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Yes, you're able to work and most students do.

You inspired me to check mine this morning and also got my counter signature! Notified of finalist 8/9 and sent in materials 8/10. There doesn't seem to be any order in how they move through these.

For those who are requiring a school seal - is anyone referring to the NHSC scholarship? I'm looking at the NHSC enrollment form we were given and nowhere does it mention a school seal, just a signature.

This is Atlanta, isn't it? I'm from there originally and my family want me to move back from the west coast as a pmhnp so badly. There's no way it makes financial sense. I'm sorry they don't seem to value you.

Hey all, I'm also a current APNI student and found so much help through this website. I know several people in our cohort who were accepted from the wait-list. It's not over til it's over! If anyone has been admitted but has questions about the program, affording the cost, general info on the school, DM me. I reached out to a few people in the above cohort on here last year and it gave me so much peace before accepting the offer. Good luck!

To current APNI students: can anyone share what changes have been made to your program in response to COVID? I'm accepted to the 2020 cohort but concerned that everything will be "off schedule" now due to classes above us not being able to complete their clinicals. The whole country's healthcare system is overwhelmed so I know I'm not the only one impacted. I'm just not in school yet so I have no idea what it's impact will be on me. And I don't want to leave my job to discover that our cohort is postponed or cancelled.

Where do you live near the border that offers 171k for primary care? We would like to move to a more rural area but I hadn't seen anything that high.

@umbdude I'm entering a direct entry psych DNP program and have been thinking I will need to supplement my training with a postdoc residency. I've discovered VA and Weitzman but I was curious to hear where is this magical hospital where psychiatrists want to invest time and energy into training PMHNP's? That sounds like the ideal situation. Honestly psych seems to be a different beast in the field and the PMHNP's I have spoken with (who were RN's first) have emphasized your point - RN experience doesn't seem to necessarily help them in the transition to NP, specific to psych.

@rachel.leone and @Tropicalgal195 When did y'all interview? Mine was early (2/1) so that might have something to do with the timing. Hopefully good news is around the corner. Good luck!

@Tropicalgal195 I was sent an email yesterday morning to check my application status. Logged in and had an offer for PMHNP. I believe there is one other on here who is also psych and has heard back. Hang in there! Every year they have sent acceptances throughout the month of March, so I think this is just the beginning!

@eeens148, per @rufus Yes! It is totally ok to wait and weigh your options. Just in case that did not come across in the earlier message. I would say only if you are completely, entirely committed to attending another school would it be the nice thing to let SU know. But like @rufus said, make the best decision for yourself. You are clearly a great candidate and if you don't pull out from SU's process, it is likely that you will have one more school to choose from. Good luck! Do what is right for you!

I agree with the above poster. I think if you have definitely made up your mind on your choice, then it would be nice to let Seattle U know. Also, suppose you get in and someone else is put on the waitlist, right behind you. Then that person is waiting on your decision to know where they will be spending next year as well. Basically, it is the nice thing to do (if you have already made your choice.)

I tried searching past forums for this information but it isn't there. The academic calendar for Seattle University states summer quarter 2020 begins June 22nd so I am thinking that is the start date. It lines up with the APNI info page where it describes the start of the program as "summer quarter", but I don't know if the nursing school has it's own calendar.

@eeens148 now you're the one who is being kind! I think the faculty have a tough decision to make either way. At this point of the process, I think most of us are caring, strong, competent individuals with a lot to offer to the field.

Hey @eeens148, I also did the psych interview last weekend and they threw a few curve ball questions so nerves totally make sense. I've actually been the one interviewing and asking questions a lot of times in my past career. So I know that the faculty who interviewed us really wanted us to do our very best. Plus a real answer is always so much better than a scripted one. So even if you feel like it did not go well, it probably went much better than you think (we are always our own worst critic) and usually interviewers ignore all the other stuff that comes with an interview (nervousness, filler words, shakiness). They know you're nervous and self conscious so they probably were understanding and looked for the very best of your responses to get to know who you are as an applicant. Like you said, no need to worry and congrats on your acceptance to Penn! I just wanted to say you earned the right to be in that interview because you are an exceptional candidate and future nurse. It probably went much, much better than you think!