m9791l

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1. Failed the practical on first A&P I test.

   m9791l replied to SkylarNola's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi, I am in the same situation you are. I am doing fine in the lecture portion, but failed the lab midterm. Since it counts 40% of our lab final grade, I guess I will have to drop the course. Our lab midterms were on tissue slides (name the type of t...

2. Older Nursing students

   m9791l replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

   Hi Everyone, I am 58 years old, and have two semesters of prerequisites (at two courses a term) left. I have a 3.7 GPA so far, so I have done well. I have recently become discouraged by several online articles I have read about new grads having troub...

3. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

   m9791l replied to wannabenurse14's topic in Male Students

   Hi, I am 57 and am working on my prerequisite courses. The discouraging thing is that I am not too hot in Algebra, so I must take Beginning and Intermediate Algebra, then College Algebra. The college I am going to will not allow students to take thei...

4. Nursing School For Older Student

   m9791l posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Everyone, I have been admitted to Gwinnett Tech and will begin taking nursing prerequisites in the Fall. I am 57 years old (really) and recently lost my job in another field due to downsizing. I will have to take Math 98 and 99, and am not that gr...

5. A Nursing Career Over 50

   m9791l posted a topic in Men

   Hi Everyone, I want to enter nursing as a second career. I am a 54 year old male with BBA and MBA degrees, who will be retiring early at the end of 2008. Is this a realistic option for me (will nursing schools accept me at this age...