Anyone applying to Yale GEPN for fall of 08'

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I thought I would start another thread about Yale GEPN. Would like to hear from anyone and everyone thats applying to the program for the fall of 2008? Its obvious that all of those that applied for the fall of this year have gotten their acceptance letters and congrats to them all, hopefully I will meet them all next year. In the meantime, I would like to hear from those going for the fall of 08. What were your major/degree in undergrad? Where are u now in the application process?

Hope to hear from all...

Christina:balloons:

I think mine went well, too! I feel like I did a really good job (despite being unbelievably nervous). But based on the fact that I applied to a very popular specialty (FNP) with lots of other VERY qualified applicants, I'm feeling pretty uncertain - but hopeful anyway! At least if I don't get in, I won't be kicking myself for not preparing for the interview. :) Overall it was a great experience, although I'm SOO glad to be home!

The middle of February couldn't come fast enough...

I feel the same way -- that at least I feel that I did my best, so if I don't get in, I really can't kick myself through eternity! I'm soo glad to be home too -- I've been exhausted!

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Hello, everyone!

So I'm just sitting here thinking about Yale. Do you guys have those moments when you think, "I feel really good about my chances", and then just a few hours later you can say to yourself, "there is not a chance in hell I'm getting in?". Anyway, that's what happens to me, and I'm so over it already!

How are y'all holding up?

Kens

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seriously. i've done that like twice today already.

i do think i have a good shot at Yale, but you never know. i really just want ONE school to give me the okay and then i will chill out, yale or no yale. :)

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I've been having the exact same feelings ever since the interview. I really need something to help me take this off my mind. Every step of the application process has been pretty hard, but this last part-the interview and waiting- is

definitely the most stressful of all. Seems like we'll get notification by march...but it feels so far away from now.

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Hello, everyone!

So I'm just sitting here thinking about Yale. Do you guys have those moments when you think, "I feel really good about my chances", and then just a few hours later you can say to yourself, "there is not a chance in hell I'm getting in?". Anyway, that's what happens to me, and I'm so over it already!

How are y'all holding up?

Kens

Kens,

I think it all depends on what mood you are currently in. When I just got out of my interview, I felt that I did a good job. Later on that night when I was already exhausted, I thought that I might give a stupid answer to the question that might be detrimental to my interview. Then again, there's nothing we could do at this point of time but waiting!

Some interviewers are good in comforting the interviewees, while some others are not. Thankfully, my interviewer was very nice and I'm not as nervous as I was after interviewing at UCSF. If I'm not mistaken, I think we are applying for the same specialty. You can PM me your interviewer, see if we were interviewed by the same person.

I think we will all be okay

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Hello, everyone!

So I'm just sitting here thinking about Yale. Do you guys have those moments when you think, "I feel really good about my chances", and then just a few hours later you can say to yourself, "there is not a chance in hell I'm getting in?". Anyway, that's what happens to me, and I'm so over it already!

How are y'all holding up?

Kens

YES - I go through the same exact thought process. Trying not to think about it. The financial aspect is also on my mind though...I'm really concerned about if I do get in, how the heck am I supposed to pay for it...

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I'm in the same boat, too! One minute I'm feeling really positive about my chances, and the next I'm full of doubt.

I've given the financial situation some thought as well. I've just come to the conclusion that if I get in, I'll find a way to pay for it! I'll do whatever it takes to make it work, although I'm not entirely sure what that means yet. ;)

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Ah, it's so good to hear that others feel the way that I do! I was starting to feel a bit crazy. I know that for my specialty I'm not the most competitive applicant (acute care), and since I want both acute care and FNP (long term for teaching), I kind of kick myself that I didn't apply to FNP. FNP is probably more competitive due to the larger amount of qualified people who apply, but I feel that my background was probably better suited for it in the interviewer's mind. Ah well, can't do anything about that now, but wait! I really do want to do acute care first, so I guess I just need to accept whatever is decided and move on!

What are all of your back-up plans if you don't get accepted anywhere? Or am I the only one who thinks that might be the case? LOL

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I've given the financial situation some thought as well. I've just come to the conclusion that if I get in, I'll find a way to pay for it! I'll do whatever it takes to make it work, although I'm not entirely sure what that means yet. ;)

Good thought! $67,000 for the GEPN year ... :icon_roll

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What are all of your back-up plans if you don't get accepted anywhere? Or am I the only one who thinks that might be the case? LOL

I really don't have any backup plan, other than the 3 other schools that I applied to. I know I can't make UCSF as the backup plan, but I did apply to Columbia, and should be getting decision letter in about a week from today!

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I am going through the same thing as everyone else too. One minute I feel good about my chances, the next I feel like I have no chance. It's all mind games I am playing...nothing I can do about it but wait 3 weeks or so:( Has anyone been accepted to any of their other schools? I just want one acceptance and then I will feel better about the whole thing!!

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Ugh, so I am stuck... need some advice if anyone has the time to give it...

So I'm still in the running at Yale, Univ. of Washington, and Boston College. Got into BC. Just found out that I am first on the waitlist at UW. Problem is, I still have two outstanding prerequisites for them. If I had gotten in, I would take the courses, no question. And if I was any further down the waitlist, I'd scrap it because I do think the odds are pretty low that the person ahead of me will decline. But I'm right on the edge!

If I knew right now that I had gotten into Yale, I'd forget about UW. But if I don't get in to Yale, and for some reason I do get an offer at UW, I'd be kicking myself for not taking the classes and missing that opportunity. I'd much rather go to UW than BC! But the accepted student has until the end of March to decide, whereas I only have until Feb 10th to get my tuition back. The courses will cost me $2k and a lot of time and work -- a huge waste if I never get bumped up! I already know I'm going to owe 2 grand on my taxes this year, and I just don't know if I can spend money on tuition "just in case!"

It seems like some people heard from Yale the first week of Feb last year -- if that ended up being the case this year, I'd have enough time to drop and still get my money back, but I can't count on that either...

What would any of you do in this situation? Anyone have any experience with waitlists? Is it worth spending the money just so I have all my bases covered? Or since I know I got into BC, should I just forget about UW?

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