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eight pennies I'm applying. Did you get in and start the program? I'd love to hear your experience so far.

NurseEmme any chance you can get your friend on here to tell us what she likes and doesn't like about Simmons? Or connect us PM?

Hello, I'm having a heck of a time finding average NP salaries in Northern BC. Does anyone know the average hourly salaries up there and how they compare to RN salaries in the same region? It seems like salaries fluctuate greatly from province to province and region to region. Thank you!

That's good news...they phrase things so strangely, like after you submit it says you've submitted your intent to accept the scholarship, but actually you've electronically signed the contract already. I hope we have better access to knowledgeable people who run the program once we are actually in the program!

Does anyone know what happens after the paperwork is submitted? I submitted my paperwork and electronically signed contract. Do we get a "real" contract that we have to sign in person? If so, when will that arrive and how long do we have to sign it? I very happy to be offered the chance at being in the program, but I'm going backpacking this Wednesday for a week and afraid I will miss a short-notice required response...for any other backpacking trip I'd just cancel but this is into the zone of eclipse totality-a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see it in my home state.

I got the email too! I'll be an FNP student starting in September.

Ditto what others said...you won't lose your license. You didn't do anything illegal. If you are going to keep your married name despite the divorce, you will just have to show a marriage license or legal name change document to update your license to your married name. If you are going to switch back to your maiden name, you shouldn't have to do anything for your license. Whatever you do, take a deep breath and don't worry.

I was accepted to a program where you can get a DNP in three years or you can stop after two years with a Master's if you want to (or need to because you have a service obligation to honor)

Is this the email we need to add to our contact list to make sure if we are lucky enough to get an offer we don't miss it? [email protected]

re: "I'm doing an NP program, but I heard that I may be penalized in the scoring because it's BSN-DNP" DNP makes you 2nd tier. It's totally ridiculous, but it's the truth. My stats are similar to yours and last year I didn't get a credit check because I applied as a DNP. This year I applied for funding only for the master's portion of the DNP and I got a credit check with almost an identical application as last year. They don't make it clear at all because under first tier it says graduate FNP program, but what they mean is MASTER'S FNP program.

I didn't get a credit check last year and I didn't get offered a scholarship either...so I think they only credit check finalists.

I got a credit check from Credco today. The request originator is listed as HRSA.

Radnurse1927, Mine are also in the 500 word range. During the first conference call, the director of the program said that it doesn't matter how long they are; when the caller pressed him he he said that they aren't picky about the length of the essays (which is good, since they gave conflicting information!)

Thanks rnkaytee! It's interesting to know that schools are indeed making the switch. I'm interested to see if anyone else posts with more examples.

Hi, I'm a nurse practitioner student and my school offers both the MN and DNP. Does anyone know if there are any schools that have actually eliminated the MN and only offer the DNP? Thanks!

Are you folks doing your resume LITERALLY in chronological order (ie from oldest to newest)? They say chronological order, but I'm thinking they mean reverse chronological order, from newest to oldest... That's pretty standard for resumes...

For GPA, they told me that they aren't totally anal about it, to use my judgement, and that they want to see science or nursing courses, so if your last completed degree didn't have any science (mine was in history) to use your prerequisite GPA, if you had several terms to show.

Yes, according to page 36 of the Nurse Corps Guidance PDF (you can download it off the Nurse Corps Scholarship page) a permanent residency card suffices. It says: b. Documentation of Status as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status may include a copy of a birth certificate issued by a city, county, or state agency in the United States, the identification page of a valid U.S. passport, or a certificate of citizenship or naturalization.  A permanent resident card, driver's license, marriage certificate, or social security card are not acceptable as proof of U.S. Citizenship.

Just wanted to let you know I got more (still somewhat vague) information yesterday. Someone on the conference call asked about essay length. The director of the program said it should be less than 5,000 characters and under 1 page. She replied her essays are less than 5,000 characters but about a page and a half. He replied, and I quote, "Well, we aren't too picky about that." So...I decided to expand my essays a bit because you can't say much in 250 words. Mine are now each between 450 and 510 words, and 2,500 and 3,000 characters, and less than one page at 1.15 spacing, 12 font, Times New Roman. I'm hoping that is acceptable. Wish they'd be more clear! Sheesh.

HRSA emailed it to me today but thank you for offering :)

I was on that conference call--it was so frustrating! I waited an hour and a half and not only did they not answer my question, now I have more questions! For example, they said that DNP is tier 2, but they said that a graduate nurse practitioner is tier 1. I am getting a DNP in Nurse Practitioner, so does that make me Tier 1 or Tier 2? For years they have only had enough funds to award tier 1 so this is kind of an important distinction.

Does anyone have a 2017-2018 copy of the Verification of Acceptance/Good Standing report? The link on the application doesn't work (at least for me). That happened last year too and when I wrote they sent it to me as an attachment. I thought if one of you proactive people already did this you might be able to post the form here for the rest of us.

I had the same (mixed) answers when calling different times. I think since 5,000 characters is WAY longer than 1/2 page, we should go with 250 words which is about 1/2 page. That's what I'm doing anyway!

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Did anyone who got the scholarship this year apply last year and not get it? If so, what did you change about your application? Any advice appreciated. Thanks folks