NHSC Application 2016 is Officially Open!

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Congratulations everyone!! How many emails did you receive? I only received one email saying "new message on BHW account"
 
Hey guys, this is a really long thread so I apologize in advance if these questions have already been asked.

I applied to dental school last summer and am currently going to interviews. I would start in fall 2017 if I'm accepted. Did I already miss my chance to apply and have it sync with my first year? Or do I apply in the spring? Also, are you paid when you work for NHSC? Any idea how much?

Thanks!


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Denizen said:
Hey guys, this is a really long thread so I apologize in advance if these questions have already been asked.

I applied to dental school last summer and am currently going to interviews. I would start in fall 2017 if I'm accepted. Did I already miss my chance to apply and have it sync with my first year? Or do I apply in the spring? Also, are you paid when you work for NHSC? Any idea how much?

Thanks!


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Nope. Applications opened up for me after I got my acceptance in early March 2016. I was an incoming D1 When I applied for the scholarship.
So if it follows the same thread, then applications will open up around Feb/March of 2017.
 
Emailed this morning. Participant portal. Congratulations, folks. Good luck to every single one of you. Hopefully will meet some of you at the job fairs!
 
Anyone know how the Other Reasonable Cost is calculated? Does our school tell NHSC or is it a fixed amount NHSC pays to all scholars? The packet that we are supposed to give our financial advisor does not have anything regarding ORC. Any insights?
 
recieved a finalist award but got an email today saying I was not accepted
 
I also received a finalist email and got an email today saying i was not accepted. When I called in early august after receiving a finalist email the guy on the phone told me "congratulations!" and made it sound as if all finalists received the scholarship, so I had gotten my hopes up pretty high.
 
I was also declined the scholarship today after being a finalist--not sure what happened :/
 
Tooth Fairy 1 said:
I was also declined the scholarship today after being a finalist--not sure what happened :/
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I'm sorry to hear that some of you received decline notices despite being a finalist. I was wondering if any of you received a countersignature on your contract before getting your decline notice.
 
I am so sorry for those of you who were finalists and didn't receive the award. Was there any information given as to why you were declined?
 
FlossBoss19 said:
Anyone know how the Other Reasonable Cost is calculated? Does our school tell NHSC or is it a fixed amount NHSC pays to all scholars? The packet that we are supposed to give our financial advisor does not have anything regarding ORC. Any insights?
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I emailed my Program Support Officer about this. She said that the NHSC "works directly with the University Financial Services office" to determine the amount. There is no additional paperwork that either the scholar nor the financial aid office needs to submit. We will receive an email (around the time our stipend/ ORC payment is given) that breaks down what the ORC $ is for. So basically, there's nothing we, nor our financial aid office, needs to do about it.
 
Really surprised to hear so many finalists didn't end up getting the award. So sorry guys, that is really disappointing, especially after it sounded like all finalists receive it :-/
 
studentdoctaa222 said:
I emailed my Program Support Officer about this. She said that the NHSC "works directly with the University Financial Services office" to determine the amount. There is no additional paperwork that either the scholar nor the financial aid office needs to submit. We will receive an email (around the time our stipend/ ORC payment is given) that breaks down what the ORC $ is for. So basically, there's nothing we, nor our financial aid office, needs to do about it.
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In regards to returning out loan, have any of you guys looked into that?
 
Lt.M1chelle said:
In regards to returning out loan, have any of you guys looked into that?
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My understanding is that the school will do it for you. You basically pay the school and they pay the school back. I do not plan on doing this until the end of the year, myself. I want to be careful not to give too much back as I think I am going to end up a little short overall and will need to borrow a little!
 
the scholarship was already sent to my school!! now just waiting on this refund 🙂
 
This scholarship is unbelievable. It already has arrived to my school too. After taking into account all the ORC plus stipend, the financial aid office is valuing the scholarship to be worth $98,000 per year for me. I'm an out of state student at my dental school so seeing the student loans disappear is amazing!
 
Also, make sure you go and talk with your financial aid office and make sure they find values for all the stuff that's covered. (Health insurance, loupes, computer, scrubs and books) if it's not broken down on your schools site, get it broken down so your fin aid office has stuff that proves to NHSC that it is really required.
 
Hey everyone! If I'm not really disadvantaged and live in an urban area, am I out of luck? I have a strong record of service and leadership.
 
boshwag said:
This scholarship is unbelievable. It already has arrived to my school too. After taking into account all the ORC plus stipend, the financial aid office is valuing the scholarship to be worth $98,000 per year for me. I'm an out of state student at my dental school so seeing the student loans disappear is amazing!
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What do you mean it has arrived to your schools? and how do you know it has?
 
goldcrown17 said:
Hey everyone! If I'm not really disadvantaged and live in an urban area, am I out of luck? I have a strong record of service and leadership.
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Not at all, you mainly need to show you have experience serving the underserved and are willing to do it in the future
 
I will be applying for this next cycle and was wondering what they typically look for in an applicant? Is it the similar GPA/DAT trend or more volunteer hours based? And also, how competitive is this scholarship? I imagine it is extremely hard to receive.
 
smurfeyD said:
I will be applying for this next cycle and was wondering what they typically look for in an applicant? Is it the similar GPA/DAT trend or more volunteer hours based? And also, how competitive is this scholarship? I imagine it is extremely hard to receive.
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They don't ask for a DAT score so you're good there. Last year, there were 5100 applicants and 196 were selected. You can find that number on their website... look for the 2015 scholar webinar. It's a pdf of the PowerPoint that was given to the scholars last year. Current year's scholars will have theirs on oct 4th! So we'll get some new numbers.
 
dentalgirl1023 said:
the scholarship was already sent to my school!! now just waiting on this refund 🙂
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Hey that's great news! That was quick! My school is still waiting for payment. They sent the invoice about two weeks ago. When did your school send the invoice?
 
boshwag said:
They don't ask for a DAT score so you're good there. Last year, there were 5100 applicants and 196 were selected. You can find that number on their website... look for the 2015 scholar webinar. It's a pdf of the PowerPoint that was given to the scholars last year. Current year's scholars will have theirs on oct 4th! So we'll get some new numbers.
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Is this for dental? Wow, a 3.8% acceptance rate?
 
Incis0r said:
Is this for dental? Wow, a 3.8% acceptance rate?
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I tried to ask them for just a dental number during the webinar last night but they said they weren't allowed to tell us. This year, there were 2280 applicants and I think 219 were selected so it wasn't as competitive this year.
 
boshwag said:
I tried to ask them for just a dental number during the webinar last night but they said they weren't allowed to tell us. This year, there were 2280 applicants and I think 219 were selected so it wasn't as competitive this year.
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That's strange- they should be transparent with their numbers.
Still a 10% rate....for every one person getting the nod, nine are being turned away.
 
Incis0r said:
That's strange- they should be transparent with their numbers.
Still a 10% rate....for every one person getting the nod, nine are being turned away.
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This year there were 2280 applicants and 205 awards were made. This however includes all of the disciplines. Usually about 20% of scholars are dental students. Actual number are something like 500-600 dental applicants -> 40-50 dental scholars. These numbers are based on an NHSC webinar from past year.
 
FlossBoss19 said:
This year there were 2280 applicants and 205 awards were made. This however includes all of the disciplines. Usually about 20% of scholars are dental students. Actual number are something like 500-600 dental applicants -> 40-50 dental scholars. These numbers are based on an NHSC webinar from past year.
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Yeah, so about a 10% acceptance rate. And all without looking at the DAT score? Thats crazy. So its based very very heavily on volunteer/leadership I am assuming.
 
smurfeyD said:
Yeah, so about a 10% acceptance rate. And all without looking at the DAT score? Thats crazy. So its based very very heavily on volunteer/leadership I am assuming.
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You also have to submit your transcripts
 
boshwag said:
They don't ask for a DAT score so you're good there. Last year, there were 5100 applicants and 196 were selected. You can find that number on their website... look for the 2015 scholar webinar. It's a pdf of the PowerPoint that was given to the scholars last year. Current year's scholars will have theirs on oct 4th! So we'll get some new numbers.
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For 2015, there were 2,111 applications....not 5100.
You can find the statistics of how many applied, etc. here: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/downloads/spapplicationguide.pdf
See Page 10 of the link, in the table.
 
goldcrown17 said:
Hey everyone! If I'm not really disadvantaged and live in an urban area, am I out of luck? I have a strong record of service and leadership.
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I agree with @FlossBoss19 that getting offered this scholarship depends most heavily on your commitment to work with the underserved in the past, present, and future ---They evaluate your commitment based on your essays describing your experience with the underserved, etc.

Also, 2 of my classmates and I who received the 4- year scholarship (starting this year) did not declare any background disadvantages on our applications.
 
Is anyone else waiting for the first stipend like I am. I open my bank account everyday like nope... still poor :laugh:
I know it should be late Oct/Early Nov. but still.
 
Anyone else still awaiting their loans taken care of? I know with the hurricane things have been a bit crazy last week but from what it seems a lot of people have had this taken care of prior.
 
FlossBoss19 said:
Anyone know how the Other Reasonable Cost is calculated? Does our school tell NHSC or is it a fixed amount NHSC pays to all scholars? The packet that we are supposed to give our financial advisor does not have anything regarding ORC. Any insights?
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Yes, ORC is reported by the school. Your Bursar and/or Financial Aid Office will log in to the NHSC system and report those estimates.
 
AceTomAce said:
My understanding is that the school will do it for you. You basically pay the school and they pay the school back. I do not plan on doing this until the end of the year, myself. I want to be careful not to give too much back as I think I am going to end up a little short overall and will need to borrow a little!
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If your loans plus your scholarship exceeds your cost of attendance, your school will be required to return your loans as soon as confirmation of your scholarship is received.
 
whaleofatale said:
If your loans plus your scholarship exceeds your cost of attendance, your school will be required to return your loans as soon as confirmation of your scholarship is received.
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Yes, this is my understanding. I believe I mistyped - I was saying the school will take your scholarship funds and will pay back the loan for you. I was referring to the stipend we receive not the actual loans themselves.
 
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