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Thanks for your reply SMK1! Your advice was helpful. I didn't even consider comparing taking out loans to the extra money I would make from working an extra 6 months. I don't have much time left because I have to reply to both schools this week. The consequences of not fulfilling my contract with providence would be paying them back the money they used to pay for my tuition. And as for choosing my specialty, it would be limited because they need people to be in med-surg. It sounds like you're in quite a predicament yourself because of your husband's business. Personally, I think it would be difficult to take the providence scholarship if you have a family because of the risk of having to move. I heard one woman's husband quit his job and moved with her and the kids to buy a house in the city she was assigned to work for Providence because of the scholarship. That's just one story...I'm sure there are plenty of people who were placed where they wanted to go and that's great. You should definitely apply to ohsu, it couldn't hurt right? What schools have you applied to? I know there is no parking...I plan on taking the bus or max ( I think ohsu students get a free pass). Once again, thanks for the advice...it helped!

Hi everyone! I am new to this site and I have found it to be an excellent source of information about nursing schools in Oregon. I am an Oregon resident and I am graduating from Oregon State University in June. Here's my dilemma: I have been accepted to both OHSU and U of P and I am unsure of where to go. At U of P, I wouldn't start nursing school until January 2006, but I got the Providence Scholarship. I don't want to go to a Catholic school (U of P) since I'm not Catholic and I'm unsure of the benefits of the Prov. Scholarship because I've heard mixed things about it. I heard people are being placed in Medford and other cities because there aren't very many positions open in Portland. I also heard that you have to pay taxes on the scholarship when you start working for them and they take it out of your paycheck. I would love to have my tuition paid for, but I don't know if it is worth all the costs in the end. At OHSU, I would start Summer 2005 but I would have to take out some loans. OHSU is a great school and it was my first choice. Basically my heart says OHSU and my head says U of P. What would you do if you were me? I need all the advice I can get!!! Is anyone else in a similar predicament? Thanks everyone for your help! :)