melm07

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1. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government

   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. Are there multiple boards year round for FQN's?

2. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government

   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 specialty of your choice so I guess being assigned to a s...

3. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California

   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 they can tell you how to see your info

4. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California

   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 effort.

5. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California

   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%. So it's a pretty huge difference. With the federa...

6. Air Force Nursing

   melm07 replied to melm07's topic in Government

   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 reply!

7. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California

   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 do know that for most students, you will need to pu...

8. West Coast University Spring 2018 BSN

   melm07 replied to FutureNurse2308's topic in California

   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

   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 professions recruiter earlier this year in attempt to purs...