BrainTrack Announces Nursing Schools Scholarship Winners for Spring 2010
University of North Carolina and Seattle Pacific University Winners Selected for their Advice to Future Students
MARLBOROUGH, MA, June 2, 2010 –– BrainTrack, a widely referenced higher-education resource, today announced the Spring 2010 winners for its BrainTrack Nursing Schools Scholarship, a biannual scholarship for nursing degree students that is designed to help prospective students. The winners are Judith Hunt of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who received the $1,000 first-place award, and Chelsea Wiens of Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, who received a $500 second-place award.
"Through the essay responses of entrants, which we are publishing as student stories, our Nursing Schools Scholarship program offers those considering nursing career paths the perspectives of real student experiences," said David Siegel, Vice President of Operations with BrainTrack's publisher, Futuremeld, LLC. "The winning essays stood out for the creativity and practicality of guidance offered for prospective students."
"Nurses are some of the most trusted healthcare professionals and have the greatest mobility in terms of lateral and upward movement, plus an extensive educational path is not required to get started in the field, so I saw pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing as a great way to begin my career," said BrainTrack Nursing Schools Scholarship winner Judith Hunt, who is participating in an accelerated program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in order to earn her second degree. Her winning essay offered a wealth of strategic advice for prospective nursing students to get the most out of their academic years in preparation for their career.
BrainTrack Nursing Schools Scholarship second-place winner Chelsea Wiens wrote that the best part of her experience at school has been the hands-on experience working with patients. "Nurses are the face of healthcare," she said, "because they are usually the practitioners with the most interaction, communication, opportunities to prevent harm, and chances to provide encouragement with patients." Wiens is earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Seattle Pacific University.
A summary of useful tips offered by entrants, as well as the winning essay entries, are published in BrainTrack's Nursing Student Stories section.
About BrainTrack's Nursing Schools Scholarships for 2010
The Fall 2010 entry deadline for BrainTrack's ongoing Nursing Schools Scholarship is November 1, 2010. The scholarship asks entrants to respond to essay questions that are geared toward helping others evaluate nursing as a potential career path. BrainTrack publishes a selection of those essays which prove most helpful to future students.
The scholarship is open to current students with at least one semester of credits towards graduation with an appropriate degree in nursing. Studies can be full-time, part-time, on-campus, or online and must be at an accredited US college. There are no fees for entry and all entrant names and contact information will be kept private for use only in the scholarship, except for the winners whose names will be published.
For scholarship details and rules please see BrainTrack's Nursing Schools section.
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Online since 1996, BrainTrack is a worldwide university and college directory that lists more than 10,000 higher-education institutions in over 190 countries. The site helps visitors make academic and career decisions through its content, including thousands of original and detailed school profiles, guides to U.S. colleges by career, U.S. colleges by religion, articles on topics such as financial aid, accreditation, transfers, and more. BrainTrack is referenced by thousands of sites, including major universities, libraries, government agencies, and publications. BrainTrack is produced and maintained by FutureMeld LLC.