University of Virginia - Direct Entry CNL 2021

ak2022 · Nov 9, 2020

I like the program quite a lot so far. Our year has been pretty funky because of COVID, but I'll try to give you the best picture I can.

Pros: Amazing faculty, excellent opportunities present for you ALL THE TIME, lots of clinical time, academic advisor Dillon, lots of resources.

Cons: There's a lot of BS stuff you have to deal with; ie communication isn't always very clear on expectations, you have to advocate for yourself about how the program is. The program is $$$ (apply for the Conway!). Mostly fiddly stuff that comes with going to a big academic nursing school.

The first Summer is unique because you have class 4 days/week. You will have pathophysiology and two other classes that are TBD depending on what COVID looks like. Patho is scary and stressful (and interesting) and serves as a crash course into what the rest of the program looks like. They will talk to you guys a lot about that class so I won't get into it here but don't sweat about it!

Now we have class 8am-roughly 3/4pm Thursday and Friday, with the rest of the week open to clinical shifts. You'll do 12s or 8s depending on where you are rotating, and they can be any other day and can also be night shifts. I love the way the schedule is set up; it is mostly dependent on how you can manage your time. Some weeks (like now, at exam time LOL) those 5 days a week are spent glued to school, some weeks are very chill and you can enjoy life a bit more. A few people in our program have been working part time throughout and they make it work but it seems like it sucks.

But the biggest pro in my opinion is something you have to do yourself: if you have any interest or area you want to go into, there are a dozen faculty members who will connect you with others/people at the head of the field/research opportunities. There are so many ways to really set yourself up for a cool career. I've found that taking advantage of those things makes the $ worth it.

LOL I wrote so much, this is true avoidance behavior for my pharm exam.

katiekatie · Nov 11, 2020

Just a little FYI...

I just attended the virtual info session and they said they are sending out interview requests next week and will hold interviews the first few days of December! They also said that they will post decisions in late December!

Michelle.bh · Nov 15, 2020

Hi everyone! I just made an account to comment on this thread! I am also very anxious waiting for the interview email to come out, hoping for the best for all of us. ? Definitely super stressed but manifesting some good news LOL

FutureP-MHNurse · Nov 17, 2020

I just received an interview invitation via email ? I'm so excited!

Mikela Durant · Nov 17, 2020

I received an interview invitation just now as well!! Hope you all hear back soon and good luck to everyone!

rothbergerm · Nov 17, 2020

Just received my interview email as well! Hope everyone does well and congratulations to those who already received theirs! ?????

katiekatie · Nov 17, 2020

Great job y'all!! I got the email also, how exciting! Best of luck to everyone! ?

miqbal1109 · Nov 17, 2020

Hi everyone,

I too received an email for an interview! Does anyone remember what the start date of the program would be? I know mid-may.

So eager and excited for this opportunity!!

beeeaanss · Nov 17, 2020

I don’t remember the specific date but it was definitely in May!! Good luck to everyone who received interviews!!

Jordan Hollowell · Dec 1, 2020

Hey guys,

I finally found this forum and glad to meet you all. I'm Jordan and I've also been invited to the interviews for CNL.

I was wondering if anyone could help me with figuring out what date the welcome meeting is happening on. I know that the interviews are split between the 2nd and 3rd, but they don't give the dates for all the group zoom meetings are on. Look forward to seeing you all!

beeeaanss · Dec 1, 2020

2 hours ago, Jordan Hollowell said:

Hey guys,

I finally found this forum and glad to meet you all. I'm Jordan and I've also been invited to the interviews for CNL.

I was wondering if anyone could help me with figuring out what date the welcome meeting is happening on. I know that the interviews are split between the 2nd and 3rd, but they don't give the dates for all the group zoom meetings are on. Look forward to seeing you all!

Hi Jordan,

Congratulations! My interview is on the 3rd, I want to say the welcome meeting might be on both days so they can capture all the students

FutureP-MHNurse · Dec 2, 2020

I hope interviews went well for everyone today! I'm glad it's over ?

Good luck to everyone interviewing tomorrow!