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coonkine

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Not yet but soon I hope. Do we only wear our scrubs on the clinical day? For other days, do we just wear whatever we want?

Hi guys I am a current nursing student going into my 3rd semester at the UofM. Congrats on getting in and if you have questions about anything no matter how silly you think they are feel free to ask me! And you only wear scrubs on clinical days and the the day you have skills lab! I would recommend you buy at least 3 sets of scrubs to start out with and Identity Factor is awesome! Good luck!

melbot

10 Posts

Specializes in Med Surg - OR, nursing homes, hospice,.
I am applying to the University of Memphis Loewenberg School of Nursing for the spring of 2011. Right now I am taking some pre-requisite courses and by the time I send in my application I will have a GPA of 3.1. The required GPA needed to apply is a 2.7 cumalative. Does anyone who is attending or has applied know what GPA a person needs to be competitive or be pretty sure they will be accepted into the program. I'm very nervous about getting in.

I third semester and Loewenberg and love it! If anyone told you that it is a challenging program, they are correct. However, my father is a doctor in the area and he says that all hospitals tend to hire U of M students first because we are so over-trained. Keep me posted, and congrats! :lol2:

koster22

36 Posts

Thanks to all the current Loewenberg students for posting! We need all the advice we can get.

@TenderLoveNcare:

I have heard of identity factor for scrubs. Do they monogram the scrubs the way Landau does? I am looking to save $ wherever I can since we have so much to pay for. Thanks!

Thanks to all the current Loewenberg students for posting! We need all the advice we can get.

@TenderLoveNcare:

I have heard of identity factor for scrubs. Do they monogram the scrubs the way Landau does? I am looking to save $ wherever I can since we have so much to pay for. Thanks!

Yes they monogram like Landau and I think they offer a package of some sort with scrubs and a nursing kit! I used them and had no complaints!

jazzystudent

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I am replying to you because you offered your assistance :D but everyone else please feel free to reply as well.

First off i want to say i commend all you ladies for picking nursing as a goal and sticking with it. We all know it is defnitely not a walk in the park.

Unfortunately when I first began college up until recently i did not give my academics my full efforts as I should have. I also just decided to be a nursing major. I have the personality for it but i do not quite have the grades!

So here are my few questions:

1.) I currently have a 2.57 and will be taking the remaining pre-reqs this fall (a&P 1 and Micro) this fall. I am certain that i can have a cumalitive 2.7 and a science 3.0 by the time the sp12 program begins but I am nervous tht they wont accept me with these pending circumstances..Opions?

2.) How difficult do you all think it would be to take ap2 before taking ap1? additionally both of these classes will be taken online... :/

3.)At the start of sp12 my daughter will only be 2 months old. Is there anyone else that has a small child in a nursing program that couold give some insight on this?

4.) at the school I attend now. "University of Central Arkansas" you transfer credits do not transfer in as gpa credits. Does U of M do this also? meaning that the classes that will be calculated into my overall gpa will only be the ones taken at U of M?

i know theses are essay questions lol but they are so important. I have a meeting with my advisor on the 29th of June but these what ifs have been haunting me! :banghead: lol Im so glad I found this forum

If I dont get accepted I willjust return to LR and attend their Baptist Health Rn Program and revisit the BSN after recieving my RN liscense :)

I would definitely work hard to pull your GPA up as much as you can(3.0 is normally the standard...2.7 is doable but cutting it close) Don't be so hard on yourself focus on the science courses as to me that's what really counts(I repeated both A&P2 and Micro) so there is hope!:w00t:I woundn't recommend doing ap2 before ap1 but I have known a few ppl to do it.

As far as transferring credits I would really just leave that to your advisor so I won't misinform you.

There are many mothers in my nursing class and they seem to manage just fine with the support of spouses/family. And my sister-in-law made it through the program this past spring with 3 kids(2 of which she had while in the nursing program:bugeyes:) so again it very doable but you have to dedicated, focused, and have an awesome support system!

coonkine

41 Posts

First off i want to say i commend all you ladies for picking nursing as a goal and sticking with it.

I hope that extends to us guys too ;)

kmpate

2 Posts

Hi, Im starting nursing school this fall at U of M. I would like to know for the first semester clinical would it be in a hospital setting or a nursing home. Thanks in advance

Ashlee-SN

19 Posts

Hi! I started in Fall 09 and we started in the hospital, the program is always changing so I'm not sure If your first semester will be in the hospital as well.

EFRAZN

16 Posts

Hi!! I have a few questions that maybe someone could take the time out to please answer. I plan on applying for Fall 2012 and I'm certain that I will get in, but I'm just nervous about the program. Could someone tell me how they like the program, how do they handle to load of nursing school, and explain the clinicals to me. I think that I'm most nervous about the clinicals overall. I hear that there won't be much time for socializing an what not but I want to know is there a LITTLE time for that. I'm pretty good at time management and everything though. Overall I just want to know someone's overall experience in the program. Thanks in advance!

Hi I'm a third semester student in the program and overall I'm pretty pleased with the program. As with anything it has a few kinks but they are continually improving the program! We are some of the most respected of nursing students in the area (and this is coming from nurses and doctors in the hospital). So with that being said there is alot that is expected of you, but nothing that can't be done within reason! The lectures are intense so you will spend a great deal of your time studying(so if you've never had to study or not use to studying GET USE TO IT!) And not to sound like a debbie downer(cuz i'm no debbie downer lol) but you will not have much time for socializing and that's just a reality of nursing school! Sucks I know but you'll get use to it especially if you like to pass lol. AND CLINICALS ROCK! At least mine have anyway! Every clinical day won't be perfect but as long as you ASK FOR HELP and learn and grow from it you'll do fine! I guess what I'm trying to say is nursing school is what you make of it. You will have some rough days and even cry a little but as long as you keep a positive attitude and keep your goal(graduation) in perspective you will do great! Hope this helps!

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