Anyone Starting At UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing?

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This thread is for anyone who is trying to get into, currently at, or graduated from Shadyside School of Nursing in Pittsburgh!

Specializes in Neuro Critical Care as PCT.

pamperedjenn: "Hi there!

I am planning to start Spring 2008 and I am very excited!! This thread has been very helpful!"

Hi Jen! I just got my letter yesterday and I will be Spring 08 too! I can't wait to meet our class. It feels like Feb. is so far away, but it will go fast. I'm looking forward to it. Take care, Sharla

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Congrats, Sharla! Shadyside is a great school...I am really enjoying my classes. Good luck!

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Specializes in Neuro Critical Care as PCT.

Thank you! I'm sure you are doing great. Take care, Sharla

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Specializes in ccu cardiovascular.

I just wanted to say congrats. I loved shadyside when i went there and it really prepared me for the nurse i am today.

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Hi! Im new to this.. i'm a prospective student of shadyside and im awaiting my exam scores! I admit I'm a little nervous, I think I did well on everything except for natural science:uhoh3: it's been a few years since I've taken any science.. I used to be a Marketing major lol. BIG switch! I realized nursing was a better choice for me when I started working with those who have developmental disabilities and I LOVE my job.. I think Mental Health nursing might be the path for me.. but who knows i'll probably do a little bit of everything.. plus I still have to get in!! Anyone else going for Spring 2008?? Besides Chatham college & MSG, where else do they hold classes/clinicals?

Thanks everyone!

~Rachel

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Cardiac.

Hi Rachel,

I'm in my second year of the daytime program at Shadyside.

In the daytime program all the classes are at Motor Square Garden except for Anatomy and Microbiology and their labs.

Clinicals are all over the place: Shadyside of course, Montefiore Hospital, Braddock, McKeesport, Magee, Southside, Presby for Critical Care, Passavant, Western Psych, and I think maybe a nursing home for Nursing 102, but I might be wrong. It's funny but after 5 clinical rotations, I've yet to be assigned to Shadyside. The daytime classes are large so they get split up among a lot of different sites. The downside in the program is that the students have absolutely no say in what their clinical assignment is and don't usually find out what it is until a few days or maybe a week before it starts. So you can get somebody from the North Hills assigned to McKeesport or a city dweller who doesn't own a car assigned to Passavant.

I like the program and am having a good time. It is a bit crowded since we have the large classes, but that and having no say in clinical assignments are my only complaints.

Good luck to you.

Dan

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Specializes in Tele, Stepdown, Recovery.

Hi everyone!

I'm almost finished putting together everything for my application for spring 08, but I'm worried that my essay might be too short! It's only 2 pages... was anyone elses this short? Or am I worrying too much about the length? Thanks so much!

Sara

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Cardiac.

My essay two years ago was only about 1/2 of a page typed (three paragraphs - 274 words). I got in. I had very good test scores. Don't know about the letters of recommendation of course, but I wouldn't have asked for letters from people unless I thought they'd be good.

Now you've got me wondering what the normal length of essay is. I know there are a lot of other Shadyside students on this thread. It would be interesting to see how much they wrote.

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Hi, Sara! I am currently a Shadyside student and my essay length last year was 2 pages...typed, double spaced. Good luck!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Cardiac.

I asked one of my friends at school and she said her essay was about 1.5 pages at 1.5 spacing.

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Hi everyone! I am hoping to get accepted for the Spring 2008 semester. I just got my test scores today and I am soo excited. I was worried when I took the test but I got the 99th percentile in vocab, math, and reading and the 98th percentile in science!!! I will def be celebrating to day and can't wait to find out if I am accepted. Does anyone know when that will be?

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Did you submit your application yet? Congrats on the test scores........that's impressive!

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