Vanderbilt MSN 2019

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Hi! I'm starting a thread for Vanderbilt MSN Fall 2019. Anyone else applying/re-applying too? Please comment!

Just wonder if any international grads applied to Vandy MSN. I am myself and feel that people like me got kicked out to the bottom of the list. But it is ok, whatever it takes, I can wait a bit longer....

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2 hours ago, LCSWtoPMHNP said:

Based on what I was told, direct entry students are not to be concerned. There are "tons of spots for nurses" - per admissions. Unfortunately, there are only 150 pre-specialty seats. This means across the board no matter what your specialty is. I was unclear as to the number of seats available for pre-specialty students and was only focusing on PMHNP specialty. This was helpful and put things into perspective.

The PMHNP specialty accepts 50 students total. And that is for nurses, Asn-msn, and prespecialty. It says it in the FAQ on their website.

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26 minutes ago, GeorgiaNurse2018 said:

The PMHNP specialty accepts 50 students total. And that is for nurses, Asn-msn, and prespecialty. It says it in the FAQ on their website.

I did see that online but did not know that 150 prespecialty students are accepted in total. So basically out of the 150 how many prespecialty seats are set aside for PMHNP? That’s a question that admission could not answer.

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Just now, LCSWtoPMHNP said:

I did see that online but did not know that 150 prespecialty students are accepted in total. So basically out of the 150 how many prespecialty seats are set aside for PMHNP? That’s a question that admission could not answer.

I'm not sure about a number amount but at the open house they did say they admit the most pre-specialty students in the AGACNP program.

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1 minute ago, jkoby said:

I'm not sure about a number amount but at the open house they did say they admit the most pre-specialty students in the AGACNP program.

Thanks, jkoby! I don’t remember hearing this info at the open house.

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6 minutes ago, LCSWtoPMHNP said:

Thanks, jkoby! I don’t remember hearing this info at the open house.

I went into the info session on this program and believe I heard it there!

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I attended the open house in 2017 and 2018 and I have some stats from the books they gave out. For those entering with a BS/BA non-nursing: in 2017, 537 applied, 281 admitted, and 169 enrolled. In 2018, 495 applied, 366 admitted, and 153 enrolled.

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5 minutes ago, floranurse232 said:

I attended the open house in 2017 and 2018 and I have some stats from the books they gave out. For those entering with a BS/BA non-nursing: in 2017, 537 applied, 281 admitted, and 169 enrolled. In 2018, 495 applied, 366 admitted, and 153 enrolled.

I do remember reading those numbers. Does anyone know why the admit rate is more than half of the enrolled? I'd assume those people got into other programs. Just curious why more than half decline.

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40 minutes ago, LCSWtoPMHNP said:

I did see that online but did not know that 150 prespecialty students are accepted in total. So basically out of the 150 how many prespecialty seats are set aside for PMHNP? That’s a question that admission could not answer.

If I remember correctly from the open house, they admit approximately 25 PreSpecialty PMHNP students.

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8 minutes ago, jkoby said:

I do remember reading those numbers. Does anyone know why the admit rate is more than half of the enrolled? I'd assume those people got into other programs. Just curious why more than half decline.

I was told that if students decided not to come I could be pulled from the waitlist and notified a week before classes start.

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4 hours ago, jkoby said:

I do remember reading those numbers. Does anyone know why the admit rate is more than half of the enrolled? I'd assume those people got into other programs. Just curious why more than half decline.

I think cost is one of the big factors when people are notified how much they are receiving in aid. I would imagine it would mostly be people who decide on other program. I am not sure, but makes me feel slightly better about my chances if I am waitlisted!

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1 hour ago, floranurse232 said:

I think cost is one of the big factors when people are notified how much they are receiving in aid. I would imagine it would mostly be people who decide on other program. I am not sure, but makes me feel slightly better about my chances if I am waitlisted!

I was told at the end of my interview that "Waitlist is actually a favorable admission decision." Now it makes sense why, seeing the numbers.

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