Monkie

i've decided on uab. i accepted my scholarship two days ago and now i'm applying to theuab nursing scholars program. i more than qualify, and if you make it you're guaranteed a spot in their nursing program. honestly, getting a bachelor's in three years sounded good, but that isn't guaranteed. plus, i've been in contact with the admissions office at jeff state, and they certainly aren't very polite or very helpful. does anyone know about the nursing scholars program?

the scholarship is only for uab. that is why it's so hard to decide, partially. i missed the jeff state deadline because my school decided it didn't want to mail my transcript to a community college. although i do qualify for a crap load of financial aid... no matter where i go to college, i'm going to have to work as close to full time as i can. it's unavoidable, even with a full-tuition scholarship. i really want to be out of school as soon as i can because i'm afraid i'll get sick of it and quit if i have to stay too long. does anyone know about uab's mobility program? or if any other hospitals in the birmingham area do something similar? it almost sounds too good to be true that anywhere would let you work for them for half a year then pay for you to go to school...

so... i thought i had decided to go to jeff state this fall, but in another thread there seemed to be a little bashing going on. i currently have a full-tuition scholarship for uab. i'm positive that i could get into their nursing program. however, my boyfriend's mother told me about their mobility program and said that i could get my bachelors in 3 years if i went to somewhere like jeff state for 2 years, worked at uab 6 months, then let uab pay for the rest of college for a year while still working there. it sounded like a great idea. she also said that uab's nursing program is good, but not as good for working on the floor (it's more management geared); considering that no one goes straight to management she suggested that i go through an asn program that would better prepare me for actually working with patients. any advice/suggestions?

i'm sure both of you are much farther along in school than i am, but i think they are sending a lot more stuff in april. i've gotten an acceptance letter and an award letter, and some information about new student orientation/registration. i think the school wide registration is the second weekend in june (my boyfriend mentioned it the other day... something about city stages being the weekend after registration)