spore2008

spore2008

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Career change from bench scientist to pre-nursing student (nursing student January 2012).

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  1. Pitt Accelerated BSN

    Hi Sully23, Tuition is about 42-44K. I had to take out loans: both subsidized and unsubsidized from the US government. Be proactive and fill out your FAFSA. I had to take out about 4K in private loans to cover the difference. Also, I do not know ...
  2. Pitt Accelerated BSN

    The weekly class schedule is intense. Mondays I am in class from 8am until 6.30pm, Tuesdays 9am to 4pm, Wednesdays 9am-11am and then same minor committments; Thursdays and Fridays are clinical days and we are in the hospital from 6.45am until 3.30pm...
  3. Pitt Accelerated BSN

    Hi Sully23, Congratulations on your decision to attend Pitt's Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program. I started the Accelerated Program at Pitt on January 4, 2012. Everyone in my cohort-all 27 of us-are considered undergrads. (This is strange t...
  4. Should I major in nursing or other science?

    There are many direct entry programs for people who want to pursue nursing but have an undergraduate degree in another discipline. Thus, it is possible to major in Biochemistry and then pursue a direct entry nursing program in which you can become a...
  5. Should I Take Micro or A&P II Over the Summer???

    I took A & P I and II and my community college. I took A & P II over five weeks during this past summer. The pace was brutal: 8-1.30 M-W; Th 11-1.30. But then I was finished and had another A. Microbiology was a doozy and many of the stud...
  6. PA or NP

    Another thing to consider is PA school has specific prerequisites required that are most likely not covered while you were in BSN school. These courses are you standard premed courses and include a Bio sequence, 2 years of Chemistry, Physics, Math a...
  7. Best Chance

    There are plenty of students who graduate with a bachelors in a non nursing area and then immediately apply to the accelerated BSN and Direct Entry programs. I think perhaps the most important thing to consider is tuition. You are currently at a pr...
  8. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

    So how do you all feel about PhD psychologists being called "Dr.?" Is it not also confusing when a psychologist is compared to a psychiatrist? I have a PhD and whenever anyone calls me by "Dr," I feel uncomfortable. I believe context is everything....
  9. Online Pathophysiology Class

    I am finishing up an online pathophysiology course from Butler Community College in Kansas. The 4 credit course is $650 for out of state residents. Both A & P I and II are prerequisites. This is my first online course ever and though I prefer ...
  10. This is a second career for me. I start an accelerated nursing program in January. Currently, I am most interested in psychiatric nursing, nursing research, education and public health. These are areas I have already been somewhat exposed to in va...
  11. Prerequisites Question

    I would definitely ask if your work experience will count against the time limit on course work. I graduated from college in 1998 with a degree in Neuroscience and I have a PhD in Molecular Genetics from 2008. Every school I asked gave me waivers f...
  12. I think much depends on the individual student. You need to consider your academic aptitude, stress level and financial responsibilities. I finished my prerequisites between spring and summer 2011. My classes included: A &P I, A & P II, St...
  13. Nursing vs. Engineering

    Nursing most definitely has a clear impact on people's lives. No doubt, the goal of biomedical research is to improve humanity. The difference is a question of time. Nursing is direct application in the here and now. Research application has a more a...
  14. Pre-requisites and moving to another state?

    Unfortunately, nursing schools individually decide their prerequisite courses. True, there is a prerequisite "core" which typically includes anatomy and physiology I and II and microbiology. After those three courses, prerequisite courses can go ha...
  15. Nursing vs. Engineering

    In the beginning I found lab science to be intellectually satisfying. I loved using my hands and my brain and being surrounded by relatively intelligent people. What I came to realize is that my work had zero immediate impact. It is possible that...