Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

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Should I take it as a good sign that I recieved the financial aid packet, or is it standard protocol that all applicants recieve one? Thanks in advance!!!!

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Specializes in OB/GYN, Med/Surg, Family Practice.

I didn't attend Vanderbilt however, I would think it's safe to assume that the Financial Aid office wouldn't bother processing and evaluating your packet if you hadn't been accepted.

That's just my :twocents:

Congrats!

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Thanks for the response LaeDeesNP!!!! I suppose I should have stated that the packet was more like information on loans, scholarships, etc addressed to prospective nursing sudents. I thought I read on here a while back that that was a good sign and only sent to accepted students. However, their website says it is sent to all applicants on 1/15. Anyone have any insight??? Desperately waiting for my acceptance letter! :-(

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Specializes in OB/GYN, Med/Surg, Family Practice.

Oh, well either way, good luck! I know the waiting process is excruciating and seems to pass very sloooooowly. :-) Think positively!

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It is hard to say. Each University has a different business practice.

My office sends Round I of the financial aid application process to all applicants on February 1 (reminds them to do FAFSA, includes University FA forms). Round 2 is the Teaching Assistant application, and that is sent to all doctoral applicants in April.

I send the scholarship application to students after they accept the offer of admissions.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I also got financial aid info from yesterday. I was also hoping it was a good sign....sigh....I think we just have to hurry up and wait.

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Thank you for the feedback! You're right IvICU.......hurry up and wait!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

MedVision- did you get an e-mail from this week? They said it may be another 4-6 weeks before decision letters are sent out. The wait is killing me!

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I know I freaked when I got that email......this is brutal! Have you completed your Fasfa?! I'm now wondering if I'll qualify for loans, my EFC score was suuuuper high!!! I'm so over this stress!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I did my fafsa and my EFC is high too. I think that loans won't be a huge problem One of my friends just started CRNA school this past fall and her husband is a surgeon. They make a ton more money than I do and she still got loans. I think I might also look into some scholarships too but I want to wait to see if I get accepted. I wonder if they will e-mail us when they start sending out decision letters?

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Oh ok that's great! Their next open house is March 6, seems like in years past, students recieved their letters before the spring open house. So that only leaves 3 wks. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for sooner rather than later. Good luck....keep me posted!

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Specializes in Emergency, Cardiac, PAT/SPU, Urgent Care.

I believe with Stafford loans, anyone can get them no matter how much money they make. The difference is that people with a lower EIC can qualify for subsidized loans (where interest will not accrue).

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