StaceeRN

Also tier 1. I don't know that they've been able to go below tier 1, especially with the changes to the allocation of funds. Keep your hopes up though and good luck!

I am also an awardee from last year. I keep checking in now and then to see if I can add any perspective. I remember one nurse faculty member saying she got the letter of intent in May. Then it seemed to move on to NPs (June or July), then RNs (ma...

I'm thinking we won't get them until April, since most of us didn't get the first payment until October.

They have always allowed consolidated loans, as long as they are consolidated before the application deadline OR after you are awarded (do not consolidate between the two) AND the loans that were consolidated were acquired by you to go towards your n...

Not yet. Hoping they come in a week or so.

We will get a W2, but the gov't takes their time and they didn't get sent out until Jan. 31st last year.

On the "next steps" page it says "Participate in the NELRP Awardee Webinar, which will provide important information about your participation in NELRP. You will receive an email invitation in the coming weeks with specific Webinar details. Your atten...

I visited the program portal today and noticed the "my financial information" tab and decided to check it out. I was greatly surprised to see the breakdown of taxes for just one payment. My gross monthly payment is about equal to that of my gross p...

Same here.

Did anyone receive a payment this week?

I don't see why the deposits would be affected by the end if the fiscal year. Seems odd. I'm just going to hope that the reps are wrong once again.

Also still waiting. Any day now...

I'm sorry you weren't awarded but I'm sure you were given incorrect information. On last year's thread there was an HRSA employee giving insight to the process and he said every single application is reviewed and they would be in big trouble if they...

That's a tough one. I'd call the help desk and ask. You might want to call a few times to see if you get different answers, since that seems to be the theme.

I consolidated with Wells Fargo. All of my private loans were with them and they offered me the best deal. I *think* they are now accepting outside consolidations. I was also looking into CU Student Loans. If you have an account with a participat...

It's ok, it's all very confusing. I've just researched so much, it's practically etched in my brain! For the loan forgiveness, you can select the IBR, ICR, or standard repayment (not much help when the standard repayment is 10 years!) Just to be c...

Speaking from experience, I would recommend consolidating federal loans before you enter repayment, especially if you have some that are Direct loans and some that are not. This will give you the advantage of making all of your payments eligible tow...

Federal loans do not have to be consolidated to be eligible for the public service forgiveness. They do, however, have to be Federal Direct loans. For instance, of my 10 federal loans, only 2 are Direct loans. The payments I have made on those go ...

This was in response to im4yanks.

Talk to your loan servicer about consolidation. If they don't offer consolidation, look around for another servicer. I consolidated my private loans and got a much lower interest rate and the loan term was extended to 20 years, even though I didn't...

I feel terrible for those who were not awarded. I'm trying to think of reasons why some people have such high debt/income ratios and weren't awarded... consolidating loans after submitting application, not enough documentation of previously consolid...

I think that may have been a typo. I have plenty of private loans that were all included in my award. Silvermoondust, could you clarify that statement? I'm a little confused as well.

If you are awarded, they give you a worksheet that outlines your loans and the total amount of your award, minus federal taxes. What's left is then divided into 24 monthly payments, which is deposited directly into your bank account each month.

Try logging in on the participant page!! The same thing happened to me and that's when I found out I could log in as a participant.