mld1980

mld1980 has 3 years experience.

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1. Minneapolis school of anesthesia applicants for 2014

   mld1980 replied to Supsirc's topic in SRNA

   I applied!

2. Not a caregiver type, but considering nursing?

   mld1980 replied to wide-eyed's topic in Pre-Nursing

   wide-eyed- Take what a lot of posters say on here with a grain of salt. If it is something you are interested in, I would recommend talking to nurses in person or volunteering at a hospital. I used this site when applying for schools, but a lot of th...

3. Job suggestions for student nurse

   mld1980 posted a topic in Minnesota

   Hello- I am attending an accelerated BSN program starting in the fall. Right now I have been waiting tables part time for some cash, but I will be quitting in the next couple of weeks. Ideally, I'd like to work part-time as a lab tech to get my foot ...

4. Is there hope to get into a ABSN??

   mld1980 replied to allieboballie's topic in General Students

   I had a 2.9 undergrad GPA, however I took 37 credits before applying to all my schools (total of 11 classes) and received straight A's in all of them--bringing up my GPA to around a 3.2 cumulative. I had approximately 125 volunteer hours at a hospita...

5. MN Program Interviews

   mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

   Looks like I'm going to accept my spot at the U. Not very happy about living another winter here, but I recalculated costs and turns out I'll be saving close to $30K, possibly more from all the interest I would accumulate with larger loans. Just not ...

6. MN Program Interviews

   mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

   I hear you on both points!

7. MN Program Interviews

   mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

   Molly- it's nice to hear someone in the same boat as me. I've spoken with several of my friends, some who are RN's/NP's and some who are just in the health industry...EVERYONE said go get my RN where it is cheapest as I'm going to be taking tons of l...

8. MN Program Interviews

   mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

   My email was addressed to me personally. I received it at 8:45 am, and the email was from the admissions coordinator. You're way more patient than I am! Good luck to you.

9. MN Program Interviews

   mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

   Maybe call?

10. Help with choosing a school: private vs. state school

    mld1980 posted a topic in General Students

    So I already found out I got into an awesome ABSN program at a very reputable private institution. Tuition looks like it's going to run me around $60K. However, there is the possibility that if I work at the hospital associated with the university af...

11. MN Program Interviews

    mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

    Honestly I have no idea. I have a few decisions to make. Duke is more expensive, but they provide tuition reimbursement if you work at the hospital after graduation. It's pretty much the same program-both provide me with masters level credits and are...

12. MN Program Interviews

    mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

    Did anyone else hear? I received an email this am saying I was accepted!

13. MN Program Interviews

    mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

    I think it's a good sign too :) Actually my interviewer has me reconsidering this program again! I'm tired of MN weather, but it's about $20K cheaper than Duke!

14. MN Program Interviews

    mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

    Had my interview this morning. I think it went well, but who knows really? Everyone else had their interview?

15. MN Program Interviews

    mld1980 replied to Annalin81's topic in Minnesota

    I got an interview too!