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Hello, looking for updated information if anyone has attended the Mounts MSN direct entry program. All of the other threads are a little older. I have applied for the May 18 cohort, looking for advice on classes, houses, materials, etc.

Thanks

Hi,

Thank you so much for doing this. It is really appreciated. I have a ton of questions lol. Did you begin in the summer cohort, or fall? I am starting in May so I am wondering how the financial aid is disbursed. Did you have enough financial aid to cover the program, or did you take out additional loans? I have not had any luck securing any scholarships at this time ( which sucks). I am already thinking that I will have to take out the Plus loan to live off of.

Did you work during the program? I have heard both, some did, and some didn't ( or at least they didn't work first semester).

I am also coming from out of state and have been looking at housing, prices don't seem to be too bad but I wish I knew the area. I am hoping to find a roommate. I am not sure yet what I am doing with my car-- but I know I will need it forsure. It's like so much to figure out.

I hear that the program is rigorous, but very doable, do you agree? How much studying did you find yourself doing per week?

Hey everyone I graduated from the Magelin program in '16, can't believe it's been almost 2 years, I'm an RN working at Ohio State U Wexner Med. Center, I promised myself I would come back periodically to answer questions. Since, I had so much fear about the program when I started, I don't regret picking the program at all, and count it as one of my smest decisions.
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Yes, I have the same exact questions haha

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

I started in January, don't worry about financial aid. By coincidence (not really) the maximum you can borrow through federal direct loans is the cost of tuition each semester. The first semester I lived off savings, the last 3 semester I took out direct plus loans for about 5-6 grand per semester for living expenses I never worked. I ended up borrowing around 55 grand I think for the entire program. Then when I graduated I took out a federal direct consolidation loan combing them with my undergraduate loans, and now working on loan forgiveness through PSLF (google it), they forgive your loans after 10 years, unless congress ends it. I think maybe 2-3 people worked 1 day a week during the program mostly locals, I was from Michigan. The area around school is very safe almost like your out in the country, north of there it gets a little rough. I commuted from Mt. Washington area paid about 650 a month, the apartments where called Deer Hill. You will need a car to drive to clinicals unless you can find a ride, if you miss a clinical then fine you 250 dollars I think. Ya it was rigorous a lot of busy work, presentations and research papers. I studied maybe 3 hours a day when I had class, maybe 6 hours a day when I had no class, 7 people dropped out or failed out of my group of 32 I think. My lowest grade was a high B, 6-7 people had 4.0 g.p.a's. Anything else?

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I am from Michigan as well, so I am definitely going to need to look into the housing Asap. I want to get down there prior to orientation to look around the area. I still haven't gotten an award letter, and no real information about others in my cohort..

Yea my savings wont be enough to live off of to make it the whole first semester probably.. all of this was very insightful.

A- B average is the lowest grade you can get correct? Was Pharm the most challenging class the first semester? is there anything you can do to prepare for classes before arriving? Like I am wondering if I should be looking into how to properly perform health assessments

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

You can get 1 C as a final grade, 2 and you are kicked out of the program. I would say pharm is the class that will keep you most busy but not impossible. I would not worry about doing anything before arriving it's all self contained

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Starting in the Spring semester too. Pls link me up with anyone starting in Spring or already in the program

Hey guys! I'm also starting the May cohort...Anyone know the actual first day of class?

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Hey! It's May 21 and orientation is May 17. If you have a FB I've started a group page so that we can all get acquainted! ;)

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

If you are starting in May the summer semester is even more compressed, I think it's 2-3 weeks shorter than the rest of the semesters. In between fall and winter semester you get almost a month off!

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Is that good or bad? It's a faster pace basically? So I wonder how they work out the Pharm course since it's short in the summer. I feel like that should mean more financial aid available for the summer months

If you are starting in May the summer semester is even more compressed, I think it's 2-3 weeks shorter than the rest of the semesters. In between fall and winter semester you get almost a month off!
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You can get 1 C as a final grade, 2 and you are kicked out of the program. I would say pharm is the class that will keep you most busy but not impossible. I would not worry about doing anything before arriving it's all self contained

Do you happen to remember what preceptorships were offered? For instance, Trauma, Med Surg, Coronary or Cardiac...?

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That's a good question, I'm wondering if they would offer OR

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

The preceptorships are in the last semester, you can work any unit as long as its not OR or ED, I did ICU.

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