CareerChange2011

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1. Unemployment Benefits when you are a student?

   CareerChange2011 replied to LuckyinKY's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in Illinois. In 2003 I was taking grad classes (not for nursing) part time in the evenings when I was laid off from my full-time day job. When I filed for unemployment, I got a little bit of hassle for saying I was in school, but I ended up being...

2. Truman Nursing Application Extension

   CareerChange2011 replied to CareerChange2011's topic in Illinois

   Hm... I went to the info session at Truman last night and not a single word about taking online applications or centralizing the application (now or in the future). Nothing. I wonder if this is only for OHC and KKC students this year, or anyone else ...

3. Truman Nursing Application Extension

   CareerChange2011 replied to CareerChange2011's topic in Illinois

   Thanks for the responses. Guess it's just wait and see... I thought maybe it had something to do with the new director of nursing they hired, but since her position is district-wide, it doesn't make sense to only extend Truman's deadline and not Dale...

4. PA vs. NP vs. OT

   CareerChange2011 replied to wastingnotime's topic in General Nursing

   I am in a similar boat as you, only I'm a few years older with no kids. I spent most of the last year really focusing on prioritizing prereqs for various accelerated BSN or direct-entry RN programs in my area. I already have considerable student loan...

5. Truman Nursing Application Extension

   CareerChange2011 posted a topic in Illinois

   Does anyone have any scoop on why Truman College suddenly, little more than a week before the application deadline, extended it for another month? On their Website there is an announcement that the deadline has been extended until March 1. However, t...