Where have you applied? Gotten your acceptance/rejection letter yet?

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Hi there! Just wanted to get to know each other some more and kind of see what everyone's plans were.

Just curious to see:

  1. Where all did you apply for NP school?
  2. Which school is your first choice and why?
  3. What speciality? (FNP, PMHNP, ACNP, AGNP, etc)?
  4. What was your GPA, GRE, and how much/what type of experience did you have?
  5. Have you heard back from any school(s) yet?
  6. What semester are you looking to start?
  7. Online or on campus?

Here are my answers:

  1. UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, UNC Wilmington, University of Alabama. Debating applying to Duke, Vanderbilt, & NYU (I will apply to those once I get acceptance/rejection letters from the first 4, just because they are all so expensive, they would be my last choices).
  2. Chapel Hill is my first choice now - it's distinguished but still a state school so it's affordable. I currently live in Charlotte, NC, so I wouldn't be moving so far I would be leaving my family completely. Alabama is my 2nd choice. Their program would be amazing because it combines the FNP & PMHNP and it's all online, which would be fantastic.
  3. I've applied to FNP and PMHNP programs. I have a background in psychiatric emergency department and also pulmonary progressive telemetry. I would be so happy with either route, and honestly I couldn't decide myself. So I figured whatever program I got into would ultimately make the decisions for me.
  4. I have a 3.76 overall GPA with a 3.9 in nursing. My GRE wasn't outstanding, I scored a 152 on verbal, 162 on quantitative, and 4.0 on writing. I have 2 years experience.
  5. Not heard back anything yet. Most deadlines just hit, so I'm thinking by mid-April I should know something.
  6. UNC Charlotte starts in the summer, but all other programs are Fall 2014.
  7. I would honestly prefer an online curriculum, but the only online only is Alabama. The rest are combined into on-campus and distance education.

Nice to meet you all!

Specializes in ICU, Psych, ED, Tele, Progressive.

Has anyone heard back from their schools yet? Anxiously awaiting decisions on my end..

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Applied at USI and ISU. GPA 3.8 - 3.9. FNP. Got accepted into ISU for fall.

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Specializes in ED.

Ashleigh I'm waiting anxiously as well on this end :/

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Specializes in ED.

It is so good to hear that people are starting to get their letters. Was ISU your first choice?

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USA said 6-8 weeks from application deadline which would be March 15-29!!!

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I only applied at two schools. USI was my first choice because it was the cheapest.

Am happy with my acceptance at ISU.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Penn State will make a decision on March 24, UPenn is currently reviewing and will have decisions made by mid-April, and Pittsburgh is still reviewing.

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  1. Where all did you apply for NP school?

Just to University of Colorado - Denver

  1. Which school is your first choice and why?

CU-Denver, but if I don't get in, I can apply to University of Northern Colorado in July for January entrance.

  1. What speciality? (FNP, PMHNP, ACNP, AGNP, etc)?

AGNP

  1. What was your GPA, GRE, and how much/what type of experience did you have?

4.0 GPA, I think my first Bachelors was 3.3, if they consider that. GRE 168V, 160A, 4.5A. 3.5 years of experience, 2 years on tele, 1.5 on oncology.

  1. Have you heard back from any school(s) yet?

I have an interview, along with everyone else, at the end of March.

  1. What semester are you looking to start?

Fall 2014

  1. Online or on campus?

On campus

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  1. Where all did you apply for NP school? only University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)
  2. What speciality? (FNP, PMHNP, ACNP, AGNP, etc)? Dual FNP/ACNP
  3. What was your GPA, GRE, and how much/what type of experience did you have? 3.89 GPA no GRE required, 1 year experience in ICU in level 1 trauma hospital
  4. Have you heard back from any school(s) yet? Should hear back this week about interview
  5. What semester are you looking to start? Fall 2014
  6. Online or on campus? mostly online with on campus weeks for some classes/learning procedures

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

The topic for this thread is about what it takes to get into a certain institution. If you wish to discuss for-profit schools, please start another thread. Thanks.

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Specializes in Rehabilitation, Addiction, Psych.

I've applied to the FNP programs (Fall 2014) at Texas Tech, Texas Woman's, and UT Medical Branch. My BSN gpa was 3.8, overall gpa is roughly 3.6. I already had a BS in Psychology. I have worked for a little over a year now in mental health and chemical dependency.

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Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt.

Where all did you apply for NP school? -SIMMONS COLLEGE, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

Which school is your first choice and why? --- GEORGETOWN FOR "RECOGNITION OF NAME", BUT SIMMONS AFTER HOW FANTASTIC THEIR APPLICATION PROCESS WAS, THEIR EMPLOYEES WHO HELP WITH ENROLLMENT AND ADMISSIONS!

What speciality? -------- FNP

What was your GPA, GRE, and how much/what type of experience did you have? ---NO GRE - 3.8 BSN GPA, 3.03 OVERALL, 3.9 SCIENCES GPA, STATS "C" (SIMMONS MADE ME TAKE A REFRESHER STATS COURSE AS A CONDITION OF MY ACCEPTANCE) - 7 YRS LPN EXPERIENCE (HOME HEALTH, CLINIC, SPECIALTY CLINICS, HOSPITAL, LTC/ACUTE REHAB), 2 YR RN- CASE MANAGEMENT/DISEASE MANAGEMENT, FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC, AND MED/SURG

Have you heard back from any school(s) yet? - SIMMONS- ACCEPTED, GU AND UC- DENIED

What semester are you looking to start? - I START MARCH 23RD

Online or on campus? ONLINE- SET UP LIKE GEORGETOWN 2SN- LIVE CLASSES, PRE-RECORDED LECTURES, QUIZZES, TESTS- ONE 4 DAY CAMPUS VISIT PRIOR TO CLINICAL STARTING. 18 MO FULL TIME PROGRAM, 24 MO PART TIME PROGRAM (I'LL BE ATTENDING FULL TIME)

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