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I declined my offer of admission to the midwifery specialty this week. I hope that will mean good news for someone else here!

km446, I am sending you a PM.

Chula5008, the YSN students are on spring break right now, so we might not be hearing from any of them for a few more days. When I first read over my acceptance letter, I saw the March 23rd date and assumed that there would be some online mechanism for responding to the offer up until that Friday, but then I realized that our responses have to be mailed. It was a smaller decision-making window than I thought we would have. How are all of you doing? Is anyone doing any last-minute research or soul-searching this week (I am), or have most of you made up your minds?

My financial aid information came via email about half an hour ago, steelypop. I was also offered a small (@15K) scholarship.

I just received notification that I'm in for CNM. Thought it was a mistake—was expecting news tomorrow—but it looks like it's for real.

After so many years of wondering and planning, it feels strange to finally say to myself, "Tomorrow is the day." I'll be thinking of all of you tonight!

This is an outstanding coping strategy.

All right, that email from Admissions (confirming the March 1st notification date) just sent my nerves into overdrive.

I know, christymel. I'm actually grateful that tomorrow is the start of the work week, because it will provide some distraction.

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Thank you for posting that, simplekategirl—very good to know! I'm trying my best to relax until next Thursday.

My thoughts are going out to all of the applicants who are interviewing today and tomorrow. Good luck! simplekategirl is right: The interviewers will have everyone's information in a folder. I was also wondering whether to bring copies of my resume and essay, but decided against it, and it turned out to be unnecessary.

Chiming in to agree with those who say not to worry about whether or not you're wearing a suit. On my interview day, one applicant was rocking peacock feather earrings—I think it's perfectly fine to show some personal style, if that is what makes you feel confident.

laflaca, in answer to your previous question about travel: My interview is on January 19th, and I will be in New Haven from the 17th to the 21st. CBlack37, congratulations on your interview! That is a crazy story. I have searched previous threads for midwifery admissions statistics, and apparently the school interviewed 46 people for 13 spots in 2011. I am not sure what the yield rate is, or how many people are ultimately accepted from the waiting list. Does anyone else have more information? sirgalahad, I am staying downtown, as well, and would love to meet up. I have a list of pizza parlors that I am excited about trying out, so that's always a possibility. simplekategirl, I will probably be dressed like you, in gray trousers and some sort of sweater or top. Ideally, I would go out and buy myself a suit, but the interview trip itself is a major financial sacrifice for me, so I am going to try to make due with what I currently have in my closet. Past threads indicate that, although there will be many applicants in suits, others wear business casual. Here, for example, is a comment from a 2011 applicant: I wore a suit, as did a majority of the people there. But both of the men I saw wore dress pants, sweater and a tie and a lot of the women wore dresses, or nice pants outfits. I got the impression that a suit wasn't going to make or break the interview. None of the interviewers I saw were dressed that formally. Bottom line - dress nice, I probably would have worn a nice top and dress pants if I were to do it again! And here is another one from the 2010 thread: I would say wear whatever you are most comfortable in. I wore a suit one year and a sweater and pants the next, felt much more comfortable without the suit. I think either would be fine but the main thing is to feel comfortable...so wear what you like! The rest will fall into place, at the end of the day they wont remember what you wore but how you interacted with them!

simplekategirl, that's a good idea. Here's my contribution: I received an interview invitation for CNM early in the 9:00 hour (EST) on Friday, December 16th. I was expecting to be in suspense all day, so it was a relief to see everything going out so early. If I remember correctly, other applicants received their invitations even earlier than I did, in the 8:00 hour. I believe that the bulk of the invitations, if not all, were sent out by lunchtime.

Another member has asked about missing posts, and this was the response s/he received from the site's staff: So, unfortunately, it looks like we will not be able to recover our lost pages. If any of you (especially Pam, who was so helpful) happen to have copies of your previous comments, would you please post them again?

Hello, everyone! I am happy to see that the site is back up, but concerned about all of the posts made after December 15th, which seem to have been deleted. I have described the problem on the Reporting a Bug thread, and will post here again as soon as I receive a response.

I just got it, as well. Doula Kerry, thank you so much for posting the information. It's good to know that Friday is the big day, and we can relax a bit before then.

I also applied for CNM. Thank you, laflaca and simplekategirl, for emailing the office on everyone's behalf.

RNcDreams, check out this thread for a brief discussion of Yale's GRE guidelines and stats.

I would also love to know. Do any previous applicants or students feel comfortable sharing this? The FAQ section of their website says: While we have no official GRE minimums, we consider a score of 500 on the verbal and quantitative sections and 4.0 on the Analytical Writing to be competitive. However, applicants are neither accepted nor denied solely based on GRE scores. But it would be great to hear from some real people.

I'm bumping this person's question about the MPH vs. a master's in public policy or administration, because my career goals are similar. Which degree is likely to open up more doors in the health-related non-profit/social justice world? Is the degree itself the most important qualification, or are other factors (connections; school and program reputation) just as influential?

I'm wondering the same thing. I see how there are advantages to being a CNM in certain situations, but are there any advantages to being a WHNP in other situations? Are there job markets in which an employer would rather hire a WHNP than a CNM? Also, about salaries: If a WHNP and a CNM are doing the same job (gyn care at Planned Parenthood, prenatal care at an OB's office, etc.), are they paid at the same rate? I would assume so, but I'd like to hear from someone who works in the field.