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Oh, by the way, we call it A&M. In your case, you'd say "A&M at Corpus". Just helpin' ya get started on the local dialect.

Thanks Broombug for the link. Those statistics are very interesting. I'm surprised there aren't more of all types of NP in austin. I am just starting my ADN program but have my eyes set on being a NP down the road. I hope you like Austin, most people do. Good luck!!!!

What's an ACNP? I'm a nursing student and still learning what's out there in the nursing world. I live in Austin and the are NPs everywhere. Many are being educated right here at UT's program.

I am still a student. I'm actually just finishing my pre-reqs and starting the official nursing program in January. I still have a couple of years to go. That's why I can't give you any good info yet on ratios. I'd like to know myself. I'm not sure how overworked and underpaid the nurses are in Austin. I saw a notice up today at school for a new medical center called Scott and White. They were advertising something like $20.75 for graduate R.N.s. I'm sure they have a website. I'm not sure yet what area of nursing I want to go into. I figure I will have a "calling" when I do my clinical rotations in school. What area do you work in?

Texas is one of the few states with no state tax, only federal income tax. The federal tax varies by income. You will also have social security taken out of your check. I make about the same income as many RN's right now and it seems like I have about 20% taken out of my check. I'm not sure about that though. I get some of it back at the end of the year in my tax return.

I am only a nursing student but I am an Austin native. I can't answer questions specific to working but hopefully I can help you a little. Austin pays a little less than the other Texas cities. You can find some more threads on this if you search it. I think most graduate nurses start and about $18-19 per hour. I'm not sure about more experienced nurses. Even though wages are lower in Austin the cost of living is higher than the rest of Texas. I know that probably makes you think "why move to Austin?". There is a reason for this ratio and that's that everyone wants to live in Austin. Austin is truely a great city. It is green with tons of parks and great live music. People don't live in Austin to make their fortunes they live here because they love the city and are generally willing to make less money to do it. Rents are not too bad right now. You can get a one bedroom apartment from $500 and up. This can vary a lot depending on what area you live in. Buying a house is very expensive compared to the rest of Texas. I think the average house in in the $200,000.00 range. Some of the out lying areas are cheaper. Austin is the most liberal area of Texas. The rest of Texas is a bit more conservative. We have one of the larges Universities in the countries and this contributes a lot to the culture here. People here are very into the outdoors and being active. Try looking at our local paper's website to see rental prices. It's called the Austin American Statesman. As for the rest of living costs, it is fairly cheap because it's Texas. We tend to have cheaper gas than most of the country. Like all of Texas we do not have very good public transportation so you will almost certainly need a car. I hope this has helped. I'd be happy to help you with any other questions you have.

Good luck to you. I found pickaprof.com to be very helpful in deciding whose class to take. It makes all the difference in the world to have good instructors, especially in the science classes.

Hello, It seems it's been about a month since anyone replied to this thread but I'd like to get it going again. I've been officially on the waiting list since June 2005 and was told I wouldn't start until January. I also got the email about a month ago informing me I was approved to take the Nursing Skills I class. I am excited to actually start something that has to do with nursing. By the time I start the program it will have been over a year and a half since my phys, pharm and micro. I don't think I will remember any of it by then. I was told by a recent graduate (Dec. 2005) that the first semester is by far the hardest. She seemed to think it was yet another weed-out attempt by ACC and told me to be prepared to get thrown to the wolves.:uhoh21: