Any CSUDH MEPN Fall 2008 Applicants out there?

JessyhRN · Jun 30, 2008

The "awards" letter they will eventually send is suppose to include any gov't grants you are eligeable for; but when I did mine for the other school I wasn't eligeable for anything I talked to my friend about it and she suggested a Pell grant; the only problem is to qualify for the 08-09 school year, we had to apply in March.. So, perhaps next academic year.
I have been looking for scholarships, but nothing substantial or promising has popped up. There are some hospitals and organizations who will give you "free" money if you a sign a contract to work with them after you finish the program. I personally don't want to jump the gun on that one; I know some of those same hospitals will pay your loan out if you sign up with them after graduating anyways..

where have you been searching for scholarships? Have you tried FastWeb, I've never applied to one of their scholarships but I guess it would be worth a try. I also checked out the university catalog, there is a long list of nursing scholarships, although, i don't know if they have separate applications, the phone number is there, i intend to find out, i'll let you know, you might want to check it out, the link is http://www.csudh.edu/catalog/2007%2D2009/Financial%20Aid.htm

look under departmental scholarships.

i don't really want to sign up with a hospital because i don't want to feel like i'm stuck somewhere, anyways, let me know if you find out about any more financial aid info :specs:

volunteerpioneer · Jul 1, 2008

where have you been searching for scholarships? Have you tried FastWeb, I've never applied to one of their scholarships but I guess it would be worth a try. I also checked out the university catalog, there is a long list of nursing scholarships, although, i don't know if they have separate applications, the phone number is there, i intend to find out, i'll let you know, you might want to check it out, the link is http://www.csudh.edu/catalog/2007%2D2009/Financial%20Aid.htm
look under departmental scholarships.
i don't really want to sign up with a hospital because i don't want to feel like i'm stuck somewhere, anyways, let me know if you find out about any more financial aid info

Ya, I will definately keep you updated when my financial aid report comes in. I signed up for FastWeb awhile back and applied to supposedly "easy to win" scholarships, but haven't won any. I think the Brickfish scholarships posted all over FastWeb are a hoax.. I found this website the most promising out of some of the ones I searched: http://www.minoritynurse.com/financial/scholarships.html

Thanks for the school website, I will definately check those scholarships out

JessyhRN · Jul 3, 2008

For those that are in the valley, the College of Nursing and Technology in Reseda offers the CPR class on Wednesdays at 5pm for the price of 50 dollars, which is the cheapest I could find. The instructor gives good practical advice about real-life situations for health care professionals, however, he has an accent and talks a little fast, also, I don't know if he teaches all classes but I believe he does. The class was about 3.5 hours. Just wanted to put out this information for those who haven't taken the class yet.

deni_in_LA · Jul 9, 2008

I guess I'm not clear on registering for classes for Fall. Have you all registered already?

JessyhRN · Jul 9, 2008

i havent received any information from Jorge about which classes to sign up for, has anybody else? I know where to go and how to do it but Jorge hasn't given the green light to sign up yet, right?

volunteerpioneer · Jul 12, 2008

i havent received any information from Jorge about which classes to sign up for, has anybody else? I know where to go and how to do it but Jorge hasn't given the green light to sign up yet, right?

i asked jorge last week cuz i'm out of the country most of this month and did not want to screw anything up; anmyways, he said we register for classes during orientation. july 25th is considered "pre-orientation", so i'm guessing we don't register until the august meeting..

deni_in_LA · Jul 12, 2008

Thanks for the info. Have a good trip. See you on the 25th.

JessyhRN · Jul 24, 2008

Hi Everyone,

I'm excited for our pre-orientation tomorrow and to finally meet my fellow classmates! in particular the ones that I have been communicating with on this forum, therefore, I decided to make myself identifiable for tomorrow: I'll be wearing a bright blue collared shirt w/ jeans, i wear dark-rimmed glasses, i have really long brown hair

silly it might seem since our class is not that big, but i wanted to make an effort to meet the faces behind the usernames

hope to meet some of you if not all of you tomorrow :)

deni_in_LA · Jul 24, 2008

I'm very excited to meet all of you, too. It will be also be great to find out about our first classes.

I have no idea what I am wearing tomorrow, but I will be easy to pick out since I am undoubtably the oldest in our group (but watch out, I'm full of energy!). See you all there.

JessyhRN · Jul 28, 2008

has anybody ordered their background check? im havin trouble b/c i dont know exactly what i am supposed to order,is there an order code for our school?

JessyhRN · Jul 28, 2008

never mind, when i was able to finally open up the background application file i saw that it had the order code there, so never mind

deni_in_LA · Jul 28, 2008

Don't forget to go back to their website to look for the results & certificates. I don't think they ever notified me by email that it was ready.

If anyone hears anything from CSUDH Financial Aid, can they please let me know. Has anyone tried to register for classes yet & did you pay or can you hold it off pending financial aid decisions?