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1. Good midwifery schools USA or Great Britain?

   heart_and_hands replied to m1927's topic in CNM

   The US News & World Report rankings honestly don't mean too much, as there are a very limited number of programs anyway. I'd say the top few really are at the top, and the rest are all still good options. If you're able to get in contact with any...

2. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   Congratulations! Come join our Facebook group and if you've decided to attend Vandy, jump into your housing search ASAP if you don't already live in the area! All the close places are likely gone already, but you should be able to either find a place...

3. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   We've had a group going for all Fall 2014 admitted students for over a month now- come join us! There's a mix of pre-specialty/direct entry/DNP, but that just gives us more information and resources to share. https://www.facebook.com/groups/237325386...

4. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   Because admissions decisions are made by the specialty faculty and then conveyed to the admissions staff, the admissions office likely doesn't know when late admissions decisions will be made any more than you do. They're likely not being purposefull...

5. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   The open house talked about the average salary for all NPs nationwide, not just Vandy grads. They said that those NPs making less than the average generally live in an area with a lower cost of living. Obviously the average salaries vary by years of ...

6. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   The website does say that, but it's really late in the game at this point. You might try calling admissions to ask if there are any open seats for that program and if your application would be considered for them at this point. Vanderbilt has competi...

7. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   Most decisions have already been made and waitlists compiled, and it seems that even people who applied slightly after the deadline but before the first round of faculty review are having a hard time getting in, so to be honest it's probably a waste ...

8. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   @vandygal2010 and anyone else getting the good news, we have a Facebook group going for all Fall 2014 admitted students, regardless of specialty or entry level (prespevialty/RN/direct-entry)- it's a closed group, so just come request to join it and o...

9. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

   heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

   NMW has a certain amount of guaranteed clinical placement sites (somewhere between 20 and 30), and they only admit exactly enough people to fill those sites. So the number of students admitted outright is lower than some schools, but the waitlist mov...

10. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    The priority deadline was definitely December 1. I submitted mine the day before and received priority review. To play it safe, I assumed it meant all materials must be in before December 1 (this interpretation could easily be wrong, though).

11. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    There's also a separate thread about Vandy's travel requirements (this is of particular concern to me, as NMW students have the most travel of any specialty): https://allnurses.com/showthread.php?t=901102

12. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    The admitted students page is on the left sidebar of the VUSN webpage, right above current & prospective students sections: https://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/newstudents/newstudents.html The storm hit pretty hard, though, so I wouldn't be surpri...

13. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    @selizabethk, what's your specialty? For NMW at least, they assign you multiple clinical sites throughout the specialty year and then the final semester is integration, where you are placed with a preceptor for 10 weeks straight. NMW students do not ...

14. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    I'll be able to give a more complete account of the open house once I get home on Tuesday and can type on my computer instead of my phone, but just wanted to let you all know the admitted students website is supposed to go live tomorrow!

15. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty Applicants 2014

    heart_and_hands replied to s-lizzy's topic in Post Graduate

    No scholarship info yet. I think those who qualify to compete for the full ride are supposed to receive instructions enclosed with their physical letter (I'm not one of those who qualify; my GPA isn't a 3.9 or 4.0). The rest of us will probably have ...