nphan2

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1. Least FADING Scrubs

   nphan2 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hi all, for all the nurses out there already, which (in your experience) has the most long-lasting color scrubs... I am required to wear a Navy top and Navy bottom, and I have never bought scrubs before. I just wanted to know which brand would be mo...

2. 1st Year Nursing school books

   nphan2 replied to Nirrah's topic in General Nursing

   my school has it to where it's MANDATORY to buy our textbooks from them... it comes in this HEAVY box that weighs about 40lbs... hehe..

3. ~Orientation..what to expect.

   nphan2 replied to ChargeNurseAmy74's topic in General Students

   3-4 hours?!?!... wow.. .. my orientation was 8 hours long!.. *hehehe*... but we had about 1/2 hour of lunch as well.. We covered hmm... i can't seem to remember... hahaha... lets see.. what was to be expected for classes.. dress code.. about how we ...

4. Rounding up grades

   nphan2 replied to kakalika's topic in General Students

   my school rounds up as well..

5. Struggling to raise GPA

   nphan2 replied to cinder06's topic in General Nursing

   My school's program is just like nurz2be... they only factor in the pre-req's that they required for the program and take that into calculations.. which was really good for me because if they took my REAL gpa and used that as my admission gpa, then t...

6. BRCC's Nursing Program

   nphan2 replied to debbie54's topic in Louisiana

   I've actually went to BRCC for 2 1/2 years.. I was thinking of applying to their nursing program, but they were having all kinds of problems with my transcripts from LSU.. Even after being there for 2 1/2 years, they still never entered in my transcr...

7. How much does your tution cost?????

   nphan2 replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

   For the whole program, including books and graduation and miscellaneous fees... it ranges around $20,000

8. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

   nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

   hmm.. I never thought about calling them before... thanks for suggesting it.. :thankya:

9. Was I being mean-by not handing over all my notes??????

   nphan2 replied to missgigius's topic in General Students

   I don't think you were mean. I mean, think about it, all the hard work that you had to put into typing up those notes on the computer and everything, and she thinks that just because it's already in computer format, u wouldn't mind sending it to her...

10. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    I kept asking my financial aid advisor about this already... she said "no"... she said something about the whole dependency/independent status changed within the program or something.. I don't know.. then again I"m not sure she knows what she is talk...

11. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    with my interest rates (trust me, don't ask, it's ridiculous)... twenty years repayments equals about $70K.. I am jealous of everyone else who has low interest rates..

12. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    I'm independent of my parents in real life... but according to my school, as long as I'm under 24/25, the government will still see me as a dependent upon my parents... it was complete BS.. my parents do not give me a cent.. they do not claim me on t...

13. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    I mean I KNOW that everything will be worth it in the end (if I ever actually finish), but it just seems so depressing that a $15G loan with interest (if paying it off in 20 years) is gonna be like around $70G... but hopefully I can pay it off in lik...

14. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    In truth, I guess I have no other choice but to accept this loan. I'm going to try to figure/calculate how to pay if off in about 5 years instead of the original 20 years. Other bills and whatnot comes into play when regarding how much I can afford...

15. Was Taking a Loan Out, Worth It?

    nphan2 replied to nphan2's topic in General Students

    If you don't mind my asking, how long did it take you to pay it off?.. and approximately how much was the total payment?