RobertS1030

RobertS1030 has 4 years experience.

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1. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty MSN 2023

   RobertS1030 replied to Alex5468's topic in School, College Programs

   I really wanted to go to Vanderbilt, but another school made me an offer that I couldn't reasonably turn down, and it offered 100% on campus with an expectation of some serious research and somewhat...

2. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty MSN 2023

   RobertS1030 replied to Alex5468's topic in School, College Programs

   I'd recommend checking your application in their system periodically, because I never got an email saying that mine had been updated - I only heard here that decisions were coming out, so I checked....

3. Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

   RobertS1030 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

   Armchair diagnosis is a dangerous thing. I can't speak to nursing in particular since I'm just starting out, but I was a lawyer for ten years doing mostly public defense, and had a lot of contact...

4. Hopkins Fall 2023 Entry to Nursing

   RobertS1030 replied to hopeful.psych.np's topic in School, College Programs

   $1,826/credit hour x 72 credits = $131,472 total tuition, less any scholarship, plus living expenses and the

5. Student Loan Debt Direct Entry

   RobertS1030 replied to jentl2002's topic in Psychiatric

   I believe her question was regarding the significant tuition cost of a faster program versus a more traditional route - the info about the post-grad job offer and living expenses was just extra info...

6. Student Loan Debt Direct Entry

   RobertS1030 replied to jentl2002's topic in Psychiatric

   I was soooo close to applying for the psych program because of my background in social work and the need, but honestly I don’t have the stamina after 10 years of public defender work to deal with...

7. What can a good lawyer do in these cases?

   RobertS1030 replied to santi_05's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Let’s put it this way - when I was a lawyer and was notified of a complaint to the bar that I knew with certainty to be frivolous, the first thing I did was … hire a lawyer. $900 isn’t much if...

8. Student Loan Debt Direct Entry

   RobertS1030 replied to jentl2002's topic in Psychiatric

   Some people here are adding useful info you might not have considered, but it seems like a lot of people are intent on poo-pooing the scenario you’ve offered without answering your straightforward...

9. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty MSN 2023

   RobertS1030 replied to Alex5468's topic in School, College Programs

   I got in for AGPCNP! If you didn’t get an email check your application anyway, mine had an update but no email. Is there a FB group yet? It might be nice to get ideas on where to live and whatnot...

10. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty MSN 2023

    RobertS1030 replied to Alex5468's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey emstofnp, The admissions stats I saw for 2020 said that about half (321 of 613) of prespecialty applicants get either admitted outright or on the waitlist (they didn’t give specific numbers...

11. Vanderbilt Pre-Specialty MSN 2023

    RobertS1030 replied to Alex5468's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Donna! I also applied to AGPCNP pre-specialty entry. I’m really interested in adult/gerontology primary care in the rural area where I live. Vanderbilt’s my first choice by far, and I’m super...

12. Getting healthcare experience for a career change

    RobertS1030 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi everyone, I’ve started down the path to a career change from law to (I hope) becoming a primary care nurse practitioner. I am having trouble thinking of meaningful ways to get...