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Hi, yes! There are faculty members dedicated to just helping us with paperwork and giving us advice on how to contact clinical sites, but the process of actually finding and reaching out to possible preceptors is independent!

Oh no, I am so sorry that happened to you. Fingers crossed that you get in!! My experience so far has been great. With COVID, the program and faculty really did everything they could to give us as much in person experience as possible, and all the professors have been so kind and knowledgeable. It is a super accelerated program which comes with its own challenges, but it is doable! You just have to prioritize staying on top of the material, and realize that you can't possibly know everything about everything. I am a bit of a perfectionist, so this took me some time haha but I am sure not everyone would struggle with that. Clinical has been one of the best parts of the program as well. We do a 10 week rotation in the hospital as part of the "Fundamentals" course where you get acclimated to the program and nursing in general. Then you get to do 5 week rotations in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Adult Health, and OB. That is what I am in the process of now, and I feel like I have learned SO much. Not sure if that was the kind of information you were looking for, but feel free to message me if you have any questions!! ?

I'm in the FNP program about to start the last semester of my Pre-Specialty year. ?

Of course!!

Yes absolutely!!

Hi! I just wanted to encourage you guys since I was obsessively monitoring the 2020 forum when applying to the program last year. I was initially waitlisted in 2020, and then got pulled from the waitlist in June and accepted the offer. I have absolutely 0 regrets about coming to Vandy, and have had a really great experience. So, if you get waitlisted, don't lose hope! And if you were already accepted, congratulations and feel free to reach out if you have any questions ?

Hi everyone! I applied last cycle for the Nurse Corp scholarship but unfortunately didn't get it. I was wondering if anyone who did receive the scholarship last year would be willing to give advice on essays/general application tips! Thanks SO much in advance ? In a super expensive direct entry program and kind of drowning in costs right now haha so any advice is so appreciated.

Does anyone know what is the start month/year and end month/year of the pre-specialty and specialty year of the program is? I am about to submit my application for the Nurse Corp Scholarship and feel like I did that part wrong because the dates are a little different.

Thank you SO much!

Hi! Quick question in case anyone here knows the answer. Can I apply for the Nurse Corp Scholarship if I took out loans in undergrad? There is a portion in the application where it says: "Do you have any outstanding federal debt or any liens?"

Thanks for the insight. I hope that everything is okay for you, and that this was a positive thing!

Hi friends! Hope everyone is doing well. Has anyone heard from the FNP waitlist? ?

Congratulations, this is so exciting! I'm also on the waitlist and was wondering if you could share a little bit about your experience? Did they call you? CONGRATS again, and I hope everyone is doing okay during these scary times in the world.

Waitlisted for FNP program ? But another school is waiting for a response so not sure if I should take the chance even though Vandy is my dream. Congrats to everyone accepted!!! ❤️

How are you guys checking the status of your app? Any FNP applicants?

Oh wow, I wish they still had those programs. I don't think I totally understood their program until now. They have you do a general Masters now which only gets you to an RN, which doesn't really make sense for what I want to do in the end. So in total, I would be going for 6-7 years to become an NP whereas I could do it in 3-4 years with other programs. I wonder why they stopped offering the MSN NP program ? I thought that is what it was when I applied.

Hi! I actually have one more question since you mentioned you went through to become an NP. Did you do the DNP program at JHU? I just talk to someone from admissions and they said its an additional 4 years on top of the MSN program. I am surprised by this because Vanderbilt for example has only a few year program to get an MSN and automatically be able to practice as an NP. But since JHU requires a doctorate to practice as an NP, it just seems like so much extra money and time. I am leaning on loans 100% for all school and living expenses, so I am scared of digging myself into a debt hole that I won't be able to get out of as an NP. Any thoughts on this?

Wow, this is EXACTLY the perspective I needed, thank you so so much! I hesitated simply because I’ve never seen the campus, and it came as such a shock to me that I got in. I wasn’t really considering it and then I got the acceptance and now I have only 10 days total to make a decision. So just trying to get all the information and guidance possible :) But the way you describe it is super encouraging, and definitely helps a lot! Although there’s always positive feedback on Johns Hopkins as a university, everyone seems to add in their weary opinion about the safety of the area and quality of living in Baltimore itself. I am visiting this upcoming weekend to look at apartments and make my final decision, so I know that will help too. Like you said you really can’t beat the reputation and education I would be getting at Johns Hopkins, so ultimately I think this is what it will come down to. I do feel grateful to have even been excepted! Thanks again!!

Yeah that's a really good point! It's $500 to secure a spot. It will be interesting because even if I get into UNC Chapel Hill, I feel like Johns Hopkins is still the better option education-wise. Plus the Johns Hopkins program takes me all the way to an MSN whereas the UNC program only takes me to a BSN. I know it seems silly, but just writing it out over this forum is helping me to work through my decision so thank you!

It is so hard to say if I will get into either of the other programs. I'm really just not sure, so it would definitely be a risk to decline the offer from JHU and then wait to find out. I am so thrilled to have been accepted, I just have a weird feeling about it. Might just be nerves though and because it is all happening so fast. Do you think it matters for programs like this whether I graduate from somewhere like JHU versus Vanderbilt or Chapel Hill? I've seen mixed opinions on it.

Hi friends! Thanks so much in advance if you can help me to figure all of this out. Sorry in advance for a long post. I graduated in August from UCF with a degree in Biology but my end goal is to be a Nurse Practitioner. I think I want to do FNP, but am not positive yet, and am open-minded to other fields. I also see myself teaching some way in the future. My younger sister had an NP who worked in the practice a few days a week and taught a few days a week which I thought was pretty cool. I also FOR SURE want to work abroad and do volunteer work. In undergrad, I helped do research and run a clinic out of Haiti and loved it. It's what inspired me to decide I wanted to pursue Nursing. The main schools I applied to (direct entry programs) were Johns Hopkins, UNC Chapel Hill, and Vanderbilt. I toured Vanderbilt and Chapel Hill, but not Johns Hopkins because I honestly didn't even think I would get accepted. I got an email last week that I got accepted to Johns Hopkins with a 15k scholarship, and was so shocked. I haven't even been to Baltimore, and they want a decision by the 25th of November. I made plans to visit next weekend, but the program starts Jan 13th, and it all just seems so fast and a little overwhelming. I also know this doesn't truly matter in comparison to the education I would be getting from Johns Hopkins, but I can't really see myself loving Baltimore, whereas I LOVED Chapel Hill and Nashville. I am not supposed to find out until December if I got into Chapel Hill, because their program starts Summer, and I'm not supposed to find out from Vanderbilt until February because their program starts Fall. Also important to note that Chapel Hill is only an accelerated BSN, so I would have to then apply again for Masters programs. Vanderbilt is a direct entry Masters program. Johns Hopkins is a general MSN program and then I would need to go through their DNP program to actually become a Nurse Practioner. Does anyone have ANY advice they could give me?? I am SO SO conflicted, and honestly so overwhelmed.