btlejoos

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1. Columbia University-ETP

   btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate

   to add to the BSN debate - at a columbia info session i attended, we were told that new york requires a BSN in order to enter an MSN program, so that's why they offer it. i don't think it necessarily says much about programs overall, whether they of...

2. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   congrats biddy! it's such a relief to make a decision. i decided this weekend to do yale over columbia. the financial aid package isn't great, but at least we're starting out as grad students and are eligible for more loan money. oh, and re the schol...

3. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   calalilly - i believe they said we would get about 20,000 in stafford loans and an additional 7 or so in perkins. i've heard that the perkins loan has some sort of loan forgiveness program if you work in public health for a certain number of years. t...

4. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i'm debating with columbia, only because i could be working as an RN as soon as next summer. it certainly isn't much cheaper, given cost of living. my gut is pushing for yale too though. i mean, it's YALE! ugh, and i thought the anxiety would end onc...

5. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i'm hoping to find a place with fellow nursing students. i currently live alone but don't want to pay that kind of rent if i'm not going to be working! plus, it seems like it will make the transition easier/funner if living with people going through ...

6. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i did stumble across this site, but there aren't many listings and i don't think it was what the guy from student affairs was referring to. http://www.yale.edu/livingnh/community/rental.html

7. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i remember at the student affairs session the guy said that once we're admitted, they give us access to a website where people can post housing ads. does that ring a bell to anyone else? after the interview i drove around the neighborhoods that he re...

8. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   calalilly - i understand what you're dealing with. i have a background in psychology and was accepted into the psychiatry specialty. i'm extremely excited but definitely have had some worries in the back of my mind that during the first year, i'll fi...

9. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   hi all! i got in for child psych! seems like a lot of us psych people found out today. congrats to everyone who found out, and i hope everyone else hears soon!

10. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

    congratulations lillyb! what a perfect ending to the week!

11. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

    hmmm no clue. i'm sure angela could tell you the number of people who got accepted in acute once letters go out. that might give you an indication of how popular it is.

12. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

    jnd - i asked angela this very question and she said it's highly unlikely if you want to switch to a "popular" specialty like family or pediatrics, but that if you want to do geriatrics or oncology, for example, it's a possibility.

13. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing

    the wait continues! just buy a bottle of wine so you have it ready when you open the letter. you'll need it regardless of the decision!

14. Columbia University-ETP

    btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate

    dohzen...the deadline on my financial aid package is 2/20.

15. Columbia University-ETP

    btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate

    planet - i received $5,500 in subsidized loans and $7,000 in unsubsidized. you may want to contact oscar if you didn't receive the $7,000 as i was under the impression that we all would receive that amount (which is the max for undergrads - i double ...