Vanderbilt MSN 2015

bdero87 · Jan 18, 2015

I am seeing a lot of psych and CNM and FNP on here... anyone else doing NNP??

Sisyphus_01 · Jan 19, 2015

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snoozyd, NP · Jan 19, 2015

Sheesh! At the very least you know they're still filling spots...at a snail's pace. And at weird times - we know they work on holidays and weekends now! I wonder if the FNP admissions committee has that many more people than PMHNP, which might explain the difference in number of people who have heard back.

sasha9886 · Jan 19, 2015

MAY hear something by the end of the month? Wow.

sasha9886 · Jan 19, 2015

My boyfriend took the 1st part of the CFA exam early in December and has been anxiously awaiting to hear the result, which posts on January 27th. I've been joking that he is probably going to get his results before I hear anything from Vanderbilt and now I'm thinking this may actually be true!

snoozyd, NP · Jan 20, 2015

Did anyone have any success getting an extension on the deposit deadline? I need to call them today but was wondering what kind of extra time folks may have gotten. I'm hoping to have heard from all schools about two weeks after the decision deadline.

taherani · Jan 20, 2015

I'm so surprised because Vanderbilt had told me during my phone interview that they were hoping to have decisions out by the end of December! Glad to know I'm not the only one who hasn't heard back yet.

taherani · Jan 20, 2015

Where did everyone else apply? I have an interview with Duke for ACNP and with Emory for ENP coming up! Still waiting to hear back from Columbia and University of Texas Houston.

sbthomas93 · Jan 20, 2015

Hi, I have applied to Vanderbilts MSN pre-specialty for PPCNP. I actually applied late (around December 25th) and they told me I should know in 30 days. Has anyone else applied late and been accepted or wait listed?? Also, has anyone that has applied to PPCNP gotten in?

DoulaMe · Jan 20, 2015

I've also applied to Yale and Columbia, although I will accept my Vandy offer before a Columbia offer. Yale has been really lovely during this process and they have some components that are really attractive to me, but I hear horrible things about New Haven. One of my recommenders is a Yale alumn and even he was trying to talk to me about how great Nashville is today. Ha!

Hygge · Jan 21, 2015

Did anyone else apply to the AGPCNP program? ... I feel like I'm the only one. Ugh I just wanna know if I'm in. So anxious í ½í¸£

cdgCCRN · Jan 21, 2015

I submitted my application for the ACNP program just last week sans GRE score. I received an e-mail today asking when I would be taking the GRE due to the ACNP program "rapidly filling up". I wrote back stating I am scheduled to take it next week. They said good luck and to start monitoring my application 2-3 weeks post exam date to make sure ETS submits my score.

I have friends and co-workers who applied last year (ACNP) just a few months before the semester began and got accepted into this specialty with GRE scores below the 50th percentile. It is my impression that there is more emphasis on scoring in the 50th percentile for 2015 applicants. Does anyone else have an opinion on this or have the same thoughts? I'm having major anxiety over the GRE, especially the quantitative section. I'm afraid that my score will overshadow a decent application-5 years adult critical care experience, CCRN, CEN, 3.6 nursing GPA, experience in the pre-hospital setting as an EMT-Paramedic, etc, etc. Friends who graduated from the program and who are currently enrolled keep assuring me that taking the GRE is a formality, but I can't help worrying that the GRE score will define me or ruin any chance of advancement in my education.

I'm so glad to have found this thread. I will continue to check back for more feedback. Congrats to those who have gotten accepted, and good luck to those who are still waiting to hear.