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At many schools the general school application and the school of nursing application are separate. This is the application that you have to submit to get into the university itself.
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1. You will have separate deadlines and requirementsβ β£β£β
2. Will have to complete two applications for one schoolβ β£β£β
3. And pay for two separate applicationsβ β£β£
Here are some tips on getting through this:β£β£β
timeline
So important to notice when the school application is due and the nursing program application is due. Sometimes, the school application is on a different cycle and is usually due before the nursing application is. I made this mistake. There was a school I wanted to apply to, but didn’t realize the school application deadline already passed. So donβt be like me… do your research early and make note of ALL deadlines.β£β£β
find where to apply
If these applications are separate, they are usually available in different places. For example, when I had to use Cal State Apply for the school application and NursingCAS for the nursing program. Many schools use NursingCAS, which is a website just for nursing school applications. β
add to your checklist
Keep track of the requirements, deadlines, and location for the school application by adding these to your checklist! It is a lot to keep track of, so that why I recommend a checklist, so I can see everything in one place and stay organized. It helped me!
it is familiar, don’t stress
This process is just like high school when applying for college, so the process is familiar and don’t stress! The application will include your info, volunteering/work experience, grades, essay, etc., so have that info handy. You got this!β£β£β
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