GoBear

" Originally Posted by GoBear There were LOTS of parents at my orientation...but all of them were the actual students The parents are the students? :yeah:amazing ! that is even better. See??? never to late to learn new and different !!!" Heck yeah! The majority of the students in my class (and, I believe, in many classes around the country) are somewhere in their early 30's, with children. There were only a couple girls who were about 22 or 23, and very few students WITHOUT children. In the year 2000, the average age of new RN graduates was 30. I'm sure the average has gone up in the past nine years.

There were LOTS of parents at my orientation...but all of them were the actual students

Check Craigslist in your area, too! I bought an expensive textbook/DVD bundle from a student who had failed the previous semester and saved myself a ton of money on that set.

Same here, no special calculator needed. Most of the calculations are basic division and multiplication; plugging numbers into different formulas (eg calculation drip rate and how many milliliters to give).

"Wait..we have white pants and I wear black underwear because you can't see anything underneath." I just want to know how you can wear black underwear under white and not have it visible Do you have a dark skin tone? I am pale white and black underwear would be totally visible in white pants...people would be snickering at me behind my back LOL! And the poster whose school had a "no thongs" rule...whaaat? That's all I wear! I can't believe a school could dictate what KIND of underwear you wear...as long as it's not visible through the pants, it shouldn't matter if you're wearing granny panties or going commando I am glad our school has us wear purple; I may look like a grape-colored stick walking around, but I can wear whatever underwear I choose!

I'm the opposite of plus-sized (XS scrubs), but I do agree that the elastic-waisted pants are waaaaay better for ANYbody, of any weight. The tie-waist ones are a huge pain.

"read this carefully. write it down. lock in into your longterm memory bank. EAT LESS, MOVE MORE." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the golden nugget of truth! I gained nothing during my first semester of nursing school. If I felt hungry, I ate a healthy snack. We occasionally took little walks during lunch break. Gaining weight in nursing school is not unavoidable :redbeathe

I was on the wait list for about 33 months before I received my spot. Most people in my class (of 42) were on the list for even longer...about 36-40 months.

I agree with everybody who said to 1) just hang them up right out of the dryer, 2) throw them back in the dryer with a damp washcloth if they're slightly wrinkled, or 3) use Downy Wrinkle Release (though I actually use a homemade [read: cheaper] version made from a recipe found online). While it's true that if I can't find an extra 2-3 minutes to iron, there's something "wrong"...I would rather spend that 2-3 minutes helping my kids with their homework, reading a story to them, or hanging out with my neglected husband

Nothing required of us, though we have an informal "reading group" formed; we plan to read most (or all) of our med/surg stuff, and possibly some of the OB/peds text, so we'll be somewhat prepared for the fall. I'm in the Denver area.

42 people on the waitlist...that's ALL? :wink2: I was #1104 on our waitlist and was on it for three months shy of three years when I got my spot. When I got on the list, they were only up to something like #750. It worked out well for me as I had plenty of time to get my pre-reqs done and complete a couple of co-requisites ahead of time, so I wouldn't have to take them while I was in the actual nursing program.

Hey there GeneralJinjur, nice to see you here again :heartbeat Happy snow day! Kristen, that stinks about losing the A! In the program I'm in, an A is 93% and higher...which is different from all the pre-reqs, where 90% and up was an A. Blah.

We have to wear ours to lab and clinicals, but not to lecture or pharm.

Thank goodness our color is purple! Though I look like a little purple stick walking around in the scrubs LOL! Since you have to wear white, make sure to have nude-colored bras and underwear! As for shoes, I bought a pair of Dansko Professional clogs; they're pure white...at least until somebody pukes/poops/bleeds on them

I've taken all my pre-reqs online at CCCOnline.org. It's a Colorado-based community college system, but we've had students from other states in several of my classes. You will need to check with your school to see if they would accept transfer courses from them, though.