A thread for those awaiting decisions...

*RN123ABC* · Jan 28, 2009

They told me the same thing. I told Eric that my cv is my portofolio. If this isn't good enough for them there are other places willing to take our $38 large. Remember, with this economy coupled with a decent gpa, in the context of a post grad-post RN program--the student is in the driver seat.

Tammy:

I mailed ole Eric my CV in a fancy vinyl folder, lol, with a copy of my license, my CCRN certificate, and an award letter I had from some volunteer work I do. I really do not care anymore if that is good enough. The first prof refused to submit a third time, so I asked a new prof to write another letter the other day. Now MUSC says they are missing a letter of rec.

I want to jump off the roof!

I swear, these electronic app systems are crap. I have a photocopy of the online recommendation the prof submitted (a different professor this time), the very same form they say they don't have. The prof who wrote it is out of the country. I am mailing them my copy. After all, I don't even have access to this form, and there is no way I could have possession of it, had the prof not followed the secure link they sent her, filled it out and printed it, and mailed me a copy. If they won't accept that, I"m bagging the whole thing. I have spent hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours pursuing this. Nursing is going to lose a potentially great NP, b/c I'm just going to go into a MPH program if this fails. I am about to get divorced, one of my kids is having a nervous breakdown (unrelated to mine, lol) and I have severe financial problems that will likely force me to leave my house by summer. I have had it.

*RN123ABC* · Jan 28, 2009

FWIW, I know someone who went to Vandy for ANP and said it is a great program. She was already employed as the RN in a cardiology office and they paid the whole nut, she just had to agree to work for x# of years at a slightly lower than average (for the area) salary. Since she worked there 40 hour a week, she actually got most of her clinical time, paid, at work, so it was a great situation for her. She does all the post op d/c teachig at the hosp, and f/u cath stuff inthe office. She isn't qualified to do much else, but she loves what she does. After 5 years, she is going to be alowed into profit sharing in the practice, and that is where the $ is going to some from! The cardiologist she works directly with brought home 3million last year! She expects to make 10% of that.

So if you have a deal as sweet as that, go to Vandy. There is no way I could handle that amount of debt myself, unless that $300K pot of gold was assured!

dohzenOFF · Jan 29, 2009

For those of us waiting on Penn, decisions come out tomorrow! Ahhhhh! Good luck everyone!

MSN hopeful · Jan 29, 2009

I saw that email last night and I am so nervous/ excited now. I can't wait to find out but at the same time I'm really scared as this is my top choice.

Good Luck!

Jo Dirt · Jan 30, 2009

FWIW, I know someone who went to Vandy for ANP and said it is a great program. She was already employed as the RN in a cardiology office and they paid the whole nut, she just had to agree to work for x# of years at a slightly lower than average (for the area) salary. Since she worked there 40 hour a week, she actually got most of her clinical time, paid, at work, so it was a great situation for her. She does all the post op d/c teachig at the hosp, and f/u cath stuff inthe office. She isn't qualified to do much else, but she loves what she does. After 5 years, she is going to be alowed into profit sharing in the practice, and that is where the $ is going to some from! The cardiologist she works directly with brought home 3million last year! She expects to make 10% of that.
So if you have a deal as sweet as that, go to Vandy. There is no way I could handle that amount of debt myself, unless that $300K pot of gold was assured!

The DON where I work knows a new NP who was going to be paid $50k to work as a NP at Vanderbilt and moved to one of the outlying rural areas and makes $100k.

I know that Vanderbilt offers to MTSU graduates a paid scholarship to the neonatal NP program. This requires experience, though.

Too bad I don't want to be a neonatal NP.

dohzenOFF · Jan 30, 2009

Wait listed for Penn. At least it wasn't an outright rejection...

mazzini148 · Jan 30, 2009

One more waitlist at Penn. After the horrible interview I had, I am surprised that I wasn't rejected.

MSN hopeful · Jan 30, 2009

I was also waitlisted. I still have hope though I don't have any idea what the likelihood of getting in is.

Does anyone know how the waitlist works?

Barkley36 · Jan 31, 2009

I applied to 2 entry level MSN programs in Nov/Dec 2008 (both have a Summer 2009 start). I received a letter yesterday from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA telling me that I had been accepted. Hurray!

I am still awaiting word from Seattle University regarding an interview. I read today that the coordinator of the APNI program at SU had recently died of cancer. Her death may have had an impact on the review of applications and consequent interviews. Does anyone else have information on SU's APNI program?

Dr. Tammy, FNP/GNP-C · Feb 2, 2009

I was talking to a NP and he kept advising me against VAnderbilt because that is where he went and he is paying off over 100k.

OMG. That is obscene.

areawoman · Feb 2, 2009

Ahhh, well that would make sense. I also applied there and have heard nothing since they sent me the email stating that my application was complete. There are a couple of others here who hadn't heard anything yet, either.

*RN123ABC* · Feb 2, 2009

Today I find out a different professor never sent her electronic LOR to MUSC. They cannot consider my app, since the deadline was 2/1. That app cost me over $100 in various fees, so I'm a might po'd at the prof. Jebus, just tell me if you aren't going to follow through! I emailed her and she said, "oh gee, I thought I did Ill try to get to it this week." dont bother sister, its too late. I paid the GRE people 3 weeks ago to send my GRE scores to Duke, and they still haven't. :cry: