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Hopefully someone sees this. Looking to speak with a Fall 2018 CNL student who researched loans/scholarships. I've been accepted for Spring 2019 and this is also my first time looking into loans and such. I wanted to get some feedback from prior students.

Just got a call from Mia, I've been accepted!!! Incredibly happy, especially after having reapplied. Best of luck everyone!

Talked to Mia, they're doing the 2nd batch of decisions and said we should start to hear back within 2 weeks. She did say the committee is progressing slower than they originally thought.

Haven't heard back, still "ready for committee". Mia said i was suppose to get a decision last friday :\ gonna call tomorrow.

Gahh i interviewed June 29, still waiting for a message >_ Congrats to everyone so far! @amandaucr, i think the avg cohort is close to 60 if I remember from interview. But usually its less for spring just because not as many apply.

@Calliope7 Haven't been accepted yet so hopefully someone else chimes in, but in answer to your question I have a few hundred hours of shadowing physicians and dentists (was originally predent -> premed -> prenursing). I also have 2 years of working as a CNA, first year as a float throughout the hospital and second year specifically in an inpatient psych unit. In terms of clinical experience I also have a week assisting and shadowing indigenous physicians as part of a medical mission to Peru. I might be beating a dead horse, but try not to worry too much over the GPA. Do what you realistically can (extra classes, etc..), but after that it's really out of your hands right? I've never heard of a case of someone genuinely desiring to go into a career and not eventually make it into the school for that career. Really just a matter of time and effort you're willing to put in. Everyone comes from different walks of life, especially so for this MSN/second degree peeps, heck when I finished undergrad I had a cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a science GPA of 2.55. For me the worry really just came from comparing myself to others and seeing many of my same-aged friends way ahead of me on this society labeled "life plan." When I acknowledged this worry I was able to better let go of it and put my focus into the present, knowing it would pay off in the long run. This led to finishing a 2 year postbacc with a GPA of 3.65. If there is anything I learned from my time preparing for a predent, premed, and now a prenursing career lol, it's that admissions focus on your growth as an applicant, what did you learn? how did you mature? Try not to get too bogged down with "getting into nursing school" so much that you lose focus on the present. In that sense, don't rush, enjoy and take advantage of the opportunities you have now. Who knows, maybe this is some "higher power's" way of equipping you to become a better future nurse. Cheers

Same situation here. Reapplied, been committee ready for a few weeks now. Praying for us all!!! Lol

Ugh, I got rejected :\, called Mia, was told the committee thought my app was excellent except for low GPA. Sigh, #hauntedByThePast Oh well, congrats everyone! I've reapplied for Spring 2019, hope to see you all then!

@kls7808, only thing i can think of is the cpr requirement and whatnot after acceptance. Check out the compliance requirements. Accepted Students | University of Maryland School of Nursing Is that what you meant?

Had my interview on April 4th. Excited, nervous, hoping for good news to come. Still committee ready.

Wahhhh congratulations you guys!!!!

Thanks Aapage87 & ltaylor19!

Speaking of financial aid packages, how does one start to go about this? I've only ever used FAFSA for undergrad and was very fortunate enough for dad to pay remainder of tuition, so no loans. Is there someone at UMSON I partner up with to find out what aid is available for me? Or is this something I hunt down completely on my own (i.e. applying for various scholarships, loans, grants, etc..). @ Aapage87, what are some differences you could see between the aid you receive with MD vs Georgetown? in my head if I'm seeking this out all on my own, I feel like I would be getting the same amount of aid regardless of what school I go to, minus the +/-1 school specific scholarship. *apologies for the brief sidetrack of conversation

ahhh I just got an interview invite guys! For early april!

Thanks isgvfj! Good to know, that'll save me some trouble in case I reapply for Spring 2019.