coolpeach

coolpeach

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  1. What's worst than getting rejected? I know!

    coolpeach replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I will keep my fingers crossed your spot is still open. You never now you might just get accepted next

  2. OT: I am gallbladder surgery

    coolpeach replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NO, but my best friend did a couple of years ago. She said the surgery wasn't so bad, but the sickness that led to the surgery was awful. She told me having a gallbladder attack was one of the worst...

  3. Have any moms skipped ADN and went BSN?

    coolpeach replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I haven't seen that program in my area. The only thing I have seen here is a program where you go from your Associates to your masters and skip your bach. I don't know know. Its up to you and what...

  4. My Pre-Reqs Are DONE!!!

    coolpeach replied to RNMom2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I remember being in Biology, and walking past the A&P 1 lab. I would look in at the students and think "I will never be there". All the students in bio would talk about how impossible A&P was....

  5. what would you do?

    coolpeach replied to chill65's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Imm... Don't be worried just be aware. She's two so at least she can communicate with you somewhat. Ask her questions about her day, and drop in unexpectedly at different times of the day from time...

  6. Bio Lab?

    coolpeach replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took bio my first semester too, and I think it depends on your instructor. The first time I took it I had a horrible professor. She showed powerpoints and that was it. She would say this is going to...

  7. About Anatomy & Physiology

    coolpeach replied to MAmom81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was told that the cat anatomy is as close as we can get. They save the good cadavers for the

  8. CHEMISTRY: Need I say more ;-/

    coolpeach replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took chem last semester and I am retaking it online this semester to turn my B into an A. It really wasn't that bad. We had a issue with the professor and were broken up and put in different classes...

  9. what would you do?

    coolpeach replied to chill65's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    He is a wonderful healthy 12 year old now. He starts middle school at the end of the month and it doesn't seem possible. He doesn't remember it of course, but I felt guilty for a long time. I couldn't...

  10. Financial Aid...do I have to apply again?

    coolpeach replied to LMRN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My financial aid works the same as the posters above. I always go online and fill out my fafsa Jan 2. I have found if you go it right away you are often able to get additional monies that are on a...

  11. Opinion.....taking physiology before anatomy, but had anatomy 15 years ago, am I nuts

    coolpeach replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P1 and then 2 and the A & P were combined. Like the poster above I think it would be hard to do the P before the A. In P we got into some pretty complex stuff (this valve does this...

  12. what would you do?

    coolpeach replied to chill65's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When my son was 11 months old I tried to go back to school. I visited and checked references and found the perfect daycare. Before I started school I stayed at the daycare with them for partial days...

  13. About Anatomy & Physiology

    coolpeach replied to MAmom81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The labs were very interesting. We used models of everything. We had life size models of the human body for skeleton, and muscles. We had models of pregnant women, fetuses, hearts, kidneys, memberes,...

  14. Anybody else ever have trouble explaining.

    coolpeach posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I sometimes get embarrassed about how long it is taking to get my degree. A family member started a semester after I did to become a teacher, and she starts teaching in the spring with her Bach degree...

  15. Anyone else's bookstore doing this???

    coolpeach replied to LMRN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ours has been roped off for a couple of years. I thought they just did it to prevent theft.....little did I know. We have a discount store right across the street from campus that I often buy books...

  16. Time Management Question

    coolpeach replied to Spartan05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the economy is pretty good here. We are having a problem with min wage jobs. Teenagers here are having a hard time finding entry level part time work, and the jobs are being filled by adult...

  17. Anyone else's bookstore doing this???

    coolpeach replied to LMRN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have always bought my books online but I just use the name, author and edition to order, and I never used the ISBN. I don't know if I have just been lucky, but I have never gotten the wrong

  18. ....About HESI entrance exam???

    coolpeach replied to MAloveCY's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are two Hesi tests. The first is the Hesi A2 entrance exam which is basic math, english, reading comp, biology, chemistry, and A&P. Not all schools test on all areas. Then there is the Hesi...

  19. Anybody else ever have trouble explaining.

    coolpeach replied to coolpeach's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't say that because my parents are helping me out while I am in school sooooo they feel I do owe them an

  20. Why don't nursing programs weigh exams equally with GPA?

    coolpeach replied to salsaking's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yes, but only if you have meet all the requirements for admission, but were not in the top 40. I didn't realize it but apparently there are a lot of people who apply that do not meet the requirements...

  21. Time Management Question

    coolpeach replied to Spartan05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not in a nursing program yet. I have finished all my prereqs, and I am applying to the program at Brookhaven in Dallas in Aug. How about

  22. what would you do?

    coolpeach replied to chill65's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only you can decide what is right for you. I will tell you that in the program I am apply for you are only allowed to miss 3 days in a two year period. I have older kids and find that stressful. I am...

  23. About Anatomy & Physiology

    coolpeach replied to MAmom81's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school did the same as the posters above. A&P 1 was both the Anatomy and physiology of half the body systems, and A&P 2 was the other half of the

  24. Moms going back to school.

    coolpeach replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have three boys and have just about finished all my prereqs. It's been tough, but doable. I have had semesters where the only time I could study was after 10pm. I would sleep 4 hours a night, but I...

  25. Why don't nursing programs weigh exams equally with GPA?

    coolpeach replied to salsaking's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My program give a lot of weight to its hesi 2 entrance exam. The way they do it is you get a 1 point for having completed certain classes, and two points for completing others. You can earn a total of...