"The GRE is no longer required for admission." NPs are making a farce out of us.

Remember the MCAT and the AMCAS? There is now a new breed of direct entry 3-year Nurse Practitioner (NP) programs that accept students who haven't had a day of nursing experience. For example this school in Boston: http://www.simmons.edu/shs/academics/nursing/degrees/direct_entry.shtml Here are the prereqs: "The GRE is no longer required for admission." 1 semester of gen chem 1 semester of organic chem 1 semester of psychology 1 semester of physiology... "The GRE is no longer required for admission." NPs are making a farce out of us.
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