, but this whole situation just stinks. Western was, and I suppose still is, my first choice. But if I am offered a spot in August -- I can't hardly just tell my job, see ya! And find childcare arrangements to fit my husbands work schedule and my potential school schedule. And how do you line up all the financial aid if you are given so little notice? It isn't like I have 70k just laying around.

Le Sigh

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I just asked her when her interview date was and if she was an alternate before :)

Looks like she just responded -- no alternate letter, and had a late interview.

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