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Got it... Thought maybe there was good news to pass along to the other thread.

eburke- Did you get your email this morning? The other GEPN is thread posting that all of the emails were sent yesterday....?

@kah- The University of Connecticut has rolling admissions. They do admissions reviews 3 times/year (January, June, September, I think). There are prereqs for their program, though... Check their website for the details.

@Hopeful- I applied to FNP, but I didn't get an email yet either. I'm trying not to worry because they said Friday, which leads me to believe that they are just beginning to send emails today and won't be fininished until Friday. (Not that that makes it any easier to wait!) They do have about 200 personalized emails to send out...

Congrats! Still waiting to hear...

I don't think that she specifically mentioned the timing of the rejection letters, but I got the impression that they would be sent out at the same time as the emailed invitations. So my assumption is that they will be delivered sometime next week.

Hi all, The admissions office told me today that emails will be sent at the end of this week for those of us who will be invited to interview. USPS will bring the bad news to those of us who do not get invited to interview. Looks like we'll all be holding our breath for a few more days....

Hi all, I've been posting on the other 2011 GEPN thread, but I figured I'd post this here too... The admissions office told me today that emails will be sent at the end of this week for those of us who will be invited to interview. USPS will bring the bad news to those of us who do not get invited to interview. Looks like we'll all be holding our breath for a few more days....

Angie- How did the GRE go for you? I bombed mine. And I don't mean "I was hoping for high 700s and got low 600s..." I mean bombed. I actually don't feel too upset by it. When the powers that be review my application package, they will have to notice that my GRE scores don't reflect my writing and undergrad grades. Sure, it would have been nice to rock the GRE, but I doubt it will make or break my shot at an interview. I can't believe this is only the first (technical) day of waiting. 42 days to go....

I got everything in now except for the GRE, which is on the docket for tomorrow evening... I'm so nervous. I know that my GRE score won't make or break my overall application, but it certainly won't hurt to have a good score. (And with my lack of studying "good" is the best I can hopre for!) I can't believe the deadline is almost here. Before we know it, we'll be on here obsessing over what time of day we'll get the interview emails and what does it mean that you got yours at 9:30 AM and I still haven't heard at 2:00 PM... Lol! Good luck to everyone! Hope to meet everyone in January and get to know you all next fall!

I was in your (almost) same position. I finished undergrad in Urban Studies this past May, have no work experience (none!), and had been at a comm-coll taking RN pre-req's for a few semesters (in addition to the undergrad classes at the university).... I'm actually in a comm-coll RN program now, but not so happy with it. It's the top-ranked program in my state as far as NCLEX pass-rates go, but I find it's not exactly what I want to do, so I'm now applying to Yale's GEPN program for next year. Enough rambling on my part... To answer your question, I asked 3 of my undergrad professors for rec letters. One was my major advisor, another was a prof in my major, and the third was my foreign language prof (only prof I had for 4 consecutive semesters). I also asked my clinical instructor from the RN program that I'm currently in, but that was my back-up letter, as she doesn't know me as well as my other professors... I would think that the admissions people at the entry into MSN programs expect you to have references that aren't quite so relevant to nursing. I mean, they're entry-into programs, right? I would suggest choosing the professors who knew you the best and, of course, liked you. If those happen to be professors from courses that aren't particularly relevant to nursing, maybe you can use your essay/personal statement to work in how you'll apply what you learned in those courses to your nursing career. (Your understanding of chem is a basic foundation of physiology and/or safe and competent drug practices, for example; or perhaps it's that psych broadened your awareness of the role that an idividual's stage of life plays in one's physical and emotional health...) Anyway, you get my point. Any entry-into program is going to want to know that your professors, regardless of subject matter, found you motivated and intelligent and that you are capable of applying your background to the science and art of nursing. I wish you much luck with your application process!

I'm applying to Yale GEPN for FNP. I barely have my entire application package scraped together, but I believe we will hear re interview offers in about 6 weeks. Eek!

Allie- I'm at NVCC. It's ok. No complaints with the program itself, but 6 weeks into the program I figured out that being an RN is not what I want to do. I was going to apply to UConn and Yale last year (to have started the program this past Aug/Sept), but life got hold of me and it never happened. I wasn't even planning to apply to the CC program and then I decided it would make a good back-up plan...hahaha... That sure bit me in the @$$, didn't it? My background is in Urban and Community Studies (I just graduated from UConn this past May), and I'm applying for FNP (did I say that already?) I'm in Oakville... next door to Waterbury if that helps you to see it in your mental map. Good luck studying for the GRE... I'm not even going to bother. (lol) We'll have to compare score later in the week. OH!- the reason I signed in here tonight... I just submitted my application!!! I'm so nervous that I missed an error in my essay or that my resume format will get messed up in the upload/download process. :uhoh21:

Ok, now I'm blowing up this message board... but I have a question for everyone... I haven't worked in more than 3 years, but I have been in school full-time. I called the admissions office to ask if all 3 of my letters could be academic and the woman I spoke with said yes, that's absolutely fine. BUT I just noticed the big, bold warning on the application checklist that says: "Out of school for 2 years or less, please submit two academic references and one professional reference. Applications that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered "complete" and will not be reviewed the Admissions Committee." Now I'm freaking out. Does anyone else have all academic letters? Or was anyone else told that all academic letters are fine? Ugh. I hate this stress.....

Angie- Not that you'd take a random stranger's word for it anyway, but I realized I made a mistake in saying that the hard copy documents had to be postmarked by November 1st. They do, in fact have to be recieved by November 1st. Not that it matters anyway, but I know I saw that the package had to be postmarked by the 1st, I wonder where that was...?