Yale GEPN 2016

FutureNP04 · Dec 8, 2015

Thanks to everyone who posted about their interview experience, it sure helps some of us calm down. Well, by this time next week we'll know if we got invited to interview or not, I will post their decision here regardless of the outcome.

falcon123 · Dec 9, 2015

Hey All! Just stumbled across this thread and thought I would sign up and make a post. Best of luck and fingers crossed for Dec 15th! Also, any Psychiatric Nursing applicants here?

Birthday_Girl · Dec 10, 2015

I applied for PMHNP.

Sosobeautiful · Dec 10, 2015

Dec 15th!!!

ehl010 · Dec 11, 2015

does anyone know how many people are invited to interview? and the ratio of number of spots and number of applicants interviewed?

futurenp14 · Dec 12, 2015

If I am recalling correctly, I think someone said that in past years appx. 50% of applicants were invited to interview and of those interviewed, about 60% were accepted.

neurol_oh_gee · Dec 12, 2015

Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster, current GEPN here.

I wrote down (some of) the breakdown they gave us on interview day. This was for the 2015 admission cycle:

-I believe there were 498 applications (didn't write that down, but that sticks out in my mind)

-They interviewed about 200 people: 50 for Midwifery, 50 for FNP, 30 for PMHNP, and between 20 and 25 for the others (PNP, AG, Acute)

-Out of those 200, they planned to accept 130-140 in order to get a class of roughly 90-100 (since some people will turn down their admission offer to go to other schools). Our class was 85 entering, I believe. I was told by a professor that they expect this next class to be slightly larger, but I have NO idea if there are more or less applications this year, so take that tidbit with a grain of salt.

-Some specialties are more competitive than others, i.e. FNP and CNM/WH interview the most, but also have lower acceptance rates, generally.

They told us the *2014* entering class breakdown was ROUGHLY:

21 AG and Acute, 20 FNP, 18 CMN/WH, 15 PNP, 14 PMHNP

The way I calculated it, because I had nothing to do but worry, was that (last year) I had a 40% chance of getting an interview, and if I got an interview then I had about a 70-75% chance of getting in.

Numbers aren't tell-all, clearly, and every year and applicant pool are different. But if you're like me and just need to focus on some sort of arbitrary data to calm the nerves, I say hey, whatever works. :)

Also, my undergrad transcript was not stellar, but I had a 3.8 for my master's degree at a great school, and I asked 3 very special people to be my letter writers - people who knew me well academically and professionally, and who were impressive in some way (a state mental health board employee, retiring chair of a psychology department, and a nursing professor). My statement was very much about what drew me to this field, I started with an anecdote, and then made sure to hit all the points they asked us to hit. I also detailed *why* Yale (not just because it's Yale haha)

My GREs were not spectacular but I did not bomb them either. I included a supplemental document discussing my undergrad GPA and GRE scores and why I felt they did not reflect my aptitude as a student.

Finally, my interview was super informal. My interviewer had clearly READ EVERYTHING IN MY FILE, she was so prepared, so there was no "tell me about your background etc" questions. She got right down to it. Why Yale, why nursing, why psych. What concerns do I have...what do I perceive to be my challenges...what do I bring to the table. It was about 30 minutes and I left feeling great. Though I really had no idea that I got in, I'm a bad self-evaluator. Also, they really try to court you on interview day. They see it as us interviewing them as well, and everything about the entire admissions process was impressive. If you get an interview, and you leave interview day feeling like it's not the place for you, then it's not. Because holy smokes, when I left interview day, I couldn't imagine being anywhere else!!!

My best advice is to suspend all judgment about why or why not you get an interview, or why you may or may not get in. There are so many factors. You've submitted the application (congrats!) and now you just have to go about your work and academics, and whatever else you are doing knowing that you have something to contribute to this profession and that you will fulfill those goals one way or another. At Yale, at another school, in another admission cycle --- DON'T give up!

Hope this rambling post helps someone. I, too, am procrastinating from finals :) but am happy to answer any questions, especially after 12/16!!! And I'd like to be available ALL winter break to those who have questions during that very stressful time of waiting for an interview. I registered here and decided to write this post because these were the things I was worrying about last year and never signed up to ask someone :)

Best wishes to all!

FutureNP04 · Dec 12, 2015

Thank for sharing. Yeah, it's a pretty nerve wrecking process in general, and I am sure we will have many more questions on December 15th and on. I hope is good news for me, as I bombed the GRE. I wish I wrote a supplemental letter to explain, but too late now. I hope to share good news next Tuesday. Good luck in your finals!

Casaroo2 · Dec 13, 2015

Thanks so much for sharing all that information neurol_oh_gee! It's both relaxing and incredibly stressful to read about, but I'm still addicted to getting as much information as I can get They just sent out an email and it looks like there were 493 applicants this year. I applied to the PNP program. I'm assuming since the program is smaller they get less applicants... Do you know if this is true? Or am I competing against a similarly large applicant pool for a smaller amount of spots?

Also, FutureNP04, I bombed the GRE as well. I wish I had added a supplement to my application! I actually had a panic attack on test day, which I have never done before. I usually do well in testing environments.. I don't think it portrays my abilities as a student or as a future health professional. But I've heard that they don't take the GRE score into consideration as much as other parts of your application.

Just a few short days away! Is anyone else incredibly nervous? Did anyone else apply to the PNP program?

neurol_oh_gee · Dec 13, 2015

Yes, I believe that is generally the case (at least it is in my perception!) - midwifery and FNP get the most applicants and they interview the most, and accept fewer proportionate to the other specialties. The rest aren't AS competitive. But that's a relative term! And it really is the whole application, my classmates posting before me agree! Don't worry too much about the GRE, they know it's an indicator of how well you can take a standardized exam, not your aptitude as a nurse practitioner!

FutureNP04 · Dec 13, 2015

I know what you mean. I could not sleep at all the night before, so I went in on test day full on coffee, but it did not help. I had to read things twice and even three times to understand what was going on in the questions. This has only happened to me two times before in my life, too bad it happened again on test day. Anyways, hoping for the best!

FutureNP04 · Dec 13, 2015

I applied to the FNP program, and I am glad to hear that they don't give too much weight to the GRE.