We thank you for taking the time and effort to apply to our programs. Because we are unable to speak with every applicant individually, we are posting the most common and consistent reasons applicants were not offered admission to the BSN program. Many factors contribute to why the admissions committee may have denied an applicant. Please carefully review this list of common reasons for denial. Be sure to take into consideration that though a majority of applicants meet the minimum criteria and are generally competitive for admission to the program, each applicant is scored and considered in relation to her/his competitiveness within the entire pool of applicants. The UW School of Nursing received many more applications than spaces available in the program. Unfortunately, we are unable to admit every applicant.
- The applicant did not meet minimum requirements. For example, an application was submitted despite not meeting stated prerequisite, grade, GPA, or application completion criteria.
- The BSN program is academically rigorous. An applicant may have been considered an academic risk if s/he has repeated and/or withdrawn from several natural world courses in order to meet the minimum GPA requirement for the program. Though the applicant may have met the minimum requirement, a pattern of repeats, withdrawals, or inconsistent performance makes her/him less competitive within the context of the entire pool that applied at the same time.
- The applicant may have expressed minimal or less relevant health care experience in relation to her/his stated goals and/or in relation to the pool of overall applicants.
- The applicant did not clearly articulate how her/his background, experience, and goals have prepared her/him to succeed in the program. For example, several applicants did not follow directions for how to format their resumes, and as a result, faculty were unable to ascertain information about an applicant's health experience, community service and involvement, leadership, and trainings and certifications.
- The applicant submitted essay responses that did not indicate a clear line of thinking with supported rationale, evidence of critical thinking and self-reflection, and/or problem solving.
- The overall presentation of the application did not indicate to reviewers a level of maturity, self-awareness, and/or self-reflection necessary in order to succeed in a demanding academically and personally challenging program and profession.
This is not an exhaustive list, but does summarize the most common reasons for denial of admission. If you are considering applying to the program at a later date or if you seek more information about how your file was reviewed, we highly recommend that you attend and/or listen to a BSN Information Session. In the sessions, we give tips on how to submit a competitive application. Additionally, we go over each application requirement with the aim of informing applicants as to exactly how and why the faculty weighs the information in considering each applicant fairly within an extremely competitive pool. Visit our information session web page to find ways to improve upon your application should you decide to reapply next year.
Many applicants received letters stating that they were on a waitlist along with what position on the waitlist they hold. This particular admissions update is relevant to anyone who was placed on a waitlist.
The UW School of Nursing (SoN) has extremely limited space in all degree programs. Frequently, offers of admission are made to competitive applicants and for any reason, their plans may change or they decide to accept an offer from another School. If an admitted applicant forfeits her/his offer of admission, the SoN then contacts the next person on the waitlist. Unfortunately, because the SoN has no control over any individual's plan to accept an offer of admission, there is no way for the SoN to know IF and/or exactly when a space will open up for anyone who is waitlisted. There are many items to consider in addition to the instructions stated in your letter.
- The SoN makes offers from the waitlist until the last possible date where a prospective student can realistically meet compliance requirements necessary to begin the program. Sometimes, students are admitted off the waitlist all the way into the beginning of Fall Quarter.
- Waitlist lengths are limited to a number that is realistic in terms of how many spaces we think may open up any given year. In other words, we do not want to 'tow anyone along.' If you were offered a waitlist slot, the faculty believe there is a possibility that space may open up and you could be offered a spot in the program.
- If a space opens up for you, we contact you immediately by phone and by email. If you do not hear from us, you can assume that there is no space at this time. If your contact information has or will be changing from what you submitted in your application, make sure you let us know.
- Historically, there is no consistent pattern and thus, there is no way to predict exactly how a waitlist will run for a program or specialty. Some years, we go through the entire waitlist. Some years, only a few spots open up. It is rare that everyone who is made an offer of admission accepts it.
- This year, we have asked that anyone who was offered a space in the GRADUATE programs replies with her/his Intent to Register no later than May 1st . We anticipate seeing movement on the waitlists after those dates and all the way through the beginning of Fall Quarter.
We look forward to contacting you as soon as a space does become available for you!
Applicants should be receiving written notification of admissions status no later than April 15, 2013.
Preliminary reviews of all BSN applications has been completed. If you applied to the BSN program, as of 2:10PM PST today, you should have received an email from the School of Nursing email address: sonas@uw.edu. This email indicates whether you have been invited to write the proctored essay on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 6-7PM in Hogness Auditorium. Please refer to that email for further instructions.
If you were NOT invited to the proctored essay, NO FURTHER ACTION is necessary at this time. Please check your junk-mail folder BEFORE contacting the School of Nursing. If you did not receive ANY email from the School of Nursing, you may contact Carolyn Chow, Director of Admissions and Multicultural Student Affairs at egg@uw.edu.
Regretfully, at this time, we cannot accept appointments, phone calls, e-mails, or drop-ins regarding admissions decisions. Instead, you should view our "Information for Applicants to the 2013 BSN Program,” which will be made available BY THE END OF APRIL on the UW School of Nursing web site. This information will include statistics on BSN 2013 admissions and common reasons why applicants were not offered admission. You will be able access this information through our main School of Nursing website at: http://nursing.uw.edu/.
The admissions deadline for BSN, MN, PhD, and Certificate programs is January 15, 2013 at 5:00pm. This deadline remains firm unless the University of Washington officially closes the Seattle campus for business due to inclement weather.
You can check the status of campus closure on the University of Washington home page: www.washington.edu
We thank you for taking the time and effort to apply to our programs. Because we are unable to speak with every applicant individually, we are posting the most common and consistent reasons applicants were not offered admission to the ABSN program. Unfortunately, we are unable to admit every applicant. Many factors contribute to why the admissions committees may have denied an applicant. Please carefully review this list of common reasons for denial. Be sure to take into consideration that the UW School of Nursing received many more applications than spaces available in each program and specialty. Each applicant is scored and considered in relation to her/his competitiveness within the entire pool of applicants to each specific program.
- The applicant did not meet minimum requirements. For example, an application was submitted despite not meeting prerequisite, grade, GPA, or application completion criteria.
- ABSN is an academically rigorous program. An applicant may have been considered an academic risk if s/he has repeated several natural world courses in order to meet the minimum GPA requirement for either program. Though the applicant may have met the minimum requirement, a pattern of repeats, withdrawals, or inconsistent performance makes her/him less competitive within the context of the entire pool that applied at the same time.
- The applicant may have expressed minimal or less relevant health care experience in relation to her/his stated goals and/or in relation to the pool of overall applicants.
- The applicant did not clearly articulate how her/his background, experience, and goals have prepared them to succeed in the program.
- The applicant did not articulate a clear understanding of role and profession and as a result was not considered a definite match with the program and/or specialty.
- The overall presentation of the application did not indicate to reviewers a level of maturity, self-awareness, and/or self-reflection necessary in order to succeed in a demanding academically and personally challenging program and profession.
Many applicants received letters stating that they were on a waitlist along with what position on the waitlist they hold. This particular admissions update is relevant to anyone who was placed on a waitlist.
The UW School of Nursing (SoN) has extremely limited space in all degree programs. Frequently, offers of admission are made to competitive applicants and for any reason, their plans may change or they decide to accept an offer from another School. If an admitted applicant forfeits her/his offer of admission, the SoN then contacts the next person on the waitlist. Unfortunately, because the SoN has no control over any individual's plan to accept an offer of admission, there is no way for the SoN to know IF and/or exactly when a space will open up for anyone who is waitlisted. There are many items to consider in addition to the instructions stated in your letter.
- The SoN makes offers from the waitlist until the last possible date where a prospective student can realistically meet compliance requirements necessary to begin the program. Sometimes, students are admitted off the waitlist all the way into the beginning of Summer Quarter.
- Waitlist lengths are limited to a number that is realistic in terms of how many spaces we think may open up any given year. In other words, we do not want to 'tow anyone along.' If you were offered a waitlist slot, the faculty believe there is a possibility that space may open up and you could be offered a spot in the program.
- If a space opens up for you, we contact you immediately by phone and by email. If you do not hear from us, you can assume that there is no space at this time. If your contact information has or will be changing from what you submitted in your application, make sure you let us know.
- Historically, there is no consistent pattern and thus, there is no way to predict exactly how a waitlist will run for a program or specialty. Some years, we go through the entire waitlist. Some years, only a few spots open up. It is rare that everyone who is made an offer of admission accepts it.
We look forward to contacting you as soon as a space does become available for you!
Updated on October 10th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Applicants to the ABSN program who live in the greater Puget Sound area must come to the Seattle campus to write the proctored essay on Thursday, October 18, 2012 from 6:00 - 7:00pm. The essay will take place in the T-Wing of the Health Sciences Building in room A420 (Hogness Auditorium), and you should bring a photo ID with you. We will provide pens and paper. You can find directions for how to get to the UW Seattle campus and the Health Sciences Building, as well as parking information, here:
Evening parking rates are in effect as of 5pm. Tell the gatehouse attendant that you wish to park close to the Health Sciences Building and they will give you a pass for the closest lot to our building. You should arrive no later than 5:30pm.
There are no make-up sessions for the proctored essay. Out-of-state applicants must have already designated their proctor for the essay on their application form, and their proctors must e-mail the completed essay to the School of Nursing by noon on Friday, October 19, 2012.
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