Yale GEPN 2014 Applicants

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It's probably too soon to start this thread- anyone else out there?

Emily

Specializes in Mental Health.

Awesome! I applied to BC, MGH, vanderbilt, U. southern maine, and northeastern. I figured I'd apply to a wide range to be safe (it's so hard to know how competitive these programs are). December 15th is when we find out if we get a Yale interview which will happen in late January.

Cool. We practically applied to the same schools! You're brave for applying to Southern Maine. Way too cold for me up there! Couldn't apply to Northeastern because they count the first year as undergraduate and I'm at my max loans for undergrad. Only 5 on my list, but I'm feeling confident. What's your top choice?

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Cool. We practically applied to the same schools! You're brave for applying to Southern Maine. Way too cold for me up there! Couldn't apply to Northeastern because they count the first year as undergraduate and I'm at my max loans for undergrad. Only 5 on my list, but I'm feeling confident. What's your top choice?

Nice! I think 5 is a perfect number. Yale is def my top choice, but I'd be happy ending up in Boston too. What about you?

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For sure take a physiology course. I would recommend some sort of crash course in chemistry or cellular biology to make life less complicated. Microbiology is probably helpful too. Certainly get into some sort physiology class for spring. You'll be so glad you did if you start Yale in the fall.

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@s-lizzy I also applied to the psych track!

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For Psych I also applied to Columbia, NYU & Stony Brook

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mzaur and s-lizzy I was wondering a little bit about what made you apply to the psych track and how your background plays into your decision. I majored in Psych & Neurosci and have been doing psych research and psych-related volunteering for quite sometime now.
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@wellthen, thank you! It turned out well- or at the very least, I did my best! Congrats to everyone who applied. Feels like a relief :)

Awesome! Its relief up until waiting anxiety kicks in haha

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Good luck, everyone! I'm a first year RN-MSN student here, although the application procedure was very much the same as the GEPN program last year. Since then, I've been able to get to know and befriend many of the GEPN'ers as we were all lumped together for the orientation process, and it's amazing to see how this group of ambitious individuals are adapting to their first year of RN clinical training.

I know it's a stressful process to apply and wait for decisions for this program! I know personally my heart stopped any time I received any kind of correspondence from the school; none of it fully satisfying until I absolutely knew for sure that I was accepted! Time will crawl for the next few months, but it will get there; I promise!

That said, please let me know if you guys have any questions about the application process and the school itself. It's been an experience unlike any other since I've been here, the resources available are incredible and your classmates and other grad school comrades will be amazing. Cheers!

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Specializes in Mental Health.
For Psych I also applied to Columbia, NYU & Stony Brook

NYU and Stony Brook do not have direct entry nursing programs. I am guessing you already have an RN or BSN?

mzaur and s-lizzy I was wondering a little bit about what made you apply to the psych track and how your background plays into your decision. I majored in Psych & Neurosci and have been doing psych research and psych-related volunteering for quite sometime now.

I've been interested in mental health for several years now. I did a post-bac focusing on clinical psychology and worked as a research assistant, did a lot of clinical assessments, wrote a paper, presented at conferences, etc. I also volunteered for two years at an outpatient mental health clinic and 6 months at a hospital psych ward.

I think your background in psych research and psych-related volunteering will really make you a competitive applicant!

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NYU and Stony Brook do not have direct entry nursing programs. I am guessing you already have an RN or BSN?

I've been interested in mental health for several years now. I did a post-bac focusing on clinical psychology and worked as a research assistant, did a lot of clinical assessments, wrote a paper, presented at conferences, etc. I also volunteered for two years at an outpatient mental health clinic and 6 months at a hospital psych ward.

I think your background in psych research and psych-related volunteering will really make you a competitive applicant!

NYU & Stony Brook offers an accelerated BSN and has masters programs with the psych-mental health specialty. Definitely not ideal for me but good programs nonetheless and pretty solid "backups".

That's awesome I've also been volunteering for years (since about 2008) and just recently switched from volunteering in psych-related areas to hospice and man it has helped tremendously in building my confidence to even become a nurse! Its so great that you have experience doing clinical assessments. I have zero experience doing assessments since most of my volunteering was done without a college degree and most of my evidential psych experience is research based so I wasn't really allowed to do more than the minimum in terms of working one on one with psych patients unlike yourself. What a great experience to have!

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Specializes in Mental Health.

Thanks for the kind words. I will send you a PM

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Hi All! I'm applying to the Fall 2014 MSN-FNP program (deadline Feb 2014) and although I know that this is a GEPN exclusive thread I was hoping to pick some of your brains about your application process - and possibly some tips from those who get interviews!

I'm already a registered nurse and currently have my MSN in leadership/management. I'm nervous about submitting my grad thesis to petition to waive the GRE - has anyone had any luck with this? I'm also pretty nervous about my grades (roughly 3.25 collectively). However, I have over a decade of experience with medicine in the Army, all 3 of my letters of recommendation were from nurses with doctorates, and I currently work in the ER and volunteer weekly so I'm TOLD that I'm competitive. I met with the admissions director a few weeks ago (and yes, the Orange campus is very nice), and she said I had a great chance in the MSN rather than Post MSN program, but now I'm wondering HOW MUCH of a chance I have!

Any tips, tricks, suggestions?? Thanks gang and good luck to everyone!

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