NHSC Scholarship 2018-2019

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When do you apply for this? Say you are planning on attending dental school in Fall 2019. Would I apply right now?


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adent2be said:
When do you apply for this? Say you are planning on attending dental school in Fall 2019. Would I apply right now?


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No. You would apppy next year. You have to be accepted to a school before you can apply so if you are applying this next dental school application cycle for a Fall 2019 matriculation, you would apply for the NHSC scholarship next March.
 
health987 said:
What else was reiterated during the webinar? Thank you!


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People asked about GPA and transcripts. Since the application asks for the transcript from your most recent terminal degree, people were wondering what they should do if they did a post-bacc with no degree. They said that your GPA should reflect the terminal degree, but you may upload one pdf file with transcripts from other programs as long as it doesn’t exceed 5 mb.
 
Carlsaganlvr10 said:
People asked about GPA and transcripts. Since the application asks for the transcript from your most recent terminal degree, people were wondering what they should do if they did a post-bacc with no degree. They said that your GPA should reflect the terminal degree, but you may upload one pdf file with transcripts from other programs as long as it doesn’t exceed 5 mb.
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Oh ok. So not a cumulative GPA (undergrad + post bacc) or post bacc GPA but JUST the undergrad GPA? Thanks.


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health987 said:
Oh ok. So not a cumulative GPA (undergrad + post bacc) or post bacc GPA but JUST the undergrad GPA? Thanks.


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From my understanding, you need to interpret the guide literally. The person answering the question, said the GPA has to match your transcript - whichever transcript you upload. So, not a cum GPA. I got the impression that if your documents don’t match up, they will not review your app further. There will be another Q&A session April 26 (I think). I would join it. I phoned in and listened as I waited in traffic.
 
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Carlsaganlvr10 said:
From my understanding, you need to interpret the guide literally. The person answering the question, said the GPA has to match your transcript - whichever transcript you upload. So, not a cum GPA. I got the impression that if your documents don’t match up, they will not review your app further. There will be another Q&A session April 24 (I think). I would join it. I phoned in and listened as I waited in traffic.
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I see. Thanks!


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Sorry if this is a stupid question but when they say 2500 characters for the essay are they including spaces? Do they even care that much since we are uploading a document and not entering it in a text box?

Also for transcripts, do they just want the transcripts from undergrad or the most recent degree? I did take classes at a CC during the summer but I never received a degree from them so I don't have to send that in right?
 
crumps said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question but when they say 2500 characters for the essay are they including spaces? Do they even care that much since we are uploading a document and not entering it in a text box?

Also for transcripts, do they just want the transcripts from undergrad or the most recent degree? I did take classes at a CC during the summer but I never received a degree from them so I don't have to send that in right?
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Just follow the 500 word limit.

As for transcripts, I would only submit your transcript from most recent degree.
 
My apologies if this question has been answered in past forums. Where can in-depth information be found on EFN status requirements?
 
bananagramz said:
My apologies if this question has been answered in past forums. Where can in-depth information be found on EFN status requirements?
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I didn’t hear anybody ask specifically about EFN, but many asked about disadvantaged status form, which either your undergrad or dental school can fill out. As for EFN, all of the information I can find on it is in last year’s NHSC thread. There I learned that you need to have received a special type of loan during undergrad, but apparently that loan has not been awarded for many years now? People also said that receiving a full Pell Grant does not qualify you as EFN.
 
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For date starting school and exact date ending for every school year, how do we get specific dates? ( including day and year we will graduate?)

Also can the academic rec be from a pre health advisor? or it has to be from a professor?
 
Monera29 said:
For date starting school and exact date ending for every school year, how do we get specific dates? ( including day and year we will graduate?)

Also can the academic rec be from a pre health advisor? or it has to be from a professor?
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Just make your best educated guess, but make sure that the dates you lost fall within their contract year.
 
I'm waitlisted at my only chance for this cycle and am hoping I get accepted before this app closes. Should I ask my prof for a LOR now and just explain I'm doing it to be prepared and that I need to be accepted to apply? I'm worried about him not having enough time to write one and thus missing out on the scholarship. But I don't want him to feel like he's wasting his time as I'm not even eligible to apply yet.
 
Hey you guys, I need your opinions. I am currently asking for letters of recommendation for this scholarship and was wondering who I should choose for my non academic letter. I have 2 really good people to choose from but I'm not certain which would mean more to the scholarship committee.

1) Medical Doctor: I currently work as a medical scribe and have worked with my doctor (a urologist) for the past 1.5 years. He knows me very well and I feel could provide an amazing letter of recommendation. While he knows me well and can certainly speak to my strengths, I am unsure whether having a medical doctor provide my letter would be the best option when I am going into dentistry.

2) Family Dentist: I shadowed a family dentist for 40+ hours last year and got to know her very well. I did serve as a Spanish translator for her and she works with underserved and special needs patients. I also feel she could provide me with a great letter, but I am unsure about whether the short length of time that I have worked with her would be poorly received by the scholarship committee.

Any opinions would be appreciated!
 
Monera29 said:
Checked my school's start dates and they start in MAY......
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This is my interpretation from the webinar, but I don’t think your start date matters too much as long as it’s before Sept. 30. When inputting the info online, I would just choose July 1, as your start date.
 
Chipotle4Life said:
Hey you guys, I need your opinions. I am currently asking for letters of recommendation for this scholarship and was wondering who I should choose for my non academic letter. I have 2 really good people to choose from but I'm not certain which would mean more to the scholarship committee.

1) Medical Doctor: I currently work as a medical scribe and have worked with my doctor (a urologist) for the past 1.5 years. He knows me very well and I feel could provide an amazing letter of recommendation. While he knows me well and can certainly speak to my strengths, I am unsure whether having a medical doctor provide my letter would be the best option when I am going into dentistry.

2) Family Dentist: I shadowed a family dentist for 40+ hours last year and got to know her very well. I did serve as a Spanish translator for her and she works with underserved and special needs patients. I also feel she could provide me with a great letter, but I am unsure about whether the short length of time that I have worked with her would be poorly received by the scholarship committee.

Any opinions would be appreciated!
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Choosing people for LORs for this is tough. I’m in a similar situation. I think both sound like great options. The doctor is great because he/she has known longer, but the dentist can speak to your desire to work with underserved populations. Honestly, I would go with the person that you know would give you a stronger letter. The non-academic letter doesn’t have to be dental related in any capacity. The person I’m having write mine is a volunteer coordinator for and educational program. Hope this helps.
 
How does everyone work on the Acceptance Report? I talked to my school and they said that they need me to sign the enrollment verification. On the form, it said the verification need to send to a person, agency or school. Should I send it to myself and upload it onto the application?
 
Chipotle4Life said:
Hey you guys, I need your opinions. I am currently asking for letters of recommendation for this scholarship and was wondering who I should choose for my non academic letter. I have 2 really good people to choose from but I'm not certain which would mean more to the scholarship committee.

1) Medical Doctor: I currently work as a medical scribe and have worked with my doctor (a urologist) for the past 1.5 years. He knows me very well and I feel could provide an amazing letter of recommendation. While he knows me well and can certainly speak to my strengths, I am unsure whether having a medical doctor provide my letter would be the best option when I am going into dentistry.

2) Family Dentist: I shadowed a family dentist for 40+ hours last year and got to know her very well. I did serve as a Spanish translator for her and she works with underserved and special needs patients. I also feel she could provide me with a great letter, but I am unsure about whether the short length of time that I have worked with her would be poorly received by the scholarship committee.

Any opinions would be appreciated!
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I'm just curious why you are applying for this? Do you want to make this a career out of NHSC or maybe more for the tuition? Maryland seems more reasonable to go in debt and then start your own practice. Whereas, a private school is about twice that price. Not trying to be rude, just curious :bookworm::borg: I'm not saying you should apply only to pay tuition either :angelic:
 
Are last years(and similar previous years numbers) of 2068 applicants and 181 awards given really the chances we have to get this? The odds do not seem good. I figured there would be more spots to give back to the communities in need than 181.
 
PackFan91 said:
Are last years(and similar previous years numbers) of 2068 applicants and 181 awards given really the chances we have to get this? The odds do not seem good. I figured there would be more spots to give back to the communities in need than 181.
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I think it's even worse than that. The application manual said that they had 139 scholarships available for this next year.
 
weaselodeath said:
I think it's even worse than that. The application manual said that they had 139 scholarships available for this next year.
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And is this 139 number specific to dentistry or the total of all medical profession scholarships (i.e. medical, dental, PA, NP, etc.)?
 
JC10 said:
And is this 139 number specific to dentistry or the total of all medical profession scholarships (i.e. medical, dental, PA, NP, etc.)?
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It's across all my professions if I understand it correctly. Look on pg. 12 of the guide linked in OP's post.
 
Hey guys, I am a current M1 who received the scholarship during last-year's cycle. Happy to answer any questions you might have about the program, though I am probably better suited to answer questions about the medical path. Best of luck to everyone --- I certainly didn't think I would get it but just goes to show it never hurts to apply! Feel free to PM me too.
 
Any thoughts from anyone on re-using essays from last year's cycle? I haven't changed much other than that I am currently in Med School and doing well in school, and I still desire to work PC in underserved areas, which I could speak of perhaps. Last year I had a friend who is a professional writer spend over a month back and forth with me writing some really, really great essays and I don't really have the capability to do that this year.
 
Carlsaganlvr10 said:
Choosing people for LORs for this is tough. I’m in a similar situation. I think both sound like great options. The doctor is great because he/she has known longer, but the dentist can speak to your desire to work with underserved populations. Honestly, I would go with the person that you know would give you a stronger letter. The non-academic letter doesn’t have to be dental related in any capacity. The person I’m having write mine is a volunteer coordinator for and educational program. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for you input! 🙂
 
NeverSumer said:
I'm just curious why you are applying for this? Do you want to make this a career out of NHSC or maybe more for the tuition? Maryland seems more reasonable to go in debt and then start your own practice. Whereas, a private school is about twice that price. Not trying to be rude, just curious :bookworm::borg: I'm not saying you should apply only to pay tuition either :angelic:
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I am applying because I have a genuine interest in serving underserved populations. Regardless of which school you attend (private vs. public), I am sure having financial support in this capacity is great blessing; however, this program speaks to more than just that. I honestly hope to work in primary care once I graduate dental school and the idea of giving back to underserved communities in this capacity is personally fulfilling for me.
 
NeverSumer said:
My application says "Essays should be limited to 2,500 characters or less in Times New Roman 12 font."
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Hey! I'm not sure if you had this clarified or not but the webinar from 4/12/18 verified that it is a 500 word count not the 2,500 characters. I saw that on there as well and can see how it was confusing.
 
did you have to go through any medical screening after/during the NHSC scholarship application process like the HPSP students go through?
 
Figured I would share this in case anyone else missed this piece of information in the Guidelines... the scholarship requires:

"Each document submitted must include the applicant’s First Name, Last Name, Discipline and last 4 digits of social security number"
 
e-doc21 said:
Figured I would share this in case anyone else missed this piece of information in the Guidelines... the scholarship requires:

"Each document submitted must include the applicant’s First Name, Last Name, Discipline and last 4 digits of social security number"
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this does not apply to the recommendation letters right??
 
For transcripts, the manual says:
"Each applicant must submit transcript (s) from the last degree earned and the current de gree program. An unofficial transcript is acceptable and must display the applicant name, school name, and grade point average (GPA)"

If I haven't matriculated into med school yet, can I just submit my undergrad transcript? It seems like they're asking for both.
 
California Bear said:
For transcripts, the manual says:
"Each applicant must submit transcript (s) from the last degree earned and the current de gree program. An unofficial transcript is acceptable and must display the applicant name, school name, and grade point average (GPA)"

If I haven't matriculated into med school yet, can I just submit my undergrad transcript? It seems like they're asking for both.
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You have to be accepted into medical school in order to be considered for the scholarship.
 
California Bear said:
For transcripts, the manual says:
"Each applicant must submit transcript (s) from the last degree earned and the current de gree program. An unofficial transcript is acceptable and must display the applicant name, school name, and grade point average (GPA)"

If I haven't matriculated into med school yet, can I just submit my undergrad transcript? It seems like they're asking for both.
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Yes, if you're accepted and haven't matriculated yet then you use your undergrad transcript and have someone at the med/dent/etc. school fill out a form saying that you are accepted.
 
does anyone know the scholarship numbers by specialty; like how many for dental school students? how many for nurses? etc?
 
So if you are already a year into school do they only want the transcript and GPA from your medical coursework or do they want undergrad as well. The verbiage on the portal is confusing. The first bullet say to enter "most recently completed program." The next bullet says "current graduate program"

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So if you are already a year into school do they only want the transcript and GPA from your medical coursework or do they want undergrad as well. The verbiage on the portal is confusing. The first bullet say to enter "most recently completed program." The next bullet says "current graduate program"

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You put the GPA there from the program you finished most recently before professional school. You will upload a transcript from your current program as part of your supporting documents, and they'll be able to tell your current school GPA from that. Or at least that's how I read it.
 
e-doc21 said:
Figured I would share this in case anyone else missed this piece of information in the Guidelines... the scholarship requires:

"Each document submitted must include the applicant’s First Name, Last Name, Discipline and last 4 digits of social security number"
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Is this required on the essays? Where did you find this information at too?
 
NeverSumer said:
Is this required on the essays? Where did you find this information at too?
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I found it on page 49 under Required Supporting Documentation, last sentence of the first paragraph in the Application and Program Guidance.
 
e-doc21 said:
I found it on page 49 under Required Supporting Documentation, last sentence of the first paragraph in the Application and Program Guidance.
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What does it mean by discipline? Like Dentistry or Medical?
 
if you have submitted your application, will we ever find out if something is wrong and if they won't accept it before May 10?
 
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