Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 2014!

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Hi everyone,

I am an NP working at a NY facility with a score of 19, which is tier 1. My loans each month are CRAZY (about $1500), so even though my debt:income score isn't as high as some (it's about 120%), this would be life changing for me!

I was just hoping to get some general advice/thoughts from everyone during this very painful waiting process. I've heard that if you do get the award you generally find out in July/August, otherwise rejections mainly come around October.

Has anyone else been in my shoes, with a similar facility score and debt/income score, with any words of wisdom? I'm nervous and thought it would just be nice to chat with other people who are going through the same thing, or who have been through it!

Lastly, for the folks who have gotten this before, what ways do you utilize it? Do you use it to make your minimum monthly payments and try to save, or do you make 1.5 x your regular payments? Pay off private loans first?

Just thought it would be nice to get a convo going this application cycle!

Sarah :)

Specializes in Public Health.

I got my finalist email this morning! It came from the email address [email protected] and the subject of the email was NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program Application Update [ACTION REQUIRED]

Hope that helps! Good luck! :)

Emsmaibu- did you apply again this year? I am a MO CRNA in a tier 1 facility w/ 181% ratio & am seeing tier 2 applicants w/ lower ratios awarded while I'm still under review. Thanks!

I am wondering if anyone has recently been awarded a HRSA Nursing Corps Loan Repayment award who was in the second tier or lower? Thanks,

I'm an NP at a Tier 1 facility and am still under review, have heard nothing. I'm assuming this means I didn't get it this year.

Note that there is a difference between nurse corps loan repayment and NHSC loan repayment. The former is for nurses only, including NPs, and looks at debt/income ratio. The latter is for providers only, including MDs, and looks only at HPSA tier. The second one is the one I applied to, and a couple of years ago they didn't fund anyone below HPSA score 16.

I have just recently started looking into this as an option but was planning on relocating to somewhere with a high need score 20 or above, but how do you figure out debt income ratio?

I do not feel that mine would be high, and I was planning on taking the next couple years while my son is in school to pay off debt (I will be done with my AGACNP in may 2016). and was planning on moving/applying 2017

I read through the guidelines, and I might be overthinking it. My question is, do you first apply, and accept a job at a facility that has a score, hopefully a 20, and then apply to the loan repayment program? Or do you apply to the loan repayment program, get accepted, and then search for a facility?

Can you have another job while working at said facility? Or would that disqualify you?

Hello, I know this is an old thread, but looking to see how this worked out for anyone that was approved. Do you feel the program was actually worth it? Did they really pay 85% of loans or was it much less than that after taxes were calculated? Also, did you have to sacrifice pay and I mean as an NP? I'm considering applying, however not even sure if I can right now since I don't work for a critical shortage site. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks so much!

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