sly777
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I have not - but I will check that out. Thank you!
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Thanks for your advice! I will definitely find the answers to those questions before the time comes for me to decide. Good luck with your studies as well!
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone had an opinion about the following decision I might have to make. My fiance and I are long distance (LA to SF) and I'm applying to programs in SF and Seattle. One of the SF programs is for Master's Entry to FNP and the other is for Master's Entry to RN/CNL. The first (UCSF) is VERY highly ranked (top 5) and the second (USF) is ranked at #50. The last school I am applying to is a Master's Entry to FNP (Seattle University) and it's ranked at about #127. My goal is to be an FNP, so if I were to go to USF I would need to attend a second graduate program afterwards to reach my goal. It would be ideal for my fiance for us to stay in the Bay area (me moving there next year once I start school) because he works in finance and it would be much easier for him to get a high paying job after his current position in the Bay area (already established business contacts, etc.). However, he would obviously move with me to Seattle if that's where I decided to go. My question is this: It's not very likely that I'll get into UCSF because it is so competitive. If I were to get into USF (the CNL program) and Seattle (FNP), would it be better for me to attend Seattle so I could immediately apply to FNP jobs after graduating, or would it be smarter to attend USF and work as an RN for 1-2 years after then apply to FNP programs again. Since USF is more highly ranked, would I be in a better spot to get a competitive job someday as an FNP since I would be more competitive for other FNP programs and might be able to get into an FNP program that is more highly ranked than Seattle after becoming an RN? Or would it be smarter to just do the Seattle program since all schools are so competitive already, and I would be crazy to turn that down if I got into Seattle? Thanks for any and all advice or help!