melm07

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1. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government, Military

   khouse05, I have heard that the process does take awhile. I will most likely begin working in an ICU this coming October and my recruiter advised me to recontact him when I have 6 months experience....

2. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government, Military

   jfratian, I will have to look further into the the GPA scale my school uses! You bring up some good points. One of the big positives I see in joining as a FQN is that you are able to be in the...

3. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California Nursing

   I'm honestly not sure! I know I'm able to view my fed loans through the fed loan website but other than that I couldn't tell you. Call the financial aid office at school or meet with them and I'm sure...

4. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California Nursing

   Exciting!! It will go by so fast. In my opinion, I wouldn't say any of the courses felt truly difficult. But OB was just different content altogether so it required more

5. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California Nursing

   Federal loans are the better option as the interest rates are typically much lower than private loans. For example my fed loans have an average 4.5% interest while my friends Sallie Mae loans are 18%....

6. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government, Military

   I figured the GPA was pretty much set in stone, but good to know nonetheless. I will pursue the FQN route, hopefully I can get in sooner rather than later :) Thanks so much for the

7. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California Nursing

   Okay so I got lucky and received a significant grant. Unfortunately I don't think they offer that grant anymore so I don't have a ton of info on how they do their financial aid with new students. I...

8. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am in my last term at West Coast so I can try my best to answer questions you guys may have about the process. I know when I first applied I had tons of questions as well

9. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hi everyone!! I am currently a nursing student set to graduate with my BSN in a few weeks (August 2018), and I plan on pursuing a career as a RN in the Air Force. I had contacted a healthcare...