holli_80_73

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1. Medical Terminology class--useful?

   holli_80_73 replied to sKris's topic in General Students

   I took it in school even though I didn't have to have it and the professor was a nightmare--It ended up being harder than my biochem class at that time. She gave 2 exams the entire time and one was matching...where there were 350 words to match up.....

2. Why can't you get Financial Aid with a Bachelors Degree?

   holli_80_73 replied to thewoods4's topic in General Students

   Sure..I totally agree..better education the first time around and a job to go with it when finished

3. Can we have a punching bag in the break room?

   holli_80_73 replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Wait...there is a break room?????

4. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   I agree with you and not just because I was in the same boat. I had a 3.9 gpa as well in high school and worked hard to maintain a stellar image..thinking I might get something..anything but was only offered half of tuition at the local community co...

5. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   Add to this the difficulty in finding work and the penalties of having no credit and it is a nightmare---I feel that student loans are a bit unfair in the way they do the interest up front thing...I mean I had no help from parents that were more than...

6. Student loan taking forever to pay off...

   holli_80_73 replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   I have been paying mine for 7 years now. I borrowed a total of 25,000 for my bachelors and masters..so that was not a huge amount...BUT...I can tell you that after 7 years of 400 a month..I still owe 23,000 so I have paid in 25,000 and still owe 23,...

7. Am I wrong for calling off? Please help!

   holli_80_73 replied to np2b4me's topic in General Nursing

   I really dread ending up in a situation like this because I am shy to demand this or that..even if I was not new. Someone replied that you should write it up as an incidence report and keep documenting..also putting that admin never responded to phon...

8. Nursing Student (R.N. Program) but Interested in being a CNA for a Summer Job

   holli_80_73 replied to rmkieft's topic in CNA/MA

   Oh--BTW...I would wait on the BSN just to see if a hospital will pay for it once you get hired..or if money is not an issue then go ahead and get it done...once you are not a student for some years it is super hard to get back into it!!

9. Nursing Student (R.N. Program) but Interested in being a CNA for a Summer Job

   holli_80_73 replied to rmkieft's topic in CNA/MA

   I know some people become patient care techs and they make around 10 an hour. I am not sure if you have to go through anything/test because I have never looked into it but my mom offered to hire me as a PCT on her staff while staying at home during ...

10. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior

    I know I thought the same thing but I am just going on what they emailed me recently. I emailed the fin. aid dept. and they said no you can't get any since you already have a degree. We do not approve loans for students with a bachelor's or higher ...

11. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior

    Yes...there is a nursing scholarship program and it is great...but....you have to have a EFC of zero, good credit and answer 3 essay questions. They choose 450 winners from the entire nation including Puerto Rico, outer islands of ours, Hawaii and o...

12. How did you get financing for the Associates Degree in Nursing program?

    holli_80_73 replied to snowiebella's topic in Excelsior

    I too am facing this problem for next semester. Since I have been out of work going to school I have exhausted my savings because of things coming up/fees here and there. I wanted to take out a loan for next semester but I have been told that since...

13. "Just" an LPN

    holli_80_73 replied to lgail's topic in LPN/LVN

    agldragonRN...I feel ya--I faced an uphill battle with everything I wanted to do. When I was in school majoring in public health/spanish...my father and grandmother used to berate me daily on how ridiculous it was to learn a another language when peo...

14. "Just" an LPN

    holli_80_73 replied to lgail's topic in LPN/LVN

    I know some LPNs that have bachelor's degrees and masters degrees in other subjects that are equally difficult as medicine that simply wanted a career change in less time than a RN. With or without any title/degree you are super important to a team....

15. Switching careers at 42...I have to re-take Mircrobiology???

    holli_80_73 replied to SopranoKris's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know how you feel. I had a MPH before applying and they made me take stats even though I had an A in grad level biostats because the title didn't say stats and instead it said Biostats....ok....and they made me take all my sciences over because th...