I don't think there is a thread for Yale GEPN applicants for Fall 2025 start, so here it is! Let's share knowledge and cheer each other on⭐! Also, if there is an existing thread, please let me know.
I want to submit my application soon, but I keep re-reading and editing my essays... Anyone else doing the same thing? I have been out of school for almost 10 years, and I'm getting flashbacks to high school/undergrad days!
Additionally, has anyone sent a transcript via Parchment? My transcript should have been received by Oct 21, but on NursingCAS, it says it hasn't received.
Thanks, and I look forward to communicating with you all!
Does anyone know if we take classes during the Summer term. I'm looking at the plan of study and the Summer term isn't included for the RN MSN program.
For the RN - MSN PMHNP in person (not the online program) because it looks like you are going into PMHNP, you will need to complete the 3 Ps (Patho, Pharmacology, Physical Assessment) the Summer before you join the rising GEPNs at the end of August. With the RN-MSN in my year they started in June and completed their 3 Ps from June - Aug in addition to their check-offs. They then joined the rising GEPNs at the end of August as they transition into their first specialty year.
The next Summer there are no classes for the PMHNP track but like another poster mentioned before you can obtain additional clinical hours during the Summer if your schedule works out to do so.
For the RN - MSN PMHNP in person (not the online program) because it looks like you are going into PMHNP, you will need to complete the 3 Ps (Patho, Pharmacology, Physical Assessment) the Summer before you join the rising GEPNs at the end of August. With the RN-MSN in my year they started in June and completed their 3 Ps from June - Aug in addition to their check-offs. They then joined the rising GEPNs at the end of August as they transition into their first specialty year.
The next Summer there are no classes for the PMHNP track but like another poster mentioned before you can obtain additional clinical hours during the Summer if your schedule works out to do so.
Currently, the RN-entry students take the 3-Ps at the same time as the rising GEPNs.
It sounds like that may be different from the year you went through possibly. As it stands currently, they have no Summer commitments beforehand.
Currently, the RN-entry students take the 3-Ps at the same time as the rising GEPNs.
It sounds like that may be different from the year you went through possibly. As it stands currently, they have no Summer commitments beforehand.
It has likely changed but I pulled my old notes and you are right that the RN-MSN will complete Pharm and Patho with the rising GEPNs. But looking at my old notes the RN-MSN did get an e-mail saying they needed to start in June to complete their physical assessment class and complete the check-offs before they will join the rising GEPNs. Again this might have changed since I was in the program but if it hasn't, I would expect an e-mail from admissions about coming to campus a few months early to get that completed sometime in the first quarter of 2025.
Hey there! Did admissions state the number of students they typically accept for the GEPN program. I applied for the Jan 1 deadline. Wish me luck!
The typical size of each GEPN cohort is between 100-120 students but they will offer admission to around 150-200 applicants usually with the assumption that some accepted students will decline acceptance to go to other schools or choose to wait and defer. YSN is considered a small nursing school. We also only have a graduate nursing program without a pipeline of undergraduate nurses to feed into the graduate program. The number of GEPN students changes every year depending on the slots for each speciality and funding. They can also choose to admit more RN-MSN and decrease the number of GEPN admits. I believe around 115 students went through the graduation ceremony this past Oct 2024. But each specialty admits a certain number of students with the FNP speciality usually being the largest group overall with the largest number of admits.
Hey there! Did admissions state the number of students they typically accept for the GEPN program. I applied for the Jan 1 deadline. Wish me luck!
For my class (last year's GEPN), we only had 68 finish (started with 70, but 2 left), but they told us that was an usually small cohort. This year's GEPN is currently at 102. They had more but some left in the Fall.
It has likely changed but I pulled my old notes and you are right that the RN-MSN will complete Pharm and Patho with the rising GEPNs. But looking at my old notes the RN-MSN did get an e-mail saying they needed to start in June to complete their physical assessment class and complete the check-offs before they will join the rising GEPNs. Again this might have changed since I was in the program but if it hasn't, I would expect an e-mail from admissions about coming to campus a few months early to get that completed sometime in the first quarter of 2025.
Yes, the physical exam course did change. The RN-entry and GEPNs took all three courses together this year.
Yes, the physical exam course did change. The RN-entry and GEPNs took all three courses together this year.
Good to know, I never understood why the RN-MSN students had to move to campus 2 months earlier to get that completed instead of completing with the rest of their cohort. It looks like it is much more streamlined now.
I submitted my application yesterday for GEPN-AGPCNP. I also found myself editing a bunch of times and reading it aloud multiple times to make sure it sounds right and that it makes sense. So, I think it's perfectly normal that we edit and re-edit haha.
In terms of Parchment, I believe it takes a few days to be received and processed by NursingCAS.
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For the RN - MSN PMHNP in person (not the online program) because it looks like you are going into PMHNP, you will need to complete the 3 Ps (Patho, Pharmacology, Physical Assessment) the Summer before you join the rising GEPNs at the end of August. With the RN-MSN in my year they started in June and completed their 3 Ps from June - Aug in addition to their check-offs. They then joined the rising GEPNs at the end of August as they transition into their first specialty year.
The next Summer there are no classes for the PMHNP track but like another poster mentioned before you can obtain additional clinical hours during the Summer if your schedule works out to do so.