Frontier Bridge Class 126

earthmama3 · Mar 6, 2014

I did! And I too am waiting mighty impatiently! Best of luck to you. :) Do you know of anyone else who has applied? I wonder how large the classes are.

NurseJBM · Mar 7, 2014

Hi earthmama3! I don't know anyone else who applied. My friend just graduated from the program 6 months ago and was very pleased with her experience at Frontier. Rumor is that they accept about 25-30 applicants. I stalk the Frontier facebook page and at first when I saw that the deadline was extended from feb. 10th to mar. 14th I thought whewww....low number of applicants so good probability I get in. However my then overly analytical mind started thinking maybe there weren't enough candidates who they thought were good enough. Who knows!!! I did call the school and ask very passively what was going on but didn't really get an answer. I did however mention that the blogs say that accepted individuals usually get notified 6-8 weeks before frontier bound. I was told that they think it will be much sooner because all applications that have been submitted thus far have been scored. They said the last class was told 11 weeks before frontier bound. Fingers crossed we hear sooner rather than later! The wait is killing me :)

Where are you from? I am in Michigan. Do you know anybody else who applied? What sort of experience do you have? I have been a RN in the ER for 8 years. Hard to get in to l&d in michigan without experience. But this has always been my dream so I figured I better get busy making it come true!!

Sending positive thoughts your way!

LoveANurse09 · Mar 7, 2014

Hi Ladies! I just found out the deadline was extended so I'm scrambling to get my app in soon! I'm in Ohio and have been an L&D nurse for almost 2 years. Im very excited!

earthmama3 · Mar 7, 2014

I am so out of the loop being off of fb! I didn't even realize they extended the deadline. I hope this is a good sign for us! :)

I am on the NY/PA line and have been an RN for ten years now, working primarily med/surg and home care. I have zero l&d experience but this is where my whole heart is. Its very tough to get into it here as well. I have talked to many midwives who have strongly discouraged me from working l&d in the local hospitals here. It is definitely not woman centered. OBGYNs rule this part of the country. There are only two birth centers in the whole state of New York-two!!! The midwife is the outcast here. We need more midwives!

Sorry for the rant!

Best of luck to you as well!! Hope we get to meet in June.

earthmama3 · Mar 7, 2014

Yes! Go for it!!

LoveANurse09 · Mar 8, 2014

Its true! You dont need l&d experience. Definitly not patient centered at least in my experience. Quite barbaic actually... Is NY midwife friendly? I hope to meet you all as well!

earthmama3 · Mar 8, 2014

The area I am in isn't midwife friendly. It will be a real challenge to overcome but change needs to happen!!

Hope to meet you too! :)

NurseJBM · Mar 9, 2014

earthmama3......sending good thoughts your way too! Hopefully we will be able to meet at Frontier Bound in June. I love that you are willing to push against the norm in your city and try to bring midwifery to the forefront of care for well woman care. It is really the opposite in Michigan. Here, midwives rule the hospitals. Almost every major hospital in metro-detroit has turned their L&D units into "birthing centers" and have midwives give the majority of care with ObGyn stepping in if patient requests or complications arise. The only bad thing about that is that all of our midwifery care is given in a hospital setting leading to a more medicalized approach therefore there are few, if any, freestanding birthing centers in Michigan. I fear if more CNMs don't push to create free-standing birth centers, there will eventually be little difference between an ObGyn and a CNM (except pay and surgical abilities).

LoveANurse09.....good luck and you better hurry to get your application in! Hopefully we will be meeting at Frontier Bound. The one thing I love about Frontier compared to other schools is the ability to create friendships that can translate into professional relationships. Good luck to you!

CNMidwife2Be · Mar 10, 2014

The area I am in isn't midwife friendly. It will be a real challenge to overcome but change needs to happen!! Hope to meet you too! :)

Earthmama3,

You should consider moving to the capital region Albany, Troy, Saratoga -there are lots of home birth CNMs and it's very midwife friendly : )

I'm from that area originally but now live in MA. I'm a frontier student currently and very happy so far. Good luck to all of you!

earthmama3 · Mar 13, 2014

Thanks for all the good wishes!! Mass is midwife friendly, isn't it? :) I love New England!

Which year are you in currently? Is it truly doable to juggle work, family and school?

NurseJBM · Mar 14, 2014

Finally March 14th (application deadline day)!!!! Though not really a big deal, it is one step closer to finding out if we will be Frontier students. I will be counting the days until we are notified :)