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1. Has anyone graduated from Excelsior College? Need advice

   gator dog replied to hollyberryh20's topic in Online Learning

   I absolutely agree. Do not use TCN for anything, likewise Rue Education. The practice Exams available for a fee,are a good resource within Excelsior. Yahoo groups Study group 101 is good,Flashcard Exchange is good. Distance Learning is a very differe...

2. Maui to Florida

   gator dog replied to mauiborn21's topic in Florida

   Read Tim Dorsey's books--they take place in Tampa.I used to live in Lahaina,then Key West for 9 years--which is a lengthy tale unto itself that I'll spare you in the interest of brevity,now I'm in in freakin' Michigan (yuk,yuk--yeah I know...).In Tam...

3. New Grad RN Jobs In Michigan

   gator dog replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Michigan

   Opportunities in west or southwest MI?

4. Michigan and excelsior

   gator dog replied to sandey37's topic in Michigan

   Care Bear, If you can in any way go to a brick&mortar RN program -do it. Do you have all the usual prereqs? You may be able to get into an LPN to RN Fast-track program that some community colleges offer, or even though they're getting harder...

5. RN The Easy Way

   gator dog replied to akanini's topic in Online Learning

   The b&m school where I had my first year of RN program had a whopping 8 hours of clinical time per week,virtually no lab time (lab was where we made up for any short time in class), and teachers who often showed up for class unprepared, was not N...

6. Transfering into ISU

   gator dog replied to gator dog's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks Lunah, Akanini--Lisa, I was considering testing for PA (I love downtown Philly), or NJ (south), but I doubt my girlfriend would go for it. My son lives in FL (Vero area),so I really want to work in that direction. I'm in southwest Michigan,btw...

7. Transfering into ISU

   gator dog replied to gator dog's topic in Online Learning

   Thank you Lunah. No, I'm a 'medic from about a hundred years ago. All the gen eds are done--ad nauseam--from a b&m school. I test NC4 in Oct..Thanks for reading the rant.

8. Transfering into ISU

   gator dog posted a topic in Online Learning

   To what degree if any would ISU accept an EC transfer? This is seems to be rapidly accelerating into "lame" territory. 16 states now have some form of stipulating issue with EC--and now TX? Is EC just going to continue it's denial of this increasingl...

9. Michigan and excelsior

   gator dog replied to sandey37's topic in Michigan

   I know this is an old thread,but I'm an EC student in KZOO.

10. We Are So Lucky

    gator dog replied to ag01medic's topic in General Nursing

    Intimacy with mortality is a powerful metaphysical equalizer isn't it? A refreshing post.Thanks for helping to pull me back into focus.

11. It shut off at 75! :)

    gator dog replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

    A shut down at 75 means you passed. The test software is presumptive: it figures if you pass the 1st 75, you'll continue passing all the rest, so it's academic to continue--congratulations RN!

12. Is the college network really good

    gator dog replied to aisha19126's topic in Online Learning

    Nope, I used Flashcard Exchange extensively, Tina Logan's notes from Rue.edu and the EC practice exams (the ones you need to buy). I believe the EC materials alone are woefully inadequate. I've never understood what people see in those Content Guides...

13. Is the college network really good

    gator dog replied to aisha19126's topic in Online Learning

    Yeah,Aisha--I bought TCN NC3 thru 7 for $130 on Ebay...

14. Age Factor

    gator dog replied to rpc19's topic in Male Students

    I'll be 49 in May--sunny side of 50 by the time I graduate. Second career for me. Luckily, I'm still healthy and in reasonable condition, But I must admit agism has been a concern. Seeing it in other lines of work already. It does make me feel better...

15. Michigan EC students?

    gator dog replied to gator dog's topic in Online Learning

    Hey Erin---Steve here. Great to hear from you. I was waived NC1 and 2, so 3 will be my first real exam as well, sched for the 25th. I get all of my materials from Rue Education in Florida--where I moved here from---long story, they're pretty good: oo...