Yale GEPN 2014 Applicants

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It's probably too soon to start this thread- anyone else out there?

Emily

I've taken most of the standard nursing pre-reqs but only one A&P. I am a Lab Tech/Research Assistant so I had to take all the Micro/Chem/Bio stuff a few years back.

This is the only program that realistically works for me now so I'm excitedly nervous about applying! My essay seems to be coming along pretty well not disjointed but it will need to be cut down since I've got a tendency to be wordy.

Mzaur- I know what you mean about the strengths and weaknesses. I am not quite sure how I want to word my weaknesses either, I don't want to make myself look like a procrastinating diffident flightly nut bag. ;) But I suppose I can't say things like "I care too much" hehe.

Madde- I am completing my MPH as well! I'm utterly committed to the CNM/WHNP track :) Did you have any particular emphasis in your MPH? Mine is general but I tried to tailor myself to women's health whenever I had a chance.

@mzaur, yup! I feel like this is the most complicated personal statement out of all of my applications, so I figured I should start early! For the weaknesses question, I think I'm going to be truthful about a couple weaknesses but talk about how I'm planning to improve them or something. They're looking for human beings, hopefully they don't think we're all perfect ;)

Hey guys!

I attended the info session on Monday 9/16 on campus and thought I would share some of the things I took away.

There was only one speaker there, the director of admissions. I thought it would have been more helpful to have the director of at least one of the specialties present as well, since her forte is clearly just the admissions process. She spent about 45 minutes talking about the history of the program, stats, and the new campus. Then we had a Q&A period, then a tour of the new building. The new building is great: lots of space, hi tech, comfortable. It is, however, about a 5-10 minute drive on the highway from New Haven. They apparently have two lines of the Yale Shuttle that run between the two campuses. I feel that a lot of the information covered in the session is easily found on YSN website or in these forums, so I will just go over some quick points:

-last year had ~420 GEPN applicants, their cohort is 72 students.

-upload the unofficial transcripts as well as sending the official ones because it is easier for them to review everything all together, at once. they will not review your application without the official copies though.

-send all application materials to their PO box address in West Haven

-usually by Dec 15 they give an interview decision letters, and the final decision is made by March 1.

-the interview is about 30 minutes, 1:1 with a professor in your specialty

-you will need a car in your two specialty years; it may be possible to get by the GEPN year without one.

-you will have to complete a capstone project: either a thesis or a portfolio

-you will accrue 500-1400 hours clinical hours during the MSN portion depending on your specialty

-preceptorship ratios are 6:1 GEPN year, and 1:1 MSN years

-we can sit for the NCLEX in August or September, but it absolutely has to be passed by November 1

-if you are less than two years out of school, two letters need to be academic and the other professional; vice versa if you have been out of school for longer. taking prereqs doesn't have to count as being less than two years "out of school," because they don't expect that you will have built a great relationship with professors that you will probably know for only one semester.

-breakdown of standard matriculation across the whole YSN: 68-75 GEPN; 15-20 RN-MSN; 12-15 DNP; 1-5 post master's certif; 3-5 PhD.

-you can take the GRE as late as 10/31/13 and still have those scores be considered on your application and they won't be late.

-they don't care at all about any "prereqs" you have taken; if they are comparing two students who are equal in every respect except that one took some A&P, for example, they will not give that student an advantage.

-she said that most of their admits have little to no healthcare experience.

Ok, sorry that's a little long winded. Let me know if you guys have any other questions that I might be able to answer! :)

Specializes in Mental Health.

Thanks for writing all that up!

Did they mention any stats on GPA/GRE?

Thanks so much for giving us all that information! :up:

Did she mention anything about the competitiveness of various specialities? Obviously, Yale has great programs in many specialties, so I'm sure they're all pretty competitive, but just thought I'd ask.

mzaur -- She said that average GPAs were 3.4-3.6. She did not say what average GREs were, but she said that you should be in the top 50%. She also said that since she has been doing YSN admissions (two years), they have never rejected anyone based on low GRE scores.

susifen -- Most competitive specialty is FNP. She said that their numbers for how many people they can admit per specialty are pretty firm because it is really difficult to find clinical placements and preceptors for everyone. She said that some years more spots in certain specialties might become available if preceptors come out of the woodwork.

Specializes in Mental Health.

Thanks! Hopefully I'll be alright with my 3.35 GPA, especially since I am applying to psych which is the least popular specialty (from what I hear).

Anyone else worried about New Haven? This is the only real issue for me. I hear it's a pretty crappy area outside of the university, and I will be moving with my spouse who needs to find a decent job, etc. If it weren't for the location, Yale would be my #1 choice given the prestige and how great of a program it is, but right now I am leaning more towards Boston schools.

Thanks eb86! Hope a lot of preceptors decide to come out of the woodwork this year :)

Thank you, EB86, for the info! I live on the west coast and highly doubt that I will be able to visit Yale for an info session this fall, or even for an interview, should I be so lucky to get one. I was actually wondering about that policy for recommendations and erred on the side of asking two of my prereq instructors for letters (as opposed to having two professional recs and just one academic rec).

Hi all! I am applying to GEPN program at Yale for fall 2014. I have a B.S. and M.S. in Management and over 5 years work experience in a non-profit law firm. I had a 3.3 and 3.89 respectively for GPA's and did alright on my GRE's. What courses do you all recommend I take prior to- hopefully- going to Yale? Seeing as my true passion is to become an APRN and the last biology class I had was a decade ago. YIKES! Thanks!

SamanthaAnnChiw - That's awesome I think the CNM/WHNP track would be a great specialty area for you ! It is refreshing to see another MPH candidate in the pool:). In my program my concentrations are Epidemiology and Community Health, the majority of my work/experiences are tailored to these sectors. Also I am leaning towards FNP .

EB86- Thank you so much for sharing that information !

eb86, thanks so much for posting all of that info! I am applying to the FNP specialty and just wanted to say hi and wish everyone good luck!

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