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SF RN-to-be, We're not including the scholarship when we say $100k. As far as I know, everyone got it, but the cost of attending still technically includes that amount (for us it was $32k total, $22k for the first year). I think you'd have to be seri...

PugetSound, No problem! We've got massive snow today so class was cancelled and I'm just doing work in the house with some cocoa :) I get email alerts when people respond, so it's easy to be quick. On the cost thing, you might be right. I haven't car...

girlly, Over the summer, the whole group of ETP students is together in one lecture hall for every class. So that's, give or take, 200 students. These are core courses like Advanced Physiology, Pharmacology, and some Intro to Nursing type stuff. The ...

Cstark, It's my understanding that they will not offer any dual specialties to anyone starting a master's after the Fall of 2010. Unless you're already an RN only coming to Columbia to start your Master's, I believe it won't be an option for you. Esp...

FYI on the cost thing, from a current student - The $30k scholarship sounds like a big deal, but you'll still have around $80k leftover to pay in the first year when tuition, fees, and cost of living are factored in. A bit less if you live in the do...

OH my goodness, that's incredible! I'm starting nursing school for midwifery in May - thanks for getting me geared up for the wildest moments to come! :)

Heyyy, I can't help with the details because I'm not on the medical staff, but I work at Children's Hospital in New Orleans and they're a great employer (I'm in research)...if they're hiring LPNs (check their website - it's updated often), it could b...

To those who could go, for those of us who couldn't - please share any important or useful new information shared at the visiting day today! I'm sure you're all still living it up in NY for the day (or booking it to Boston, it seems), but once things...

Congratulations, Tempest! This is scary, no matter how we do it, but I think it'll all be worth it. I also did the same loan - may Wells Fargo turn out to be a good sugar daddy for us both! :)

I was also approved by Wells Fargo without a co-signer and my experience with the reps was super positive - I called a couple of times to negotiate interest rates and discuss loan options and everyone was pleasant and helpful, happily passing me on t...

And yet another question - for people who've done this school-loan thing before... Is it reasonable to assume that the federal loans have the lowest rates (6% and 6.8%, right now)? That is, our private loans are basically guaranteed to be higher than...

A tip to those who chose WellsFargo but don't have cosigners and haven't already committed to something - the Collegiate Loan that the Columbia site links you to takes your income into account as well as your credit rating and debt history... so even...

Oh - and they say the average age is 26, and getting younger every year. But there are still some students in their 50s, so nobody should feel too old or young! If you have the experiences required to know this is what you want and to be ready to do ...

Fellow future midwives :) - Yes yes, at the info session I attended, the director of the ETP program said that if people are planning to stay in the NYC area after graduation, they should combo-up their midwifery with the women's health NP option sin...

steffiemac571 - I know somebody who's in the ETP at Columbia already and lives in Bed/Stuy. So it's possible!

Of course! I'm sure whatever bunch of us attend will all be talking and such anyway, so it'll probably be easy to pull together an after-party of sorts...

I love that we've become such a team through this! I'm an east-coaster from the suburbs of DC originally, but (like you jcarranz5) am between coasts these days, in New Orleans, Louisiana. I think all of us non-New Yorkers will find our ways together....

dohzenoff - I'd talk to my professors about taking the exams early. You're only talking about a week or two different, and I'm sure you could learn the info on your own, pass the exam, and have grades posted officially by the 27th. Or maybe you can ...

Hey, gang, I also got the slew of emails today, but luckily missed out on all the bipolar emotions because I was at work the whole time. Did come home to a lovely (tearful, shaky) acceptance letter though! Congratulations to all! Assuming I pass my r...

Well... I've also been having a hard time surrendering to the uncertainty of my fate these last few days, but had this thought today that has alleviated some of the miserable feelings and churnings in my brain - maybe it'll help some of you, too. Ass...

Ha, "D-Day." I'm also feeling the stress, but that puts it in perspective - at least we're not preparing to invade Normandy! Like some of the others, my guess is more on the Friday end of the week... In the meantime I'll be sending good vibes for you...

Sevillaes - I'm glad to provide some comfort! :) No, I'm not from the NYC area - I live in New Orleans, but wanted to get up there and get a feel for the place, the program, and the people (all turned out to be wonderful!). Plus, JetBlue is just a go...

Ooo - I just remembered some other questions from earlier in the thread. As for GRE scores and GPAs, they really were emphasizing that essays and references were most important. The only specific numbers they gave indicated that a 3.0 undergraduate G...

Team (we're in this together!), Over the weekend I attended an open house / info session at the campus in New York and got some information that answers questions that have been floating around here... so I thought I'd share. It sounds like there are...

Aw, that head-basher is pretty accurate... Yes, I'm definitely making myself half mad with imaginings of how qualified other applicants might be. It's tough because we really have no clear picture of what the pool of applicants is like or where we fi...