Medical University Of Ohio Gemini 2008

My dad called the Director of Financial Aid at MUO, and she said the two financial counselors had just gotten the list of accepted nursing students yesterday, June 8, 2006, to process for financial aid. She said the package would go out sooner rather than later, so I took that to mean we should have them in the next two weeks, that is by June 23, 2006. you GO GIRL! , I mean MUO!!!!!

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Hey All! My name is Sarah K, and I'll be a 2nd year in the GEMINI program this fall... I thought I might offer you some advice/suggestions in response to the stuff you've been discussing.
The apartment thing: I would recommend getting your own place close to school. I personally live at Deerfield Run, which is more or less on campus. I like it and air and heat are included.
Stay away from Swan Park Apts and anything near UTs main campus. In terms of getting a roommate, I would say DON'T. This program is tough and takes a lot of time and concentration and a roommate is probably something you don't want to deal with.
Being in Toledo is great, b/c you will start clinicals at 6:45 for the most part.
Along the same lines, with money, I would suggest taking out some extra loans, private loans, to pay for your apt, food, etc. There are lots of programs available such as Collegiate Funding, etc. Just deal with the fact that this is gonna be expensive. Also, if you want to work, after your first semester, you can apply for a job at the hospital as a nursing assistant which pays pretty well and is only every other weekend or so. Working any more than that will be very difficult. There are a couple people in my class who have tried to work a lot and they are hurting right now.
In terms of crime, etc in Toledo, it exists, but no more than anywhere else.
The murder/ suicide one person spoke of happened in the complex next to mine and it was an isolated insident. I have had no problems thus far.
I've heard from profs that you guys have 34ish people in your class. We only have 22.
Let me just say in closing that the frustrations you are feeling in general are normal and we all went through it. You will be with the same people for the next 2 years, so try not to hate them You won't have classes with anyone else and you probably won't see us or other students much.
The school is not particularly communicative which I expect will be exacerbated by the merger. With that said, this is a good program and you will learn a lot. It is hard, but you wouldn't be there is you couldn't handle it. I don't know your ages/ experiences, but this is not undergrad and you're going to be treated like a grownup. That was a big difference for me compared to undergrad where I was coddled by my programs and profs. The profs are good for the most part and many are passionate about nursing and their specialities. This program is definitely what you make of it. Good luck and I'll see you in the fall!
-Sarah K

Sarah K. Thank you for your response. Hope that we can meet and have a cup of coffee together with some members of both classes present. The frustration is that I had heard that the financial aid packages were to go out last Monday, July 10th, 2006. I have not received mine so i will be calling tomorrow. I need the financial aid lettter to lease an apartment, as our orientation is Aug. 16, 2006. But I cannot without the letter, and there is 15 days to Aug. 1, 2006. What to do? All I can do is call. If anyone has received a financial aid letter, would you post that receipt here. Thank you again Sarah!!

Mary and all,
if I remember correctly, we had a little meet & greet during lunchtime when school started last year where the 2nd years talked about their experiences so far and whatnot. I am assuming that will happen again, but I'm not sure. I understand your frustration with financial aid, and the only advice I can give you is to be assertive, but don't get upset. I know that sounds easy, but honestly, that's one important thing I've learned so far

-Sarah K

Greetings all!
My name is Michael, and I am also in the second year of GEMINI with Sarah. I remember going through the same things that you are all writing about now. What I personally would suggest is to come to campus. Last summer, when we were pulling our hair out about the same things, I came on to campus and got most of the answers I needed and could actually speak to a real person face-to-face instead of playing phone tag. If anyone is interested, email me and I will give you some contacts that are beneficial, as this site doesn't allow names or phone numbers.
As Sarah K said… If you have any way to not work, try and do that. You really have two choices. Work and get lower grades or not work and dedicate yourself to studying. We have to keep a 3.0GPA and can only get 8 semester hours MAX of a C grade. This basically means only 2 classes of C. However, I have heared that from now on C's will not be acceptable. Something to keep in mind...
I, personally, drive over an hour to school each day. I do not recommend this if you can avoid it. Try to move closer. Clinicals are in Northern Toledo and usually start at about 7 in the morning. Especially in the winter, living close is very beneficial. Tardiness is not tolerated for any reason to clinical; Thereby, if you are planning to drive a distance, realize that you may end up leaving your house at about the time you are used to going to sleep!
As for those who still have not received their acceptance letter, don’t worry. I got a call offering a position in May but did not get my letter until the end of July. If they called you and offered you a position, you are in.
Lastly, I would like to say relax. Though I remember wanting to strangle the last class who told us the same thing: It will all fall into play. Things make some sort of sense once you are here. It is organized chaos.
Michael

It was a task, but I finally received my financial aid letter by having it faxed today to my father. It is dated July 18, 2006 and covers my tuition and living expenses. Based on Sarah and Michael's recommendations, I will turn down the work/study award of $ 1,500 for each semester. Thanks for all of the encouragement. I can now get my apartment lease set-up to start August 1, 2006.

I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about the GEMINI program. I'm considering it, and wanted to know what kind of time commitment is involved. How many days per week? How many hours per day for class? How much study time? How difficult is the program? What was your GRE score? I wanted to have an idea of what kind of score you need to be competitive. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I am in the GEMINI program, only now it's called the CNL program and it's now the University of Toledo

The number of days per week range depending on the semester, as does the number of class room hours. It's a very demanding full time program and should be treated as such.

We had class all day, every day first semester.

Now we have class all day on two days, clinicals all day one day, and I spend about 40 hours a week in the library or in group projects.

It's not difficult if you're willing to put in hard work and you have the drive to become a master's prepared nurse.

And I have no idea what my GRE score was, but I know I wasn't impressed with it (nor prepared when i took it!!!) and I got in, but I have excellent grades.

hope that helps

Could any of you in the GEMINI/CNL program share what common GRE scores/percentiles were earned by you or others you know in the program?