NinjaNurse23

Following as well. I have been accepted to USF and UT FNP. Leaning towards UT bc of the small size

I applied pretty late and my final LOR was submitted much later but I heard back this last Friday 6/20 for the FNP program Congrats to everyone! Very torn between USF and UT FNP, I wasn't expecting to get into both!

I didn't expect it but I was accepted for both FNP for USF and UT in Tampa. Tuition cost isn't really a factor as the amount of debt I have the extra wouldn't make any difference chosing private vs public. Both schools set up clinical and provide preceptors, Unviersity of Tampa cohort size is much much smaller at 25-28 for the FNP which I am actually a fan of being able to make a closer relationship and have more intimate relationship with faculty. UT wants us on campus one day a week until clinical, which is doable and honestly provably better for me to keep me accountable vs USF entirely online and much much larger. Both have a great local reputation but USF is more involved in research and has more national recognition but I am not sure if that's really important or will make a difference in my career path even if I ended up moving across the country at some point. Very limited information comparing the 2, and everything I do find is out dated to when UT did not provide clinical/preceptors. Again besides tuition cost, any pros or cons to either program from anyone would be appreciated. I keep going back and forth and my superiors at work don't seem to care either.