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  1. important question..please help!

    beepeadoo replied to futurenurse85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm of the opinion that a "w" or dropped class isn't really going to make any difference. If you had like THIRTY of them, might be cause for concern. But I Think anyone with any experience looking at...

  2. Quitting a six figure job to become a nurse...am I nuts

    beepeadoo replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wahhhhh Hoooo!!! Hey we're all bozos on this bus! Crazy? absolutely insane is what you are so what there's a fine line between genius and insanity, right? Are you kidding me? you are perfectly poised...

  3. Any advice would be great!

    beepeadoo replied to Realmenwearscrubs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nawwwww. Don't worry. If anything it shows you have thought about what you want and have some direction now. It's really not uncommon at all for people to do exactly what you're doing. If you had...

  4. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    beepeadoo replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    uh huh. all part of the package. to paraphrase steve martin in the movie "parenthood" ... some like the roller coaster. some like the merry-go-round. are we crazy? uh huh. but there is a fine line...

  5. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    beepeadoo replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    uh huh... I look around the room in Bio 102 and wonder... "how many of these children really understand what the term "grading on a curve" really means? and do they have any idea how much they should...

  6. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    beepeadoo replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Worse??? heck that's

  7. Accelerated BSN vs. traditional BSN

    beepeadoo replied to Megsd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wait, do I have this right? You could do a LONGER program, after which you would be MORE in debt to the tune of $19K, or a SHORTER program that would be paid for, and what is keeping you from the...

  8. paying for school....how???

    beepeadoo replied to premedturnednursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Make sure you look into all possibilities. Two things I'm looking at: Kentucky has a loan forgiveness program. Twenty percent of your undergrad loans, up to a certain amount, for every year worked in...

  9. I need your opinion..please!

    beepeadoo replied to futurenurse85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ok here's just a thought. i'd tell them specifically what you had going on. think about your audience. these are people who understand medicine. they are going to know what you were up against and...

  10. do i have a reason to worry?

    beepeadoo replied to futurenurse85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    aw, you're ok. Don't worry about it. Better to beg for forgiveness than ask permission, and I promise you there's nothing in a hostessing job that should keep you from nursing school. Now, if you'd...

  11. Changing Careers at 29 - Am I Crazy?

    beepeadoo replied to PreNurseKirk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    a) women change careers. hmmm guess I'm off on that one, being a dude and all changing careers like I am, and choosing nursing. :) b) twenty NINE? oh please. well good for you, I guess :) cuz you...

  12. Hoping and Rraying that my "New Life" as A Nursing Student Will Improve my Marriage.

    beepeadoo replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get thee to an Al Anon meeting. Please. Everything you talked about is external. All "If I just... then..." You lived with his raging alcoholism for years, and then with his "recovery" (I'd bet his...

  13. Questions, HELP, and suggestions for A & P I

    beepeadoo replied to mdbarker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My daughter would not go to bed either. So I thought I'd offer you this game we made up. With great success. Here is how we did it, you can adjust accordingly. We laid out a game board with a path of...

  14. RN's vs. Students @ clinicals

    beepeadoo replied to NJNursing's topic in General Students

    From the outside looking in I'd hazard a guess that you hit the nail on the head. These nurses aren't nasty to students... they're just not very nice. period. What a shame, and what a vicious cycle......