Any UAB NP students/graduates?

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I am considering applying to UAB online either ANP or ACNP and was wondering if anyone could comment on the program? How do they like it? How much time committed per week? Full or part-time? Is the faculty readily available to help/answer questions? Also, I'm having a difficult time deciding between ANP or ACNP. Is it true that if you are ACNP you can sit for the ANP test as well? I'm leaning towards ANP, but have 8+ years in SICU, so thinking ACNP would be better suiting. However, I'm thinking about post-graduation and finding a job and having reasonable hours with no call. Anyone have any thoughts?

Specializes in Telemetry, ICU, CCU, CVOR, CVICU.

Thanks for the advice Annaiya. I didn't think about that. Will make my appts. tomorrow. :D Any other advice?? Do we get the medical clearance forms from the school, or do we bring copies of our physical?

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Specializes in PICU.

UAB has a form you have to get filled out by your HCP. I don't think you can access that stuff until you have been accepted. But it's good to have the appointment set up already.

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Specializes in Emergency, Surgery, and Home Health.

Just curious if anybody has gotten a letter yet. On the other forums, it looks like nobody has gotten one yet and that the deadline for mailing the letters keeps getting pushed back.

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I haven't received anything yet :-( The wait is getting quite ridiculous!

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Specializes in Emergency, Surgery, and Home Health.

I was told today by the SON office that letters would be mailed next week and should be received on or around the 15th of July. However, since every week they say by the end of next week, we'll just have to wait and see if it actually happens this time.

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU, CCU, CVOR, CVICU.

I agree that it's totally insane that we haven't heard anything yet. Classes start Aug. 16. It's frustrating to NOT know anything at this point. This means that those of us that get in have less than a month to get all financial aid paperwork, physical paperwork, and whatever else they require. This is in addition to our work and family responsibilities (children starting back to school, etc.)....:confused:

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Specializes in Emergency, Surgery, and Home Health.

Someone else on another forum said she was told that some letters had already been mailed and that the rest should go out by the beginning of next week so if this is the case, we should be getting pretty close to the end of this wait. My wait nerve is about as frayed as it's gonna get at this point and my mailbox is about delapitated from me checking it constantly. I just hope all the stress and anxiety is worth it in the end for all of us. Then we can start the whirlwind process of trying to get everything completed in a very short time, but I think, if we can survive this wait, the rest should be a breeze in comparison.;)

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Specializes in Emergency, Surgery, and Home Health.

Got my letter in the mail today! I'm in!!!!!I got FNP!!!!Thank God the wait is finally over!!!!

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU, CCU, CVOR, CVICU.

Congrats!!! Hopefully the rest of us will get our letters soon :yeah:

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Specializes in Emergency, Surgery, and Home Health.

I've got my fingers crossed for you NurseAbby for good news and for it to come soon.;)

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Just wanted to say I got in to the Adult NP at UAB online. I got my letter in the mail on Monday, the 11th. Hope to find others here in the program as well. I am in Louisville, KY

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU, CCU, CVOR, CVICU.

Congrats levoxine!! I know you're excited!! :yeah: Meanwhile, I'm biting my nails, pulling my hair, & wearing out my mailbox. My letter hasn't come & I live only about 45min-1hr from Birmingham... :cool:. Best of luck to you!!!

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