GrayMatter

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1. ACC Spring 10 admittance

   GrayMatter replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   I agree it's frustrating! I don't know why the delay, but it seems like it was forever ago that I applied. Obviously they have ranked everyone since they have sent out offical rankings and filled all the 1105 classes- I'm wondering also why it's taki...

2. Microbiology struggles.

   GrayMatter replied to Remilekun's topic in Pre-Nursing

   How detailed is your prof wanting you to get? My bs is micro/chemistry and I have taught this before, though only to high school students and not in a university setting. I like animations, but they can get wordy and kindof overwhelming if it's all n...

3. A&P I is not going well

   GrayMatter replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing

   If you literally have a professor sitting and literally not doing anything, why not record this and take it to the dean (assuming the dean will care)? Small recorder, video setting on camera hidden, etc......YOUR tuition pays for this and if a prof s...

4. Feel like crying...need encouragement

   GrayMatter replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Try not to focus on what you can't change. I'm 36 and totally starting over! It will be ok, in the long run one semester won't make ANY difference in the grand scheme of your life. It will be OK!! I like the advice RE online- also some do labs "onlin...

5. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

   GrayMatter replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas

   Just google Laredo drug war or McAllen drug war. I'm a Tx native and imo the border is nowhere to live, it's hostile, lots of drug activity trying to get drugs from Mexico into the states. Kidnappings, shootings, you name it and lots of corruption fr...

6. What do you learn in Organic Chemistry?

   GrayMatter replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Organic chemistry is the chemistry of organic carbon compounds which covers almost all carbon compounds except for a few inorganic ones- a traditional 8 hour year long course will cover alkanes, alkenes, alkynes (hydrocarbons) and functional groups, ...

7. Nursing or medical technology?

   GrayMatter replied to confusedMale's topic in Pre-Nursing

   What sort of work did you do in the hospital lab? I have a BS in micro, and thought about MLT at a local comm college or 2nd degree MT program from the university I got my BS from. I worked in a lab for the USDA as a microbiologist and lab work is in...

8. I am seriously freaking out

   GrayMatter replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Pre-Nursing

   They are preserved, to me this is so much easier than what I suspect I will face as a nurse. No blood, no goo, no odor other than the preservative..... I'm a biology teacher, you will get through this and be just fine. It's not nearly as bad as you ...

9. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

   GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I guess competitive is relative, ACC seems easier to get into than other schools to me- since they only take gpa, hesi score, and # of courses taken into consideration when applying and the additional points added after each time you apply seems to m...

10. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

    GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Have you ever been to Austin? Check it out...might be a good fit Austin comm college is $54/ hour for in district & $300/hour out of state. There's also UT Nursing which is excellent & Texas State University in San Marcos will have a bsn pro...

11. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

    GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Is out of state an option for you? I am not from CA, but the school I have applied to does not have a wait list (well each time you apply you receive bonus points which gives you a bit of a boost and improves your odds of getting in.) So they don't k...

12. Am I setting myself up for failure

    GrayMatter replied to Reallyconfused0160's topic in Pre-Nursing

    If you want to work with kids and also be a nurse, perhaps being a school nurse would be an option? Or maybe teaching health education or something? I am a science teacher and hope to start nursing school in sp 2010. I used to love being a teacher, b...

13. Really...how hard is Chemistry?

    GrayMatter replied to labchic's topic in Pre-Nursing

    My advice is to not underestimate the benefit of a little memorization- when your teacher writes Fe on the board you need to know it's iron without spending a second thinking about it. Make sure you understand the periodic table what the groups are a...

14. Am I setting myself up for failure

    GrayMatter replied to Reallyconfused0160's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I think some of this will depend on several things- how well you did in AP1, your overall science knowledge, your desire to overcome your addiction, and your commitment to studying. Some of it depends on how difficult and in depth the courses are at ...

15. Being Patient

    GrayMatter replied to labchic's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I completely understand...if I get through the program I want to get into I'll be 39 when I graduate and will still want to do an RN-MSN program after. It's daunting starting over (I was accepted into nursing school when I was 21 and sometimes kickin...