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Hi there. The information for the Baptist Scholars is supposed to be included with the acceptance packet from Nova. Maybe you should give Baptist a call to see about the application. The GPA requirement is 3.0 and you'll have to go through another interview.

Has anyone seen BHSF on their financial award packet? Does anyone know when Baptist will let Nova know??

I think since most of us won't have the lab coat yet, we're supposed to go in business casual attire. I'm almost positive that they won't expect for us to come in scrubs on the 31st.

That's true...people are always quick to snatch your equipment if left unattended. For more information as to the supplies we may need, you can go to this website: http://www.undergrad.nova.edu/catalog/html/index.cfm?numContentID=278 then on the left hand side, click on College of Allied Health & Nursing, then Nursing Department, and then Textbooks & Supplies and it'll tell you what you need as far as your supplies. To make life easier, the website states the following: "students will also need the following supplies: a watch with a second hand, bandage scissors, and stethoscope." Then it goes on to talk about needing a PDA but that they will talk to us about that once school starts. If you click around on that site, you'll actually get a lot of good information. Hope this helps...

I forgot about that...I work for Doctors so I already have a badge too. Where do you work? I tried sending you a PM but I guess you haven't put enough post up. Email me at [email protected]...

Well, from what I understand, 40 is the maximum per group. Or maybe it was 60? Who knows...I'm totally excited also. I'm just getting all my things ready for the 31st. I think I might head out to buy my uniforms this week at this uniform store that there is on US1 and 62nd Avenue. I already ordered my lab coat since the bookstore said it takes up to 5 weeks to be processed. I just found out classes end on December 11th for anyone who was interested in knowing when the break would be (since I can't seem to find an academic calendar anywhere on the website). Well, let me know if anyone hears about anything we should know about...

They never really specified what they look at but I have a feeling they look at a both. Plus your interview...

Good morning everyone, I just wanted to start our own thread so we can discuss any of our own issues here. I don't know about the rest of you guys but I'm super excited about this. I can't wait to get started! I wish everyone luck...I'm sure we're going to become a very close group considering we'll be spending everyday of each other's lives for the next 27 months! I think we came in a good time because I was told by one of our nurses who does the preceptorships (she teaches the new grad nurses) here at Doctors Hospital (part of Baptist) that this is probably going to be the last group for a little while. I couldn't imagine going to Nova without this scholarship. Alright, that's all for now hehe...feel free to make your own questions or comments. Grace

Hi everyone, I got my acceptance letter in the mail today also for Scholars Program. I'm also going in on Wednesday to sign all the contracts, etc. I'm sooooo excited. I started crying when I read the letter lol...I have no idea why I got so emotional about it!

MIABSN - I'm sorry to hear that you didn't get it but you're right in saying that things happen for a reason. I haven't received anything either. I think this waiting was worse than waiting for my Nova letter!! Anyone get their financial aid award letter yet?? I sent my final transcripts and filled out all the necessary paperwork but I havent heard anything yet. I went last week to pay my other $500 but that hasn't gone through either.

I thought the interview at Nova was pretty general. They'll ask you questions like why do you want to be a nurse, why do you want to go to Nova, your strengths and weaknesses and then they'll ask you a few scenarios and they'll want you to tell them how you would address it. As for me, I felt that they made you feel very comfortable and they were very easy going. Regarding how many male students, I really have no idea how many male students we have in the program. But working in a hospital, I've noticed that all the groups doing clinicals, regardless of the school they are attending, have a ratio of about roughly 7:1 (more or less). So there aren't many guys in the program - I consistently see that. But good luck to you with your interview. I'm sure you'll do well...

I uploaded all my papers last week and I'm still "pending approval" from the Magnus Portal. I tried to find out from Nova how long it would take to approve but I wasn't able to get a response. Anyone upload their stuff and had it approved yet?

Are you sure your sources are reliable lol??

Wow, this is not the kind of news I wanted to hear. I really don't like this waiting thing...

I'm not a nurse personally but I have worked in a hospital setting for the last 6 years. I think that if this person hasn't posed any safety issues on their patients, there really isn't much to go by. I would be concerned if she was working over 20 hours at the same facility but since she's employed somewhere else before she comes into your hospital, there technically isn't anything illegal about it -- unless she's making major mistakes. I'm sure they're keeping an eye on that if they're aware she's working those crazy shifts. I know we would be... Now, if she's working her hours and is performing efficiently, all I can say is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Just my opinion...

I haven't received any emails regarding that information. Did they tell you who you have to do the background check with? Did you get the email through your nova email account or your personal one? I would love to get all that information so that I can start making arrangements at work since they are going to need to replace me and stuff.

I had my interview this morning and Frances told me the same thing...we should be hearing from them in 2 weeks or so. I think the interview went pretty well...I was in there for like 45 minutes. Frances was also explaining to me that they don't have a cap to how many they are going to take. She mentioned that the maximum was 40 but that if they felt comfortable with 20 or 6 that they would take only that...she said they take the "best of the best."

Sooo, how did everyone's interview go today?

I also got called for my interview too...I originally had it for tomorrow at 1:30pm but my grandmother just got discharged from Baptist Hospital for a big surgery so they called me today to see if I would prefer next Tuesday. So I went ahead and changed it for next Tuesday at 8:45am. Good luck to all of you going tomorrow. I have a friend who is in the Scholars Program but for FKCC and she said that the interview is just like the Nova interview except it's a panel of people. I'm sure everything will be fine. Let me know how it goes! Grace

The scrubs are going to be like a turquoise color...its not blue but its not green either...it's somewhere in the middle. Anyways, I haven't heard anything yet from the Scholars Program yet. I know some have already been set up for an interview though. I spoke to one of the students who is in the program right now (his second semester) and he said it's really crazy. The schedule is like Mon-Fri and then some days they have you come in at 8am other days at 10...and then you have two days where you get off by 1pm but then they'll change it on you last minute and make you stay later. My guess is that they want you to be flexible and not expect a set schedule. Anyone hear any information about anything lol?? I feel like we're being kept in the dark about everything. I'm going next week to speak with a financial counselor and to pay my other $500.

I think most of us are in the same predicament about how we are going to finance Nova....I've found it kind of odd also that aside from the acceptance letter, I havent received any of piece of mail from them. But if you had read one of my earlier postings, I spoke to one of the financial representatives who stated that the financial aid stuff won't be sent out till mid to end of july.

I haven't heard anything yet...just the letter that I received last week...

Update - I received a letter today from the Scholars Program at Baptist stating that they receive my application and that my application is complete. It also mentioned that a committee is going to review the application and then they will notify me of the next step which I assume is the interview. Any other perspective scholars receive anything yet?

Ok, I just spoke with a financial aid counselor by the name of Fred who told me that there would be other funds available for aid even if we receive the scholarship. He said we should be receiving our award letters about 6 weeks before school starts so maybe like mid-July.

I also applied for financial aid. But what do you mean that if you get accepted that they will take the loan/aid back? I'm still going to need assistance with books, insurance and my living expenses. Would that mean I'd have to take out private loans instead?