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Hello,
I am applying for the MSN program in '15, due in December. I was wondering if anyone knew how much weight the GRE holds, in regards to being competitive? I am a little nervous about my scores not being competitive. Any advice will help!
Best regards,
I'm completely confused now. I thought RN Prespecialty was BSN. Is it ASN?
Yeah, there's pre-specialty non-RN, pre-specialty RN (RN with ASN), and direct-entry (RN with BSN). Basically those who are pre-specialty go through the "pre-specialty" year first, but those who already have a BSN go right into their "specialty" year. I know. It's totally confusing! :)
I found this a couple weeks ago, but didn't want to add to anyone's anxiety. It says in FAQ section of the PMHNP section of Vandy's website they say they typically accept fewer than even THAT low number.
That actually seems like a LOT compared to the program I'm interviewing at tomorrow. Yale accepts maybe 20 people per specialty. I spoke to someone who recently finished their PMHNP program and there were 12 people in their cohort. Still, you're right, 40-50/yr is not very many at all. They must be weighing everyone's pro/cons before making any decisions and taking their sweet time with each spot!
I'm curious what the average class size. The enrolling number must be smaller than the number accepted so I'm sure that helps curb class size.
SweetINFJ
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For those who like stats and haven't seen this on the VU website yet:
VUSN By The Numbers 2014
Master of Science in Nursing Enrollment by Specialty:
AG-ACNP- 110 students
AG-PCNP- 63 students
FNP- 116 students
Emergency NP- 24 students
Healthcare Leadership- 9 students
Nursing Informatics- 5 students
Neonatal NP- 28 students
Nurse Midwifery- 36 students
CNM/FNP-28 students
Psychiatric Mental Health NP- 94 students
Pediatric Primary Care NP- 82 students
Pediatric Acute Care NP-33 students
Women's Health NP- 36 students
Women's Health/AG-PCNP- 26 students
Student Demographics by Average Age:
Pre-Specialty- 26 years old
RN PreSpecialty- 35 years old
DNP- 41 years old
PhD- 40 years old
Post-Master's- 42 years old
(They didn't list a Direct Entry MSN average age).
Gender:
Male: 11%
Female: 89%
479 Full-Time Students
368 Part-Time Students
15% Minority Student Enrollment
This is the current class' statistics. I'm sure these numbers will be pretty different by this time next year.