2019-2020 HRSA Nursing Corps Scholarship

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I can't seem to find a thread on the latest round of Nurse Corps Applications, So I'll start. My initial point is more of me venting, but guess I'll ask - Should I even continue with my application? The new cycle and FAFSA wants us to use 2017 tax info, but in 2017, I was preparing for school and was employed full-time. Now that I'm collecting pennies and in dire need of assistance, it looks like my EFC is almost 8000. I can rarely work in reality. I'm really disheartened and confused as to why the FAFSA is set up like that.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Everyone who was selected as a finalist when did you guys apply?

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11 minutes ago, Tdd5120 said:

Everyone who was selected as a finalist when did you guys apply?

The day it was due ?.

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1 hour ago, nmf89 said:

Page 6 of Program Guidance says, "The ORC is a single annual payment provided directly to each Nurse Corps SP participant to assist in covering the cost of books, clinical supplies/instruments, and uniforms. The payment is based on information obtained directly from the institution regarding the approximate cost of these items and is determined independently for participants."

When awarded (?!!!), I would contact your program to find out how much ORC is typically disbursed since cost of books and clinical supplies etc. may vary greatly across programs.

Yeah, I read that! I was more so wondering what people have gotten in the past. I wasn’t clear though lol. Thanks for the reply!!

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hey everyone! i received the finalist email on the 30th, sent in all the forms on august 2nd, and now i'm nervous because i never got a credit check notification! anyone else in this boat?

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Yes ?‍♂️

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24 minutes ago, djl000 said:

hey everyone! i received the finalist email on the 30th, sent in all the forms on august 2nd, and now i'm nervous because i never got a credit check notification! anyone else in this boat?

Same here!

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I thought I was in the same boat but I realized that they check your Equifax report. So if you go on the annual credit report website, you might be able to see it there.

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For those who have received finalist emails, I’m wondering if your school is public or private ? I’m thinking cost of tuition is part of their decision making process. Not sure to what extent tho...

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3 minutes ago, puisingra2013 said:

For those who have received finalist emails, I’m wondering if your school is public or private ? I’m thinking cost of tuition is part of their decision making process. Not sure to what extent tho...

Nah I asked this question from them a while ago. They fund the most expensive schools to the least- from Yale and the likes down to state schools.

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4 minutes ago, puisingra2013 said:

For those who have received finalist emails, I’m wondering if your school is public or private ? I’m thinking cost of tuition is part of their decision making process. Not sure to what extent tho...

I thought this too at first, but I don’t believe this is a factor. They look at efc as the most important thing.

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Okay here's my stats for Nurse Corps Scholarship

I'm a finalist with a 3.55 GPA and a EFC 5113.
Program is a ABSN
School tuition is about 30k including: tuition & fees, books, supplies, uniforms.. etc
My school is Louisiana State University and I'm out of state
My pervious degree was in Community Health and I have 3 years of experience working in underserved communities.

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I am a Nurse Corps Finalist. I also applied to the NHSC scholarship. My credit was checked twice, both through experian by CREDCO. Once at the end of july once this past week. Although I was hopeful to get the NHSC I would have had to decline the nurse corps and wait to see if I would have been offered the other. Which was a crazy idea.

My stats

I've been a pediatric nurse for 10 years. I'm starting my first year in a FNP master's program next week. I grew up in an under served community. My EFC is a 0. I never got married to my BF of 18+ years and it has benefited me in so many ways. My nursing school GPA was a 3.5 my other schooling was a 2.8 combined I barely made the 3.2 cut off to be accepted into my program. I took a lot of time writing my essays and I would call them "emotional" others might consider them "cheesy" but while writing them, I made it clear my dedication to giving back to my community. I know that my reference letters were written by people who really like me and took their time writing a nice letter.

I didn't list any community service. I talked about, inside my job, how I give back to my community through dedication to the undeserved and providing non-judgmental care.

I couldn't feel more like i hit the lottery but at the same time feel sad for others in the same situation as me that didn't get it.

Sending positive vibes to all of you.

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