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I did get the email yesterday. Yes that made me a little nervous as well. I pretty much assumed we had a guaranteed job. But I will remain positive and keep saying the job is ours and it will eventually become a reality. Oh and yes I did say I would be commuting from Charlotte. What about you?

Hi nogames justsports, Have you heard anything regarding your contract? In the email it stated we should be hearing from someone regarding more info on the contract. I haven't heard anything yet so I was checking with you to see if you had any updates....

Check your email, notifications were sent out today. I am a happy camper, I was selected to receive the funding!!! What a way to end the week....Good luck and let me know if you have good news to share as well. I am cheering for you!!!

Hi, I called her last Tuesday and she said they just finished up the interviews (later than she had hoped) and now a committee has to meet to make the decisions. She didn't specify a time frame but she did say decisions should be made soon so hopefully we will know by the end of this week at the latest. It's driving me crazy too!!!!!!!! Keep me posted if you hear something and I will do the same. By the way have you applied for finaid as a back up? I have and they are the worst. They never pick up their phones!!!! When ever I do get someone on the line they say nothing else is needed from me and just to keep waiting. I am getting tired of the waiting game if you ask me lol...

Oh good she told me decisions would be made by this week too. I was just checking to see if anyone got notified early. Well I guess we will just sit tight for another week. Best of luck to you and please keep me updated if you hear anything. I will do the same.

Has anyone heard any news if they were selected to get funded by NC baptist Hospital? I am so axious to find out and I was wondering if I was the only impatient one....

Congrats no games just sports!!! I just had my interview today and I think it went pretty well but I am nervous b/c I don't know how they select candidates. I was under the impression they could fund all students as long as they met the criteria they were looking for in a future employee. By the way the HR lady said there are a total of 47 students in our class. If they only select 30 to receive the funding I wonder what criteria they will use??? I am so nervous, this funding is the main reason I wanted to attend WSSU. I hope as the months progress we learn new information on how everything works around there...Thank goodness for this site for vital info... Bradtmorgan hey there!!! Do you happen to know why the 6-8 students in your class did not get selected to receive funding? Have they shared that info with you? Thanks for all of your insight!!!

Hey Ana, I did get it thank you. I just replied back :wink2:

I also applied to Cabarrus College of Health Sciences for Fall 09, Carolinas College of Health Sciences for spring 10 and Queens for summer 10 their new ABSN program. I got accepted to Cabarrus College but their financial aid package wasn't sufficient enough for me. I did not get into Carolinas College and I am still waiting to hear from Queens. They send out letters in early November. If I get accepted to Queens it might be tempting b/c it is local and I would not have to commute but it's soooooooooooo expensive so WSSU is looking pretty good right about now, especially if I get funded by Baptist. What about you, what other schools did you apply to? I want to keep my grades up too so I plan on not working once the program starts. I have been working in Higher Ed for the past 5 years in the area of financial aid. It was the 1st job I got out of college while I decided what I wanted to do with my life and I never really left except briefly to try teaching HS biology which I quickly decided wasn't for me after 1 year lol...so then I went back into finaid... What was your path after undergrad?

Don't sweat over the missed call. I missed their call also. She left me a message and she also emailed me. I am sure they will call again on Monday or check your email because they may have tried to reach you that way also. I called her back and left a message and then I checked my email and discovered she had also emailed me so I also replied back to that as well. I hope to hear back Monday. (I am anxious just like you ) How funny that our GPA's are identical. It's great to have met a fellow classmate on here and even more awesome that we have all these things in common. I am so excited, I wish orientation was next week lol... So are you currently working? Do you plan on working during the program? I am currently working fulltime in higher ed but I plan not to work once January rolls around.

Concord is right near me. I live in the University area about 5 min from UNCC. Thanks for your reply it looks like we have more in common than I thought. Great. We sound like we are in the same age group as well. I won't ask your exact age but do you fall in the 25-30 range? I do... Oh I want to go into Labor and Delivery or Pediatrics, but I am also starting to get a small interest in surgery also... I want to work my way up to be a Director of Nursing or go into teaching in a nursing program with the hopes of becoming a chair or dean one day. I really don't want to keep going to school considering this BSN will be my 3rd degree but it looks like with my career goals I just might have to. I feel you, this is my last career change I swear lol...What about you, what field of nursing do you want to go into? I hope we pass the interview so we can get funded by Baptist, that is such an awesome opportunity. Have a great weekend!!!

Anabella, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I look forward to meeting you in January. I was reading some of your other posts, do you live in the Charlotte area? I live in Charlotte so if you do also then maybe we can work on some type of carpool if you plan on commuting? If you don't mind may I ask some additional questions? What was your previous degree in? Do you have children/hubby? I have a BS in Biology from 2004 and a M.Ed from 2007. I am married and we have two daughters ages 4 and 7 months. Congrats again, I am so excited.

Hi Bradtmorgan, I have wonderful news. I got my acceptance letter in the mail yesterday. Woo-Who!!! I am so exited to begin in January. How are things going for you lately? In the acceptance letter it stated interviews would be conducted at Baptist to determine if the hospital will fund students for the program. I was wondering if you remember anything from your interview? Are there any tips you can provide on winning them over? Thanks Bradtmorgan, you have been an awesome help and I appreciate the wealth of information you so graciously spared the time to share. Take care and I look forward to chatting with you soon, Gdubb82

Hi NursChar, Congratulations on your admission into Mercy. I was curious what your undergrad gpa was? I had applied there about a year ago but I got denied admission. I have a BS in Biology with a 3.0 gpa and a M.Ed with a gpa of 4.0. My SAT scores werent that great so maybe that's why I was denied. I was just curious what your gpa was so I can get an idea of what would make me more competitive if I ever decide to apply again. I wish you the best of luck.

It's good to hear things are progressing well for you and that you are able to maintain a life outside of classes. That was one of my concerns b/c my husband and I have two small children. Thank you for taking the time to reply and give us a preview of what the program is like. I submitted an application and they said decision letters should go out by October 1st. That's right around the corner, I am so anxious to find out the status. So what is your current class schedule like now? Have you had any saturday clinicals yet? I heard that the program may call for a period of saturday clinicals. When is your expected completion date? Oh and are you on the contract with Baptist? Thanks again for all of your insight and I wish you the best of luck and continued success. Gdubb82:yeah: