jen123321

I interviewed @ Barry and was accepted last year, but I did not like their program one bit. Anyway, they sent letters in the mail, a lg packet if I remember correctly. They also used email and called me. You should definitely call them and verify that they have received all your info....Barry does Lg scale interviews...there were about 30 people at mine. I interviewed in January and was told about it 2 months prior in like November...they will at least say something like yes we received your info and if you are selected we will be holding interviews the 2nd week of blah blah so at least you have an idea. These people know that we're nurses and schedules are made ahead of time. they are not hard to deal with so call them.

Hello All...Was wondering if there are any CRNA's out there with hearing loss or have difficulty hearing in the OR with masks on. I'm an ICU nurse now on the 6 month countdown before anesthesia clinical starts. I have some mild hearing loss and I do wear hearing aids which seem to help alot. I have trouble in the higher pitches and most of my problems stem from high pitched beeps or tones and also F's and S's ie: fifty vs. sixty. When I do bedside procedures in the ICU sometimes I have no problem hearing the docs and other nurses when we're all wearing masks, but other times it sounds like people are mumbling and I can't make out every word they're saying. I'm soooo nervous and stressed out about this, I'm probably totally overreacting but wanted to get some input......

I didn't see anything in that article that was talking specifically about the tuition answer loan?? It was all about Federal loans, not private.

The cost of attendance comes from your school's financial aid office...it should already be worked out w/ sallie mae. I called and the loan officer told me my COA was about 55k (forget exact #) per year for my school, but the max loan is 40. If you want the full 40, you HAVE to borrow the 20,500 in federal loans from a lender other than sallie mae b/c if you don't they will take 40k-20,500 and leave you with 19,500. Basically, if they don't know you're taking federal loans from elsewhere then you can get the full amount. You should just call and get the info, the lady was nice and believe me, they know we're all trying to beat this crazy system and get what we need the easiest way. She knew all the answers to my ?s and exactly what I was talking about. She also said not to worry if you've quit work already b/c their equation for approval has no bearing on income, which is kinda weird but whatever works. I'm no expert, but with the way people are freaking out, I decided to check into all this stuff and have gotten alot of pretty good info to make me feel like I won't have problems getting $$$ if my bank account isn't where I need it to be when I start next Fall.

most places are offering prime which is 5.25% plus 1-4% based on ur credit score and debt vs income ratio. if you have a credit score above 700 and low debt to income then ur fine and would be dumb to go with the grad plus loan when you can get a lower interest rate with an alt loan. by the way, the sallie mae tuition answer loan does not need to be verified by the school....

If your credit is that good, then the grad plus loan @ 8.5% may not be your best bet...you should get more info on private lenders and their rates.

Was wondering if anyone works or has worked for Justicorp? Looking into agencies for local per diem work and not sure who is the best...any feedback on any agencies helps. thanks!

ETS states that it takes two weeks for GRE scores to be available....mine were available over the phone within a week and mailed to me like 3 or 4 days after I was able to hear them over the phone. I just took them this summer- There's NO way it takes 6 weeks. Also, they say it takes about 3 days to process the paperwork to send it to the schools you choose...then it goes out standard US mail from new jersey to wherever...Or many schools are accepting electronically and thats much faster. You can call ets and ask which way your desired school accepts scores. My biggest thing with applying and getting into CRNA school...I've never dealt with any admissions secretary or whatever b/c it seems like they all just talk alot of BS and don't know exactly what's going on...you have to go to the top to get the right answers. Email the program director, or call and find out who the program coordinator is and they should be able to guide you with their specific rules. You can apply to most schools before your BSN is complete...

Tony, No I'm not even going to interview...I'm already scheduled to work that day and I just really like my program overall anyway. I just have had really hard times with drexel during this whole application process...I think they have a good rep etc, but haven't personally made me happy. I remember you saying one of the girls in the micu got into nova, but you never got back to me about who it was. PM me when you get a chance and let me know b/c chances are I know them since I was up there all summer for the internship. Take care, Jen

I applied for 09 and have an interview on 12/6, but am not really interested in drexel anymore since I was accepted elsewhere. The last few spots for 08 were filled at the interviews on 9/10 and as far as I know, there were only 3 spots anyway-and then they rolled everyone else over to 09. Usually you don't interview in December and then start the following month in January. Tony- all the people in my unit work full-time or 72 and all of drexel's classes are online...towards the end of the core classes a few people have gone WIP and are trying to work through clinicals...they say they are doing well so far. It's crazy though, I can't imagine...they have kids too! Jen

I thought you don't pay tax upfront w/ 1099, so have to allot for tax dollars, too? Is there some type of easy calculation to figure out what your actual take home would be compared to a W2 employee as far as the tax...I know other benefits, etc will vary.

yeah that does sound really good! can't wait!

BSN is alot of busy work, but nothing astronomical. I worked FT through this entire process. Get your ICU experience in the year or two while you're getting your bsn and start applying to anesthesia schools when you have like 6-8 months left of school.

I'm 23...starting in 09. will be almost 27 when i'm done.