[mo-mo]

Hey cabykay! I, too, am from a small town @ 45 min north of Conway!!! (Ever heard of Alread)Technically doesn't qualify as a town, as it doesn't have a post office!

[cabykay]

Originally Posted by mo-mo

Hey cabykay! I, too, am from a small town @ 45 min north of Conway!!! (Ever heard of Alread)Technically doesn't qualify as a town, as it doesn't have a post office!

of course I know where Alread is! I'm from Dennard.

[HayliesMommy]

I've been in the military for a few years. But always go back for vacation to visit the family. About the racism, I have a minority husband,a Puerto Rican from NY, I have recieved LOTS of "comments" about how dark my girl is from my "friends". Although, I didn't live in a "small" town, most of my friends around me did. I've heard graduates of Bauxite say they have "run minoritys out" of their town. So yes in the smaller towns in AR the racism is still very much alive.

I lived near Bryant, in Benton and most of my family is there. I do not know the statics on schools in AR and do not care to look them up but I DO know that I recieved a VERY good education.

I love the mountains and can't wait until my daughter gets older so we can go on hikes. (she's 2). The lakes and fishing there great!

[princess23601]

Hello,
I am 24 years old and I have lived in Arkansas all my life. Arkansas really is a good state to raise children in. I mean it's laid back and it's not that much trouble in the state. But I looked on the Internet a couple months back and we are the lowest paid state but the highest paid taxpayers. My husband and I are really thinking about moving once I get my nursing licences. I am from Jonesboro. I think that when we decided to have kids that I would want a place like this to raise them though. The houses down here are very affordable. You could get a brand new house with about 4 bedrooms in a good neighborhood for about 200,000. So I mean it's all about the town you pick and everything. All states and towns got problems and Arkansas is not an exception. So good luck!!!

[eneed1566]

We live in NE ARK. COL is low but jobs are poor! Hubby has to travel out of state to find decent pay, along with probably half of our town! I'm sure there are parts of the state that do offer good jobs but I believe this area is not one of them! Many factories have shut-down. Drugs are horrible! I often think of moving just so my kids don't have to be around the drugs, but I know that eventually the drugs will be wherever we move to. The schools in this area are so-so. I remember people that I graduated with being awarded thousands and thousands of dollars worth of scholarships to top schools in the state only to go and figure out they weren't one bit prepared for college! While it is pretty and there is plenty of outdoor activities to do, if you can't make a living here its no use! We stay b/c of family but it is almost to the point that we are going to have to move where there are more and better jobs!

[bridgett600]

Originally Posted by Ex130Load

STATUS QUO-UPDATE—I agree that Arkansas still is it a beautiful state with two of the top hospitals in the country. UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital are second to none in research, technology and medical breakthroughs. They have been ranked by US News and World Report as top facilities in the world. But if you are considering applying to UAMS for nursing school, consider its first time NCLEX pass rate—86%. I think cross-town competitors Baptist and UALR were in the high 90s. Call the AR Board of Nursing. UAMS had among the lower pass rates of four-year, two-year, and certificate programs.

I am a student at UAMS and I was bothered by that quote so I thought I would look for myself. The Arkansas State Board of Nursing website has all of the schools passing rates. UAMS only scored 87% one out of the 5 years listed. The rest were in the 90s. UALR has been in the 90s in all 5 years, and Baptist was listed in the 80s in 4 of the years and in the 90s for the most recent. In 2007, the most recent, UAMS had 9 fail (85/94), Baptist 14 (214/228) and UALR 6 (78/84). As you can see they only differ from a few students, literally. There is no significant difference in the test scores.

[bridgett600]

Originally Posted by Ex130Load

STATUS QUO-UPDATE—I agree that Arkansas still is it a beautiful state with two of the top hospitals in the country. UAMS and Arkansas Children's Hospital are second to none in research, technology and medical breakthroughs. They have been ranked by US News and World Report as top facilities in the world. But if you are considering applying to UAMS for nursing school, consider its first time NCLEX pass rate—86%. I think cross-town competitors Baptist and UALR were in the high 90s. Call the AR Board of Nursing. UAMS had among the lower pass rates of four-year, two-year, and certificate programs.

ok. ok....I know I am a dork for doing this but I took the time of comparing UAMS to ALL THREE programs and took the average of all 5 years posted on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing website. Of the diploma program, only 40% had higher scores than UAMS. Of the Associate's only 45% had higher scores than UAMS. and of the other baccalaurette schools; a whopping 32.5% had higher scores. As you can see UAMS has scored higher than more than half of the schools in all three programs in the last 5 years. AND combining the averages of all 3 programs in the last 5 years only 39% had higher scores than UAMS. UAMS had higher scores than 61% of all schools in all 3 programs in the past 5 years. So, I think it's self explanatory....In closing, UAMS is NOT "among the lower pass rates of four-year, two-year and certificate programs"