ASU 2016 Applicants - Which Cohort?

[slsimps4]

Hey everyone,

I am applying by the Feb. 1st deadline for the cohorts beginning summer/fall this year (2016). I take the TEAS in a week, so I'm all sorts of nervous, but I'm having trouble deciding how to rank my preference of cohorts on my application. I'm debating on whether or not to put the regular downtown cohort as my number 1, or the Mayo cohort as number 1. VA would be my third, and the summer program would be my fourth.

I'm really torn. I've heard great things about Mayo, and it would be amazing to work there after I'm done with school, but I feel like you lose out on the "college experience", as well as a variety of clinicals. I'd just be happy to be accepted into the program, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to get advice/opinions from others in my situation!

Thanks :)

[TallMexican]

I wonder if they did it to try and weed out some applications from the list? See who was really on top of checking their email daily? Idk? This whole process has been super stressful. I'm actually starting to have a little anxiety over not getting everything financially in place in time if I do get into the summer cohort

I actually had to change my cohort preference to Mayo/Downtown/Summer from Summer/Mayo/Downtown because of that exact reason. That means I'll be done with the program almost 1 year later. I guess it's better than having to reapply next semester because I didn't get my finances in check before the summer program.

[Surfsup95]

When you refer to this, are you referring to loans? I might have to take one out, so I was curious as to how long it takes once you qualify with your financial aid package to receive it?

[Lisak1983]

You could do that?? Ugh I thought you could just petition to delay to fall start.

[TallMexican]

Surf, I've nearly exhausted my federal financial aid period, since I have a lot of credits accrued from a previous, unfinished degree. I believe it wouldn't cover a summer semester, which is why I would need some time to apply for a private student loan (Wells Fargo or Discover, most likely). I believe you should be fine if you receive Federal student loans, though.

Lisa, I changed my cohort preferences on the information report before I sent it in with the confirmation sheet. I'm sure there will be a line of people from the Downtown/VA cohorts that would be willing to switch places with you if you decide to do the Fall program instead of Summer, though!

[Lisak1983]

I'm so clueless about financial aid stuff. I didn't know there were limits to what you could borrow. have a $3,000 loan already that I'm paying on from when I went to paramedic school, I wonder if I will still be able to get enough to cover ASU too. Does anyone know what the roundabout cost of the summer semester is?

[TallMexican]

She had tried calling them around 12pm to inform them that she would be turning it in late, (the line was SUPER busy) as she still had to print the documents but couldn't as she was at work, and they said they'd happily accept them but she only had until 12:20pm to do it. I drove over to her work with the documents, but I don't think we made it in time, as the clock was at 12:45pm and she didn't receive a confirmation email afterward like I did.

I imagine they will still accommodate everyone, but only originally set that time so people would turn them in by the end of the business day, so at 5pm, almost everyone's papers would be in. I image this was so on Monday, everything was all laid out and ready. I don't think it will be completely treated as a "hard" deadline, nor do I think it was to weed anyone out (people work so they can't always check their emails). I think it will all work out, unless someone waited until Saturday/today (unless it's an extreme circumstance).

Regarding your friend, you could always have her email ----------------- regarding the status of her application. I didn't get a confirmation email, so I asked Jennifer what was wrong (worded appropriately, of course) and she told me she just needed time to make changes to my application since I changed my cohort preference. Maybe your friend also made changes to her information sheet like I did.