MedicalMelody

MedicalMelody has 3 years experience.

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1. Senior LVN student in need of encouragement/advice

   MedicalMelody posted a topic in Student Assist

   Long story short, due to personal circumstances and "instructor discretion", I was forced to leave my LVN program, which I carried straight As in at the time. When I rejoined the new cohort for MedSurg 3 (the last rotation), I stepped into a world of...

2. Do/did you enjoy Nursing School? Or hate it?

   MedicalMelody replied to Jayden8139's topic in General Students

   It' a bit of both, really. I have to admit that I had a bit of an ego coming into my program (lots of medical background and knowledge vs. some of my fresh out of high school classmates). That got torn down quickly. I came home crying on more than...

3. advice for someone whose GPA is less than desirable?

   MedicalMelody replied to laruhpea's topic in General Students

   I actually have this same issue (old, icky GPA mucking up my shiny new GPA) and was advised to contact my old school and ask about "academic renewal.". Apparently, depending on the school, you can have up to one semester (give or take) "forgiven" so ...

4. LVN to RN in SoCal

   MedicalMelody replied to Elleveein's topic in LPN-RN

   I'm currently an LVN student and have been looking at bridge programs myself. El Camino College seems to only want the basics; I have a friend who is in the Harbor program and recommends it as a bridge, but it is too far for me. Good luck; let us k...