mama12

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1. Getting into nursing school when you have a previous bachelor's degree in something else

   mama12 replied to jabita's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have a non-related Bachelors degree, as do many (most) of my class. There were a couple younger kids, but they were the exception. A degree in another field will show that you are capable of completing college work, and also probably knock out most...

2. can a non-native speaker do well in nursing school?

   mama12 replied to jabita's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I became close to a girl who is ESL (it may actually be her 3rd language) and she had a very difficult time with our testing. We would study together and she would have the material down better than me. Then we would go in to test and I would score m...

3. Anyone else a planner nerd?

   mama12 replied to AshBuggin's topic in General Students

   I am a planner nerd, too, except mine is just of the $12 variety. Couldn't live without it. I use different colored highlighters to color code everything written in it--my kids' schedule, my schedule, my school breaks, their school breaks (the breaks...

4. How old were you when you started nursing school?

   mama12 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   Just started. I am 31.

5. Non trad nursing student

   mama12 replied to 4fleurykids's topic in General Students

   Congrats! I, too, am a non-traditional student--2 kids, a goldendoodle, 2 cats. :) Welcome!

6. bombed a semester?

   mama12 replied to nurseviv30's topic in General Students

   I spent my first year in college at 18 bombing out and being placed on academic probation. I did end up eventually getting into two nursing programs, but that was after earning a BA in my mid-20s with high-ish GPA and then going back again and earnin...

7. So torn between Nursing and Social Work... advice?

   mama12 replied to nybsn's topic in General Students

   I, too, was torn between nursing and social work. I was accepted to two nursing programs and a MSW for this fall and really struggled with what to choose. In the end, after lots of discussions and research, I realized there are just so many career op...

8. Ok Class of 2017, Where are you??

   mama12 replied to Wifeoffireman's topic in School Programs

   I start this week. Must admit--feeling terrified!

9. Ethics question.

   mama12 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Professionalism

   Are you referring to Katie Duke and others such as Nurse Eye Roll (can't remember her real name)? I know they often promote scrubs and products. I never paid attention to whether they disclosed it but I know bloggers in general are required to disclo...

10. #1 on waitlist

    mama12 replied to Bee9212's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure why it would be different for an LPN program so I just wanted to give you some hope. I was accepted to one program, wait listed on the other for fall and just got called today off the wait list so it happens. :) This wait list is less th...

11. Leaving Social Work to become a Nurse Practitioner

    mama12 replied to dazed&confused8's topic in NP Students

    I have been following this thread because I have applied to both nursing schools and an MSW program for this fall. I have not heard back from the MSW yet, but I have been accepted to an RN program. The medical school nearby does have a program that a...

12. Just received a letter

    mama12 replied to bigjsnake's topic in General Students

    The wait list around here is basically what the poster above as their alternates. At the school I was wait listed at, it was less than 20 students long and you got called up if one of their first choice applicants declined. I was accepted at another...

13. What TEAS score did you get & did you get accepted in the nursing program?

    mama12 replied to nursein2012's topic in TEAS

    I got an adjusted individual score of 78ish (advanced) on TEAS V. I severely underestimated it and didn't prepare much. If I could go back and do it again, I would definitely get the ATI book for studying. One school required a minimum of 60 to appl...

14. Associates after Bachelors

    mama12 replied to Infofreak411's topic in ADN/BSN

    I have a BA in Sociology and am about to start an RN program (ASN). I must admit, part of me was a bit disappointed to be going back to community college after a bachelor's. It did make me wonder for a while if all of the work I put into my BA was a ...

15. Planning to take any summer classes?

    mama12 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Students

    I am hoping to take A&P 1 this summer as it is "strongly recommended" that we take it the summer before we begin nursing classes.