MAYRA888

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1. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Kitcait, Some of us have gotten in with 4.0 GPA's...while others range from 3.6 and up :) I have 108 hours with a 3.73. I also took a CNA course last year and have experience in healthcare for the last four and a half years...I believe we all intervi...

2. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Benaffleck, We basically just had to have all the pre-req's completed, or at least MOST of them to apply. Just make sure you meet the deadline and turn in all transcripts and your personal statement. The rest can be done after acceptance. It is also ...

3. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Yes, I know I felt the same way in the Spring! Our teacher was very good to us on grading though! Yall are lucky though, since we're already accepted all yall need is a C, we needed an A in it! Our first assignment was horrible, I heard yalls is bett...

4. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Hang in there guys (for those in Patho at SJC)! I hear it is structured the same way ours was in the spring, but much faster of course! I heard someone made a 98 (congrats K :) ) so it can be done guys! Read the chapters, do the essays first, oh a...

5. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Sorry for the late reply guys I could not get on my home computer to find the site until yesterday! I used PlagiarismDetect.com I gave this to Dr. Maurstad and she encouraged the class to use it. It is free, you do not have to purchase anything to g...

6. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Thanks for that! I did away with my "social networking" websites a while back because I wasted a lot of time on them...LOL...but maybe Facebook wont hurt... :)

7. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Are yall really using Facebook still?

8. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Two-man CPR is just CPR with two people present to provide care. Like in the case of one person doing CPR and one getting the AED, with the "second man" there ready to take over in case of extreme exhaustion. It is part of the BLS for Healthcare prov...

9. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

   Hey guys! Quizzes are easy, the are 10 questions, 10 minutes each and are not too bad. My lowest grade was an 80 on the quizzes, and wonderful Dr. Maurstad dropped the lowest quiz so it didn't even count! All my other quiz grades were 90's and 100's....

10. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    Yes the Patho was online :) Well I did not apply to HBU, but since I was a student there and my major was "Nursing" the rank you and invite you to their program. I LOVED the school itself, however, the nursing department treated me horribly...I even ...

11. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    Oh and our test were an hour long each, and the essays would take me about 30 minutes themselves, so my class usually felt rushed for the rest of it. I am so excited about this Fall! I told Dr. Maurstad that I was accepted to both UTMB and HBU Nursin...

12. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    Yes, she said that she helped that teacher set up the online class so it might be the same for yall. They were MC, TF, matching, and essay. The essays were the main part of the tests. 3 Essays worth 10 points each. I will post the website when I get ...

13. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    I checked before I submitted, so I revised it and changed it before I submitted. There is a website I use to check for plagiarism before I EVER turn in ANYTHING because I have known great students who fail and get and F in the class because the unint...

14. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    Oh and one more thing, DO NOT CHEAT, PLAGIARIZE, OR BE ANYWHERE NEAR THAT because you will get an F. Its scary but its happened before to people who didn't even know they were cheating. Only reason I'm mentioning this is because the tests were essay ...

15. UTMB BSN Fall 09

    MAYRA888 replied to r33sa's topic in Texas

    Hey guys! I emailed Dr. Maurstad and she said that she helped Dr. Eilers set up her online course and that yall should enjoy it very much! I took it with her, and she was hard but GOOD and very NICE! READ every single chapter and study the notes if i...