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1. Accomplishment & Reward

   echo*echo replied to echo*echo's topic in General Students

   Oh that sounds so good! I'm packing for my upcoming move, pushing/carrying things to the Garage for a weekend Garage Sale, working on the yard. I want a full body massage now! But I will wait until my first A :zzzzz Now where did I put my heating ...

2. Hi, I'm new!!

   echo*echo replied to Future_RN3385's topic in General Students

   Hey Marcy! Don't worry you will rock! I think everyone entering a Nursing Program is special, but I really applaud those entering right after High School. Its shows a lot of maturity. Oh, and don't be discouraged by those few bitter souls. You wi...

3. Accomplishment & Reward

   echo*echo posted a topic in General Students

   We all know (or will soon know) how daunting a task 3-4 years of Nursing School and Pre-Reqs can be. Obviously we all share the same goal of becoming a nurse. A friend of mine eloquently stated to me that any accomplishment is deserving of a reward...

4. FLAT BROKE and CANT PAY MY TUTITION FOR LPN SCHOOL

   echo*echo replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in General Students

   renerian, I remember applying for loans and grants when I left high school. My parents split up my last year of high school, and other than a roof over my head I didn't get any other financial support--not even food. I worked full-time my last two ...

5. "They" really don't understand!

   echo*echo replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Hi bedpan, Don't feel alone! I can only imagine how difficult it is juggling school with a family, but even if they are not always 100% supportive, they at least have someone there. I won't have anyone to lean on emotionally or financially during t...

6. BSN versus ADN?

   echo*echo posted a topic in General Students

   Echo will you please stop posting!!!! I know, I know some of my posts are becoming repetitive. I even said "I know" twice! Okay I have been freaking out over waiting lists trying to figure out how I can position myself to get in sooner. I have act...

7. Dallas questions?

   echo*echo replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I currently live in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Carrollton has some nice neighborhoods but is generally considered to be below most of the places you mentioned. Plano, Frisco, Flower Mound, McKinney, Southlake to name a few tend t...

8. I didnt get in

   echo*echo replied to rnnurse2be's topic in General Students

   I know it has to be discouraging. You work so hard to get to this point yet all you can do is wait. I already hate this process and I'm just starting! Hang in there!

9. Fairest Admissions/Application Process?

   echo*echo posted a topic in General Students

   Okay we all know about waiting lists. We are aware of how competitive the process is. Knowing this, what do you think is the fairest process? Put yourselves in their shoes, and what application process would you favor? What criteria would you we...

10. Afraid of Failure

    echo*echo replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    I couldn't have said it better! If you don't try you won't know. And worse you will regret NOT taking that chance the rest of your life. With any reward comes risk. The worst thing that can possibly happen is you get into the program and either a...

11. getting out of my stundent loan

    echo*echo replied to veedot's topic in General Nursing

    A loan is a loan and regardless of what happened in your class you are obligated to pay it back. As another poster said, even declaring bankruptcy won't erase student loan debt. I took out student loans the first time I went to college. I switched ...

12. Afraid of Failure

    echo*echo replied to justjenn's topic in General Students

    Hi Jenn, Fears? I think we all have our fears going in. I constantly ask myself if I am smart enough to do this, if I am disciplined enough to do this, if I am strong enough to do this. I think the answer to all of the above is yes, but I still h...

13. is nursing is an anti-social job?

    echo*echo replied to Spaniel gal's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Spaniel Gal, I am just starting pre-reqs, so I can't specifically address your situation, but I think its common in many professions, especially if you are in a new city and you are the new girl on the job. Personally I have never felt welcomed w...

14. Support from family/friends?

    echo*echo replied to echo*echo's topic in General Students

    Hi Carmen, We are in the same boat. My mother passed away five years ago and my father and I have basically not spoken for 15 years--and he lives thirty minutes away. My older sister, the only college graduate in my family, is extremely critical of...

15. Thinking of changing my mind......

    echo*echo replied to wannanbnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. I am like a sponge absorbing every ounce of information I can. And I am reading EVERYTHING here! If anything reading posts here have only strengthened my desire. Its something that I have wanted to do for a long time, and I deci...