I am planning on applying to Chico states' Nursing program for spring start. I just got my acceptance letter for the school itself, but have no yet applied to the program yet.
I just want to know about the school a little more. I wanted to see what everyone thinks about the city itself and the school, the good and the bad.
If you can just tell me your opinions about the academics, the staff, and faculty I would love to hear.
I would also appreciate what you think of the people and the city itself.
I have a tour scheduled for in a few weeks, but I really would like to hear what other people think too.
I've considered it, but I don't want to be gone from my family that much. I wouldn't mind the extra school (I love school), but I feel like I wouldn't see my daughter enough. I eventually want to be a nurse practitioner.
I was torn between med-school and physical therapy school during my last degree and took most of the pre-med courses. After some time working in the hospital I decided I want to do neither of those. PT wasn't as awesome as I thought it would be, and med school is just too much time and money--plus some of my favorite Drs (friends and co-workers including a surgeon) have said if they could do it over they would have to PA school instead. I decided that FNP would be the best way to go for me and that's why I applied to the direct entry masters programs last fall, but, after much agonizing thought, I backed out last minute because I didn't think the tuition was a good return on investment. My revised plan is to get a BSN (for much less money than even just the RN licensure portion of the direct entry MSN) then see where it goes from there. I'm sure I still want to go to grad school but I just want to work for a bit first.
@ K2115I've kind of been jumping around with what I want to do in life. Definitely something Medical or science for sure though. Like I want to be a any kind of doctor, a CRNA or Anesthesiologist, Vet, or a researcher/scientist. Haha. I want to be everything actually.
I have a feeling what will happen with me is that, I'm just going to be in school for a very long time so that I can become everything I want.
@Ceci, Just bouncing around ehh? Haha. I have a friend who was doing nursing prereqs with me, she applied to SJSU, and then decided she wanted to do OT. Which works out since she got put on the alternative list anyways.
Yes, I am planning on first getting my lactation consultant license after my RN and then want to get my nurse practitioner and specialize in ob/gyn!
I also had a lot of people in my classes change course to PA or physical therapy... Those seem like good jobs too. As for MD, your life is your job. It's too much if you want to have a job that you can leave at the workplace. But, I do know some very happy radiologists, I don't think they are getting called up at 3am
One of the big problems with PT for me was that entry to practice was recently changed to a doctorate degree and sadly in many places they are paid about the same as an RN with an associates. In the facility I currently work in the PT pay scale actually starts out about $1 less than the RN scale. Not an adequate compensation for the amount of education in my opinion.
NaCl, you are right on about MDs/DOs. No life.
I really enjoy my me time.
After getting to know a CRNA more recently I think I would like to head in that direction if I am able to find an ICU job after graduation, but I know that is a long shot. It seems like it will be the best fit for me--chemistry is by far my favorite science (specifically O-chem and biochem) and I'm an introvert. I prefer not to have to make too much small talk with strangers so doing anesthesia is appealing. Buuuut, again, I'm going to need sufficient ICU experience first so let's hope there are jobs in a couple years!
I have a feeling the acceptances will go out at the last minute. I think the nursingCAS put a wrench in the process because it was new for them. I had a feeling the GPA calculations from it would give them some problems. I also know quite a few applicants had a hard time figuring out how to upload the additional documents so that may have taken up some extra time as well.
Wow that's really surprising. Is it like that everywhere for PT or just where you work do you think? I mean if you're gonna make more as an RN might as well do that, especially if you love doing both anyways.
You can always maybe try to find random jobs now in the ICU that you think you can do with the qualifications you have now. Haha. I read in an article ones to apply to all jobs that sound appealing to you even if you don't meet their requirements because you may be the only applicant, or the most appealing applicant from those who also applied without the qualifications.
yeah I feel like nursingcas didn't really do much either, because I mean you can find GPA calculations on our chico portal anyways. It's not like nursingcas checks our classes for them and makes sure they meet the requirements and what not.
I actually think PT pay is pretty consistent with the RN pay. I mentioned something to the lab manager about it and she said she sees pay scales from different facilities all over the place and she made that observation. CLSs make about that much too and only require a BS, but the work is too monotonous for me.
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I'm really okay with not living too close to campus. I'm too old to pass 6 beer pong games every time I walk to class. I had that experience last time