congrats! looking forward to meeting you too!
that's great that you don't have to travel at all or dorm. i'm going to be dorming there which isn't ideal but I really liked the school.
yeah I didn't really look around the town too much just enough to see the surrounding area cause I got lost lol but it was really nice there. and most programs are somewhere around this price, it just comes with the degree. and that's great I hope we can all be as lucky as him.
That is great! Congrats! I know how you feel, this was my second year since I applied right out of college after getting rejected last year as well, but I am happy I have at least one option! I have until March 1st, but I am probably going to pay the deposit as well just so I have this spot as well.
Yes, I may either try commuting since it is expensive or look for an apartment with a roommate, I dont know if I want to live by myself 🙂. I definitely will keep looking though!
Congratulations glad to hear you finally heard back!! I'm hoping to hear something back soon since I was in the same interview group as yours.
yeah i'm really curious to see what the schedule will be like. they have 3 summer "cycles" so I can't even imagine what the class schedule will be lol. but yeah definitely try and save money wherever you can!
Yeah I know, thank you for the kind words - definitely staying positive and hopeful! 🙂
I live in the area, Long Island in general is pretty expensive unfortunately. If you're ok with the drive, I would look for somewhere in Queens or Brooklyn, it might be a little cheaper
Yes agreed, although it may be a drive Queens is a great option for cheaper living
that's what I've been wondering! there's 3 summer "cycles" so I have no idea how it will end up being
I didn't realize they had 3 summer cycles but that would be so much better! It would be helpful to be able to focus for a month on specific subjects, hopefully they send something out soon to let us know.
yeah absolutely! I guess we will have to wait until late march to be advised and then register, according to the academic calendar.
yeah it said by march 1st but I paid right away just to secure my spot. i'm 99% attending unless I get into liu.
also, the total deposit is 1,500 just to make sure you know.
Hi Gina, did you pay the tuition deposit online or in person? I was thinking of paying it online but I don't see the tuition deposit posted on my account.
That's kewl. Is LIU program shorter in length compared to NYIT?
Can I ask why you'd choose LIU over NYIT? I'm just curious, I actually turned down my interview with them once I got into NYIT just because of their price/lengthy program. I also haven't paid the deposit yet, they give us until March 1st so our place is secured until then right?
once I set up my username and whatnot with the directions from the acceptance email, on the "my nyit" student center page you can scroll all the way down and there is an option to pay the deposit there. you have to create your username and password for the my nyit page using the student id number. (I wasn't provided with one until I asked for it).
well as far as price goes, they're both private schools, so I feel like at this point i'm going to have huge loans either way haha. i'm actually going to apply next year for the nyc doe scholarship so hopefully i'll get that and it will cut my loans more than half. the only reason I MIGHT consider going there if I were to be accepted (I still haven't received an interview due to my academic update), is that I can commute very easily there. I live in staten island so taking the ferry over to manhattan and a train a few stops into bk to the school would be a lot easier than dorming (and save money), and also traveling over an hour back home when I need to get home from nyit.
Ah ok gotcha, good luck with LIU! Just so you know, it costs 150k (as opposed to NYIT being 100k) and is 122 credits (as opposed to NYITs 85). I couldn't believe the differences when i found out.
wow! I guess I didn't look into it enough I definitely didn't realize it was so much more money. I appreciate the info haha this is making me care a little less about having to dorm lol.
The nursing program is an undergraduate program, the scholarships for undergrad are very generous at NYIT. The grad school scholarships are for $3000 a year , broken up per semester. I think this would apply for the OT program as well.
Wow, thanks for the input. Even though it isn't much, every bit helps so that's very good to know.
hey when I got my acceptance packet, I got a letter saying I was receiving the 3,000 per year scholarship. so if you haven't gotten your packet yet then it's possible you'll get one then! also, I've filled out the fafsa already, I was told I had to do it or else I wouldn't be able to accept the scholarship. it was so confusing to do but now that it's done i'm just waiting about a week or so to have nyit I guess set up my account for the fafsa to see if I qualify for any aid. I think either way, though, you need to fill out the fafsa before you register and pay tuition.
the total deposit is 1,500, so I just paid that whole thing at once. you should have that whole deposit done by march 1st or you will lose the spot. it sucks that we can't get the deposit back but at least it's a guarantee of a seat. as far as the account balance i'm not really sure, because mine says my balance is the amount that I paid, so that's a little confusing. maybe call the office of admissions to really clarify that part. the deposit though has to be paid in full by march 1st or they will give your spot to someone on the wait-list.
no problem! I think it went through pretty quickly, I don't exactly know though.
Im just gonna pay the deposit. I wanted to wait till March 1st but Im pretty sure im going to this school. It is confusing because my balance said zero also. I think i have to input the tuition deposit myself and just pay it like that.
I figured, I just wanted to make sure. The first day of class is MAY 24th, I asked this during the interview and that's what she told me.
I did the fafsa for the 16/17 year that's what I was told to do; also I was told to do a seasonal loan form i'm kind of confused why but maybe you should find out if you need to do one too
ok I will call them tomorrow about the form. where do you obtain the seasonal loan form and who told you that?? By the way, I called up NYIT financial AID office today to inquire about the federal Perkins loan. She told me that due to the funding cuts or whatever, NYIT will not be offering the federal Perkins loans for this year. I hope she is wrong on this, because that's a real bummer.
what kind of loan is that anyway?
Ok so Federal Perkins loan is a low interest federal loan (5% interest) and its available for undergrad and graduate students. In these types of loans the school is actually the lender so we would eventually pay back the school after we graduate of course. The maximum your allowed to borrow is $8000 per year.
