soniamccoy

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1. Hillsborough Community College-Fall 2014

   soniamccoy replied to NursingHopeful2344's topic in Florida

   HCC only looks at the overall GPA for the pre requisite classes for nursing. Even if you have taken other courses they do not take them into account, that's what my advisor said. To the OP, I went to South University to speak about their program and ...

2. Head Lice Angst

   soniamccoy replied to Ilovegiraffes's topic in School

   I live in Tampa Fl and there is actually a mobile lice company that will come to your home to treat the entire family and the home. Not quite sure how their business fairs annually but they are out there. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

3. I passed!

   soniamccoy replied to Astrid27's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats!! Hope your future endeavors and career as a nurse are fulfilling! Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

4. A&p 1 study tips

   soniamccoy replied to yourPhutureNurse_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just passed A&P this last semester it's a lot of time, hard work and memorization. We had to learn all 206 bones, the faces, body planes, directional terms, body quadrants, histology of the skin all in one test!! Mastering A&P is a program ...

5. Hillsborough Community College RN program fall 2013

   soniamccoy replied to hallberry's topic in Florida

   I attend HCC for pre reqs for nursing and I can tell you this is the first time I've been on here since the semester started...and I normally frequent the site daily. I'm scheduled for 13 credits this semester and I'm so busy with studying. Got 5 cha...

6. Finally starting prereqs, Winter 2014

   soniamccoy replied to Bonnieparker22's topic in Pre-Nursing

   On my last semester of pre reqs myself! Taking: Sociology Developmental Psychology Math A&P II Then off to nursing school in July! Good luck to you!! Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

7. Officially admitted in Pre-nursing classes

   soniamccoy replied to j555's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Congrats!! I'm on my last semester of pre reqs..definitely excited to think I'll be starting Nursing school in July! It definitely is a roller coaster, many classes and and plenty of information to retain! But it's so worth it. If you are determined ...

8. Anyone know of any Associates programs here that don't require pre-requisites

   soniamccoy replied to nursefan's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I will be transferring out to Galen College of Nursing in St Pete. HCC does have a good nursing program but GPA expectations are significantly high at around 3.8. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

9. A&P Michigan

   soniamccoy replied to EquestrianBarbie's topic in Excelsior

   Not sure if your books are from the publishing company Pearson but they have something called mastering A&P and it is so helpful. It has practice lab practicals, cadaver photos and covers everything for A&P I and II. I aced every test using t...

10. Spring 2014

    soniamccoy replied to futureRN_'s topic in Pre-Nursing

    AP I is definitely time consuming. Make sure you do your research and have a great professor to help you through the course. It's a lot of material in a short amount of time. Lots of memorization with the joints, bones, muscles etc. I had a professor...

11. Why Do You Want To Be A Nurse?

    soniamccoy replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I want to be a nurse because it's the only thing I can ever see myself doing. A lot of people say it's a cliche when nursing students say I love helping people but this is absolutely true for me. Not only does the human body and it's function fascina...

12. Newbie

    soniamccoy replied to FuturePedRN2016's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Good luck to you! I'm finishing up with my pre reqs this next semester in January and just got accepted into nursing school so I'll be starting that one in July! If it's something your passionate about you'll do great! Study smart and study hard! Sen...

13. Going to easier school for high GPA?

    soniamccoy replied to symbol96's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is designed to be difficult. My doctor put it to me like this: is it designed to weed out those who want to get by with the minimum. It can differ from school to school. Some look at your overall GPA in your pre reqs and others look at...

14. Anyone know of any Associates programs here that don't require pre-requisites

    soniamccoy replied to nursefan's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I wouldn't say necessarily that Florida is a problem state when it comes to hiring RN's. Economy has pros and cons in all states. Not just Florida. I can say from my personal experience that community colleges tend to have a mile long waiting list an...

15. Compliment, Motivate or Encourage the previous poster :)

    soniamccoy replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Don't let obstacles get in your way! They are there to show you your self worth so you can look in the mirror and say "I did this" when you conquer them! Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com