Calling any Watts School of Nursing Students!!!

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Hi all,

I have posted a few times about my worries on getting into a nursing program and just wanted to share that I got accepted to Watts School of Nursing in Durham. I am so excited and I was wondering if any Watts students (or from other programs) had any advice on how they have gone about financing their education. I never had to deal with financial aid when I got my undergrad a few years ago and Watts is pretty pricey, (about $30,000). I plan to do the tuition reimbursement program with Duke when I graduate but I'm worried about what to do right now. Any advice on financial aid or private loan experiences would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!!:heartbeat

Mom,

Pretty much just that for the verbal...

Did you think the antonyms/synonyms used on the watts were the same as the ones in the practice exam book that they recommended? How did you prepare for that section?

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Not the exact same ones but pretty close... They're pretty easy and you should be able to move pretty quickly... 3 distracters and the correct answer... the spatial relations are a bit confusing... really easy at first then get harder... i'd review them if you've never dealt with them before...

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Not the exact same ones but pretty close... They're pretty easy and you should be able to move pretty quickly... 3 distracters and the correct answer... the spatial relations are a bit confusing... really easy at first then get harder... i'd review them if you've never dealt with them before...

Thanks Jeepinjed!! That helps a bunch. I did review some spatial relations and they are pretty easy if you can understand them and get the pattern. I hope they are similar to the ones on fear's website. The part that I am having the most trouble with is the antonyms/synonyms part....hence so many questions. LOL Right now I copied the words and looked up the definitions to words I don't know....hoping that some of the words in the book show up on the test. LOL :o

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not a problem! everyones seems to do fine on the academic portion... then tanks the reading comprehension... I kinda did the opposite but at least i passed the first time... it is a really stressful test... do your best to relax! i don't think it matters how well you do, i think it's a pass or fail kind of test... GOOD LUCK!!!!! :D hope to see some of you in June!!!

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Do you mind telling me what you made on the test? I was wondering what score they would accept and I remember you telling us that you barely passed the academic portion of the test.

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lol... :o you need a 50% to pass... i got a 95 on the reading comp., and i forget the academic part... but it wasn't pretty... but it was passing... it all get's averaged together... kind of embarrassing!

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Well at least you passed and got into the nursing program!!:yeah:

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Taking my test February 7th. Anyone else?? I'm actually relocating from FL for my husband's job...figured I might as well start a new career which is a long packed away passion ! Lol

Anyways, how long does it take to get the results of the pre-admissions test?

Tx!!

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Taking my test February 7th. Anyone else?? I'm actually relocating from FL for my husband's job...figured I might as well start a new career which is a long packed away passion ! Lol

Anyways, how long does it take to get the results of the pre-admissions test?

Tx!!

LadyL963,

I am taking my test in Feb. as well. They say that you get your results by 3 weeks from your test date. So around the end of Feb. for you. I found a website that gives a list of words to study that are similar to/same as the ones in the book. http://www.testprepreview.com/vocabulary.htm They also have practice math problems and reading. I hope this is useful to you. Please let us know how the test is after you take it on next Monday...example: how hard the vocab/math/spatial problems are. Any help to calm the nerves of all of us test takers in February will be helpful!! THANKS!!

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Are calculators allowed?

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Nope, can't use calculator...aol by hand.

Momofaa, thanks for the link!!!

I will def post here after my exam. I have a few hours between the end of my exam and my flight, so I will post right away while it's fresh in my head. That is if my brain still functions afterward! Lol

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Thanks for the reply, a calculator would have made it quicker =)

I'm testing on the 15th so any input after your test would be greatly appreciated

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