If you're a junior, I would say get your bachelor's but definitely take the 5-7 prerequisites required for whichever schools you're applying to (apply to more than one and make sure you take everything you need). You might push back graduating with ...
Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing
I get that, but when did a B+ in Organic Chemistry become "not good enough" for nursing school, yet an A in General Freshman Chemistry is the goal? Mediocrity at it's finest...
Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing
I agree there are some difficult professors at community colleges across the country, but I will stand by my own experience. The class I took at community college and received an A in, was a class at the university known for it's difficulty. Most pe...
Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing
Ok - I'll probably get some slack for this, but here's my issue with nursing program requirements: Many programs are GPA based - I get that, but that doesn't mean it's right. Now don't get me wrong, I believe GPA to be an important factor in decidin...
Mamba49 replied to kellihope's topic in Pre-Nursing
Oops - another thing to keep in mind, you said your husband graduated in 2003. Some ABSN programs have time limits put on certain prerequisites (5 yrs, 7 yrs, 10 yrs), so make sure to check that out also, in case he needs to update a prerequisite. A...
Mamba49 replied to kellihope's topic in Pre-Nursing
Check with the universities for residency requirements, but most of the time, if you live and work in the state for a year (12 consecutive months), have a drivers license from that state, and are a registered voter in that state- you're considered a ...
Mamba49 replied to Jaime1990's topic in Pre-Nursing
nurse practitioner and nurse anesthetists require masters degrees, so you will have additional loans, but both of course help people (hello, it's nursing) and both receive 6 digit salaries.
Mamba49 replied to incandenza's topic in Pre-Nursing
I would suggest to look into the Accelerated Nursing Programs in your area or at schools you'd be interested in attending. Accelerated programs prequesites are usually pretty similiar, but they can vary a bit from school to school. Yes - an acceler...
Both are excellent nursing programs. Both are widely respected in the large hospitals in the St. Louis area. And I believe both have really good acceptance rates. Goldfarb's is probably a bit easier to get into because of their rolling schedule, s...