Are we losing Health Xpress too?

[ReckonerMD]

Circles people, that's where you're going. Log onto the admin chat today and get your answers from the horses mouth.

[drjohnwebb]

Originally Posted by Boulderunner

No 3 semesters =one year. and I really dont think 12500 would be any where near sufficient for a semester so you would need a cosigner. also, yes you could get approved for the first 3 semesters and then get denied later on. I got denied through teri(they are really anal) but was approved through sali mae. we just lost salli mae and now Im i finishing up 3rd semester and have no way to pay for the next semester.....

Terri does two semesters as one year, like most US school are.

[Tyson]

I applied for healthxpress and was approved for 2 semesters at $36,000. Hope I get to use it for both semesters. I got my application in just in time.

[Dr.Mohamed]

Originally Posted by Tyson

I applied for healthxpress and was approved for 2 semesters at $36,000. Hope I get to use it for both semesters. I got my application in just in time.

Hi, Tyson. i applied also to healthxpress, but for only one semester May 08. I got approved and then sent in my promissory form, but i haven't heard back from them though. can you tell me please about the process?. also how long did it take from you untill you got your approval value?

[newbie35]

This is almost not worth the effort, however... the thread about the rumor of AUA losing HeathXpress (not about SabaU and the other Equinox-Capital-owned schools losing HealthXpress) was opened on 10/31/2007 on the ValueMD AUA site. The AUA school official posted his reply relative to the AUA student's post on 11/01/2007, the next day.

You are right, Immunologic, it was 13 days days after the original SabaU email regarding SabaU losing HealthXpress, which you reposted on the ValueMD SabaU site.

The AUA official responded to the AUA student's post within ONE day. And the AUA school official even generously posted the response directly on ValueMD himself. It is that rapidity and effort that I am applauding.

All I am saying is that an AUA school official posted a clear and well-written response to a a AUA student post at the AUA ValueMD site within one-day of the AUA student's post. I applaud that rapidity and effort. Again, and it is only my opinion, it would be refreshing to have such clear and timely responses from SabaU Administration in general.

And yes, ReckonerMD, with comparisons such as in the post above, we indeed are going around in circles!!!

The bottom line is that SabaU is losing HeathXpress; whereas, AUA is not. And that still bothers me.

[ReckonerMD]

Originally Posted by newbie35

All I am saying is that an AUA school official posted a clear and well-written response to a a AUA student post at the AUA ValueMD site within one-day of the AUA student's post. I applaud that rapidity and effort. Again, and it is only my opinion, it would be refreshing to have such clear and timely responses from SabaU Administration in general.

If you notice on the forum list of school "officials," Saba is the only school without one on VMD. However, it was clear from my interview that some admissions people roam VMD. It was evident they DO NOT like the website for precisely this reason; if they responded to every rumor they would be going crazy trying to keep up. As we see, most of them are false. In this case, while it was not false that HX dropped Saba, if anyone cared to read the official response from the admin. or called the fin. aide office directly (as I did,) it was clear that they had not been officially notified by HX that this was true. While I agree it would have been easy for any official to simply call HX as many students did, they probably did at some point and then sent out the notice to students to get their loans renewed before Nov. 1, a note that came out weeks before I started this thread.

The bottom line is that SabaU is losing HeathXpress; whereas, AUA is not. And that still bothers me.

Now, if anyone cared to join the admissions chat last week, the "official" response was the administration does not respond to rumors on VMD and will not in the future. We were also assured that losing HX had nothing to do with Equinox, etc., and that we are in no danger of losing TERI. Now, if you want to speculate the accuracy of what the administration is saying, that is one thing, but it's all we have at this point and to constantly criticize the responses they give is futile and does nothing but raise everyones anxiety. Simply leave the matter for now and lets see what other loan options are available in the upcoming months.

Remember that there are two more online admissions sessions planned and if you have any burning questions in the meantime I advise you to attend one and press for answers yourself rather than post your concerns here hoping someone from the school will reply.

Good luck everyone.

[ReckonerMD]

Originally Posted by Dr.Mohamed

Hi, Tyson. i applied also to healthxpress, but for only one semester May 08. I got approved and then sent in my promissory form, but i haven't heard back from them though. can you tell me please about the process?. also how long did it take from you untill you got your approval value?

They have been in constant email contact with me, often updating me every other day as to my loan status. The emails are of the "do not reply" variety, but they advise you to call their customer service line if you have any questions regarding the status of your loan. Once I sent back my loan application I got an email within 2 days saying that I should call to fill in missing information. So, if you haven't heard back by email or phone, call.

[newbie35]

I am anxious and continue to be so, not so much about will we get another source for school loans; but more so, why did Health Xpress only drop "our" three schools in the first place. What is it Health Express saw or even believed that it saw in the three "Equinox-Capital" schools that convinced them to take the radical move of eliminating hundreds of existing and potential customers?

I have posted a personal email to SabaU administration/financial aid. And I have kept aware of the admissions chat.
Unfortunately, I just do not believe the SabaU administration is being honest and forthright to us students about the details of losing Health Xpress. For now, the best that I can say is the SabaU confirmed that Health Xpress will terminate our student loans and that the school is seeking additional sources for student funding. The reason for the termination, at least a plausible explanation, presented in a private email, a classroom chat with Dr D, a short note on a classroom bulletin board, or even a ValueMD post would go far in reducing my anxiety. I think that I can handle it.

I post on ValueMD only as the last resort open to me.
This is my last post regarding this thread.

[jesdoc]

Thisjust in -HEALTH EXPRESS DISCONTINUES ALL..Is this new?

[huxald]

Originally Posted by jesdoc

Thisjust in -HEALTH EXPRESS DISCONTINUES ALL..Is this new?

Evidence based medicine....where's your source?