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Yogi Mel, I am so sorry to hear that you gave up your spot...I am still searching for loans. I have applied for 5 or 6 and didn't get approved because of my credit and I had a cosigner as well. I am in the process of seeing if I can get another person to cosign the loan. If I don't get the loan by the end of the month, I am going to give up my spot as well...So, you may see me at UNC:)...Good luck to you!

NMWayah, I do have Facebook. I will try to send you a private message.

@NMWayah, yes, we should definitely meet up! i'm not too far from you. i live in greenbelt. i will pm you my info. @YogiMel, thanks for the info. I am going to put this off for as long as I can...

I am going to try both of those for private loans. Mine was 34,000. So, I will definitely only be applying for that amount. I currently live in MD. Where do you live?

i hope everything works out for you! i'm going to apply to another program as well! if i'm not at duke, i will definitely be in nursing school somewhere! keep me posted!

NMWayah, I am in the same predicament as you ...I have tried a couple loan companies and was denied as well...That's one reason why I haven't did the background check. I am going to wait until September 30 to order it. I hate to ask people to cosign, but it looks like that's what I'm going to have to do...Have you tried SallieMae?

i enjoyed reading your story...CONGRATULATIONS!!!

NMWayah, You may want to contact "M" regarding the $500. I sent mine as soon as I accepted. I received an e-mail from them confirming receipt. Thank you for the heads up as I still have not ordered the background check. I will do so over the weekend.

Thanks for the encouragement BluDevil! My coworker told me to apply to Duke because her daughter is a RN and she went to Georgetown. She told me that I was going to get into Duke and not to worry about the finances...I understand, I am very impatient as well! Hopefully, we will hear something soon and I will also check into travel nursing. Sounds like you can make a pretty penny doing that! I'm single and do not have any children. So travel nursing should be a piece of cake for me!

BluDevil, that is true! I want to know because if it's not a good amount, I'm going to have to explore other options .

i accepted my offer as soon as they sent out admissions decisions. however, i sent an e-mail to financial aid the end of last month and i received the standard yada yada yada that we would have our financial aid packages before the october 1 deadline. also, i think we have to accept the offer by october 1. don't quote me. i still have to order my criminal background check and am waiting on financial aid before i spend anymore money!

has anyone heard from financial aid?

i plan to apply for the summer 2011 semester. good luck to everyone who has already applied!

I'm taking A&P II and Micro together for the fall semester. I have a friend who is a RN and she told me that I will totally be stressed out from this. The only reason why I'm doing this is because I have to get my pre-reqs done before I can apply to nursing school. I'll let you know whether I have a nervous breakdown or not LOL.

I am 32 and have been accepted to start nursing school in the Spring 2011. You are NEVER too old. I say go for it