Yale2020PsychNP

I interviewed last year for Psych and it was very laid back. They won't tell you who is interviewing you but I had two people on the phone. They asked the pretty basic questions like why Vandy, why nursing/psych, and what I wanted to do long term.

Hello again, Congrats to those who got a interview and if you didn't don't stress, this just wasn't the right school for you and something better is waiting. Let me know if you have any questions about the interview or getting/staying in New Haven.

Hey everyone, If it is the same as last year, 12/20 we logged into our application to see if you get a interview or not. They will tell you the date, time, and faculty you interview with. You do not have the option to change the date/time at all. You can either accept to attend in person or phone (no video). I know plenty of people who get accepted who did phone interviews. I would highly recommend coming in person though if you can. They do an amazing job of letting you learn about the school and providing you information. They have a student panel where you can ask anything you want to students. Yale really cares about it being a good fit for you. Last year we had a session on history of the school, overview of the first year, a specialty specific session, student panel, financial aid resources panel, and probably something else I am forgetting. The interview itself really varies based on who is interviewing you. Mine only asked me about 3 questions and we mostly talked about what had lead me to this point, why Yale, why psych, and what I think would be challenging for me personally and professionally in the field. Good luck! Let me know if anyone has further questions.

Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay. I know how helpful Allnurses was for me when applying/picking a school so I am more than happy to help answer anything I can. I started this year in the Psych track. So far I love the program and am so excited to be here. It is a lot of work however. I don't think any class is super hard but its just a lot of material all the time being covered, exams, and long clinical days. The faculty are outstanding and I am super impressed with them. Everyone I know enjoys their clinical site. We have med-surg in the fall, so 12 hour days at one site for 6 weeks then it changes for another 6 weeks. We have ILCE (inter professional longitudinal clinical experience) clinical once a week with medical students or PA students to work on medical history taking and interviewing. My best advice for the essay and resume is BE YOURSELF and stop worrying! The essay is the number 1 thing they look at. They really do read everything in your application. Grades/GRE do not matter that much. I had a low GPA (around 3.0 with undergrad and prereqs i took at other schools after) and average GRE (which is the least of what they care about I think) Yale is all about who you are, where you come from, and what you want to do. They have told us a few times they could easily fill their class with perfect 4.0 students but they don't choose to. My interviewer said she looks for people who have done amazing things (in or outside of healthcare) and will do amazing things as a NP. I am kind of rambling now but really want passion and look at what you will bring to the profession. Let me know if there is anything else I can help answer whether its logically or just about the program.

Hey! Current GEPN here. Let me know if you have Any questions or want any advice!