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Hi everyone! I had a quick question with regards to the proper clothing choices for an interview for a BSN program. I called and they told me to dress as if it was a job interview. I have some dress pants, a blazer and a shirt. I was planning on wearing these with a pair of black ballet flats that are comfortable to walk in and don't emphatize my height since i'm already quite tall. I felt like heels would be too stuffy to wear around a nursing school. However, after reading online I read that ballet flats are not recommended and closed-toe heels are instead? I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on what type of shoe would look best. I don't own any black heels or other types of flats so sadly if ballet flats aren't great i'd have to go out and buy a new pair of shoes, but i'd be willing to do it if it was necessary. Thanks in advancement!

Hi everyone! I apologize if for some reason this isn't the right thread for this post, it's been a while since i've been on here. I'm currently in university with plans to graduate from a BS in the summer. I have an interview at my top choice for nursing school next week and have started preparing over the weekend. When I found myself going over some of the standard interview questions, I found that my answer for a lot of these was a bit controversial. You see, my sophomore year at university I attended a summer internship. I was one of 30 students chosen and it was my first time shadowing, having daily contact with patients, etc. It's also a time that I can find many examples for the classic "how do you deal with pressure/stress/overcome a conflict" question. I consider it one of the greatest highlights of my undergraduate experience. The problem is that this internship was geared towards pre-med students. At the time I had all my options open and decided to take the leap and attend this internship for the experience (funnily enough, this internship proved to me that I didn't actually want to go to medical school but loved the patient interaction and science side of the medical field, hence nursing). Even though the program exposed you to different fields (psych, nursing, PhD, etc.) it was truly geared towards becoming a doctor (it was a "wear a white coat to class" type of internship). I'm worried that bringing this internship up will hurt my chances of getting into my nursing school program since it might give off the impression that I wanted to be a doctor but then flaked because it was too difficult/time consuming/etc, which isn't the case. I truly loved the program, so I can't say "Oh I went and I absolutely hated every second of it and that's why I chose nursing over medicine", but I also realized I didn't want to be a doctor during it. Anyway, i'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on what to do in this situation? Should I mention it and hope they believe that my reasons for choosing nursing are genuine? Should I not mention it at all and not risk it? Thanks in advance!

Im pretty sure its a for profit school. There's really only one non profit school near me and as you can imagine they are highly selective, so I thought id slook at my options. I guess when you put it that way they didnt technically lie, but idk, it is a bit deceiving to not tell a student about to enroll in over 20k of debt that there might be limitations. I'll definitely call them and see if they've applied for the accreditation, but since ill most likely be applying next cycle, if they dont have ot by then I dont think I'll take the risk. Thanks once again!

Thank you! That was actually very helpful. I asked at the nursing school if I could apply to masters programs in the US and they assured me I could, but I was just looking at some masters programs I might be interested in applying to in the long run and it seems they all require ACEN or CCNE accreditation, which the nursing school I visited does not have. Quite a shame, since it seemed like it was a very good school. It's also a relatively new nursing school (2-3 years I believe). Would that have anything to do with the fact that it isn't accredited by a national nursing organization? Their other programs they offer, medical school, psychology, etc, all have their respective accreditations, so it seems weird that they wouldn't try to get the same for their nursing program.

Okay, thank you! I will do that. I came upon a link that said that all national accreditations were good, whereas if it was regionally it depended/ some masters programs would turn you away. I'll definitely look into it a bit more.

Hey guys, I recently visited a nursing school that I fell in love with. However, when I asked them about their accreditation for their nursing program they told me they were only accredited by Middle States (MSCHE). They told me that I would still be able to pursue a masters in nursing at other nursing schools in the US if I so desired. However, upon looking on the internet I realized that Middle States might only be regional accreditation and not national. Im quite confused about the matter and would really appreciate it if someone could explain if I would be able to pursue an MSN or DNP if I did my BSN somewhere with only MSCHE accreditation. Thansk!

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this concept to me. It helped me understand it a lot better and I definitely feel more confident about my exam now. Thanks again! :)

Hi! Thanks so much for answering. Forgive me if this sounds incredibly dumb, but how exactly does knowing which side is lateral or medial help me determine the direction of it? I feel like this would help for example with the tibia and fibula, where the bones are different, but for example with the hip bone (coxal), how would knowing that the acetabulum faces laterally help me determine if the image i'm looking at is right or left?

Hey guys! So we have an upcoming A&P exam about the skeletal system. One of the parts I am having the most trouble with is side determination; that is, taking a certain bone, like the clavicle, scapulae, coxal, and being able to accurately say whether it is on the right or left side of the human body. A lot of previous tips i've seen mention rotating the bones until they align a certain way or placing them in certain positions. That being said, I am having trouble with this approach because my exam is not practical, it is theoretical. We will be shown a picture and we have to say whether it is a right or left bone, which means I cannot move the bone around as I might wish. Does anyone have any tips for side determination using just an image? Any help will be greatly appreciated :)

Hey guys, I am currently an undergrad and am near finishing a degree in science before applying to nursing school. I started out in a general premed track because I had no idea what I wanted to do. A few years ago I attended a summer program geared towards premed students (SHPEP). I learned a lot during this time and consider it to be one of my greatest achievements. Despite the fact that we got to meet with various health care providers, most of our lectures were given by doctors and centered around different types of residencies. I'm not sure how good this would look on my app, since I don't want admissions committees to think nursing was a "backup plan" for me, especially since this program exposed me more to medicine and helped me decide to ultimately not pursue it. Any advice?

Hey guys, so very very long story short, I am currently a biology undergraduate in my third year of college and I have a pretty mediocre gpa, which I am planning on raising by the time I apply to nursing school. I'm doing pretty good on all my classes except for a Sociology course i'm enrolled in (I don't need it for my degree, but I decided to take it in order to take criminology next year as an elective, big mistake). I got a C in the first exam (there are only two) and after talking to the proffesor he told me the highest my grade could go is a B. So far I have a 4.0 GPA in my non science courses, this would be my first B. If I stick with the class and get a B my cGPA would be 3.35 whereas if I drop it it would be a 3.41, with the W on my transcript. I'm aware W's are only recommended if you're failing a class, but since my GPA is already so low and vulnerable, i'm not sure what would be most beneficial for me. I'd love some advice from you guys and any thoughts on my situation. Essentially, torn between that 0.06 GPA difference versus how a W would look on my transcript (it would also be my first W). Thank you!

Hey guys, so long story short I went into college with good study habits but a bad state of mental health, which has made college more challenging. I've since gotten help, but my grades are still less than stellar. I'm very passionate about mental health, but I entered college as a science major because I couldn't see myself studying anything else. I've recently decided that after I graduate with my BS, i'd like to pursue medicine, get my BSN, and then hopefully go on to a NP-DNP program. Due to personal reasons, i'd prefer to take as little gap years as possible. I'm currently a junior in colllege, which means i'd be applying this summer to a BSN program so that I could start the fall after I graduate. However, i'm very nervous that my gpa isn't high enough. I still haven't taken some of the prereqs (missing Micro, A&P i'm currently taking, and Stats), but from the classes I have taken it's not that good. I currently have a 3.17 cGPA and a 2.75 sGPA. Assuming I ace all my courses i'd probably graduate with ~3.4 cGPA and ~3.2 sGPA. I was wondering if those scores where competitive enough to get me in anywhere? I have some ec's (over 100 hours of volunteer work at a hospital, worked as a tutor for a bit, part of some clubs on campus) and I hope to do research next semester to boost up my ap. I'm also a minority and bilingual. I'd really be thankful for any advice, Thank you!

Hello! I'm currently a junior in college and am working towards getting a bachelors in Biology. I recently discovered that you can specialize within nursing to be a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. However, I know very little about this topic and am worried my gpa will hold me back. I currently have a 3.2 cGPA and a 2.75 sGPA. I've got a few EC's (over 100 hours of hospital volunteering, tutoring kids, a summer program, etc.) and am a minority. I was wondering what my chances are of getting into either an ADN or a direct route MSN program with my GPA.