Will you get a job not matter what school you received NP degree?

[sav3alif3RN]

Hi all, I'm currently applying to some NP programs. I've completed Georgia State's and Walden University's application already. GA State required the MAT (which I did not do as well on) and Walden did not require any testing. I'm looking into applying to at least two more that does not require GRE/MAT. However, my concern is picking a school to make me more marketable when I'm done. Should this be a concern? Do you think going to a well known school increases your chances of getting hired? Or will I be able to find a job no matter what program I complete? Thanks for your advice/input.

[KansasFNP]

For those of us poor saps that have chosen to remain in rural America (Kansas here) going to a brick and mortar school is simply not an option. The nearest state school with an NP program is 100 miles away. God bless distance education. Those of us in the styx who desire to advance our education deserve the opportunity to do so and should not be punished because we make the decision to stay in the heartland. My online education was and has been nothing but high quality. If medical schools stopped death-gripping at tradition and utilized new technology to expand the reach of their programs, maybe we could assist in ending some of the primary care shortage out here!

[elkpark]

If medical schools stopped death-gripping at tradition and utilized new technology to expand the reach of their programs, maybe we could assist in ending some of the primary care shortage out here!

The problem isn't the lack of "new technology" in medical schools; there are plenty of medical students and residents (and physicians, for that matter). The problem is that the vast majority of them don't want to go into primary care because it pays so much less than the "glamorous" specialties, and the few people who do want to go into it don't want to live and practice in the less desirable areas of the country.