thistlex3

hi Todd, I successfully applied with the portfolio process and started this winter. It was a great opportunity to get "credit" for my experience. It saved me a lot of $$ and time as well. The application process took a while- I spent a long time working on the essays- all told, probably 2 months from starting it to submitting it. I took stats while waiting to hear-- before Frontier Bound, but after submitting the application. There seemed to only be 2 of us who entered the program this way during my Frontier Bound-- I am not sure if more people did not go through the application process, or if they did, but were admitted to the Bridge instead. I think it was more likely that people did not apply to it. Good Luck!

IS anyone in this group who were accepted into class 71, FNP students, or all CNM? Thanks!

I also registered for the U of U stats class when I missed the cut off for the Frontier summer class. I have to say that based on the advice above, I was expecting it to be a doable class. I have taken stats 2 times in the past (but over 10 years ago- hence the need to take it again). The class was an incredible amount of work- there are 38 homework assignments and virtual labs that need to be handed in. The midterm and final are paper/pencil and you need to secure a proctor (mentioned in a previous post). At the 1/2way mark, when I had completed 18 of the assignments, was prepping for the midterm, and was truly overwhelmed at having to take the other half of the class, I decided to register for the later session of the Frontier class. I spoke to someone taking it and found out the HUGE difference in the amount of work and time, and quite frankly, there is so much less material on the Frontier course and its tailor made to what you need for the Frontier program. I think the 2 courses are so different and even though the U of U class costs less, I really think anyone considering it should be clear on the massive amount of work that the U of U class in comparison to the Frontier class.