MoniqueS

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1. Are people less likely to congratulate older or younger students for getting into RN?

   MoniqueS replied to Kadambari's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Sometimes parents are selfish, hopefully without realizing it. People sometimes hesitate to appreciate something, that they have never experienced. .. If you want to be a RN - go for it, dont' let anyone say you can not or should not. Age doesn...

2. Discouraged Pre-Nursing Student

   MoniqueS replied to jellybean321's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Since its July, I'm assuming that you are taking Micro over the summer semester? This is an intense course.... you might have to see if you can take some vacation days, especially around finals to up your grade. If you do not do well, you can alw...

3. best way to schedule classes to maximize degree progression

   MoniqueS replied to makingithappen3's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I took 3 classes a semester. I think less classes is better, because your grades will be better. It took me a little under 2 years to finish my pre regs. I'm starting my nursing classes next month and will graduate in late 2014. However long it ...

4. Getting vaccinated for Nursing school?

   MoniqueS replied to cmj1986's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You do have to have great immunity as a nurse. I respect that you have your values and you distrust some vaccines. However, sometimes in life... you just have to do things you don't want to, to protect others and also to get a job.

5. Finger Prints

   MoniqueS replied to Thujone's topic in Pre-Nursing

   you should call your school - when I was fingerprinted, I told them what school it was for and it was sent directly to that school. -- Call to make certain..

6. How can a ASN program be 2 years if you have to take prereqs and nursing classes?

   MoniqueS replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing

   When it comes to nursing classes and clinicals, the colleges set the schedule.. not you. I am unsure how long a nursing portion is for BSN but its 2 years long for ASN (At least, that's how it was at the two colleges that I applied to) I wish I...

7. A&P 2 What part was the hardest for you?

   MoniqueS replied to CinDRnyc's topic in Pre-Nursing

   hormones ----- aside from that, I would say diagnosis was the hardest. I took A&P 2 during the summer which was more intense.. if I could redo it, I would definately do it during a full semester. :)

8. Advice...please

   MoniqueS replied to Toaster's topic in Pre-Nursing

   why was the enviroment horrible at the university? Do you want to be a nurse? If you don't, do something else. You said that you want to work at a hospital so you need to work towards getting past shyness Everyone is a scared when they start a...

9. Students & Nurses- How do I get into nursing school with low undergrad gpa?

   MoniqueS replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing

   the past is the past. Do your pre-regs and attempt get As. When I did my pre-regs, I normally took them with less-challenging classes to make sure that I made great grades. For ex: A&P with psychology. A&P is much more intense. I th...

10. How far do you drive for nursing school?

    MoniqueS replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    45 minutes to get to my ns. There is a LPN school near my house but I wanted to go for my RN. An hour of driving is nothing if nursing is your dream... I only wish that gas prices were lower. I am thinking about trading in my SUV for a little c...

11. Any nursing students with small kids?

    MoniqueS replied to tmnursingstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have two children 7 and 9. I am starting nursing classes in the Fall. You can do it, you just have to make studying a priority. If I have a big exam, one of my children might miss boy scouts but its all for the better good. I can't do everyt...

12. This is the "new" policy..denied admission based on low compass math score

    MoniqueS replied to suzilks1's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I went back to school as an older student. I ended up having to take learning support math, which took me a semester but I did learn a lot. However, if you can't take a learning support math, then you really have to learn on your own to pass the c...

13. What time do you start clinical?

    MoniqueS replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    7am! I am a bit concerned about this, because its an hour commute and my kids get on the school bus at 630 am. On days that I do not have clinicals, I can get them on the bus and make it to my school on time. My husband sets his own hours...

14. Did you take all non-nursing classes first?

    MoniqueS replied to haileyjewell's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I took all of my ADN pre-regs before starting nursing school. Most schools need recent A&P classes (within 5 years), so you might want to do the basic pre-reqs first like math, micro, psych etc etc. It took me two years to finish my pre-reqs ...

15. Advice/critique for a scholarship essay!

    MoniqueS replied to SubSippi's topic in Student Assist

    Many months have gone by, but I wanted to still give my opinion about this essay. Great job! I think there are too many adjectives. You are a good writer but sometimes shorter is better. Shorter sentences get to the point and have more impact on...