Financial Aid Letter - Vanderbilt

[MedVision]

Should I take it as a good sign that I recieved the financial aid packet, or is it standard protocol that all applicants recieve one? Thanks in advance!!!!

[LaeDeesNP]

I didn't attend Vanderbilt however, I would think it's safe to assume that the Financial Aid office wouldn't bother processing and evaluating your packet if you hadn't been accepted.

That's just my

Congrats!

[MedVision]

Thanks for the response LaeDeesNP!!!! I suppose I should have stated that the packet was more like information on loans, scholarships, etc addressed to prospective nursing sudents. I thought I read on here a while back that that was a good sign and only sent to accepted students. However, their website says it is sent to all applicants on 1/15. Anyone have any insight??? Desperately waiting for my acceptance letter! :-(

[LaeDeesNP]

Oh, well either way, good luck! I know the waiting process is excruciating and seems to pass very sloooooowly. :-) Think positively!

[UVA Grad Nursing]

It is hard to say. Each University has a different business practice.

My office sends Round I of the financial aid application process to all applicants on February 1 (reminds them to do FAFSA, includes University FA forms). Round 2 is the Teaching Assistant application, and that is sent to all doctoral applicants in April.

I send the scholarship application to students after they accept the offer of admissions.

[lvICU]

I also got financial aid info from Vandy yesterday. I was also hoping it was a good sign....sigh....I think we just have to hurry up and wait.

[MedVision]

Thank you for the feedback! You're right IvICU.......hurry up and wait!

[lvICU]

MedVision- did you get an e-mail from Vandy this week? They said it may be another 4-6 weeks before decision letters are sent out. The wait is killing me!

[MedVision]

I know I freaked when I got that email......this is brutal! Have you completed your Fasfa?! I'm now wondering if I'll qualify for loans, my EFC score was suuuuper high!!! I'm so over this stress!

[lvICU]

I did my fafsa and my EFC is high too. I think that loans won't be a huge problem One of my friends just started CRNA school this past fall and her husband is a surgeon. They make a ton more money than I do and she still got loans. I think I might also look into some scholarships too but I want to wait to see if I get accepted. I wonder if they will e-mail us when they start sending out decision letters?

[MedVision]

Oh ok that's great! Their next open house is March 6, seems like in years past, students recieved their letters before the spring open house. So that only leaves 3 wks. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for sooner rather than later. Good luck....keep me posted!

[Spacklehead, MSN, NP]

I believe with Stafford loans, anyone can get them no matter how much money they make. The difference is that people with a lower EIC can qualify for subsidized loans (where interest will not accrue).