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I just made it visible, so you should be able to find it now...MUSC ABSN Fall 2021

I created a FB page for our cohort, but I wanted to ask if any of you have found one already. I haven't been able to find anything.

It was 4 p.m. for me. I'm mountain time.

Got mine in the morning around 10:00 Mountain time.

No, that scholarship was from JHUSON. Duke hasn't sent out their scholarship decisions yet.

I wasn't expecting to get into JHU either. Or Duke. I just applied to both of those schools on a whim, thinking, "what the heck? Let's see what happens." But I got into both after putting my money down on MUSC. JHUSON offered me two scholarships totaling $35,000 with my acceptance ($10,000 and $25,000). They do not offer needs-based scholarships. I think it might be because their program is a Masters??? So, I'm going with Duke. Good luck! If you can make it work, go for it!!

Thanks for the info. Do you know how much your friends were making as new grads in SoCal? In which cities? Where did they work?

Wow! I miss the beach! I grew up in So Cal and left after starting my family. I know where I'm going as a new grad now. That's amazing!

I love to hear that!! Thank you for sharing. I would not know half of what I do about planning for a nursing career if it weren't for people like you who share this kind of information. As far as the FB pages, do you mean search for the local universities in CA on FB? Or the school itself? That would be a great idea. I heard the highest paying in CA is the bay area. Is that correct? Do you know the new grad rate in San Diego? I wish you the best. I hope you get accepted at JHUSON.

Of course I did. I'm not worried. I'm from there, so I know some areas that are more affordable. I don't plan on living in a million-dollar neighborhood. I'm used to living within my means, practicing frugality. I've thought about all my living arrangement options. Another option is also travel nursing that pays up to $8 and $10 thousand a month, and they now take new grads with only 6 months experience.

For a school that does not offer needs-based, JHUSON gave me $35,000 scholarship right off the bat. But that's not enough for their price tag...not for me. Duke offers more scholarships. Look into HRSA scholarships. My plan as a new grad is to find employment in California where the pay is the highest so I can get my loans paid off fast.

They have daily "Chat and Chew" at noon Eastern time. The links are on their website somewhere. Just Google it. Don't hesitate to call admissions. They are so helpful.

FYI: I've removed the FB page since the official page is up now.

I need your facebook account name to invite you.

I got accepted to Duke too! I'm going with Duke (they offer needs-based scholarships, and JHU doesn't), and I officially declined my seat to JHU. So that's one more seat available for those of you still waiting to hear! Good luck. I hope you get your first choice.

I created a FB page this morning. I meant to tell this group about it, but I got busy and totally forgot. I have made it private due to creepers out there. I created one for JHU when I got accepted and didn't make it private. We had guys join the page who were not nursing students. So to keep us all safe, it is private and can't be found without the name or link. It is "Duke ABSN Fall 2021", and the link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/805281803671360. I will add you...after checking your FB page, of course ?

Thanks for the info. And what is this "process" they want you to trust? Something different that what you would expect? Was it hard to adjust to "the process"?

Congratulations! Did you apply for JHU as well?

I got in!!

Okay. Now all this speculation about hearing within the week has me checking every few hours! Post as soon as you find out!! ?

I would think scholarship awards will come with admission decisions since there was an early deadline on the scholarships. That's how they did it at the other schools I got acceptance letters from.

I originally intended to apply to only one school, and on a whim I decided to apply to two more schools of which I really didn't expect to get accepted to--JHUSON being one of them. I got accepted to the first school I applied for and JHUSON. I'm still waiting to hear back from the 3rd school.

I don't know anyone there either. I am from So Cal, living in Utah. Big scary move for me.

Priority?!? You applied before the priority deadline and just now got your acceptance?? How stressful to have to wait that long! Congratulations!! Yay! Congratulations!