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.

Hi,

Best of luck to you as well! Have you submitted your application yet ? 

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To Yale? Not yet; still working on it. 

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@srowe I'm also applying to other programs! What drew you to yale and UCSF, if you don't mind me asking?

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19 minutes ago, Psychmeout2 said:

@srowe I'm also applying to other programs! What drew you to yale and UCSF, if you don't mind me asking?

Two things: I am local to UCSF and was not initially interested in moving far away for family reasons, so I only applied there last year. Plus my wife is a gradate of a different specialty there and I am pretty familiar with the program and what it entails. 

What they both have in common that interests me is the way the program is structured, 3 years, and they both have a strong social justice focus.  I have worked in county funded psych facilities for years in underserved areas and with underserved populations, and those are the places I am committed to continuing my work in. The lack of access to care for many living only a short car ride out of population centers is astounding, and my desire is to help ameliorate that to whatever extent I can.  

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1 hour ago, srowe said:

Hello to everyone here! I'm applying for GEPN this year and wanted to join the thread to keep up on things.  My chosen specialty is PMHNP, as it is a field I have worked in for a number of years in a non-clinical capacity. Is anyone else applying to other programs as well? I applied to UCSF last year and was waitlisted, so am reapplying this year. The Yale and UCSF program seem very similar, which is what drew me to them over others.

Having to take the GRE was a downer but I did okay, if not exceptional.  I originally took it 5 1/2 years ago, which was 6 months longer than the scores were valid. Oh well.  

I wish everyone the best with their apps! 

Hello! 

I applied to Vanderbilt (midwifery track) and Rush. Rush is a generalist program, so I'd need to go on to a MSN/DNP in midwifery somewhere else afterwards, but it's local to me and an excellent generalist program which is why I'm applying there. I love all three programs; hoping to get into at least one but I'm mentally prepared to need to re-apply next year. 

I'd love to apply to UCSF but the cost of living is too high for me, and it's too far for my husband who will need to fly back and forth a lot. 

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11 minutes ago, secondtimer14 said:

Hello! 

I applied to Vanderbilt (midwifery track) and Rush. Rush is a generalist program, so I'd need to go on to a MSN/DNP in midwifery somewhere else afterwards, but it's local to me and an excellent generalist program which is why I'm applying there. I love all three programs; hoping to get into at least one but I'm mentally prepared to need to re-apply next year. 

I'd love to apply to UCSF but the cost of living is too high for me, and it's too far for my husband who will need to fly back and forth a lot. 

Yeah COL in SF or adjacent cities is eye-waveringly high. Unfortunately the trend of people moving out isn't happening fast enough to bring prices down across the bay area much. We live in Oakland and it's still absurd. We do love it here, though. 

I gave a lot of thought to going back east or the midwest for school but being a little older and having family here with health problems sort of put the kibosh on that, plus many programs would take 4-5 years total for me to specialize. I have a laser focus on PMHNP so I went after schools that allowed me to train that focus most efficiently.

While the thought of moving to the other end of the country isn't top on my list, the program at Yale is excellent and allows me to specialize, plus I've been itching to experience a real Winter for once. ? 

These programs are competitive so its something of a long shot for me.  Being waitlisted last year was frustrating, but just gotta forge ahead. We were told that it is very common to not get accepted on the first application year, and my talks with student in the program confirm that. 

I wish you the best in your applications! May you get the opportunity to choose between multiple acceptances.  

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4 minutes ago, srowe said:

Yeah COL in SF or adjacent cities is eye-waveringly high. Unfortunately the trend of people moving out isn't happening fast enough to bring prices down across the bay area much. We live in Oakland and it's still absurd. We do love it here, though. 

I gave a lot of thought to going back east or the midwest for school but being a little older and having family here with health problems sort of put the kibosh on that, plus many programs would take 4-5 years total for me to specialize. I have a laser focus on PMHNP so I went after schools that allowed me to train that focus most efficiently.

While the thought of moving to the other end of the country isn't top on my list, the program at Yale is excellent and allows me to specialize, plus I've been itching to experience a real Winter for once. ? 

These programs are competitive so its something of a long shot for me.  Being waitlisted last year was frustrating, but just gotta forge ahead. We were told that it is very common to not get accepted on the first application year, and my talks with student in the program confirm that. 

I wish you the best in your applications! May you get the opportunity to choose between multiple acceptances.  

I'm in a similar demographic (older with kids). It ruled out the 4+ year programs, and anywhere expensive like SF or NYC as we'd need to rent a house big enough for a family of 5 on one income and one negative income. ? I'm from the west coast originally and my brother spent 10 years in the Bay, so I do love the area. UCSF and OHSU would both be on my list if my family circumstances were different. I really, really love Yale's program though. And I love New England (spent 5 years in the region previously), so I would have zero complaints if I manage to get in 

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2 hours ago, srowe said:

Yeah COL in SF or adjacent cities is eye-waveringly high. Unfortunately the trend of people moving out isn't happening fast enough to bring prices down across the bay area much. We live in Oakland and it's still absurd. We do love it here, though. 

I gave a lot of thought to going back east or the midwest for school but being a little older and having family here with health problems sort of put the kibosh on that, plus many programs would take 4-5 years total for me to specialize. I have a laser focus on PMHNP so I went after schools that allowed me to train that focus most efficiently.

While the thought of moving to the other end of the country isn't top on my list, the program at Yale is excellent and allows me to specialize, plus I've been itching to experience a real Winter for once. ? 

These programs are competitive so its something of a long shot for me.  Being waitlisted last year was frustrating, but just gotta forge ahead. We were told that it is very common to not get accepted on the first application year, and my talks with student in the program confirm that. 

I wish you the best in your applications! May you get the opportunity to choose between multiple acceptances.  

@srowe Yeah when I first heard about a friend of mine with a super impressive  resume having to apply twice before being accepted, I was scared but tried not to think about it.  Then I got denied and my imposter syndrome got worse.  I didn't give up because I know this is what I want to do and I was told if I improve my application, that I have a real chance.  

I also am applying to PMHNP specialty! I've worked in mental health throughout college in a clinical position and totally understand what you mean.  It was so frustrating when my clients only saw me (I went to their homes) because their other providers were so far away, especially on days where their symptoms were heightened.  Between that and seeing places shut down or shut out communities of color and being a person  of color myself, my passion also lies in the underserved communities (poc, disabled, vulnerable populations as a whole). Yale stuck out to me because not only the commitment, but they had things to back it up versus just words. Plus I've heard from students that the community is great, they're very willing to communicate. I wanted to get away from snow because I'm from the midwest but I'd happily deal with it for Yale! 

 Also, even though I'm younger with no kids, I didn't want to do 4+ years. Might as well go to med school at that point.  

Thank you, best of luck to you and everyone else as well!

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Specializes in Chaplaincy to Nursing.

Hey all,

Figured I'd go ahead and post now that I'm working on my application. I am really nervous about my apps because I have to write an academic probation statement (not for integrity/cheating/etc. just a subject I simply couldn't grasp). I think everything else is good (3.7X GPA, GREs in the 160s/5.5, veteran, grad degree from a different school at Yale) but I'm worried that probation question could get my application preemptively tossed in a rejection pile. I will also be curious to know how my prior work experience is treated (chaplaincy, which is definitively not healthcare, and yet healthcare adjacent). Also applying to Penn, Columbia, Boston College and Vanderbilt.

Best of luck everyone!

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Hi everyone!

It's lovely to read new "names" on this discussion. Best of luck to all of you.

On my side, since I last posted here, I finally decided to go ahead and apply. I have a lot done except for my essay writing. But I am confident I will make the new deadline.

@GreenMagus87: hi! I think I would address the issue head-on. You want them to hear your perspective. Did you talk to the person in charge of admissions? Maybe you could use someone at your current school to speak to YSN directly about this? I would think your chaplaincy background probably speaks to who you are more than your probation. Or maybe one of your reference writers knows about this and could address it?

What specialty are you applying to? 

Hope that helps.

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I got a 70th percentile on my GRE, but my GPA is exceptional. I hope I don’t get rejected because my GRE

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Specializes in Chaplaincy to Nursing.
11 minutes ago, CPMtoCNM said:

Hi everyone!

It's lovely to read new "names" on this discussion. Best of luck to all of you.

On my side, since I last posted here, I finally decided to go ahead and apply. I have a lot done except for my essay writing. But I am confident I will make the new deadline.

@GreenMagus87: hi! I think I would address the issue head-on. You want them to hear your perspective. Did you talk to the person in charge of admissions? Maybe you could use someone at your current school to speak to YSN directly about this? I would think your chaplaincy background probably speaks to who you are more than your probation. Or maybe one of your reference writers knows about this and could address it?

What specialty are you applying to? 

Hope that helps.

I wrote an addendum. It happened several years ago in the context of military training (attached to a civilian school, which is why I was required to report it). I'm not sure if I want to get a hold of them directly. It seems like leading with my weak point.

I am applying to PMHNP, thanks for the input!

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