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Free Parking on Saturdays (usually) Happy 2020!!! Free parking in the lot closest to CON (Martin and Mabel) outside of business hours of M-F 7 to 5 and football/basketball games. There is not a game on Feb 1.

@elisa0108 Congrats! (Writing at 3am Arizona time you must be so energized) You should have gotten an email to your school account. Also people post useful things on the official MEPN Facebook page that you'll quickly be approved for. The orientation isn't due before class but people recommend to do it before to get it out of the way. I believe its similar to the HIPPA stuff on Castlebranch but much longer. I haven't done it yet.

UPDATE: So I'll be coming from out of town to Tucson later this week and would love to meet more people (future, current, past students) and others to do the same. After some feedback, here are the places. Please feel free to stop by even for a second. Fri, April 12, 2pm. Health Campus coffee shop in Bioresearch building (I'll need to double check, but I've seen it). It's a small coffee shop in the building from the SON towards McDonald's (southwest). You can see it from the outside as there is glass all around. Sat, April 13, 1pm Lunch at Trident Grill (just east of SON with plenty of parking) at 2033. E. Speedway, Tucson Sat, April 13, 5pm Arizona Stadium for spring footbalI game. If anyone wants to come, send me a message.

I posted this on the MEPN Facebook site and you can reply there (might be better). Anyone interested in a group get-together in Tucson Friday evening, April 12 or Saturday afternoon April 13? I missed the last big one and it would be great to meet more people before class starts. I'm planning a quick move unloading from out of state and watching the Spring Football game. I'm sure there's no one interested in going to the free game at 5pm in Arizona Stadium. I'll be moving in for good May 2 (Please don't ransack my place in the meantime).

@jnurseapp Congrats!!! I messenged you a list from the school, but you still have a couple of weeks for most In a nutshell: Webinar Tomorrow at 4pm. Get prepared to get pricked a lot if you haven't already CPR Drug Test Books, Uniforms, Equipment There's a MEPN facbook page where you can get other useful info. Tomorrow is the first day you can register for classes. ==== Due by March 15, 2019: To the Office of Student Support and Community Engagement: If not previously submitted‐ Fingerprint Clearance Card Application or Copy of Front and Back of the Fingerprint Clearance Card In March you will receive an email from the Graduate College with final offer of admission (or they will ask for any additional information required to complete admission process) Once acceptance is received by Graduate College - set up UA Net ID, Password, and University Email address (UA official email required for logging into Castlebranch) Due by March 29, 2019: To Castlebranch.com: (instructions on how to long on will be sent after the Graduate College offers placement) Technical and Essential Qualifications for Nursing Students Verification (p. 13-15) Authorization for Release of Information Form (p. 16) Code of Academic Integrity Agreement (p. 17) Photograph, Video, Audio Authorization and Release form (p. 18) Complete the FAFSA for both 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 Due by April 19, 2019: To Castlebranch.com: Submit Copy of Front and Back of the Fingerprint Clearance Card Submit Copy of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers CPR Card Submit Proof of Health Insurance Coverage Submit All Immunization Records & Clinical Requirements To Campus Health (health.arizona.edu): Submit Immunization Requirement Form, found at Campus Health Service Order Drug Test from Castlebranch (Information will be provided on Castlebranch when log in information is provided) and have results posted General: Register for First‐Semester Courses through UAccess Order Uniform(s) and Necessary Equipment Apply for scholarships via Scholarship Universe (deadline for College scholarships for Fall 2019 and forward

Hello there. A kind reminder that some us in the Tucson cohort are meeting tonight at Trident Grill right by campus at 6pm if you'd like to join. Feel free to bring your small entourage. There's a small chance a current student might join too.

@CaduceusClay There is this below if you didn't know. I haven't joined yet. https://m.facebook.com/groups/UANursingMEPN/ And this... https://m.facebook.com/uacon/ @Firestorn Bring the munchkins if you'd like to come

Group Meet-up So, there is interest in meeting up while I'm in town. If you'd like to join to meet future classmates and whatever, let me know by direct message or here. Hope you can make it. ? Sat, March 9 - 6pm Cracker Barrel (Tentative location, other suggestions welcomed) 1007 N Dobson Rd, Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 668-4780 Sun, March 10 - 6pm Trident Grill 2033 E Speedway Blvd (Just East of Campbell, One block from SON) Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 795-5755

Anyone interested meeting in Phoenix, Sat, March 9 or in Tucson Sun, March 10? Perhaps, a very casual early dinner Saturday at 5:30 or Sunday at 5:30 as well. It would be great to get a group together. Message me or leave a reply and if there is interest I’ll make another posting. I’m tentatively planning on going to Arizona (in backwards order): School Financial Aid office and Nursing facilities (Mon morning), last home basketball game (Sun, 2p-4:30ish), and MLB Spring training game (Sat, 1p-4:30ish). FYI. The school’s Spring Break is the week before. Regarding Housing, this might be of interest: University of Arizona (UOFA) Housing, Sublets & Roommates https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610553312525189/ http://rotatingroom.com/University_of_Arizona https://arizona.uloop.com/housing/index.php/sublets https://offcampus.arizona.edu/help/article/can-i-post-a-sublet-on-the-message-boards https://www.collegestudentapartments.com/college/university-of-arizona-tucson-arizona/sublets/ I’m thinking it may be possible to get a sweet deal for a summer sublet (and in the meantime, figure things out), then if I haven’t gotten kicked out, get a year lease somewhere. So we can afford tuition, consider: UA Dodge the Dumpster (Seems pretty popular) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9qjRcGwGhU https://uaatwork.arizona.edu/uannounce/wildcats-dodge-dumpster-score-stuff-dorms-less Yard Sale stuff https://www.facebook.com/groups/217936464971308/

Tucson here I come. Cue #Blink182

Let's see who the first person can post here with results!!! We all had different colors for the interview like a box of 64-count crayolas. Today life is like a box of crayons; you never know what you are going to get. Stay sharp and don't melt away. Good luck to all!!!

It was great meeting everyone at lunch. The pizza place was much closer than I thought. I wasn't impressive during the interview, but hope everyone gets good news when it comes.

Let's do... 1702 Craft Pizza and Beer at 12:30 pm MT this Saturday. 1702 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, Az 85719 https://www.1702az.com/ https://www.yelp.com/biz/1702-tucson Thanks for the input. Website map shows there is free parking as well if you drive there. Seems like a quarter mile walk south of the Nursing School. Sources tell me the space isn't difficult to navigate, just a one room dining area. So, we could let the hostess know to direct the folks to whichever area we end up seated in. Perhaps bring cash for ease if we order as a group (and if we get name tags maybe you can save them). All are welcomed of course and I suppose you can come as early as you want. Maybe we can check out a place closer to the main campus if we have dinner too. If you are here on the map, you've gone tooooo far!

Just a thought on time during interviews. Seems like each person gets 10 minutes including question time. So I would think I would keep answers to 20 to 40 seconds (that's a lot of words) and look for visual cues if more explanation is needed. I would think of it more like sound bites you would see on TV interviews. Or better yet those concise answers on beauty pageants for a lack of a comparison. Remember 2 minutes is your average TV commercial break. That's more time than you think. The more time you allot to one question takes away from another of yours. The time to read the above out loud is about 20 seconds. Just a thought. Btw. Random thought, but this show on Hulu that just came out Friday is hilarious. Pen15. It's about two 30 year olds who play their 15 year old awkward selfs back in time.

Group lunch on Saturday? It would be great if there was a casual lunch provided by the school to talk to current and future students plus staff. If not, any interest in meeting for lunch and/or beverages at 12:30 or 1 near the School of Nursing. The last interview session starts at 11:30 which includes myself and some others on this site. The best and most convenient option I see is: Boston Market at 1903 E Speedway Blvd in Tucson (northeast corner at Campbell intersection) which seems like a quarter mile south from the school. If there are better suggestions, please leave a comment. And of course, everyone is welcomed. You could tell future classmates that you meet on Saturday to swing by.