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We're all emails sent at the same time? credit check on 6/11. Md applicant.
I am a PA applicant/finalist and I received a credit check on 06/11. I applied with a disadvantaged background and received my finalist email on the 21st. I wasn't able to submit my verification documents until yesterday owing to my being out of the country. My status also now says "award accepted - under final review."
I had a different experience than some others when I called the NHSC customer service portal to ask about the significance of my finalist status. The first time I called, the representative told me that she couldn't discuss any statistics and all she could say was that being a finalist meant you had a better chance of getting the award than not being a finalist. I will hold off on my personal opinion of that statement because it isn't very nice.
The second time I called, a different representative was slightly more approachable and told me that being a finalist was a good sign and meant that you had a good chance of being a recipient. When I remarked that students in previous years had been told that being a finalist meant they would be recipients as long as they accepted the award properly, the representative simply laughed and repeated his earlier statement.
Based on forums from previous years, I don't think anything has actually changed with what being a finalist means. I think that they are just being more cautious about stating their policy that an award isn't guaranteed until the contract is signed by both parties. Either that or the representatives enjoyed causing me stress.
So how long does it normally take for them to countersign the contract?
FWIW, I did not receive a credit check and got the finalist email 7/21/2015.
Question for other finalists. When you submitted your acceptance with electronic signature, and when you look at your contract now, do you see your signature on the contract pdf? I thought I signed it, but the "Applicant Name" and "Applicant Signature" fields are empty
Does anyone know when we might receive an actual guarantee of funding after electronically signing the contract?
I didn't either...I'm in med school so I hope it's just because of how they group people? Or honestly it might be because they just have to get through batches like they do when sending out finalist emails...that's what I'm hoping anyway.Any finalists not get countersigned today? Cuz I didn't
Dental student here. Just went through some of the past years threads and it looks like some people took a while to get countersigned, which is hopefully good news!I didn't either...I'm in med school so I hope it's just because of how they group people? Or honestly it might be because they just have to get through batches like they do when sending out finalist emails...that's what I'm hoping anyway.