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!

Thank you for the offer! I am just wondering the main reasons for choosing Vandy over other programs you may have applied to. It would also be really helpful if you also happened to apply to UPenn's ABSN/MSN program and chose Vandy over them.

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I'm choosing between Yale, Columbia, and awaiting a decision from Vandy. The 2-year program is veryyyy appealing (potential earnings 1-2 years sooner than other programs) but it also concerns me quite honestly. Is the clinical experience of 1 specialty year sufficient to prepare APRNs? Hopefully! Are there any Vandy grads who could speak to this in terms of their preparedness and ease with transitioning to the NP role?

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1 hour ago, GeorgiaNurse2018 said:

Did you find out on the 14th last year? How hard is the program? How do you manage paying for the program? Can you work at all?

Yes, I found out on Feb 14th. The program is challenging but doable. If you are full time you can not work. You will end up have clinical 3-4 days a week plus a full school load. I am part time (like I mentioned) and do work part time. I have four children so I can only manage to work part time school part time and full time momma ;) I work at Ohio State University and also applied and was excepted there but ultimately chose to go to Vandy due to the psychopharmacology course work plus other resources they offer. 90% of what we will be doing is based around psychopharm and I am very pleased with my decision. Also I am originally from Alabama and do not know where I will end up working so I knew the Vandy name is well known nationwide. As for money, I had some in savings and pulled out loans for the rest. Also full time students get a small scholarship which helps some. I am a distant student so I do most of my course work online and then go to block for a week about three times a semester. Hope some of this helps ?

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1 hour ago, prenursing23456 said:

Thank you for the offer! I am just wondering the main reasons for choosing Vandy over other programs you may have applied to. It would also be really helpful if you also happened to apply to UPenn's ABSN/MSN program and chose Vandy over them.

Due to my children and my husbands job moving for school was not in my cards. I already had my BSN so I chose to apply to my in-state university (Ohio State) and also Vandy due to the hybrid format. Since I work at OSU (adolescent inpatient psych) I could have went to school for almost free but ultimately choose to pay more for a better education. I do not regret that decision yet. Ask me again two years from now ;) I might have a different answer.

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4 hours ago, BamaOSU said:

Hey guys! I am new this this post. I am a part time PMHNP student at Vandy so I will be finishing up next year with the new crop of RN students (and current Pre Speciality students). I am an open book and remember how nerve wrecking this week is. Good Luck to everyone (especially my fellow psych peeps). I am an open book if anyone has any questions!

Do you know anyone who got in that applied after the priority deadline? I’m stressing lol

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I don't know about you guys, but I don't think I am going to be able to focus on ANYTHING tomorrow (or the next few days) while waiting on a decision. I wasn't feeling so anxious until today! The anticipation and knowing I could get a decision tomorrow is so stressful, yet exciting haha. I wish you all the best and hopefully, we will all get good news soon.

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Do decisions roll out after 5pm (CST) or anytime during the day? I remember hearing about an acquaintance that heard earlier in the morning last year, but I could be mistaken.

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18 minutes ago, floranurse232 said:

Do decisions roll out after 5pm (CST) or anytime during the day? I remember hearing about an acquaintance that heard earlier in the morning last year, but I could be mistaken.

I read like every single post from the last two years and it seemed like everyone heard after five. But then again not everyone who applied posts here you know?

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I really hope that we start hearing tomorrow, but I’m starting to doubt it... it looks like last year people were told my admissions that decisions would start to roll out on the 14th, but they’ve been super vague this year so I’m not so hopeful about decisions coming yet. Fingers crossed either way. Glad I have you guys to help keep me sane!

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8 hours ago, BamaOSU said:

Hey guys! I am new this this post. I am a part time PMHNP student at Vandy so I will be finishing up next year with the new crop of RN students (and current Pre Speciality students). I am an open book and remember how nerve wrecking this week is. Good Luck to everyone (especially my fellow psych peeps). I am an open book if anyone has any questions!

That is so sweet of you to do that!! I’m applying OMTA, part time ACAGNP- I was wondering about your background, etc for getting in? My GPA wasn’t strong, but I think there were several stronger points to make up for that ?

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1 hour ago, floranurse232 said:

Do decisions roll out after 5pm (CST) or anytime during the day? I remember hearing about an acquaintance that heard earlier in the morning last year, but I could be mistaken.

I found out after 5. I remember because I was at work when I found out ( checking my phone in the bathroom every five minutes) I am sure my co workers probably thought I was having major GI distress ?

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41 minutes ago, rn409 said:

That is so sweet of you to do that!! I’m applying OMTA, part time ACAGNP- I was wondering about your background, etc for getting in? My GPA wasn’t strong, but I think there were several stronger points to make up for that ?

I graduated with my BSN in December 2017 so I applied to Vandy before I graduated. I had a 3.76 GPA. Second in my class. Decent GRE (which now is not required) I was involved in nursing organizations and held office on my school campus and had a few awards but nothing too crazy. I had good recommendations from faculty which I think helped. I worked my butt off in school so I could go to grad school with zero experience. Now I did start working and continue to do so with school. We had all walks of life. No experience, 20 years and everything in between. And yes, someone else asked about applying after the "priority" date, I know of several people that were accepted that applied late.

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