cengstrom

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1. WGU Indiana Prelicensure - Jan 1 Start

   cengstrom replied to ScooterGrlKay's topic in Western Governors

   Congrats! I just got notified today that I am accepted into the Texas Jan 1st start date!!! Best of luck!

2. Applying to nursing school this year... is a baby a terrible idea?

   cengstrom replied to Chrisley's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It really just depends on you. I had 2 girls in my class get pregnant (not planned). 1 left and 1 stayed. The girl who stayed said it was hard as heck because of obvious reasons, but she doesn't regret staying in. Keep into consideration your other p...

3. Cheating in nursing school

   cengstrom replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

   I had a generally small class (~30 students) and we had to take our exams on paper, have a cover sheet, and had to leave 2 chair spaces between you and another student. Our instructors literally sat and watched us like hawks, so it would be near impo...

4. what to do if you are told not to come back to clinical site?

   cengstrom replied to HoneybadgerFTW's topic in General Students

   I understand how grueling standing for 8 hours straight can be, but it comes with nursing school. My instructors were VERY strict, we couldn't even lean on the nurses station because it looked unprofessional. I do understand where they're coming from...

5. Starting school in January, need all the help I can get!

   cengstrom replied to app18's topic in Uniform/Gear

   If you're still looking for a cheap watch with a second hand, I got mine at WalMart for about $8.00 and it held up through nursing school.

6. Beyond Frustrated with WGU

   cengstrom replied to Nibbles1's topic in Western Governors

   I recently applied to WGU for their prelicensure program (January 2016 start date) and have had such an easy experience! I had transcripts come in from 4 schools, and within a week and a half, WGU had them all. I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, but...

7. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

   cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

   man i hope so. i didn't do so well my first year and a half of college because i went right after high school graduation not knowing what i wanted to do with my life...it's this reason that i wish they had an interview portion! but i see how intervie...

8. New Grad Starting NICU Position - So excited!

   cengstrom replied to babyrnhlw's topic in NICU

   congratulations! working in a NICU is my DREEEAM!!! i'm an LVN and i'm trying to go back to school to get my RN since NICUs generally don't hire LVNs here in Houston.

9. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

   cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

   hey everyone! do you know if they take your overall GPA into consideration? like the one that shows ALL coursework? or is it solely the pre-req and science GPAs? thanks in advance!

10. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    Welcome! :)

11. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    Be persistent and annoying if you have to lol. I think I just called at a lucky time. I'm sure they understand you calling multiple times trying to get ahold of someone, it's your education. Don't give up!

12. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    Keep calling the Registrar's Office. Call every 15 minutes if you have to until you can get in contact with someone. Leave messages too. I feel like being able to talk to someone on the phone gets you farther than if you email. I've sent multiple ema...

13. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    Hey everyone! I know we're all getting super anxious with the admission period coming up pretty soon, but I wanted to weigh in on transcript evaluations. I applied at the end of June and just today received my transcript evaluation. I know people ar...

14. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    me too!!!! hopefully only about a month more or so of waiting!

15. UTHSC Nursing Spring 2016

    cengstrom replied to jmarg4's topic in School Programs

    thanks! it's was hard but definitely doable!