btlejoos

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1. Columbia University-ETP

   btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate Students

   to add to the BSN debate - at a columbia info session i attended, we were told that new york requires a BSN in order to enter an MSN program, so that's why they offer it. i don't think it necessarily...

2. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   congrats biddy! it's such a relief to make a decision. i decided this weekend to do yale over columbia. the financial aid package isn't great, but at least we're starting out as grad students and are...

3. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   calalilly - i believe they said we would get about 20,000 in stafford loans and an additional 7 or so in perkins. i've heard that the perkins loan has some sort of loan forgiveness program if you work...

4. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   i'm debating with columbia, only because i could be working as an RN as soon as next summer. it certainly isn't much cheaper, given cost of living. my gut is pushing for yale too though. i mean, it's...

5. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   i'm hoping to find a place with fellow nursing students. i currently live alone but don't want to pay that kind of rent if i'm not going to be working! plus, it seems like it will make the transition...

6. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   i did stumble across this site, but there aren't many listings and i don't think it was what the guy from student affairs was referring to.

7. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   i remember at the student affairs session the guy said that once we're admitted, they give us access to a website where people can post housing ads. does that ring a bell to anyone else? after the...

8. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   calalilly - i understand what you're dealing with. i have a background in psychology and was accepted into the psychiatry specialty. i'm extremely excited but definitely have had some worries in the...

9. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

   btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   hi all! i got in for child psych! seems like a lot of us psych people found out today. congrats to everyone who found out, and i hope everyone else hears

10. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    congratulations lillyb! what a perfect ending to the

11. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hmmm no clue. i'm sure angela could tell you the number of people who got accepted in acute once letters go out. that might give you an indication of how popular it

12. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    jnd - i asked angela this very question and she said it's highly unlikely if you want to switch to a "popular" specialty like family or pediatrics, but that if you want to do geriatrics or oncology,...

13. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN program for Fall 2009?

    btlejoos replied to LillyB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    the wait continues! just buy a bottle of wine so you have it ready when you open the letter. you'll need it regardless of the

14. Columbia University-ETP

    btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate Students

    dohzen...the deadline on my financial aid package is

15. Columbia University-ETP

    btlejoos replied to jcarranz5's topic in Post Graduate Students

    planet - i received $5,500 in subsidized loans and $7,000 in unsubsidized. you may want to contact oscar if you didn't receive the $7,000 as i was under the impression that we all would receive that...