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Not all specialties at Vanderbilt give you that option, so be sure you're looking at the right ones! If you absolutely need flexibility in your specialty year, have you considered doing an Accelerated BSN program and then doing an online Masters degr...

Vanderbilt's program meets 3x a year: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing - PhD in Nursing Program - Overview

I'm doing NMW and my GRE scores are all above 95%. I don't have much medical experience (volunteering for a few months in a NICU) but I do have international volunteer experience and relevant work experience. I've heard that Vanderbilt places a hig...

I'm starting in August and my undergraduate GPA (without nursing prerequisites) was a 3.38 or so. There are many factors that go into acceptance, including essays, experience, and GRE scores. If you feel like your GPA is low, make sure to get stell...

From their website: http://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/clinicalplacement/PDF/clinical_placement_process.pdf If you're a local student, you are assigned preceptors/clinicals. If you are a distance student, you find your own, but they provide a list of...

Hey all - I withdrew my app to UIC after too many hiccups and an acceptance elsewhere, but I currently volunteer at their hospital in the NICU and live in Pilsen, the neighborhood just to the south of campus, so I'm happy to answer any questions abou...

I looked at schools that offered direct entry programs (for people with non-nursing bachelor's) and based my choices on their start date (most start in May, I couldn't do that!) and number of prerequisites. I've ended up with Vanderbilt and I'm conf...

I actually got an e-mail as well as a letter, for NMW. I think because it was the Wednesday before the open house, they wanted to give us a chance to make arrangements if we hadn't already.

From talking with some people in different programs I've run into, I think the BSN "requirement" really depends on your program and your specialty. UIC, for instance, encourages students to do their masters portion part-time so they can work as an R...

It's hard for me to tell, since I haven't been to a traditional nursing school! Vanderbilt lets you transition directly from the MSN to the DNP... and I'm not sure you're going to find anywhere that has no online component to their program, because ...

What specialty are you looking to do? That can change how courses are delivered. I'll be starting at Vanderbilt in the fall for Nurse-Midwifery; my specialty courses will be primarily in person, but I believe some other specialties have more online...

For starters, would you rather live in New Haven or Nashville? Seems like an obvious choice to me...

Yeah, I definitely don't have any schools listed on the Application Summary page. It just has the Payment listed and the Nursing Supplemental Application listed. I e-mailed them but don't expect to receive a response since it is the last day of app...

I believe the pre-specialty program does count as Direct Entry - that's what it's called at almost every other school, but yeah, seems surprising that you have to actually be enrolled, so I guess it would only cover the 2nd year of our program! It s...

Am I missing where to upload your transcripts? There was no where on the supplemental application, and the Application Summary page does not give me a spot to upload them (the 'help' screenshot shows that's where it should be). If my application doe...

I got an e-mail that said I'd be getting a letter I'm wondering if because it's so close to the Open House they saved a few days in case there were last minute decisions to be made... I'm not going since I went in November, but it'd be nice to have...

Just got an e-mail... I'll be seeing all of you in Nashville!!! NMW specialty!

When I went to my info session at Vanderbilt, they said they had never had a student unable to graduate because of not being able to find a clinical placement. It seemed like they give you more-or-less a pre-approved list and you just have to take t...

Oh, I know! I'm not worried about my getting stuff in but I am worried about one of my recommenders. I think last year they extended the deadline, but I might be making that up - in any case, I'll call this afternoon and ask about the link. Thanks...

How long as it taken everyone to get the supplemental link after submitting the first application? I've been delaying applying, hoping to hear from Vanderbilt first, and now I'm concerned since the site says it can take 10 business days to get the s...

Most Vanderbilt specialties are 2 years for the MSN (1 year / 3 semester (including summer) for prespecialty and 1 year / 3 semesters (including summer) for MSN). Nurse-Midwifery is 4 MSN semesters. Any dual specialty has at least one additional se...

Simmaplease - what's your specialty? The list on the right here: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) | Vanderbilt School of Nursing shows which specialties are offered distance and not - it looks like for RNs, everything except Acute Care / Geriatric...

ktbelle - I don't think most programs provide the BSN - the only one I looked at was, I think, Columbia (I'm going for CNM). From talking to people who are currently in a program in Chicago / have graduated from it, they say that not having the BSN c...

Nope - I don't think the admissions department has any idea when the faculty will turn them over! I'll likely call back on Friday, right before I submit my other application, in the hopes that I don't have to.

They're still reviewing files for NMW, if anyone else is waiting on that! Looks like I'm gonna be submitting a back-up application this Friday... did not want to spend the extra money!