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Does anyone know when/how (email vs. snail mail) we should expect to get our financial aid packages? Also, cnp2012, is there an established procedure for submatriculating into an MSN program during the BSN portion? If so, how many students choose to do that, and are they generally successful?

Also, does anyone have any experience with or opinions about Baltimore? Frankly, that is one of my biggest minuses for Hopkins. I don't want to feel unsafe all of the time.

Congrats, all! I am also having a debt aneurysm, but it is comforting to know that I'm not the only one having the happiness-quickly-followed-by-panic reaction. Is anyone deciding between Hopkins and Penn? What factors are weighing most on your mind? (In addition to aid money. Hopkins will probably wind up being cheaper if only because it is shorter).

@cchun. Thanks and congrats! I was also accepted to Jeff and to Mass General in Boston. I really don't want to move (I love Philly and have family here), so I'm leaning towards choosing between Jeff and Penn. I have my heart set on Penn and my wallet set on Jefferson. Yet Mass General lingers in the back of my mind because it is such a good hospital system. At any rate, I'm definitely waiting for financial aid info. I'm basically just a mess of confusion at this point. I wish I had someone in the field to advise me.

Also accepted! YAY! Now I have no idea how to make the decision about shelling out the extra money compared to some other programs... Good luck to all!

@kmp--Are a lot of people from the Boston area/do people stay there after graduation? Also, I realize that you're still IN the program, but can you give us a sense of what to expect with regards to job placement after we finish? Basically, do grads find jobs quickly or does it take a while? Thanks for answering our questions!

@kmp, how many of the classes are online/hybrid?

this wait is starting to straight up drive me crazy.

Also--parking tends to be a headache here.

I currently live in Philly too, and I've never even desired a car. I pretty much walk everywhere, but I had to rely on public transit when I dislocated my knee several months ago, and I still managed to get everywhere on time. I live in Graduate Hospital which is about a 30 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride to the nursing school. A lot of Penn grad students live off-campus in University City, which is affordable, but you can find nicer housing for the same price elsewhere. Anyway, I love Philly and think it is a really great spirited small-town city. Anyone know when exactly we should expect to hear back? My interviewer said the beginning of Feb, but I have an enrollment fee deadline on Feb 7 at another school that I'd really rather not needlessly pay...

I'm in the same exact boat as you. I got in with a scholarship, and the clinical placements are certainly enticing. The money makes it really difficult to say no. The only reason I'm hesitating is that I'll be moving to a new city, and having a strong campus community is really important to me. While I've been to Boston and enjoyed it, no city feels like home when you're isolated.

Hi everyone! I am also in the Penn absn 2014 applicant pool, and I just received my interview time for Wednesday. I am SUPER nervous. Has anyone interviewed yet, and can you give us a sense of what to expect? (I realize that most of the people here have not interviewed at Penn yet and that we've all taken to the internet to prepare and ease our nerves, but has anyone interviewed for other accelerated nursing programs?) Good luck to all!

Hi folks! Is anyone here applying to just the ABSN program (not the combined option), and do you know if those interviews have started yet? Penn is my top choice, and I'm growing increasingly anxious. Thanks in advance!