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RNMariposa~ Do you have your BSN? What school did you go to? I will be graduating May 2010 w/ BSN and I'm curious about the market. Did you do a nurse extern program?

They only thing I did for the Stafford Loans was indicate on my institutional aid app. that I was borrowing them. I had to fill in the actual amount I planned to borrow (I think it was $10, 500). I have not done the MPN yet b/c I haven't decided which Lender to go with...have you? What exactly do you mean by 'certifying financial needs'? They did post on my Banner account what amount everything was going to cost me. It included amounts for health insurance, rent, transportation, etc. It was about $45,000. Yeah, I'll be at Orientation on July 10. I'll have to miss work for it, which sucks. I think they should have scheduled it on a Saturday so it wouldn't interfere with work/summer school.

I don't know about SAT's (I didn't submit them). For GPA, I had a 4.0 science gpa (which they STRONGLY look at) and an overall 3.84 (statistics..grrr). They don't accept any grades lower than C I think. You have to have an essay- I was told to make sure it was grammatically correct. I think they req'd two rec. letters too. I also submitted my resume and a personal statement, but they were not req'd. Other than my transcripts, I think that was it. I didn't have to take the NET exam because I had all my pre-req's done. Once everything was submitted, they brought me in for an interview (literally days after they received everything) and I actually found out right at the interview that I was accepted. I would say the whole process was very easy and smooth, but as you can see from the other posts, the fin. aid process has been somewhat of a nightmare. My best advice to you if you are considering TJU is to set up an appt. with an admissions person so that you can see exactly what you need to do- it's what I did and I think it is part of the reason why everything went so smoothly for me. Good Luck!

NO! I finished everything for financial aid (except borrowing private loans) back in like February and they told me that I should hear something by the end of April or early May as to whether or not I'll get institutional aid. By the end of May, I still didn't hear anything so I sent an email to the lady that I had spoken to before. She never responded, so I called the next week and when she answered, she was like, 'I was just getting ready to email you back. It's been so hectic here'- which I can completely understand, but c'mon. She told me they were working on the Fall students as we speak. This was about 3 weeks ago. I spoke to someone on the Jeff discussion board and she said they told her that it wouldn't be until the end of June or early July!! In the meantime, I don't know what to do with the private loans. I will prolly have to borrow the max that I'm allowed (I'm an independent student with rent, etc. and it's just me-not married), but I don't want to borrow more than is needed, which of course I won't know if I get institutional money until they distribute the financial aid awards. Sheesh! Are you going to the Philly campus or Danville? I'll be in Philly. What is the APW program?

Hi, I see there are a lot of FACT students...anyone out there starting the traditional BSN Program this Fall or currently in it? I'm starting Fall and can't wait!

I have an apartment in New Jersey. Have you been on the Jeff Portal? There's a discussion board and people are constantly posting requests for roommates. From what I saw, some of the prices seem really reasonable and usually include all utilities. There are dorms also, but they told us at the welcome reception that they fill up VERY fast and it's on a first come/first serve basis. If you need help with the portal, feel free to ask me. You will need to sign up for a Campus Key (information on this should be emailed to you from the school once you've been accepted). Good Luck.

Hi~ I am not starting the FACT program, but I'll be starting the BSN program Fall 08 at TJU...maybe we'll run into each other one day! Best of Luck:nuke:

Congrats! Call your family doctor and just ask. I am in the process of finishing up my vaccines, but I have health insurance so I can't be too much help. Although, they did tell me that I only had to pay the co-pay once (since vaccines generally require follow-ups and additional shots) and that I would get billed for whatever my health plan doesn't cover. So hopefully your doctor won't charge you for every time you go. GL!