Vanderbilt 2020 Pre Specialty

Nursing Students School Programs

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I am making a post for all programs I am applying for that I have not seen thus far. I have been going into rabbit holes of previous year's posts for schools I am applying for. Vanderbilt has been my top choice since I decided to go into direct entry nursing the end of my sophomore year of college, so it seems only fitting to make a post for it. I am applying for the PMNHP specialty and look forward to reading posts and getting to know everyone!

I got accepted for the FNP OMTA speciality year so I will be doing clinical specialities in my home state. The director mentioned that clinicals for the speciality year don't start until January 2022, but the pre-speciality year ends August 2021. Does anyone know if we should remain in Nashville for this time for courses, or if most people move home and commute to those in person sessions?

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11 hours ago, ELEFNP said:

I got accepted for the FNP OMTA speciality year so I will be doing clinical specialities in my home state. The director mentioned that clinicals for the speciality year don't start until January 2022, but the pre-speciality year ends August 2021. Does anyone know if we should remain in Nashville for this time for courses, or if most people move home and commute to those in person sessions?

Hey, ELEFNP, Congratulations!

I am here now in the PreSpecialty year and I can share what I observe from my PreSpecialty classmates preparing for next year and the current 2nd year(Specialty year) students: there really is no absolute "should". There are OMTA people from my year who are planning to leave for their home cities as soon as they take the NCLEX and commute for the entire school year and 2nd years who stayed in Nashville until the December break then went to their home cities. I am PMHNP track and we have to stay MTA so I have not explored what is contributing to people's decisions; I am certain finances and clinical preceptor logistics are factors--I hear conversation about that. With the COVID-19 impact, I do not know if Admissions is pairing new students with current students in their specialties as they did for my year. But, you should ask if you can be paired with a student who shares your specialty or at the very least your OMTA classification so you can gain greater insight into planning for your Specialty year.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.
1 hour ago, KCKPsychNPstude said:

Hey, ELEFNP, Congratulations!

I am here now in the PreSpecialty year and I can share what I observe from my PreSpecialty classmates preparing for next year and the current 2nd year(Specialty year) students: there really is no absolute "should". There are OMTA people from my year who are planning to leave for their home cities as soon as they take the NCLEX and commute for the entire school year and 2nd years who stayed in Nashville until the December break then went to their home cities. I am PMHNP track and we have to stay MTA so I have not explored what is contributing to people's decisions; I am certain finances and clinical preceptor logistics are factors--I hear conversation about that. With the COVID-19 impact, I do not know if Admissions is pairing new students with current students in their specialties as they did for my year. But, you should ask if you can be paired with a student who shares your specialty or at the very least your OMTA classification so you can gain greater insight into planning for your Specialty year.

They are still pairing incoming and current students! Email your admissions counselor.

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Hi! Quick question in case anyone here knows the answer. Can I apply for the Nurse Corp Scholarship if I took out loans in undergrad?

There is a portion in the application where it says:

"Do you have any outstanding federal debt or any liens?"

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2 hours ago, taylorhopelyn said:

Hi! Quick question in case anyone here knows the answer. Can I apply for the Nurse Corp Scholarship if I took out loans in undergrad?

There is a portion in the application where it says:

"Do you have any outstanding federal debt or any liens?"

Yes, you are allowed to have previous federal student loans from undergrad or grad school.

The question is about defaulted loans. It may not be worded well.

They expect us to have debt from undergrad. We don't want anymore which is why we apply. LOL

Good luck.

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On 4/24/2020 at 6:07 PM, KCKPsychNPstude said:

Yes, you are allowed to have previous federal student loans from undergrad or grad school.

The question is about defaulted loans. It may not be worded well.

They expect us to have debt from undergrad. We don't want anymore which is why we apply. LOL

Good luck.

Thank you SO much!

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Does anyone know what is the start month/year and end month/year of the pre-specialty and specialty year of the program is?

I am about to submit my application for the Nurse Corp Scholarship and feel like I did that part wrong because the dates are a little different.

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1 hour ago, taylorhopelyn said:

Does anyone know what is the start month/year and end month/year of the pre-specialty and specialty year of the program is?

I am about to submit my application for the Nurse Corp Scholarship and feel like I did that part wrong because the dates are a little different.

PreSpecialy: Start Month is August and end is July

Specialty: Start month is August and end is August

But, you should just put down the closest dates possible on your application. If you become a finalist, they will ask for verified actual dates from the Admissions officer in advance of your Prespecialty year and the registrar each semester. I did not put down the exact perfect dates and it was not held against me. You do want to make sure you are putting down closest possible dates that span the amount of school years you will be in school like don't put down any December or January end dates.

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Calling out all the former prespecialty students who got accepted into Vanderbilt! ? Hi all! I have a quick question. When graduating from this program, will we obtain a BSN as well? Because I’ve done searches for PMHNP jobs and in the description, some jobs say, “must have an unrestricted RN licence” etc. Will we qualify for those jobs? Thanks in advance!

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9 minutes ago, Future.np_ said:

Calling out all the former prespecialty students who got accepted into Vanderbilt! ? Hi all! I have a quick question. When graduating from this program, will we obtain a BSN as well? Because I’ve done searches for PMHNP jobs and in the description, some jobs say, “must have an unrestricted RN licence” etc. Will we qualify for those jobs? Thanks in advance!

Hey! When you graduate you will have a MSN degree. You will receive your RN license at the end of the 1st year, aka Prespecialty year, after passing the NCLEX. The second year is working towards receiving your APRN licensure. So you will have attained a RN and APRN license in 2 years, with a MSN degree, instead of a BSN..

(MSN vs BSN -- it doesn't matter for RNs, same work and pay. Though a MSN is MANDATORY for APRNs)

The licenses you have after the program: RN & APRN

The degree you have after the program: MSN

Unrestricted just means good standing, as far as I know. 

I hope that makes sense and wasn't too much info!

Just now, RCMatt12 said:

Hey! When you graduate you will have a MSN degree. You will receive your RN license at the end of the 1st year, aka Prespecialty year, after passing the NCLEX. The second year is working towards receiving your APRN licensure. So you will have attained a RN and APRN license in 2 years, with a MSN degree, instead of a BSN..

(MSN vs BSN -- it doesn't matter for RNs, same work and pay. Though a MSN is MANDATORY for APRNs)

The licenses you have after the program: RN & APRN

The degree you have after the program: MSN

Unrestricted just means good standing, as far as I know. 

I hope that makes sense and wasn't too much info!

& so YES you will qualify for those jobs requiring RN (ANDDDD) APRN licenses ?

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43 minutes ago, RCMatt12 said:

Hey! When you graduate you will have a MSN degree. You will receive your RN license at the end of the 1st year, aka Prespecialty year, after passing the NCLEX. The second year is working towards receiving your APRN licensure. So you will have attained a RN and APRN license in 2 years, with a MSN degree, instead of a BSN..

(MSN vs BSN -- it doesn't matter for RNs, same work and pay. Though a MSN is MANDATORY for APRNs)

The licenses you have after the program: RN & APRN

The degree you have after the program: MSN

Unrestricted just means good standing, as far as I know. 

I hope that makes sense and wasn't too much info!

& so YES you will qualify for those jobs requiring RN (ANDDDD) APRN licenses ?

You are such a gem thank you so much for breaking it down in an understanding manner! ☺️ 

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