Hello! The first year has been busy, but I have found it to be manageable. Clinicals are typically one 12 hour day a week. You go to clinicals within the first month of school, so you are jumping right into it, but by the time you go to the hospital you're ready for it. I do not know the answer to the rest of your questions, as I am still in school and not searching for a job yet. I have loved my time so far at Vanderbilt, and do not regret coming here one bit!