Vanderbilt Fall 2011 MSN For Non-Nurses Program

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Anyone applying to the Vanderbilt Fall 2011 MSN program for the non-nurse? Im wondering how long the interview questions should be, goal statements, etc? Also, anyone know how competitive it is with GPAs, GRE? I just want to know if its a long shot for me! ANY advice would be great. thank you!!

Hey All - I think the reason this thread is so quiet is because there is a similar one going on elsewhere. It's called "Vanderbilt Pre-specialty Fall 2011". Maybe some questions could get answered there. :)

Partera - I don't think there is a BSN along the way. I think by the end we get BSN equivalence or something.

BabyMidWife- I think only psych specialty gets an interview. Those written interview questions were it for the rest of us.

partera and evaamber- at the end of the program you get a MSN.. there is no BSN component. I guess you can consider the pre-specialty year what people do in their BSN, but at the end of the pre-specialty year, you just sit for the NCLEX exam.. no official undergraduate degree in nursing.

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Thanks for the great info Nikki. Are you currently a student or working? I would love to be able to manage without a car. To be honest, the cold weather doesn't scare me, but driving in rain and sleet and snow sure does! I am coming out next month, and I can't wait to check out the city. Any advice on what not to miss?

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Hi Everyone -- The wait is killing me. We're not going to hear until early March, right?

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Hey Everyone.... I applied for the FNP /CNM dual degree..... I'm just curious if anyone knows around about when we should find out? The wait is terrible... good luck to everyone

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silent - did you interview with them? where are you located? I am dying to find out as well. Unfortunately, I don't think we will find out for a while....

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No I didn't get an interview... not sure if I should just assure that is bad news??? The waiting time is terrible. who knows when we will find out. good luck to you!!

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Did anyone else get acceptance letters? I'm in for the FNP/CNM program. I have to say I'm a little nervous about the cost of the program (and my husband feels like he's going to have an impossible time finding a job in Nashville). We'll see!

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Hi everyone! I have been reading through posts on allnurses for a couple of months now as I've been preparing to apply to different schools, but this is my first post! I just found the Vanderbilt pre-specialty Master's program a couple of days ago, and am planning to go ahead and try to get an application in now (I know, it's extremely last-minute!). I was wondering if anyone might have a suggestion about recommendation letters- so far I will submit one from my volunteer coordinator at the hospital, one from an employer, and I'm wondering if it would be better for my third to come from a professor who I've worked with for years in a different field of study, or from my Anatomy teacher who I only had for one term??? Both would give me great recommendations, but which would look better on the application? What do y'all think?

Also, I haven't seen too many posters applying to the acute pediatrics program... any word about how competitive that one is?

Well, thanks to you all for posting, this is such a great resource for us all!

Good Luck to those still waiting to hear back, and Congrats to those who've already gotten good news!

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