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:

Thanks Megonia!

So exciting! It's hard to stay motivated at work knowing that we're all starting this new exciting phase. Are you pretty set on going to Yale? I was pretty impressed with the program during interview week. Now am just anxious to see what they offer us in terms of financial aid.

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My mail hasn't come yet, but hoping my packet is in there! I'm super excited about Yale's program, and it's very likely that I'll be attending. I want to see what the financial aid is, and also wait to hear from Georgetown, but Yale would be hard to pass up!

kevkev, for acute care, what are you plans for working? What I mean is -- are you going to take a year off after getting your RN and then continue through MSN, or are you going to try to do it concurrently? What do you want to do once you graduate?? :)

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Are you pretty set on going to Yale? I was pretty impressed with the program during interview week. Now am just anxious to see what they offer us in terms of financial aid.

I was also very impressed at the interview! I'll definitely be attending this fall! Hopefully my financial aid award letter will bring more good news. ;)

How about you, Moon - are you definitely going? Where else did you apply?

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My mail hasn't come yet, but hoping my packet is in there! I'm super excited about Yale's program, and it's very likely that I'll be attending. I want to see what the financial aid is, and also wait to hear from Georgetown, but Yale would be hard to pass up!

Hi Kens!

When should you hear from Georgetown? Are you still waiting to hear from any other schools? :)

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I got my letter today, too! :D

Can't wait to meet everyone this fall (or maybe sooner)!

kevkev and Kens - are you guys definitely going to Yale?

megonia,

Yes, I am definitely going to Yale. I am sending my acceptance fee sometime next week after receiving the financial aid letter, but I am definitely going to Yale! :nuke:

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Hi Kens!

When should you hear from Georgetown? Are you still waiting to hear from any other schools? :)

I probably won't be able to interview with them until March, so I'll definitely be sending my deposit in! I interviewed at Duke and Samuel Merritt so far (besides Yale of course!).

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Anything exciting in the letter? I wonder when we'll get our financial aid packages. :)

moonlinkline7,

If you're curious about the letter, come visit my blog at http://nursekevy.blogspot.com

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kevkev, for acute care, what are you plans for working? What I mean is -- are you going to take a year off after getting your RN and then continue through MSN, or are you going to try to do it concurrently? What do you want to do once you graduate?? :)

kens,

I don't think I am going to take any year off after getting my RN. From my understanding, Yale is one of those direct-entry schools that won't let you sit in NCLEX until your 2nd year in the program (as opposed to after the 1st year of the program like most other programs). I think I will continue through my MSN years and be done with the whole program in 3 years sharp *hopefully*

I hope to work in the Emergency Department/Trauma setting once I graduate.

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I'm deciding between Yale and Penn but am leaning towards Yale. It is a tough choice though since Penn offered to cover so much of my first year expenses in grants... What criteria are you guys using to decide? Must be more than just $$ since all the programs are so expensive. I'm a little worried that you don't have the option of a step out year at Yale since I heard it's easier to get an NP job if you've had prior RN experience... What are your guys' thoughts?

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

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I'm deciding between Yale and Penn but am leaning towards Yale. It is a tough choice though since Penn offered to cover so much of my first year expenses in grants... What criteria are you guys using to decide? Must be more than just $$ since all the programs are so expensive. I'm a little worried that you don't have the option of a step out year at Yale since I heard it's easier to get an NP job if you've had prior RN experience... What are your guys' thoughts?

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

To me personally, I picked Yale just because they start in the fall (September) as opposed to the summer like many other schools. I am currently working in the level one trauma center in the upstate NY, hoping that I could gain as much experience as I can, in both clinical and managerial/administrative settings.

I applied to 2 other schools: Columbia and UCSF. I know for sure that the financial aid people at Yale work waaaaay (I mean, WAAAAAYYYY) better than Columbia; and Columbia starts late May (too early for me). I won't hear from UCSF until 2 weeks from now, and they start in June :rolleyes:

As far as the money situation is concerned, I 've gotten the impression that Yale will do their best in helping us funding our education. Not sure about the amount of the aid, but I guess I will find out sometime this week. Afterall, no matter which school I end up at, I will still have to take out some loans anyway :uhoh3:

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kens,

I don't think I am going to take any year off after getting my RN. From my understanding, Yale is one of those direct-entry schools that won't let you sit in NCLEX until your 2nd year in the program (as opposed to after the 1st year of the program like most other programs). I think I will continue through my MSN years and be done with the whole program in 3 years sharp *hopefully*

I hope to work in the Emergency Department/Trauma setting once I graduate.

I'm glad to hear that you are planning to go straight through since I got the impression that they really preferred that we work for at least six months before starting the MSN portion (although it's not mandatory of course!). I'd like to go straight through as well!

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I'm deciding between Yale and Penn but am leaning towards Yale. It is a tough choice though since Penn offered to cover so much of my first year expenses in grants... What criteria are you guys using to decide? Must be more than just $$ since all the programs are so expensive. I'm a little worried that you don't have the option of a step out year at Yale since I heard it's easier to get an NP job if you've had prior RN experience... What are your guys' thoughts?

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Since all these schools are so expensive, I think it really comes down to:

1. How your specialty ranks at each school

2. The vibe you got from the professors, current students and admits at each school

3. Where you would prefer to live (and the cost of living, since we'll be taking loans for that, too!)

It's hard if Penn has offered you a lot of money, but I still say, go with your gut instincts, money aside!

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