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I ended up choosing UIC and have been attending at a distance, taking my online courses since August. It has been a little difficult because the classes I am able to take online are not necessarily the most exciting. Having said that, I feel like I made the right decision. It made less practical sense, but it just felt like the right place for me to be. The have been really flexible which is something I needed. Having gone to CU for my BSN I knew that was one of my main concerns/complaints. And a correction to my original post after, 'on the other hand' that was all about CU, that wasn't really clear. Congratulations and good luck!

I struggled with this question a lot, a lot. I eventually decided to do the BSN to CNM route. I just finished my BSN in December and have been accepted to start my CNM program in the fall. I was happy and surprised to find that I actually like nursing and am pretty good at it. Not to mention that being able to work as a RN while going to midwifery school is quite nice. I decided to do the CNM route because I am not connected to a location and having a CPM and possibly moving to an unfriendly bith city/state may be really prohibitive. Additionally, being a homebirth midwife pretty much means being a business owner. And I am hoping that perhaps, some day that may be in a place where I end up having my own birth center or homebirth practice, but it won't be where I begin. Like many aspring midwives I thought I would never want to be in a hospital, and it's not necessarily where I see myself but I can see where having the experience and support starting out could be comforting and really help me establish my own practice and give me the confidence to go out on my own. I also want to maintain the possibility of doing work abroad. Not that having a CPM exculeds you from international work but you know. I think everyone has to decide what is right for themselves. There are so many factors to consider. You'll figure it out.

Hi all, I have just been accepted to the nurse midwifery program at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the University of Colorado (where I live). I just graduated in December and work on a tele floor, and plan on continuing to work. I am having a real serious dilema about which program is better for me. There are a lot of personal reasons that I would like to stay; in-state tuition, tuition reimbursment at my current job, my current job, my husband's job. And there are a lot of reason why I would theoretically love to leave; a bigger city with more diversity, a needed change of scenary, opportunities in international health, another one of my interests, new opportunities for my hubby. I am currently trying to avoid the obvious financial benefits of staying right here and think about what program might suit me better. The only small snipet I have is that when I interviewed with UIC they seemed on the same page as me. On the other hand, I was second-tier, and eventually waitlisted because they felt my essay was too women's health heavy, which I think is total crap. Especially when you consider the ACNM's conference theme this year. What I am wondering is if you all have had any experience with either program; good and bad that would help me make this decision. Any advice or personal experiences you could share would be really helpful. Thanks in advance.