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In response to all the questions about cost of Columbia ETP/NP program. I graduated from ETP in '04, then finished the NP program. I now pay $1400 a month in student loans. This occured because there was a spike in interest rates that occured around ...

I still can't believe that columbia gets hundreds of people to sign up for a program that will leave them with a $1400 a month student loan payment when you could get the same education and career opportunities for 1/3 the price at other schools. I ...

Hi Kdrose01 Well good luck. One thing I would warn you about though. You said you were thinking of taking time off between the RN and NP portion. While that makes sound sense financially ... most of my friends who did that still aren't NPs. I guess y...

Dear Kdrose01: What about Rutgers? You qualify for instate tuition since you live in Hoboken. They have an accelerated degree program as well (14 months). Nursing is just not a snobby profession. Having the name Columbia attached to your degree will ...

Oh by the way, 5 years ago I got one of those big scholarships as well. I think is was 32k. My payment is still freakin ridiculous

No its everything including getting an NP. THe payment does not include my undergrad non nursing degree though. I think everyone should stop worrying so much about getting into ETP! Many people who are accepted choose to go elsewhere because of cost....

Its pretty basic to me. Yes you should avoid tasing mental patients. However just because a patient has a mental condition does not mean that staff are required to accept physical abuse. As a psych RN I have seen patients who are volitionally violent...

As someone who has recently graduated (5 years ago) from ETP, I would strongly advise people not to go. Right now my student loan payment is about $1450 a month, and my take home pay is about $4000 a month. The economics simply do not add up. This do...

Wow! The last couple of posts are completely ridiculous! The fact remains that the vast majority of nurses out there didn't go to Penn, Yale or Columbia and they are just as good as nurses as we are. The only difference is that they all laugh at us w...

Guys: Why are you attacking me? this a free forum where anyone can say anything they want. I haven't attacked anyone else. I am entitled to my opinion. And to be clear, I never said becoming an NP is a bad idea. Hell I still am one. And it is true sa...

Asherah: The real shock people get is that after sending large payments in for several months, their balance does not go down by very much. People are usually astounded by how fast compounding interest will boost the balance of a loan. If you are una...

Asherah, Congratulations on financial planning. There are some general facts about signature and unsubsidized loans that people don't understand: Capitalized interest - Your unsubsidized federal and sallie mae loans start accruing interest the first ...

Alexandria8 I have been curteous in all my posts, and I don't appreciate the personal attacks. You lack the maturity to keep this to a discussion about the facts. Let me leave you with this fact. The majority of ETPers I went to Columbia with now reg...

You know that is an important point! If you declare bankruptcy student loans cannot be dismissed. The only way student loans can be dismissed is if you 1) Die or 2) Have an illness or injury which prevents you from working. Sallie Mae Signature Loans...

Well, my experience with ETP Socially it was about the best time of my life, parties every weekend, lots of new friends etc etc. If you don't have a good time, you have a personality disorder. Grades were very easy. WHile there were a lot of assignme...

Smit1989 I never called anyone an idiot, and I don't appreciate being called an ass. I speak from experience. Everyone I went through ETP with liked it while they were there. Then the bills came, and people applied for NLERP, and most people were rej...

I think what's happening here is that a bunch of people are being confronted with the horrible truth about their decision. Columbia ETP is a horrible decision to make, and instead of accepting it, its easier to kill the messenger. You cannot dispute ...

Stevern21: What you are refering to is the Nursing Loan Education Repayment Program, which is managed by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. There website is: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm Unfortunately, this is a highly com...

Well lets talk about great values in nursing education. Although I now live in Portland, Oregon, I am a native New Yorker. I know people who went to SUNY nursing schools. (SUNY - State University of New York) and now have wonderful careers. Major SUN...

Hey Asherah: You didn't even go to Columbia? Then why do you post here? Why do you care? But actually, I'm glad for you that you didn't go to Columbia. Great Choice! (And I mean that with all sincerity!) Why don't you stick to topics you know about,...

Now all I asked is simply this: did anyone who is going to start ETP this month know that their payment will be $1000 - $1300 a month until I told them? I'll consider a lack of a direct response as a "NO." I know I'm tearing people's dreams apart her...

It just amazes me. What you don't understand is that I am an ETP graduate. I am paying these loans now. I know what it's like to barely make ends meet and not be able to put money away in a 401k, and to not be able to afford a plane ticket to not see...

Hey Alexandria8: Interesting, I am a psych NP, just what you aspire to be. Let go through your assertions: "Having Ivy League credentials definitely ease people's concerns when choosing clinicians" I don't go around telling everyone I meet I went to ...

I am a columbia etp graduate. I cannot stress enough how economically stupid it is to go to an Ivy League School for nursing. At a maximum when you finish you can earn a salary of $65,000 to $70,000 a year. In the meantime you have racked up over $11...