Suzannew

Thanks, Smile! I'll be going to the University of Southern Maine, in Portland. I'm excited and terrified, and hopefully will come away with a Psych NP degree.

Congrats to you! I'll be starting my first year of a Direct Entry program in May; I know how wonderful it feels to have things fall into place school-wise. Enjoy!

Hopegirl, what pre-reqs are you doing? I'll be taking Pathophysiology this spring, then starting my program in May.

Targa, just curious as to why you decided to pursue nursing. I spent two yeas in law school before realizing it wasn't for me, and deciding to become a psych NP instead. Forensics is appealing to me on an intellectual level, but my first interest is working with the chronically mentally ill.

I'm about to start a three-year program leading to the psych NP degree, and I know that, here in Maine, there is quite a demand for them. There is an especially high demand for child and adolescent specialists. Salary-wise, I know of one agency that pays around $80K to start.

I'll be starting a three-year, Direct Entry program in May at the University of Southern Maine, in Portland. I'll come out with a psych NP degree.