Accelerated BSN TCU Summer 2011

dedAKAted · Mar 17, 2011

have u rcvd your financial award package yet?

dedAKAted · Mar 30, 2011

I rcvd my financial award package today.....It covers my tuition only but it will not cover much of my living expenses. Does anyone know if I can apply for a private loan to cover books and living expenses?

crr1987 · Mar 30, 2011

there's a wellsfargo private loan for health professional students called the MedCap Loan. You can borrow up to 120K for nursing and most students don't need a cosigner.

dedAKAted · Mar 30, 2011

okay...thx. I will try that one.

Sophie2012 · Apr 3, 2011

I got in as well! Still waiting on my financial package. I can't wait to meet everyone. I am so excited and a little nervous.

dedAKAted · Apr 4, 2011

@ Sophie2012- Have you looked on your my.tcu.edu.....I rcvd mine about a week ago. What is education background?......Can't wait to meet everyone either. I am just anxious and excited to get started...

Sophie2012 · Apr 4, 2011

@dedakated hi! i am a late admission, i just found out that i was admitted less than 2 weeks ago. let's just say it was lost in the mail, and i assumed i didn't get in until frances sent out that email to everyone wrongly asking for seat deposits. i called because i thought it was a mistake and that is how i found out i was accepted into the program. so, i am behind everyone else in applying for financial aid. i probably won't know anything for a few more weeks :eek: .

my background is that i have my master's from tcu, and worked at cook children's for 10 years. i was the director of cardiology and cariothoracic surgery when i left to stay home with my son several years ago. i went to tcc and finished my prerequisites, crossed my fingers, and applied.

i guess we'll all meet at the orientation. i am so excited so meet everyone. i've heard that the program is awesome but very intensive. :)

dedAKAted · Apr 4, 2011

@Sophie2012- WOW!!! Well Congrats on finally getting in! TCU is so darn expensive but the financial aid they gave me covered my tuition. Now, I just have to figure out how to live. I also heard that the program is intense but very "doable" but I'm praying it won't be too intense since I am a LVN but I've heard that it goes by pretty fast.

dedAKAted · Apr 4, 2011

Does anyone know if we will be in class all day 5 days a week???

Shiner50 · Apr 6, 2011

As far as additional financial aid goes, I applied and was approved for the Wells Fargo MedCap loan, but then found out about the College Access Loan (thru TCU financial aid)..... the CAL is a Texas run loan that has a FIXED interest rate vs the Wells Fargo fluctuating rate. I was getting really nervous about having a private student loan because of the horror stories I have heard about interest rates going through the roof with no notice. I've decided to go with the CAL loan, fixed at 6%.

As far as the Acc. BSN schedule, we will be in class or clinicals for at least 8 hours per day. 4-5 days per week. We make our summer schedules during our orientation on May 2nd.

See y'all there!

dedAKAted · Apr 6, 2011

@Shiner - Thank you for the info....I also rcvd the CAL Loan but I also applied for a small private loan to cover daily living expenses so I won't be stressed out about working and going to school. But the student loans they gave me covered my tuition.

Can't wait to meet you.

jennyla72 · Apr 6, 2011

Hey there!

I'm trying to get in to the program in May 2012 and was wondering how tough it is to get accepted. I have a bachelors in finance, am taking a & P 1 right now, and will take a&p2 in the fall and micro in the spring. So when I apply, it will only take into account the two A&P's. I'm guessing I'll have about a 3.6 GPA at that time. Also, what do I need to be doing right now to ensure that I will get accepted? Do I need to apply for TCU right now? When do I need to take the entrance test, and where? Is there a good study guide for the test? I work full time for a financial consulting company and have no health background. Do you think I will be a good candidate? Please help!