Vanderbilt MSN 2018

Bre2018 · Feb 15, 2018

Got in!!! :) Vanderbilt here I come!! PNP!

mforte7 · Feb 15, 2018

Congrats everyone! I am accepted to AGPCNP! I am in the fortunate position of having to choose between a few amazing programs. Im visiting schools next week, but am unable to attend Vanderbilt's visiting day. Im wondering if anyone that is planning to attend might share their notes and thoughts with me following their visit and/or ask a few questions on my behalf? I would so appreciate this!

aprnstudent2018 · Feb 15, 2018

I'm in for WHNP! I'm still deciding between here and boston college eeeek!

What are your thoughts on Vandy vs BC? I got into both for Psych and am deciding as well! Congrats!

lapinjapan · Feb 15, 2018

I'm in the same boat with the 20.5k loan allowance thing. Did anyone get a noteworthy scholarship? I got 7k... that's double what Emory was offering me, so I guess that's good... but the program's just so expensive. Does anyone know the total cost? And can we complete the entire program in just 2 years?

mbrnurse · Feb 15, 2018

I think I'm leaning towards Boston at the moment. With only 48 hours before their deposit, it doesn't leave a lot of time to decide. But overall, even with a scholarship from Vandy and factoring in living expenses, Vandy is still a bit more expensive. I also don't really want to move again in one year. I also appreciate being able to take public transport/bike to clinicals in Boston (at least in the summer anyways). Both programs seem awesome, but it really comes down to which city I want to live in for the next 2+ years.

m1161 · Feb 15, 2018

I'm a little confused about how Vandy is more expensive -- so if I was just to do WHNP for both schools, it would be:

BC: $1,350 per credit * 77 credits = $103k for tuition, across 2 years

Vandy: [$1,454 per credit * 27 credits for prespecialty year] + [$1,454 per credit * 40 credits for WHNP specialty year] = $97,400?

mbrnurse · Feb 15, 2018

I was going off of that spreadsheet they sent us earlier with tuition/fees: prespecialty year is 66,411 and specialty is 62,029 totalling around 130,000. Unless, you're not prespecialty in which case its about 14 credits cheaper!

lapinjapan · Feb 15, 2018

Will someone make the facebook group? The one I joined when I got into Emory was super nice and I made a really great friend off it!

But..again, like for calling admissions, I'm shamelessly asking someone else to do it :) haha

leena89 · Feb 15, 2018

I'm in for FNP! Also got into Hopkins and a local state school. I feel lucky to have gotten in, but $100K+ cost kinda scares me. I only got a 10k scholarship to Hopkins and 7k for Vandy. What are people's thoughts on the cost?

leena89 · Feb 15, 2018

I also got 7k from vandy

lapinjapan · Feb 15, 2018

Same boat (@cost). Comparatively it's fine. And I saw a reddit comment that someone who did the MSN program couldn't recommend it more, it was worth every penny, stuff like that.

I'm going to do it despite the cost (unless the last two schools I have to hear back from give me tons of $).

EDIT: so...I already bought a Vanderbilt sweatshirt, hat, pennant, and some other little things...I'm really pumped and proud to be able to say I go to Vanderbilt!

Codyhaas3337 · Feb 15, 2018

Got into vandy PMHNP direct entry program. Also got 7k scholarship. I would love to start a Facebook group for those starting in fall 2018. Send me a message if you are also doing psych, I'd love to meet some people beforehand!