Hello fellow hopefuls!! I was just wondering if any of you are waiting on a interview letter for Yale's Fall 2006 GEPN Program or Columbia's Summer ETP program???
The waiting is unbearable!
I am also waiting for Vanderbilt's letter, too, but I don't expect that one until next year some time...
Also, anyone who has been recently accepted or turned down for these programs (last year) can you please shed some light on when you received notification?????
I am considering Columbia because I heard that the financial aid is better than Yale??? It's so hard to get concrete information without actually going to the school...I'm trying to decide if I am going to the accepted students day. I know that this is the only way to really get to know the school and the people, but I also don't want to waste the $600 it would cost me to visit the school, just to come home and choose Yale...and then pay out ANOTHER $600 for their acceptance fee!
Decisions, decisions...of course it really isn't a decision unless I get into Yale...so I will try not to put the cart before the horse...
Congrats lovingpecola!! :yelclap: Looks like the acceptance list is growing! Here are some of my thoughts.... A big part of me wants to go to Columbia, not only for its ivy league status but also to live in NYC! There are many different options and opportunities for clinicals and they seem to prepare you very well as a nurse. I've heard job opporunities are endless after you graduate and that the pay is better in NYC compared to most areas (however the living expenses are higher too). However, I have definitely heard mixed feelings about the program. I think the old program director was not very good, but I believe someone better has now taken over. I have also heard some of the faculty is not all that helpful and available to students overall. Another big concern of mine is the tuition. It is Very expensive and lord knows the living expenses will be outrageous too.
Yale seems to offer a great program, but I also heard its in a bad area. I don't know quite as much about Yale as Columbia, but I'm sure you can't really go wrong at Yale. Again, I'm also considering johns hopkins which I have also visited and was very impressed with their facility and program overall... but have also heard the school is in a bad area.
This decision is So difficult, but I'm sure we all can't go wrong wherever we end up. Good luck everyone!!
Congrats lovingpecola!! :yelclap: Looks like the acceptance list is growing! Here are some of my thoughts.... A big part of me wants to go to Columbia, not only for its ivy league status but also to live in NYC! There are many different options and opportunities for clinicals and they seem to prepare you very well as a nurse. I've heard job opporunities are endless after you graduate and that the pay is better in NYC compared to most areas (however the living expenses are higher too). However, I have definitely heard mixed feelings about the program. I think the old program director was not very good, but I believe someone better has now taken over. I have also heard some of the faculty is not all that helpful and available to students overall. Another big concern of mine is the tuition. It is Very expensive and lord knows the living expenses will be outrageous too.
Yale seems to offer a great program, but I also heard its in a bad area. I don't know quite as much about Yale as Columbia, but I'm sure you can't really go wrong at Yale. Again, I'm also considering johns hopkins which I have also visited and was very impressed with their facility and program overall... but have also heard the school is in a bad area.
This decision is So difficult, but I'm sure we all can't go wrong wherever we end up. Good luck everyone!!
Hey all, I also just received my acceptance to Columbia ETP (ANP). Congrats to everyone!
Here are my thoughts on the whole Columbia thing:
1. I went to the info session back in February. Honestly, everyone (faculty and staff) seemed really nice and helpful but yes, I did detect a little NYC brusqueness to some of them!
2. They grant a BS in nursing. I wasn't concerned about this back in the fall when I was applying, but more and more, it seems like a good thing to have. I mean even if it's horrible there, you have a BSN in a year, not bad!
3. They have something like a 98% pass rate for ETP students their first time taking the NCLEX and 100% on the second try.
4. They have alot of subspeciality options. I'm probably going to do Integrative Therapies.
5. It would be cool to live in NYC for a while.
I don't know about the faculty not being helpful/available, I'm sure it depends on the person. However, I did go to a large university undergrad (UCLA) and I'll tell ya, I'm not used to profs being available at all unless you hunted them down! I'm a really independent learner, so I really didn't have a problem with that.
Anyway, I'm leaning toward Columbia right now. I also got accepted to University of San Diego (talk about warm and fuzzy, they practically gave us hugs at the end of the interviews!). But, the whole BSN thing is swaying me towards leaving SoCal. Oh, and I didn't apply to Yale or Hopkins solely because I didn't think I'd be happy living in New Haven or Baltimore for 3 years.
I'm sure everything will work out for everyone, good luck!
Great points! The BSN is definitely a selling point, as is livinig in NYC!
The faculty thing is a big deal to me - the number of full time faculty teaching in the classroom and their availability is definitely something that will help me decide...
Also, diversity initiatives, support of international experiences, and simple organization is a big deal to me...
i am so excited about the possibility of living in nyc for a couple of years, that i am pretty sure i will choose columbia (not that it is a decision right now, because i haven't heard from yale yet).
i also really like the fact that you get a bsn after the first year. i didn't like the answer given by yale as to why they do not grant a bs. they pretty much talked around the issue by saying it would take a lot longer because of the humanities courses, but we all have other degrees that would take care of that. in the end, their answer to the person asking was, "if you are so concerned about receiving the bs as well, then maybe yale isn't for you." hmmm... i personally think it is a good way to keep people from leaving after the first year, but what do i know!!
also, i have heard that the financial aid is a lot better at columbia, but we shall see when the offer comes....
Thanks to everyone for their insight! This is great.
Just to offer another view, here are some of the reasons I am leaning towards Yale (provided I am accepted!)
1. They have been extremely receptive to all my questions, etc. I have personally spoken with the recruitment officer on multiple occasions, and she returns my calls when I leave a message. To me, that says a lot.
2. I feel like the community there (at the SON) is tight-knit. I am not necessarily looking for a rerun of my freshman year bonding experience from undergrad, but with such an intense program its good to have a support system.
3. They have an option to do the community health rotation in another country--this rocks. Although i'm sure its an extra cost, this is high up on my list. They have partnerships in Australia, Latin America, Africa, etc. What an opportunity!
4. For me personally I want to do the MSN/MPH track and Yale has a Global Health specialty for MPH. Major attraction for me.
5. I have been to New York on multiple occasions, and although I am a city girl, new york would not be good for me as a student. Talk about procrastination--there is so much to do!
6. Another thing is that they start in the fall as opposed to May. I need that extra 8,000 dollars or so i will make this summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good things about Columbia
1. No car needed!!
2. BSN granted
3. Clinicals in the best hospitals in the country.
Arrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
What to do, what to do, WHAT TO DO!!????????!!!!!!!
lovingpecola
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:rotfl: i'm in!!!!!!!!!!...i'm in!!!!!!!!!!!...
i'm in!!!!!!!!!!!...i'm in!!!!!!!!!!!...
i'm in!!!! ...i'm in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rotfl: