Rhapsody86

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1. Stafford Loans with a previous degree?

   Rhapsody86 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Students

   No problem! I don't live in that area, so I can't help you there! All I can say is research, research, research all the financial aid options. I can definitely emphasize because I was trying to figure out all that stuff too about a year and a half ...

2. Stafford Loans with a previous degree?

   Rhapsody86 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Students

   I did my own research into this and I think she is right. You might want to try a Bachelor's program (BSN) or an Accelerated Bachelor's program (ABSN). I know all schools are different, this is what my particular school says about SAP and Second De...

3. Stafford Loans with a previous degree?

   Rhapsody86 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Students

   I have a previous Bachelor's Degree (graduated May 2009 with 126 credit hours, started BSN program in August 2010). For my BSN I have used Stafford Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized), and up to this point I haven't had any trouble receiving the amo...

4. Is it possible to study abroad as a Nursing major...?

   Rhapsody86 replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

   I'm assuming that you aren't a pre-nursing student, but already in a program, I'll throw this out there anyways though. If you are a freshman or sophomore in college and still trying to get those pre-reqs out of the way (like history, English, math,...

5. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

   Rhapsody86 replied to Rhapsody86's topic in General Students

   Don't get me wrong, if a question is horribly written and a large majority of the classes misses it, yeah, I believe it should be thrown out. For instance, on one exam less than 5% got a question right and it was thrown, and that's one class I have w...

6. Grade Inflation in Nursing School

   Rhapsody86 posted a topic in General Students

   I've just finished my first year of nursing school (BSN)! Whew! It was hard, but I've made all As, yet for some of those As, I don't feel as proud of them as I should be. Grade Inflation in the program is rampant in almost every class, if the teache...

7. opinions about 1 year "2nd degree" BSN nursing programs

   Rhapsody86 replied to pghfoxfan's topic in General Nursing

   rI am a bit skeptical about the "one year" part. Most nursing programs at the bachelor level are 4-5 semesters long. A year would just be 3 semesteres (fall, spring, and summer). But I guess a nursing school could make such a curriculum. I am a se...

8. Will VA pay for my education?

   Rhapsody86 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey everyone, I've tried to find this answer, but haven't had any luck. I am a first year nursing student with no previous health care experience and I don't work for the VA. Does the VA have any programs for students in which they will pay for your...

9. Join honors program in nursing school?

   Rhapsody86 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey everyone, I'm new here, my first post! Here's my question. At our school, the nursing department offers an honors program (one course a semester is enriched and submit a thesis at the end of your education). The scholarship covers all tuition...