Yale GEPN 2021

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Hey all! I am reapplying and wanted to create this for everyone applying. I won't be as involved as I was last year, but good luck to everyone! I know they're having seminars and allowing people to schedule one on one consultations for applications.

10 minutes ago, futurenp6388 said:

does anyone know the average GPA for admitted students?

No but I’ve had friends get in with nearly 4.0 GPA but also lower like 3.6. I think it’s more about your experience and story

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Just curious - is GEPN anyone's 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice? 

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Just now, TellMeSomethingGood said:

Just curious - is GEPN anyone's 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice? 

I only am applying to GEPN and nothing else

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9 minutes ago, TellMeSomethingGood said:

Just curious - is GEPN anyone's 2nd, 3rd, 4th choice? 

Started as my 2nd, has moved up to 1st as I've grown progressively more cautious regarding Columbia's admin processes. But I've applied to Yale/Columbia/Penn/Boston College and any of those places could make a case for making themselves 1st.

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In case this helps any of you, I copied and pasted the comment below from the Yale GEPN 2018 thread. We’re not there yet, but it’ll come in no time.

“Congrats to all who got an interview! I'm a current GEPN and thought I'd chime in. I remember how much I looked to this forum last year for guidance and advice. Just remember that the few GEPNs that are writing to you are just a sampling of the whole class. What we share is not a complete picture of the program. It is our personal experience. Here's a bit of what I'll share halfway through the program. I also want to share some of what I wish I'd known before beginning. Some stats: Last year, 400 people applied to the GEPN program. This year's class started out at 107 and now we're down to 104. If you've made it to interviews, you've made the first cut! But, they will cut that group of students again in half following the interviews. On the day of your interview, be yourself, ask good questions, and demonstrate your passion. Interviews are only 20-30 minutes. It's more like an orientation day than a day centered around your interview.

Housing: I love living in New Haven. The nursing school campus is in Orange, CT -- about 15 minutes away from downtown. Most students live near central campus in East Rock or downtown. Somebody above wrote "New Haven has some really sketchy areas and I've never been there ..." Hmm. So, you do really know that there are sketchy neighborhoods? Don't pre-judge based on what you've heard. In general, use common sense and you'll be fine.

What I'll say about the program (four months in) is that it is very, very accelerated. It will push your limits in every way and make you dizzy sometimes. When they say, "It's like drinking from a water hose," they kid not. Your first term you will take Pharmacology, Biomed, Med-Surg, Advanced Health Assessment, Anatomy, something called ILCE (2hr/week), and 12hrs of clinical each week which require you to write up weekly care plans that take 15-20hrs to complete. Your grades are pretty much based on exams only so come into this program knowing how to take advanced multiple choice-style questions or you'll potentially be in trouble. I know a few student who were dropped from the program because they weren't doing well enough on their exams. Unlike the medical school, there is no remediation at YSN. Be ready to arrive and hit the ground running. You will be tired all the time. They've made this program accelerated but it doesn't serve students well. Most of us are just eager to plow through school and get on with our lives as practitioners. All that being said, a number of the staff are wonderful people and the students in the years ahead of us are wonderful humans, helpful, and sympathetic. The school is lovely with great simulation labs on the lower level. 

Ask hard questions at interview day and really determine if Yale is the best fit for what you want. Unless you have a background in it, you won't necessarily have a strong command of the subject matter in each class by the end of the term. We're just whipping through the material so quickly. I'm realizing that to be the practitioner I want to be I'm going to need to do my own studying/educating outside of Yale. I need more time and space once the program is done.

Finally, I'll say, IT'S YALE! So, you will come and get connected to this a-m-a-z-I-n-g, historical place that has loads of phenomenal resources and then you'll graduate with an Ivy League degree and land any job you want ... well, perhaps. This is a good place, all-in-all, but it definitely has its problems.

NOTE: If you don't have a science background you need to wrap your head around what this fall will be like. The program is not designed differently for you. It is at the same speed and intensity. No papers or reports. Just exams. Multiple choice, all day. I'd suggest getting NCLEX prep books this Spring/Summer and studying the questions. You belong here! Just don't get left behind.

BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!”

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7 minutes ago, GreenMagus87 said:

Started as my 2nd, has moved up to 1st as I've grown progressively more cautious regarding Columbia's admin processes. But I've applied to Yale/Columbia/Penn/Boston College and any of those places could make a case for making themselves 1st.

What’s wrong with Columbia’s admin processes? That scared me for some reason even though I’m not applying there LOL 

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15 minutes ago, birthworker said:

In case this helps any of you, I copied and pasted the comment below from the Yale GEPN 2018 thread. We’re not there yet, but it’ll come in no time.

“Congrats to all who got an interview! I'm a current GEPN and thought I'd chime in. I remember how much I looked to this forum last year for guidance and advice. Just remember that the few GEPNs that are writing to you are just a sampling of the whole class. What we share is not a complete picture of the program. It is our personal experience. Here's a bit of what I'll share halfway through the program. I also want to share some of what I wish I'd known before beginning. Some stats: Last year, 400 people applied to the GEPN program. This year's class started out at 107 and now we're down to 104. If you've made it to interviews, you've made the first cut! But, they will cut that group of students again in half following the interviews. On the day of your interview, be yourself, ask good questions, and demonstrate your passion. Interviews are only 20-30 minutes. It's more like an orientation day than a day centered around your interview.

Housing: I love living in New Haven. The nursing school campus is in Orange, CT -- about 15 minutes away from downtown. Most students live near central campus in East Rock or downtown. Somebody above wrote "New Haven has some really sketchy areas and I've never been there ..." Hmm. So, you do really know that there are sketchy neighborhoods? Don't pre-judge based on what you've heard. In general, use common sense and you'll be fine.

What I'll say about the program (four months in) is that it is very, very accelerated. It will push your limits in every way and make you dizzy sometimes. When they say, "It's like drinking from a water hose," they kid not. Your first term you will take Pharmacology, Biomed, Med-Surg, Advanced Health Assessment, Anatomy, something called ILCE (2hr/week), and 12hrs of clinical each week which require you to write up weekly care plans that take 15-20hrs to complete. Your grades are pretty much based on exams only so come into this program knowing how to take advanced multiple choice-style questions or you'll potentially be in trouble. I know a few student who were dropped from the program because they weren't doing well enough on their exams. Unlike the medical school, there is no remediation at YSN. Be ready to arrive and hit the ground running. You will be tired all the time. They've made this program accelerated but it doesn't serve students well. Most of us are just eager to plow through school and get on with our lives as practitioners. All that being said, a number of the staff are wonderful people and the students in the years ahead of us are wonderful humans, helpful, and sympathetic. The school is lovely with great simulation labs on the lower level. 

Ask hard questions at interview day and really determine if Yale is the best fit for what you want. Unless you have a background in it, you won't necessarily have a strong command of the subject matter in each class by the end of the term. We're just whipping through the material so quickly. I'm realizing that to be the practitioner I want to be I'm going to need to do my own studying/educating outside of Yale. I need more time and space once the program is done.

Finally, I'll say, IT'S YALE! So, you will come and get connected to this a-m-a-z-I-n-g, historical place that has loads of phenomenal resources and then you'll graduate with an Ivy League degree and land any job you want ... well, perhaps. This is a good place, all-in-all, but it definitely has its problems.

NOTE: If you don't have a science background you need to wrap your head around what this fall will be like. The program is not designed differently for you. It is at the same speed and intensity. No papers or reports. Just exams. Multiple choice, all day. I'd suggest getting NCLEX prep books this Spring/Summer and studying the questions. You belong here! Just don't get left behind.

BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!”

Whewww, this is a bit intimidating! Thank you for sharing!

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Did you guys just get email! They said likely December 22 cause of HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICANTS—uh oh ?

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Yes, got it! Eek!

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16 minutes ago, birthworker said:

Yes, got it! Eek!

I did NOT get an email. I applied midwifery track. Which track are you? 

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@second timer. I am midwifery track and just got the email!

Good luck.

 

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34 minutes ago, CPMtoCNM said:

@second timer. I am midwifery track and just got the email!

Good luck.

 

Perhaps they’re going out alphabetically ??‍♀️? I know my application is complete etc thanks to the portal so I’m not too concerned, just curious. 

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