Hellpp!!:)

Hello everyone! I am new here and been reading a lot about pre-nursing. Thank's goodness I found this site I am going to start school in the summer for my pre-req. at UNLV but it's been almost 8 years since I last attended school. I have a degree in Accounting earned in the Philippines 8 yrs. ago, a mother of 18-month old and a stay-home-Mom. I am nervous and don't know what to expect. Please help:o

Thanks...

Congratulations on your decision! UNLV is an excellent school and my alma mater! What to expect: hummmm... lots of classes, many students, teachers you may or may not like and loads of learning experiences with the future of becoming a nurse!

Just to give you my 2c....

Have you thought about applying to Nevada State College? They have a wonderful nursing program that keeps growing every year. I think the cut off for application is coming up soon. If you already have a bachelors degree they have a wonderful accelerated nursing program. You just need to meet the prerequisites in order to apply for their program. It can be competitive, but I really like the personalization and encouragement to succeed. It's been my experience that many programs are only there to weed out the academically struggling students instead of assisting them in achieving their goals. I really like this about NSC.

good luck!

~MJ

Oh yeah, BTW: we have several Filipino students in our program are going to make excellent nurses one day soon!

Thank you wannabemw! I was beginning to think nobody wants to help out;) just kidding! I am actually going to meet with the counselor at UNLV this week and see how that goes:) Hopefully I'll start in the summer..huh:(

so... how did the meeting go? Just wondering!... I have been busy, DH had back surg recently & it keeps me hopping... his mom left today (she was here helping me out). We are 10 days post-op now & he's doing fine. Sux for the time I lack with him b/c of school... but we'll get through it.

hope to hear from u!

MJ

Sorry for not responding right away. My appt. with them was cancelled. I have to go back two weeks from today. I am excited to start school now:)

So, how far are you from finishing school? I appreciate your replies a lot.

Hope to hear more from you.

"Life is good".

I am not a big fan of the less than helpful staff of UNLV but I had to bite the bullet and am now attending UNLV as a double major in nursing and accounting. If you want to study and might possibly wanna take a class or two with me let me know. I am taking math and my accounting class this summer as well as an information systems class. Fall I am taking NURS 299, Anatomy & Physiology I. I am planning to do like 3/4 of my accounting major while concurrently getting myself put on the waiting list of the nursing program so I can complete both degrees at the same time.... WEll send me a pm if you wanna talk or anything...

~J~