National University - San Diego Cohort 60 Oct 2019
About the article: I have read so many forums where people are freaking out and think poorly of themselves based on their grades, situation, etc. Check it out for a mental confidence booster! Kaufman, S. B. (2011, December 8). Confidence Matters Just as Much as Ability. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/201112/confidence-matters-just-much-ability
My name is Dusty, and I'm starting this topic because I haven't seen any conversations started for Cohort 60 starting October 10, 2019. If I missed a thread already made, please let me know so I can hop over to that one. If not, then please introduce yourself so we can all get to know and help each other out! Look forward to meeting you all :)
Hey everyone! I hope all is well! Cohort 61 and I were talking and someone mentioned the price of the orientation fee increasing. We are not sure if it's true and was wondering if someone could give us some insight? Thank you!
Hey! Yes, we did receive an email explaining that they have increased their tuition and fees. Tuition has increased by $18 per unit, which they estimate comes out to about an extra $415 per class. As for “orientation”, you pay a $250 fee before pre-orientation (which covers your scrubs) and then they charge a $6,414 fee as an “orientation fee” that’s associated with your first class (plus tuition). However, this fee will also be charged again at the beginning of your second year when you’re starting Med/Surg II. Feel free to ask any other questions!
Thank you for the reply! And oh my gosh that’s a big price jump!! I remember they said the orientation fee was due on orientation and would not be covered by financial aid so we would have to come up with it ourselves. Is this still true? 6k is a lot of money to not be covered by financial aid ?
Thank you for the reply! And oh my gosh that’s a big price jump!! I remember they said the orientation fee was due on orientation and would not be covered by financial aid so we would have to come up with it ourselves. Is this still true? 6k is a lot of money to not be covered by financial aid ?
I honestly don’t know. The $250 fee is due before pre-orientation, but they never mentioned the $6,000 fee being due at a certain time. Personally, my financial aid hasn’t been processed yet so I can’t tell you what it does and doesn’t cover. I believe other people in my cohort have had some of their orientation fees covered under financial aid, but your financial aid advisor would be the best person to ask.
Hey guys! Cohort 61 hopeful here... do any of you know if any alternates were selected for your cohort?? Or did everyone who was originally offered accept?
Hey guys! Cohort 61 hopeful here... do any of you know if any alternates were selected for your cohort?? Or did everyone who was originally offered accept?
I believe they select alternates with every cohort, but I don’t know if any alternates actually became primaries with our group. Because of the tuition increase, they offered our cohort the option to defer to cohort 61 so there is a possibility some alternates were offered spots with 60. The correspondence with alternates seems to be completely separate from correspondence with primaries so we never really knew who was an alternate and who wasn’t once pre-orientation came around.
That’s interesting. I wonder if those who deferred and went into cohort 61 took the spots of some of those applicants and they had to choose less this round.
Hey! Yes, we did receive an email explaining that they have increased their tuition and fees. Tuition has increased by $18 per unit, which they estimate comes out to about an extra $415 per class. As for “orientation”, you pay a $250 fee before pre-orientation (which covers your scrubs) and then they charge a $6,414 fee as an “orientation fee” that’s associated with your first class (plus tuition). However, this fee will also be charged again at the beginning of your second year when you’re starting Med/Surg II. Feel free to ask any other questions!
the $250 only covers scrubs!? ? Does the $6400 cover anything?
the $250 only covers scrubs!? ? Does the $6400 cover anything?
My understanding is that instead of charging the tuition increase per class so that you pay more each month, they calculated how much the increase would be per year and charged it as one whole fee. They say that the increase came out to the $6400 we’re charged at the beginning of each year. They are completely unable to tell us what the increase actually covers other than “increasing costs” which is surprising considering the $350M donation they just got that was designed to decrease the cost of tuition. We were told last week that there is a good chance it can take several years for the logistics of that donation to be worked out so current and some future cohorts may never see that money.
My understanding is that instead of charging the tuition increase per class so that you pay more each month, they calculated how much the increase would be per year and charged it as one whole fee. They say that the increase came out to the $6400 we’re charged at the beginning of each year. They are completely unable to tell us what the increase actually covers other than “increasing costs” which is surprising considering the $350M donation they just got that was designed to decrease the cost of tuition. We were told last week that there is a good chance it can take several years for the logistics of that donation to be worked out so current and some future cohorts may never see that money.
But will student loans/ grants/ financial aid cover that $6400? Because I don't have that cash
But will student loans/ grants/ financial aid cover that $6400? Because I don't have that cash
I believe so; however, there are a few caveats.
Many people in my cohort were relying on financial aid and student loans (federal) to get them through school. The $6400 on top of the $1746 for the first class used up all of their financial aid and for the remainder of the term, they were required to either pay out of pocket or pursue private loans. In January, they'll get another round of financial aid, but will then be hit again by $6400 in June for which they will need to cover out of pocket or privately.
Secondly, federal and state financial aid will not cover for more than 4.5 credits per month. This means that for classes like health assessment and leadership that are only four weeks but still have a lab/clinical component, your lab/clinical tuition and fees will not be covered by financial aid. Your best bet is to either pay for those out of pocket, get a private loan or apply for scholarships.
Many people in my cohort were relying on financial aid and student loans (federal) to get them through school. The $6400 on top of the $1746 for the first class used up all of their financial aid and for the remainder of the term, they were required to either pay out of pocket or pursue private loans. In January, they'll get another round of financial aid, but will then be hit again by $6400 in June for which they will need to cover out of pocket or privately.
Secondly, federal and state financial aid will not cover for more than 4.5 credits per month. This means that for classes like health assessment and leadership that are only four weeks but still have a lab/clinical component, your lab/clinical tuition and fees will not be covered by financial aid. Your best bet is to either pay for those out of pocket, get a private loan or apply for scholarships.
Thank you for your detailed response! I will be taking out private loans, I already surrendered to that fact haha!
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Hey! Yes, we did receive an email explaining that they have increased their tuition and fees. Tuition has increased by $18 per unit, which they estimate comes out to about an extra $415 per class. As for “orientation”, you pay a $250 fee before pre-orientation (which covers your scrubs) and then they charge a $6,414 fee as an “orientation fee” that’s associated with your first class (plus tuition). However, this fee will also be charged again at the beginning of your second year when you’re starting Med/Surg II. Feel free to ask any other questions!