TCU Fall 2012 Traditional BSN

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Hello all!!! I will be starting the BSN program at TCU in the fall as a transfer student and I was just wondering if there were any of you out there I could talk to!! I am going to having advising with Zoranna this Friday and was just wondering if anyone else had done so yet...tell me what to expect. Anyway, would love to talk to any and all of my future classmates if you're out there :)

I'm definitely feeling every emotion possible, but luckily EXCITEMENT is number #1!!! I agree once its all said and done, having TCU on that diploma will make it all worth it.

I meet with ZJ next Monday, I'll put orientation on my list of things to ask about. I set a meeting with financial aid for Thurs. to make sure everything is good. Once, I finally have a schedule, I think I will calm down a little more. I'm still anxious about making plans for my girls before/after school care, or letting my husband know how to adjust his schedule.

My summer is a lot more relaxing now that I know where I'll be in the fall. I'm trying to get my house in order and spend time with my girls. We'll be on vacation from the 21-28, I'm definitely looking forward to that. My parents and siblings are going, so that equals built in childcare!!!

Maybe, in Aug. we could all plan to meet for lunch to get acquianted.

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Yes..we should definitely get acquainted, because I'm sure we will definitely need study buddies! :)

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Hey girls! My name is Stephanie, I am going into my Junior 2 semester for Nursing at TCU in the Fall 2012. So I will be taking Maternity, Pediatrics, and Gerontology Nursing classes. Y'all are too cute! I remember how giddy I was about FINALLY being accepted into the program last year. Y'all take me back! I was actually called about an open spot days before classes started, I even missed the first orientation day because I couldn't get registered in time. It's overwhelming, but you can get through it! Anyway, I just wanted to reach out to y'all because I know you have so many questions! Ask away and I am more than happy to help with anything you need! Anything from nursing classes, books, schedules, professors, core curriculum, fees, ANYTHING! Let me know and I can try to find the answer! P.S. I owe everything to ZJ. Without her, I wouldn't be here. LOVE HER! And she is very genuine. I still go into her office just to chat every now and then. :)

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Forgot, I have been reading some of the questions y'all had and I can answer a few.... You need solid WHITE leather sneaker/tennis shoes. They cannot have any other color on them...possible silver but very minimal as your professors will be looking at your attire every time you wear them! You need socks that cover your entire ankles because they also check this! (They say it is for your own protection). So, no ankle socks, they have to be more grannyish! :) You will wear your scrubs every lab/clinical day, not lecture days (unless you go to the hospital that day to pick a patient and then it is acceptable, but that is more during the later part of the semester.) The stethescope you need will have to have a setting for hearing heart murmurs. Mine kind of twists around and clicks so that it does a complete 360 to hear both ways. That's all I can think of for now!

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Hey Stephanie!!! Thanks for replying to our thread...yes, we are all giddy!! They had 174 applicants and they only took 24 of us, so it is a great honor!! Although the wait for the acceptance letter was torture! How is it going?? Well, you answered my question about the scrubs, good to know, I was confused as to whehter we had to wear them ALL the time or just for clinicals/labs. And thanks for clearing up about the shoes. So....questions about the program itself then. How difficult is it? What's testing like? How much would you say you study any given week? And - is it a "friendly" environment, or are the girls catty? LOL. I asked Z.J. that question in my advising session and she laughed and said "It's a little of both...". Tell us what we can expect academic-wise. You must have been the girl I read about in that thread I read for last years applicants, that got in just a few days before school started!! That MUST have been interesting...I would have freaked out!! Glad you got in!!! ~ Linda

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Thank you, Stephanie...you rock! :) it's so nice of you to reach out to us like this! I mainly just want to know the general things like how hard it is...amount of study time each day/week...how the professors are..and how the other students are...so pretty much the same questions as Linda! :) I'm very excited to get to know everyone!

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I think I was the one from last year! :) I did freak out! In terms of difficulty, the program is very difficult. Your first semester is very stressful and exciting at the same time. In any given week you can have two tests and a mastery for nursing skills or pharmacology skills. **** is absolutely amazing with her Fundamentals lectures. I suggest you study for this class at least a week in advance for her tests. She also has medical terminology tests which are easy if you actually study them a day in advance and memorize them. They can boost your grade! Do you have **** or ***** for pharmacology? It is hard regardless, I guess. I would suggest studying at least two weeks in advance for these tests to make sure you really know the stuff. And the tests get harder as you go on. Labs are fun because you get to learn the hands-on stuff, but the masteries can be very stressful. Practice for these! They can be sticklers on them. Clinical is so much fun because it's patient interaction. Tell me your instructor and I might be able to clue you in on how they teach. Make friends with your lab group and clinical group because they will be with you every day for an entire semester and possibly throughout till graduation! Some girls can be catty...it's TCU...but overall my experience has been with nice girls. So basically, study at least 4 hours a week and more when tests are coming up, be nice to everyone because your instructors will be your references if you want a job, and have fun!

Did I cover everything???

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Awesome...and I just thought of this question, about how many chapters does the average test cover? I know they're all different, but just an estimate....

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Met with ZJ and registered for classes and ordered my name badge (it's first name only,right?). Now it's beginning to feel really real!!

Linda, my schedule is almost exactly like yours, except I start at 6:30am on Monday. That will certainly be a shock to my system, I'm use to getting up at 7am to get my girls off to school.

Thank you Stephanie for reaching out to us and giving us a lot of helpful information. Do we need to start reading before classes start? Or should we relax and enjoy the break before we jump into the fall semester?

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Excellent question, Amy - I was wondering the same thing myself. Should we start reading ahead? Also, do we REALLY require ALL the books the bookstore says we need for our classes?

I have my 6:30 am class on Wednesday...it is going to be interesting being up at school that early in the morning!! :)

P.S. I put my first and last name on my name badge...should I not have done that?

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I double checked, it's first and last name on the badges. Luckily, I was able to correct mine.

Have you purchased all your books yet?

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No, I haven't purchased any yet. I was waiting on Stephanie to assure me that we needed ALL of them before I bought ALL of them. LOL. I am sure what they say is required is actually "required", I've just had such a bad experience in the past with buying books, not needing them after all and then being unable to return them. Frustrating!! LOL. Thanks for double checking about the name badge, I didn't know either so I just put first and last. I am glad you were able to get yours corrected!! Have you bought any books yet? How's summer going with the girls? My kids just left for Mexico with their dad for a week :(

Sarah - how's statistics going? Having fun yet?? ;)

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