who all got accepted to Samford and UAB

Phishininau · Feb 1, 2006

Me. I am leaning UAB hard right now. Here is my thought process...

Pros

UAB: Liked all but one of the interviews. Big plus with the montgomery regional site. Much more economical. Guaranteed peds clinicals. I like that it is in the SHRP and not in the nursing school. Reputation.

Samford: Beautiful campus (doesnt really matter, but still...). ALL of the interviewers were very nice, and their staff bent over backwards to make interviewees feel welcome. The lower student/teacher ratio. Entirely front loaded. Class schedule set up for success.

Cons

UAB: Larger class size. Class schedule a little more hectic. One staff member and I did not "hit it off" so well. Distance learning as a member of the montgomery clinical for the seminars and classes in the last 18 months. Not entirely front loaded.

Samford: MONEY...much more expensive. Satellite clinicals that rotate you around Birmingham. I would still have to live in the city the entire 28 months. No hard stats on graduates, yet. Vacating program director. No scheduled peds clinical.

After all of this careful thinking, I am leaning to UAB. The good news is that if I decide to go that way, then there will be one very happy person getting in Samford. (They can write me a check for 350 bucks and will write my letter tomorrow.) :-)

What are your thoughts?

gatormac2112 · Feb 1, 2006

Phish,

It must be nice having a choice, I am just glad to get into UAB after getting the alternate list at Samford. I have a feeling I will be seeing you in class at UAB. With UAB I can get my clinicals in one city, where at Samford I would have to travel 1/3 of the state. Samford = $20,000 more than UAB. The only thing I really liked better at Samford was the class schedule....much more student friendly. I also like that UAB is the SHRP...not likely to get as much nursing theory crap. If you choose UAB maybe I will get offered your Samford spot, but then I will just pass it on to someone else!

Which interviewer at UAB did you not get along with? They were all very friendly with me...even more so than at Samford.