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Fall 2020, due to COVID, they did not allow any blocks in person however, blocks are usually in person so if COVID numbers are such that they feel in-person can be safe then blocks will more than likely be in-person again.

I was taken off the waitlist previously at the tail end of June. Between being waitlisted and taken off of the waitlist, I heard nothing. Getting onboarded with only three weeks to meet all the deadlines was definitely hectic but the compliance officers worked with me and made it happen.

I am currently in the PreSpecialty program and the year that I was admitted, I was taken off the waitlist in July. Others in this thread have already announced they have been taken off the waitlist for Fall 2020 already however they will probably continue taking people off the wait list. Keep the hope at least until July. Good luck.

PreSpecialy: Start Month is August and end is July Specialty: Start month is August and end is August But, you should just put down the closest dates possible on your application. If you become a finalist, they will ask for verified actual dates from the Admissions officer in advance of your Prespecialty year and the registrar each semester. I did not put down the exact perfect dates and it was not held against me. You do want to make sure you are putting down closest possible dates that span the amount of school years you will be in school like don't put down any December or January end dates.

Yes, you are allowed to have previous federal student loans from undergrad or grad school. The question is about defaulted loans. It may not be worded well. They expect us to have debt from undergrad. We don't want anymore which is why we apply. LOL Good luck.

Hey, ELEFNP, Congratulations! I am here now in the PreSpecialty year and I can share what I observe from my PreSpecialty classmates preparing for next year and the current 2nd year(Specialty year) students: there really is no absolute "should". There are OMTA people from my year who are planning to leave for their home cities as soon as they take the NCLEX and commute for the entire school year and 2nd years who stayed in Nashville until the December break then went to their home cities. I am PMHNP track and we have to stay MTA so I have not explored what is contributing to people's decisions; I am certain finances and clinical preceptor logistics are factors--I hear conversation about that. With the COVID-19 impact, I do not know if Admissions is pairing new students with current students in their specialties as they did for my year. But, you should ask if you can be paired with a student who shares your specialty or at the very least your OMTA classification so you can gain greater insight into planning for your Specialty year.

I am sorry it is so confusing to so many. I applied to both scholarships as we are eligible for both since our program educates us to become Providers. We are eligible to apply for both from the beginning. You DO NOT have to wait until finishing your prespecialty year to be eligible for either scholarship. You are eligible for both scholarships from day one of your PreSpcialty year (which means you have to apply now so you will have it in the fall if you win. There is the following caveat: We are all eligible for Nurse Corps. Some specialties are not eligible for the NHSC. I do not know which specialties are ineligible for the NHSC as my specialty is PMHNP and it is eligible. If you are in a specialty that is eligible for the NHSC, I hope you apply for both and good luck in getting one. Spread the word to others!

Yes. We can apply and be granted the scholarship. I am currently here at Vandy as a PreSpecialty student and I have the NurseCorps. I applied before matriculating into Vandy--around this time last year.

Hey PsychNurse94, I think PollyPeptide's response is the best I've read you get so far. It is a year by year competitive process according to who the other applicants are. If you've made the waitlist, you are a strong candidate and also if you continue progressing on your current path being competitive for a future year if necessary.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8753174297/

Congratulations! Welcome aboard. I don't know if the Fall 2020 cohort has created your own facebook group but this one is for all of us at VUSN. https://www.facebook.com/groups/8753174297/

You have to choose an HRSA job. You can explore them at this site: https://connector.hrsa.gov/connector/ They have job sites all over the country. There IS also the possibility that you can choose a job outside of the HRSA sites that they will approve as meeting their high needs criteria. Once you receive the scholarship you can explore both options with your analyst.

this one is for all the VUSN searching for roommates and doing book sales/ exchanges: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8753174297/ I don't know if Fall 2020 has created a separate page

If you defer that would not be the same as taking a year off after enrolled. If you know now that you are going to defer your start date, wait and apply for the Fall 2021 cycle of the Nurse Corps Scholarship. If you think that you will decide to defer after you apply then as soon as you decide to defer, inform Nurse Corps and pull your application out of consideration. You can reapply the following school year even if you pulled your application a previous year--this I know because I did it. I applied for fall 2018, defered my start date, pulled my app out of consideration for the scholarship, reapplied for fall 2019 and received the scholarship.

Nurse Corps Scholarship Applications are Available. Here are some answers to common questions and clarifications of common misinformation: 2020 Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Accepting applications through Thursday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. ET Apply Here: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/loans-scholarships/nurse-corps/scholarship?utm_campaign=The+2020+Nurse+Corps+Scholarship+Program+application+cycle+is+no&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 1. They pay your tuition and fees 2. They give you a $3000 lump sum in the fall. 3. They give you a $1200 monthly stipend. 4. If you get it for 1 year, you will have to give 2 years of service; 5. if you recieve it for 2 years, you will owe 2 years of service. 6. You choose your job--it has to be at an HRSA high needs site--many in urban and rural locations 7. They usually only have enough funds to support full time students. 8. You can take a year for a nurse residency after graduating before doing your service 8a. You can take a year off of school approved by Vandy and return to school and still have your scholarship 9. Vandy students have a very high rate of getting this scholarship 10. Vandy Financial Aid does a good job of administering this scholarship 11. You can still get a loan if you have financial aid approved life costs greater than the $1200/month