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Columbia was the first school that I eliminated. The tuition was really high and the structure of the program didn't suit me. Once I had it narrowed down to the three, it became about tuition, culture, length of program, and location! I chose Vanderbilt because the program was MSN for my specialty (whereas Emory went directly to a DNP), and I know that I want to have a MSN before I have a DNP, so this was a big factor for me, because my speciality at Emory started piloting going direct to the DNP. I haven't heard anything about disorganization at Emory - I can only speak to the experience I had with them before choosing Vandy - the student zoom meetings with Emory were fantastic, faculty were very invested, and everyone was really nice. The culture at Vanderbilt is warm, welcoming, and challenging in a good way. There are very smart and talented individuals here and I truly feel honored to work alongside my peers every day. Faculty go out of their way to support you, are responsive to emails, and engaged with both virtual and in person lectures. There is a TON of hands on learning, and my clinicals have been great so far. There are 150 ish in my cohort, 30 ish in my specialty. Hope this helps!

Hi! I was admitted to Yale, Columbia, Emory and Vanderbilt, waitlisted at Seattle U and UPenn. I committed to Vandy and I couldn't be happier. ALL of these schools are phenomenal, and I have friends who are very happy at Emory right now as well! I really encourage you to attend the admitted student virtual events and reach out to faculty - most of them would hop on a zoom call or phone call gladly - these two things helped me get a good feeling for the culture of the University. Good luck!

Hi everyone! I was recently admitted to Columbia and was wondering if there was a facebook group already going? Thank you ?

Has anyone seen an update on the application portal? I was thinking maybe there would be more info there potentially. I've had an update on OPUS but not the portal. Congratulations and good luck everyone!

Mine says admitted too! It however was not updated yet on the application portal.