Being accepted into NP school

[PAPrincess2018]

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Im curious as to the application process of being accepted into NP school. I know the application process for PA and medical school. I assume the GRE is required. Thanks in advance

 

[Boatswain2PA]

They all require you to have a pulse and a checkbook.

Some require more than that, such as actual experience as an RN, a BSN, prerequisite courses, etc.

 

[762513]

They all require you to have a pulse and a checkbook.

Some require more than that, such as actual experience as an RN, a BSN, prerequisite courses, etc.

It varies greatly as noted above.

Make sure you choose a brick and mortar school with an established nursing program and high program ranking.

These type of schools are fairly competitive and will require a review of all college courses ever taken, min 3.0 GPA, a GRE if the GPA as calculated by the school is less than 3.2, two letters of reference from master degree nurses and one from someone with a doctorate, usually a physician, and a personal statement that takes into account the schools mission statement. You must be a BSN with 2 years of bedside experience, and have completed a upper level statistic course in the last 5 years with a grade of B or higher. All of this will be sent to NursCAS system.

Then you wait 6 months to see if you are selected.

 

[pamac]

To answer the question, many of the programs I've looked at in the past had a GPA threshold, above which they would waive the GRE.

My NP program must be picky, because in addition to my pulse and my checkbook, I have 3 degrees, with two of them being science BS's, and one being a BSN. I have >3.5 sGPA, and a 4.0 in my BSN. I'm not the typical NP program applicant with my pre med background, but even applying early, they still had me on waitlist for a little bit. So plenty of programs have no problem being picky as spaces fill up. I think the image being thrown out there of uneducated nurses attending degree mills is a bit much. There are minimum standards, and then there are reasonable candidates. Its like a PA program that judges applicants on 5 prereqs and GRE scores... sure, lots of folks can apply, but how many have a real shot at the prize?

I'm really not all in on the brick and mortar requirement for a school to be decent. Mine is brick and mortar, but I really don't feel like being in person in front of my lecturer does a lot for me. It never has. Obviously, skills labs and things like that need to be hands on. I'm not one of those folks who asks a lot of questions in lecture. If I'm stumped, I go and find the answer, which for me is a more engaging activity than having it bounced back to me by a professor in the flesh. There's nothing magic about a traditional learning environment, its just all there was before we had the remarkable tools we enjoy now.

 

[762513]

To answer the question, many of the programs I've looked at in the past had a GPA threshold, above which they would waive the GRE.

My NP program must be picky, because in addition to my pulse and my checkbook, I have 3 degrees, with two of them being science BS's, and one being a BSN. I have >3.5 sGPA, and a 4.0 in my BSN. I'm not the typical NP program applicant with my pre med background, but even applying early, they still had me on waitlist for a little bit. So plenty of programs have no problem being picky as spaces fill up. I think the image being thrown out there of uneducated nurses attending degree mills is a bit much. There are minimum standards, and then there are reasonable candidates. Its like a PA program that judges applicants on 5 prereqs and GRE scores... sure, lots of folks can apply, but how many have a real shot at the prize?

I'm really not all in on the brick and mortar requirement for a school to be decent. Mine is brick and mortar, but I really don't feel like being in person in front of my lecturer does a lot for me. It never has. Obviously, skills labs and things like that need to be hands on. I'm not one of those folks who asks a lot of questions in lecture. If I'm stumped, I go and find the answer, which for me is a more engaging activity than having it bounced back to me by a professor in the flesh. There's nothing magic about a traditional learning environment, its just all there was before we had the remarkable tools we enjoy now.

I am all in on the brick and mortar concept. I am of the opinion that being handed a scantron and a test is superior to writing a paper. That is not to say that people who take programs only online are neccessary not getting an excellent education, it's only to say there is a better chance that an in person class has more rigor.

Constant NP bashing is just what happens on this forum, as you're aware. It's not even worth responding to "pulse and checkbook" comments. Its especially funny having a person who curious about the NP application process answered by someone who has never gone through the NP application process. It just shows some people are triggered by even hearing the words nurse and practitioner in the same sentence.

I would suggest the OP go to allnurses.com, they might find some actual answers there.

 

[sarjasy]

Im curious as to the application process of being accepted into NP school. I know the application process for PA and medical school. I assume the GRE is required. Thanks in advance

Love these kinds of posts. Are you a troll? New to the Internet? A middle-schooler doing a report? A millennial? Hard to say, but to be safe...

(1) Go to the web sites of schools that offer NP training
(2) Go to google.com