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1. Vandy MSN - Clinical Experience

   mell replied to Browndog's topic in Tennessee

   I have no first hand knowledge of the quality or hiring potential of a Vand grad, but I have a prof who commented that it is a difficult way to go, if you have no nursing background, and that when it comes to jobs, those with nursing experience will ...

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   mell replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   love it! I'm just starting nursing school but come from a family of nurses and have watched my husband get woozy at some of the "topics" at the Thanksgiving table

3. advice for first semester?

   mell posted a topic in Tennessee

   I'm starting nursing school next week, after finally completing pre-reqs and being accepted! Any advice for making it through the first semester and doing well? Tips on time management? and is Pathophysiology as difficult as everyone says?! My mo...

4. ASN verses BSN? opportunities?

   mell posted a topic in Tennessee

   Hi, I was just accepted to Aquinas ASN program for spring....I'm very excited...I also applied to the highly competative and "magical formula to get admitted" MTSU BSN program and still haven't heard from them! This will be a second degree for me, g...

5. new, comparing schools in Nashville area?

   mell replied to mell's topic in Tennessee

   Congrats on starting at MTSU! I figure the average cummulative score of the people admitted is 6.3 (w/ ACT score converting to a 2.8). My cummul. is 6.0 so I'm just on the lower side of the range. If they'd expand the program like they keep promi...

6. new, comparing schools in Nashville area?

   mell replied to mell's topic in Tennessee

   ok, according to the following page: http://www.mtsu.edu/~iepr/mft.pdf MTSU has been up and down on their scores. Not trying to debate this point to death, just looking at the fact that it is difficult to get reliable info on this stuff.

7. new, comparing schools in Nashville area?

   mell replied to mell's topic in Tennessee

   hmmm, don't know about the other places, but the stats I had for MTSU were 89% for last year, which didn't worry me terribly but their percentage has been steadily going down each year since 1997.

8. new, comparing schools in Nashville area?

   mell replied to mell's topic in Tennessee

   Thanks for your perspective! I am hoping that I can get into both programs and have the luxuary to "choose." Aquinas will be a much longer drive for me, so I am trying to look at all the positives of both programs. So far the only negative about A...

9. new, comparing schools in Nashville area?

   mell posted a topic in Tennessee

   Hi, New to the forum...I completed my pre-req's this summer(at MTSU) (already have a degree, used to be a teacher) and will be applying to Aquinas and MTSU nursing programs in the next few weeks. Have heard that MTSU is very picky on admittance, not...