Thought I'd get this started for the rest of us who, sadly, did not make it in for Fall 2010. I'm hoping to re-submit my application for Spring today (or this week). Does anyone know, do we receive the form from the nursing office? Or, is this something we should grab from the website?
My score upon re-applying will be 54.899. Dang, sure am hoping this will be high enough and get me in this round!
How's everyone else holding up? Did everyone complete the pre-req - 1105 already? I have not and won't (due to extenuating circumstances) until early Fall. Will this negatively impact my chances of getting accepted? According to Tammy and the office, no. But, wanting to get everyone's input. Hoping we will hear about acceptance by Sept. Does anyone know this date for sure? The application period closed July 15, don't know why it takes them so long to get this word out.
Anyway- good luck to you. This is my 3rd round of applying so I sure am ready to get in and get on with this career change!
Crispier, that is what I am wondering, too. If we add that post from a few days ago (person deferred to have a baby), we are at least up to 153.
Do you think if we e-mailed the nursing dept they would give that info out? If I remember correctly, you and I are both painstakingly close to the top of the list. ugghhhh!
I would love to do that, but I'm really afraid to upset them in any way. Yes, I'm a wimp. :)
Anyway, after the last post today, it looks like I have a much better idea of where I stand.
Just checked w/ reliable source, and I'm next on the Spring 2011 RN list @ # 157. Expect maybe five or six more openings according to the source. Good luck & keep ur fingers crossed. :cheers:
Wow. That is some amazing news. I'm trying not to jinx it, but I'm pretty excited to hear that.
Just checked w/ reliable source, and I'm next on the Spring 2011 RN list @ # 157. Expect maybe five or six more openings according to the source. Good luck & keep ur fingers crossed. :cheers:
bigbluesmokey, thanks so much for digging up that info for us. I am hoping that your reliable source is right!
Oh I am so sorry for your loss. That is so recent.
I lost my dear momma on April 16, 2003 after a 16 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Everything you said in your post is spot on. Heck, if I didn't know it, I would've thought you had worked in oncology also. My mom was on home hospice the last 6 months of her life and the staff were excellent. Working in oncology for me is my way of giving back and giving thanks for the great care my mom received throughout her 4 different bouts with cancer.
You are so right. I learned to dettach myself to a certain degree but I am still a caring human. If we lose a patient who we have become attached to, then we are all right there crying with the families. As cheesey as it may sound, throughout most of these people's treatments you spend so long and so much time with them that they sort of become part of you and vice versa. In radiation treatments especially we see the same patients monday through friday for sometimes as long as 8 weeks. It is IMPOSSIBLE to not become emotionally attached to some of them.
TEXASCELESTE and RADIATIONRN2BE thank you so much for your stories. Your experiences, thoughts and motivation are very inspiring, and remind me of why I want to get into nursing, as well as the kind of nurse I want to be. Thank you for the beautiful gift of your openness with the group. This is going to be a great 2 years going through school together. :)
so I sure am ready to get in and get on with this career change!
Crispier
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I would love to do that, but I'm really afraid to upset them in any way. Yes, I'm a wimp. :)
Anyway, after the last post today, it looks like I have a much better idea of where I stand.