MDE Columbia University 2021

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Hey ! I know im super early to make this thread for the MDE program at Columbia for the 2021 start year ? but I was wondering if there are any future nurses out there as eager as me to get started !!

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22 hours ago, caan said:

If I took the GRE for another program, but got a very average score (only a little bit above 300), do you think it would hurt me or help me to include it on the application? I keep going back and forth.

I mean columbia doesn’t require the GRE anymore. So you don’t have to include it, it’s fairly optional. I don’t think it would be hurt you though. But it will show them that you took the GRE and even if its an average score it’s still good. 

 

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I wasn’t gonna do the optional essay but I think I will now just in case. But I have noo clue what to write ?. Ugh 

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35 minutes ago, queen3lizabeth said:


I wasn’t gonna do the optional essay but I think I will now just in case. But I have noo clue what to write ?. Ugh 

Think about it like this, do not write it if it is going to take away from your application. It is about quality, not quantity.

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11 minutes ago, michellemirjani said:

Think about it like this, do not write it if it is going to take away from your application. It is about quality, not quantity.

 

47 minutes ago, queen3lizabeth said:


I wasn’t gonna do the optional essay but I think I will now just in case. But I have noo clue what to write ?. Ugh 

Don’t worry about having to do the optional essay unless you have information that was not mentioned anywhere else in the application that you’d like them to know about or consider when reviewing your application. During the last information session I attended in September we were told that those who use the optional essay more often than not end up repeating things already said in their application (not all but a big chunk) I second Michelle’s statement, quality over quantity. 

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28 minutes ago, ZMOtero said:

 

Don’t worry about having to do the optional essay unless you have information that was not mentioned anywhere else in the application that you’d like them to know about or consider when reviewing your application. During the last information session I attended in September we were told that those who use the optional essay more often than not end up repeating things already said in their application (not all but a big chunk) I second Michelle’s statement, quality over quantity. 

You both are right, thank you ! Im going to take a good look at my application and see if there’s anything missing about me that I feel I should discuss or not. The deadline is just soo close  ? sigh... stressful times

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@am_elle + @nc29 - I believe there is another "need based financial aid" application beyond the FAFSA. 

The logging in is confusing and I had the same problem as you.

I was able to solve it by going here: https://admissions.nursing.columbia.edu/apply/ and scrolling to the bottom. I would see links to both my nursing school application and the need based financial aid application. 

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16 hours ago, michellemirjani said:

I thought the timed essay questions did not relate to nursing! 

I thought so too!! When I first got to the page I had to double check that I was in the right spot 

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28 minutes ago, ank2108 said:

@am_elle + @nc29 - I believe there is another "need based financial aid" application beyond the FAFSA. 

The logging in is confusing and I had the same problem as you.

I was able to solve it by going here: https://admissions.nursing.columbia.edu/apply/ and scrolling to the bottom. I would see links to both my nursing school application and the need based financial aid application. 

do you mean the link that says "financial aid for degree programs only"? if so then where do I click to apply, is it the "federal direct graudate plus loan request"? if you have a link for the need based aid please send it here thank you!!

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Yes. It shows up as a "2021 Financial Aid Scholarship" on the your application section. I have tried to copy and paste a screenshot. image.thumb.png.67406efbd1af2a2bd26267facc1a446c.png

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Oh my god im such an idiot ??‍♀️. I submitted the need based application without thinking. Now my entire application is submitted when I wasn’t even done ?. I know they’re going to send me an email about missing parts to the application but stilllll. Ugh 

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25 minutes ago, ank2108 said:

Yes. It shows up as a "2021 Financial Aid Scholarship" on the your application section. I have tried to copy and paste a screenshot. image.thumb.png.67406efbd1af2a2bd26267facc1a446c.png

I mean what did you click on to start that application? I cant find it

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If I remember correctly it was the "Financial aid for degree programs only" link that is listed in blue on the screenshot above. 

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