Likely to be waitlisted?

[sena]

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I know all programs are different, but this is in general, and would appreciate other schools programs recommendations.

25yo white male
cGPA 3.6
Last 60 credits GPA 3.82
BSN - Magna Cum Laude

2 years RN experience in a rural hospital, (mostly ER, but even as much as going to OB, PACU, Surgical Get ready, Med/Surg, Charge Nursing. etc) and 2 years in a larger facility on the cardiac stepdown unit.

I currently work both jobs and have been since July 2011.
Began working in rural hospital in 2009, still employed at both.

frequent volunteering, little league baseball, organ donation etc.

I am mainly looking at University of Utah, but am open to all school suggestions.
Where would I be competetive?

 

[deleted6669]

U. of WA
yale
emory
duke
drexel
stony brook
GW

 

[azntxn]

25 yr old Rads resident here. I suggest CRNA school, finish young, seriously. Good luck 🙂

 

[Makati2008]

25 yr old Rads resident here. I suggest CRNA school, finish young, seriously. Good luck 🙂

Maybe he or she wants the patient care component that AA or CNRA doesn't provide(like working in the ED).

Money wise I agree with you.

 

[ChillyRN]

4 years total FT experience? That should make you *fairly* competitive most places. In my class at Duke the average was higher, closer to 10, but there were a few with 5 years experience, but they were Duke employees. I don't know anything about any of the other schools mentioned except Drexel, which is excellent. I would add Rush and Case Western to that list.

I do know Duke just won a VERY large federal grant to basically double the size of the NP program next year. They are building new facilities as fast as possible; the paint is barely dry on the last multimillion dollar state of the art expansion of the College of Nursing and the faculty and staff are bursting out of it already. They encompass two buildings now and still don't have enough offices, classrooms, faculty, lecture halls. They are breaking new ground on a new, bigger building very soon so they can accept an additional 120 NP students a year. So they are getting ready to drastically expand the program and will be accepting more students than they have before, that can only work in applicants' favor. All the best schools will still require strong scores on the GRE.

Good luck.

 

[sena]

I only have 2 years of RN experience. I started as a CNA in 2009, graduated with RN in 2011. So by the looks of it, I am fairly competitive then? My #1 is the University of Utah, I have family in Utah and enjoy it there. Plus the school is an excellent school.

Talking to the U of Utah, they say they have 32 spots for roughly 90-100 applicants. Judging by the statistics I gave alone, do I have a good chance?

 

[deleted6669]

I only have 2 years of RN experience. I started as a CNA in 2009, graduated with RN in 2011. So by the looks of it, I am fairly competitive then? My #1 is the University of Utah, I have family in Utah and enjoy it there. Plus the school is an excellent school.

Talking to the U of Utah, they say they have 32 spots for roughly 90-100 applicants. Judging by the statistics I gave alone, do I have a good chance?

you must be talking about np programs, I assumed pa as you didn't specify in post #1. a typical pa program has > 1000 applicants for 30-40 spots.

 

[sena]

Yes NP programs 🙂 But hey, Yale and Duke, made me feel good 🙂

 

[deleted6669]

Yes NP programs 🙂 But hey, Yale and Duke, made me feel good 🙂

it's not too late. turn to the dark side. lots of rn's go to pa school....

 

[sena]

I think I'll stick with the NP. I'm just wondering if anyone has suggestions of where I may be competitive for NP school, and if anyone knows about University of Utah and if I may be competitive there.