alexisbj

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1. Anyone Have a Favorite Planner or Cheat Sheet? What To Study Before School Starts?

   alexisbj posted a topic in General Students

   Starting nursing school in January, OMG! I am so excited. I also want to go in as prepared as I possibly can. I am just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on your favorite planners/organizers or cheat sheets/mnemonic aids. I have seen severa...

2. What speciality would you like to get into post-graduation?

   alexisbj replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

   I am starting nursing school in January, so I am sure my mind will change once I see the real deal but right now I am most interested in labor and delivery, NICU or I would like to work for a plastic surgeon!

3. I GOT IN!

   alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Students

   Don't give up now, busybeeSN! That is only in about a month and it will fly by! I thought I would never receive my letter telling me if I was in or not. I hope you are also able to get in! You'll have to come back to the thread and tell me if you wer...

4. I GOT IN!

   alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Students

   crazydoglady89 I was seriously so close to giving up. I was not expecting entry for the spring term but God was really on my side! Thank you for your support!

5. I GOT IN!

   alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Students

   Thank you so much! My school actually has a 100% passing rate on the NCLEX so hopefully I won't be the one to ruin the streak! Luckily I am fortunate enough to still live at home and my parents are assisting me (not 100%) on the financial end. Just t...

6. Feeling discouraged :(

   alexisbj replied to Hakuna~matata's topic in Pre-Nursing

   One of my math classes prevented me from getting into my nursing program on time. I was less than one point away from having the grade I needed to count towards nursing points and the teacher would not move the grade at all despite me being an extrem...

7. I GOT IN!

   alexisbj posted a topic in General Students

   So, I have been trying to get into a nursing program for what feels like forever now (which is an exaggeration). After transferring from a school with a year long waiting list, coming to the new school and having to unexpectedly take more pre requisi...

8. Can't get into nursing school!

   alexisbj replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing

   OMG I can totally relate to this! I started school in 2014, right after high school and I am still waiting to get in at my local community college. I transferred schools once because they told me at the previous school that the waiting list was a yea...

9. Need suggestions - Studying while driving

   alexisbj replied to Rionoir's topic in Pre-Nursing

   For my speech class, I recorded my speeches into my phone and would listen to them any time I was in the car, until I could say the speech along with the recording and then say it without the recording. This was definitely helpful because like anothe...

10. Surgical Tech or RN?

    alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Nursing

    kristenc312, Thank you SO much for your comment! It is so helpful to hear from someone who has actually done what I am trying to do. I do believe the OR would be a good fit for me, however, you're correct, it is a very unfriendly environment and I ne...

11. Surgical Tech or RN?

    alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Nursing

    brownbook, sorry for the confusion in my post. I mean that I would complete the surgical tech program and then go on to nursing after that. Thank you for telling me about your friend. It makes me feel like there are other people out there like myself...

12. Surgical Tech or RN?

    alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Nursing

    JVerne07, I believe it has come from having only a 20 on the ACT (which is embarrassing, because I am way smarter than that!) My points are based on everything you said, minus an entrance exam and prior medical experience and we use the ACT score as ...

13. Surgical Tech or RN?

    alexisbj replied to alexisbj's topic in General Nursing

    Rose_Queen, I have looked at job postings for the area in which I plan to live upon graduation. Every so often an opening will pop up. I live in a very small town and many people already commute to other cities to work, so I definitely plan on keepin...

14. Surgical Tech or RN?

    alexisbj posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I am having a hard time trying to get into a nursing program. It is very competitive and I feel totally stupid because I missed the cut off for entry to the Fall program by 5 points (my school does a points system). I have applied for the Spring ...

15. Help - I failed HESI 2a exam

    alexisbj replied to abbeyy11's topic in HESI

    I failed mine too and am retaking it on the 30th of July! The math and anatomy were my 2 worst subjects. Good Luck!