Does where you go to school really impt?

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so I'm trying to decide where to apply for grad school (thinking FNP) and I was wondering in terms of job placement and passing of boards, does it really matter where you go to school? brick + mortar vs. online, small schools vs. big name, $ vs. $$$$?

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I went to a plain old state school and I'm pretty sure no one even looked at my resume....just wanted my boards complete, my licensure and prescriptive authority in place and that was it!

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Specializes in Cardiac, Pulmonary, Anesthesia.

No one cares. It only matters to you because of how good of an education you get. If a certain school doesn't teach a needed skill then you won't be very marketable.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

I think going to a big name school opened some doors for me, but I would rather have saved the $$$ and gone to a state school if that had been an option. Overall, it probably doesn't matter that much.

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