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1. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   makes sense! you can do a cnm and be a primary care provider. is it three years? i know what you mean about getting it done- that is what attracted me to this program in the first place. if i do get in to the may cohort for next year i will be comple...

2. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   hey, gabookworm, your story and mine are so similar! i have a strong academic background too, with a masters in public health, and 99% on the teas, etc. i took the cna class in january and it took me months to get hired. i applied for more than 50 po...

3. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   wow, i had no idea that getting pre-approved for a loan could adversely affect your credit. of course i already checked with our credit union to ensure I could get a loan..what would happen if i hadn't done that, got into the program, and then found ...

4. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone wanted to share how they are planning on financing the program. Federal loans? Alternative loans? Or did you just save up a whole lot of money? And does anyone have plans to do loan forgiveness employment once ...

5. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   futureNc, I know exactly what you mean. It's hard to make plans for the future when you may be completely occupied for the next 12 months, too busy even to be employed. or..maybe not!! I think the program does a good job at letting applicants know ex...

6. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   nothing . at this point i am pretty much resigned to not getting in this time around. i'll definitely have more experience when i apply again for the next cohort!! good luck to everyone, and i hope you all get good news soon!

7. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   good luck! everyone has said that the interviewers are friendly. you will do fine!

8. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   Thanks for the encouragement!! No phone interview yet. I did have my CNA certification exam today and passed, so that's one more thing to check off my list. Hoping employment is a little easier to come by now. I am in Milwaukee (and lived in Oregon f...

9. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Nursing October 2013 Cohort

   seastar13 replied to worknowplaylater's topic in Wisconsin

   Congratulations to everyone on making it this far! I just had my email interview yesterday..was kind of surprised to see that people have already had phone interviews..but since I don't have CNA experience (just the training so far) it makes sense th...