UVA CNL Program 2016

I'm set to do my interview next Monday, and it's making me nervous! Good luck to everyone!

I'm loving all this great news from everyone! I called UVA yesterday and talked to Christopher. He said my app. is still under review and that emails would continue to go out over the next couple of weeks, so I'm keeping my hopes up for now :) Great job, everyone!

Hi everyone!

I've been "peeking" at this page since August and just now joined. I've submitted my application and like most of you, I am eagerly awaiting some news...

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Congrats ! I am waiting my interview date. Good luck to all of us. Happy Thanksgiving :)

Me too, waiting the big interview day ! Prayers & fingers crossed. Good luck all !!

We are in the same boat. I hope everything will be fine :)

Same here, Good luck (y)

Hey @Idp23 - Did you do your interview?

Hi everyone! I'm a current first-year CNL and I just wanted to wish you all good luck with the application process. Don't worry if you haven't gotten an invitation to interview yet. It isn't done in any sort of priority order -- there are multiple faculty members who review applications separately, and it is a busy time of year with finals coming up. I wasn't invited to interview until a few weeks after some others were and it all worked out alright :)

If you have any questions about the program, let me know! I'll try to check in occasionally.

Thank you for your support, hs4zu! It makes me feel a lot better :) I do have a question. What are your favorite and least favorite parts of the program so far?

Hey guys, I had interview & I can't wait the final notice and those of you who are still waiting, Please be patient since the interview goes till Mid- December before they announce the final results at the end of the month. I know how you all are feeling and yet counting down is too hard until tomorrow becomes today . Good luck to all of us and God bless !!

Hi Carolid!

Naming my favorite parts of the program is difficult while studying for finals, but i'll try

I have to say, looking back, it is incredible what we've learned in 6 months. We have some really incredible professors that can present complicated material in interesting ways. The small class size is also a plus (ours is 32) -- it lends for some good discussion and makes it easier to ask questions. Your professors know who you are. For me, the small class size was a big reason why I chose this program, having come from a large university.

I also appreciate that some of our professors are very diligent about including the most up to date research in our lectures.

Clinicals are also great, but of course, you have that with every nursing program. I believe ours is different because we are paired 1:1 with a nurse for each clinical, which is a plus. I love clinicals, getting to be in the hospital and putting what we've learned in the classroom to practice. The downside to that is that you do end up at the mercy of each preceptor's (that's the name for the nurse you shadow) schedule, so a fair amount of my classmates have had to do 12 hour night shifts during the week. That has been difficult for some of my classmates.

That said, we do only have classes on Thursdays and Friday throughout the program. That's a pro or a con depending on how you look at it. The pro is that we have the rest of the week to study (which you will definitely need) and fit clinicals in (and mayyyybe a job), but the con is that class is from 8-4 twice a week, which can be tiring when you power straight through. Lots of coffee.

The workload is really intense, but that's the way nursing school is. I'm not sure I appreciated how intense it would be when I applied, but I also feel as the months have gone on I've adjusted. It can be *really* rough at times. Also because this program is accelerated, our summer classes are packed really tight. You cover a TON of material in a very short time. Like OB-GYN was a two week class, and I believe pediatrics, which we will take this summer, is 8 days. Just something to keep in mind.

All that said, I'm very glad I chose UVA and I recommend the program! No nursing school will be a walk in the park, and if it was, you wouldn't be prepared :) This program DEFINITELY prepares you, for better or for worse!