ABSN Duke Fall 2010

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Hi All!

I have decided to take the plunge and leave my career as a mental health therapist to gain a BSN in Nursing and hopefully move straight into MSN program. Is anyone else applying to Duke in the Fall??:yeah:

Congrats!

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I can already tell you all will fit right in.... My cohort was wonderfully diverse (we had a PhD going for her BSN!!!) with 13 men and we were similar in our ability to completely dissect and stress over every aspect of every assignment, test, and discussion (said with much love and fondness!!). It's also interesting to note that we had a great student who was waitlisted and came to us as we started--she's got a job at Vanderbilt in TN as part of their RN intern program! So even if you don't get in right now, there's still a chance!!!

Good luck Duke ABSN Fall 2010 class hopefuls! :icon_hug:

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Thanks for all the encouragement Snoozie! Glad to see you're taking a little study break from the NCLEX *wine

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Specializes in Public Health - Pediatrics.

Hello all! I have been quietly lurking around this thread for quite some time. I'm becoming so anxious though, that I have decided to finally join in! Just as a quick background on me, I graduated from NCSU several years ago. I still live in Raleigh. I've been a veterinary technician for about 15 years. I did take a short sabbatical from the veterinary world in 2006 and moved to Connecticut to attend a human pathology graduate program. However, after attending only 2 semesters (and assisting with too many autopsies at the Medical Examiner's office), I left the program early. I decided that being surrounded by death everyday just wasn't for me. Go figure! Every time I try to figure out my next step in life, nursing keeps surfacing. So, we'll see how things work out. My plan is to eventually go back for my FNP with a focus in women's health.

I just wanted to wish everyone good luck! Congratulations to those who have already heard something! And it's nice to know that I'm not the only one constantly checking my email (and this board) while at work during the day.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

Yay! Welcome to the 'party' brinkallz! Glad you introduced yourself and good luck! The waiting is the worst part...

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We've got quite a group here! It is so helpful to connect with others going through the same thing. Like somebody said earlier, everyone in my life is over my nervous excitement about admissions.

And just to clarify: nobody has gotten an OFFICIAL invitation to interview-just in phone conversations with "she who is a gift to Duke." So if you haven't heard anything, don't worry. Nothing has gone out in writing. I didn't want anyone to misunderstand and start wondering what's up.

Welcome brinkallz! And anyone else who's reading, join in! We're quickly claiming the 70 spots for the Fall 2010 cohort.

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Hi Brinkallz! Welcome to the nailbiting club...

Carolina11- thank you for that reassuring post. It sounds like only a few have talked to our favorite lady and found out about interviews, but I was getting ansy just the same. Perhaps it's because I have thought about nothing else all day and am obsessively waiting for a phonecall?

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.
And just to clarify: nobody has gotten an OFFICIAL invitation to interview-just in phone conversations with "she who is a gift to Duke." So if you haven't heard anything, don't worry. Nothing has gone out in writing. I didn't want anyone to misunderstand and start wondering what's up.

Yes!! I'm so sorry if I misled anyone. Our admissions phenom just mentioned it in a followup email to something else this afternoon. I haven't gotten the official call yet, nobody has. :)

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I wonder if they wait to just send one big email rather than one by one?

Here's hoping it comes tomorrow!

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Kebunt -- I laughed out loud reading your nailbiting club comment, because I was chewing them at that very moment, and then looked down to realize that I am down to 2 semi-normal looking fingernails. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has resorted back to my childhood bad habits during this waiting game!

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Haha! I promised myself the other day that I'd quit biting my nails after my Micro final tomorrow.

Every year when I go on vacation, I quit but, then I come home and something stresses me out and I start again.

I think that I'll stop for good when I'm in nursing school. Once a week, I volunteer at the ER and I NEVER bite my nails while I'm there because I'm scared of all the germs and diseases floating around the hospital. I think that nursing school clinicals will give me the motivation I need to quit altogether.

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Ok, my anxiety about Duke is now in full swing, so I am joining you all on the board! I can't wait to get notification about interviews!

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