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.

Confused dog- I only know rural areas of Northern New England, no one wants to go there so it's relatively easy as far as I know... no idea about other areasof course.

One more question: I am thinking of going part-time after the GEPN. Now they did tell me that would preclude financial help. Do you know if that also precludes the unsubsidized loans? I had planned on going full-time if I got really good financial help but if it makes no difference, I'd go slow and maybe work part-time with my public health degree...

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Just now, CPMtobeCNM said:

@kc_FNPtobe, this is very useful, thanks!

Just to clarify, did you mean the loan forgiveness programs also reimburse the living costs? that would be big!!

The living reimbursement comes from the loans you take out up to the cost of attendance (that 6 figure number). No employer knows where that loan money went to specifically. They only know the grand total - so if you work somewhere that does forgiveness it is for the loan itself and not picking and choosing what you did with it and what they'll pay. I hope that made sense, haha. Just do some Google searches and you'll see standard contracts and federal loan forgiveness amounts per contracted years. You'll also see plenty of job postings which should make you all feel better. 

3 minutes ago, FutureFNP-7 said:

@kc_FNPtobe  Would you say its doable or common that students work as RN's part time during the last 2 years?

Many do work PT as RNs during their specialty years. 

2 minutes ago, CPMtobeCNM said:

Confused dog- I only know rural areas of Northern New England, no one wants to go there so it's relatively easy as far as I know... no idea about other areasof course.

One more question: I am thinking of going part-time after the GEPN. Now they did tell me that would preclude financial help. Do you know if that also precludes the unsubsidized loans? I had planned on going full-time if I got really good financial help but if it makes no difference, I'd go slow and maybe work part-time with my public health degree...

That question I cannot answer for you. I'd save that for the experts at the school. 

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13 minutes ago, confuseddog said:

What is the likelihood of getting loan forgiveness???? I’m sure it’s highly competitive.

It's not competitive, it's not like a scholarship. It's a federal incentive program to get more people to work where it's needed most - for example, urban hospitals serving low income populations, rural areas with minimal access to services, etc. So if you're interested in serving high needs populations, it's fairly easy to get repayment (at least, this is my impression). Then the loan gets fully forgiven if you work a certain number of years in a setting that meets the 'high needs' definition. 

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Yes! That, haha. My brain is jello right now. Well said. I’ve never seen 100% forgiveness, but I’ve seen 50-75%. Just know you have options and don’t let the price tag deter you from attending Yale. 

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21 minutes ago, Cprincesa said:

Heyyyyy there. Hate to chime in because I was ~not accepted~ but I want to ask about the nurse corps, thing. Because I was under the impression, based on a line in their rules, that this program (at least the GEPN year) does NOT qualify, because one does not have their RN at that point. I would love love love to be wrong, and I thought since it got brought up now would be a good time to share, and have someone sus it out and show me I misread... ya know, for future application cycle plans ?

It is eligible. It says that if you're in a direct-entry program, you must attend all portions of it. 

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Thanks kc and secondtimer, really helpful, I appreciate it a lot!

 

 

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3 minutes ago, kc_FNPtobe said:

Yes! That, haha. My brain is jello right now. Well said. I’ve never seen 100% forgiveness, but I’ve seen 50-75%. Just know you have options and don’t let the price tag deter you from attending Yale. 

We are both wrong ? . They pay off up to 85%. But you only "have" to work 3 years at a qualifying facility to qualify. 

Info here - 

https://bhw.HRSA.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/nurse-corps

I was reading a blog of a Yale-trained midwife, and she was saying she didn't bother with the nursing corp scholarship because she knew she wanted to work in a critical shortage facility, and she used loan repayment instead. 

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What a sad little financial aid package. I was thinking *maybe* if Yale offers a generous award, I would accept. But, seriously! Columbia is more expensive - of course it's 4 years vs 3 years - but they offered me $180k in scholarships that I DON'T have to pay back. Yale offered me a measly $36,990. Well, this makes my decision easier! 

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9 minutes ago, secondtimer14 said:

We are both wrong ? . They pay off up to 85%. But you only "have" to work 3 years at a qualifying facility to qualify. 

Info here - 

https://bhw.HRSA.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/nurse-corps

I was reading a blog of a Yale-trained midwife, and she was saying she didn't bother with the nursing corp scholarship because she knew she wanted to work in a critical shortage facility, and she used loan repayment instead. 

Thanks for finding that. saving it to my faves now ?. 

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24 minutes ago, kc_FNPtobe said:

The living reimbursement comes from the loans you take out up to the cost of attendance (that 6 figure number). No employer knows where that loan money went to specifically. They only know the grand total - so if you work somewhere that does forgiveness it is for the loan itself and not picking and choosing what you did with it and what they'll pay. I hope that made sense, haha. Just do some Google searches and you'll see standard contracts and federal loan forgiveness amounts per contracted years. You'll also see plenty of job postings which should make you all feel better. 

Many do work PT as RNs during their specialty years. 

That question I cannot answer for you. I'd save that for the experts at the school. 

Can you link the job postings please

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8 minutes ago, ForeverPsych said:

What a sad little financial aid package. I was thinking *maybe* if Yale offers a generous award, I would accept. But, seriously! Columbia is more expensive - of course it's 4 years vs 3 years - but they offered me $180k in scholarships that I DON'T have to pay back. Yale offered me a measly $36,990. Well, this makes my decision easier! 

Wow really?! I didn’t even consider Columbia when applying... maybe I should next time! My YSN interviewer even said she felt Yale was really expensive and that people should do what is most affordable, because her own loans are so restrictive on her life STILL... looks like you have a good option there

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3 minutes ago, Cprincesa said:

Wow really?! I didn’t even consider Columbia when applying... maybe I should next time! My YSN interviewer even said she felt Yale was really expensive and that people should do what is most affordable, because her own loans are so restrictive on her life STILL... looks like you have a good option there

Wait what... how old is this woman...

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