amybarbern

amybarbern has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU, Neuro ICU/Stroke, PCU, Med-Surg,etc.

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1. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   that really sucks! i am so sorry. i doubt this is good news for you though...sorry.

2. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   Wow guys, I received another deposit too! My husband checked the banking account this morning and was baffled because he was supposed to get paid tomorrow and thought he got paid today instead. Very strange. I do remember that on our contract that wa...

3. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   I had gotten my deposit yesterday as well! I noticed too that when I paid my Sallie Mae loan, it wasn't as easy and cut and dry as I thought it would be. I had to put some of the monies toward different percentages of one loan and so on...so since I ...

4. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   No I understand completely how you're saying to do it. I just was a little confused because NELRP is only giving us monthly payments, not biweekly...? I dunno, it's all good though. I am officially waiting anxiously for money in the bank! Come on big...

5. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   Hey JMedina, my bright self just thought of something though about the biweekly payments...the NELRP program is only giving us monthly payments...12 to be exact. So for those few extra weeks, we will have to come out of pocket right? or split it up d...

6. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   I guess my "h" letter wasn't working well...I really do know how to type monthly!!! hee hee

7. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   Roobie - please type in nelrp 2011 on your search on this website. This blog is for awardees to the nelrp 2011 program. you can google it and find out all the information you need. the nurses on this blog have won a federally funded award program to ...

8. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   It's cool Jmedina, my husband is usually wrong about things...lol, just kidding, but seriously the reason why he was saying to attempt to knock out the big one (I have two loans) is because the smaller loan's monthly payment is only 104 bucks monthly...

9. NELRP 2011 awardees

   amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Suzy, you should push back your loan payments! That's what I did. So now my payment isn't due until the 28th and I don't have to pay it @ all this month because I will wait until I get my deposit.

10. NELRP 2011 awardees

    amybarbern replied to KeeKeeRN-NY's topic in General Nursing

    I am waiting anxiously for the payment too! I am also confused, JMedina as to how that whole biweekly thing works out? So you are just saying JUST by taking the money we were awarded and splitting them into two payments montly we will decrease our to...

11. NELRP 2011

    amybarbern replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

    Nurse79 - unfortunately I think that is what NELRP Help is saying...that if you did NOT receive an email, you have not been awarded. Because the way they obtain your banking info and contract (which we received a copy of in the actual award letter), ...

12. NELRP 2011

    amybarbern replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

    Vicky, that is the email I was talking about. If you got it than good!! Have you tried PMing or speaking directly to NELRP Help?? Because he has helped others out with finding out the news, whether it be good or bad. Good luck, hope your mailman brin...

13. NELRP 2011

    amybarbern replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

    vicky193, have you gotten the verification email? Because if not, I think that's bad news. But I dunno. Good luck to everybody who is still waiting to hear something!! I know how hard it is to get let down every single time that mailman comes! This ...

14. NELRP 2011

    amybarbern replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

    I got my letter today!! Yipppeee!!! So excited!! Thanks again NELRP Help!! You are a truly wonderful person, and you gave my family and I hope again!! Boy, they weren't lying last year about the taxes! but I will take it! I absolutely plan on taking ...

15. NELRP 2011

    amybarbern replied to nurse79's topic in General Students

    No letter today!! Come letter letter letter come!! But Winnie - smile too!!