StacyMarie982 replied to fbanh's topic in Pre-Nursing
I am in an ABSN second degree program 2 hours away from home. I do not have children at this time, but am living away from my spouse during the week and it is miserable. Not only is it lonely, but to have two sets of household expenses is causing a...
I earned my first BA in 2004 (straight out of high school) but do to a series of life events, was unable to pursue a career in the field I studied. Fast forward to fall 2010, where I enrolled at the local junior college to pursue pre-reqs for the nu...
StacyMarie982 replied to CNAJessi's topic in Pre-Nursing
I DID IT! And worked full time while doing it for the exact same reasons, so I could apply! BUT... you must be disciplined to do it. YOU need to know when you need to stay home and study vs. going out for happy hour. I earned an A and a B and wil...
StacyMarie982 replied to jly0162's topic in California
Hello all :) I too was accepted last month - looking forward to meeting all of you soon!! In the meantime, we've started a FB group. You will need to friend one of us who is already in the group to allow access in. PM me if you'd like my real name...
StacyMarie982 replied to socalprenurse08's topic in Pre-Nursing
Hello there! I was recently accepted into the ABSN at SMU for spring :). I also looked into the program at NU but was put off by the extra course requirements (biostats!) as well as the number of applicants vs spots in the program. I ultimately deci...
StacyMarie982 replied to Cali.RN's topic in California
Hello all, I was recently accepted to the ABSN for spring at San Mateo!!!!! I was also accepted for fall but had to decline because it was only two weeks before the start date!!!! But I'm in now thankfully! Communication is very slooooow with them my...
StacyMarie982 replied to jly0162's topic in California
Hello all :) The CPR course required for the program is American Heart Association BLS for healthcare providers not American Red Cross for healthcare providers. I've had to do quite a bit of digging to find a class locally so I thought I'd fill you ...
StacyMarie982 replied to jly0162's topic in California
Got the FB group invite - thanks!!!! Lucky to all of you able to take Caltrain in! I live in the valley, so will be getting a place to stay at during the week and head home when I can :) Looking forward to meeting you all in a few weeks at orienta...
StacyMarie982 replied to kmleonard4's topic in California
Scroll up :) The ABSN at Stan is a joke!!!!! I had an awful awful awful experience... I am leaving this thread as it no longer applies to me (SMU Spring 13 cohort accepted!!!!) so if anyone has questions, feel free to PM me :) BEST OF LUCK TO ALL...
StacyMarie982 replied to 1mkeller's topic in California
From prior threads, some of you had questions for me.... I'm leaving this thread as it no longer applies to me, but feel free to private message me. BTW.... my points were 70
StacyMarie982 replied to 1mkeller's topic in California
Hello all, I was NOT accepted. But I was accepted into the accelerated BSN at Samuel Merritt University which was my first choice!!!! Seems odd that I was declined from a jc program but accepted into a very prestigious bay area program. Best of luck ...
StacyMarie982 replied to jly0162's topic in California
I paid my deposit yesterday! Yay!!! I inquired about orientation as well 11/29-30..... I wonder if there's an event in the evening because it seems odd that it's half days..... At any rate I'm super excited!!