bjensen4

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1. Nightingale College Fall 2020 Start

   bjensen4 replied to MZNightingale3's topic in School Programs

   Hi all, I am in Utah/Idaho area and looking to attend in Brigham City, Utah for the BSN program. Long story made short, 2020 sucked for me as it did for many others I was going through an accelerated BSN program in Texas and I had to drop becau...

2. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   I wanted to hop on and post. First an apology for a long gone thread of stress and exhaustion. I chose to withdraw due to a multitude of reasons. I won't be re-applying to TTUHSC because my family is moving. Now for the 2021 applicants..... ...

3. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   call an advisor perhaps. if that doesn't work try to contact someone from the austin cohort for 2020. I took a 1300 level pathophys with Alamo Community Colleges and it transferred but I spoke to advisors from both schools. last year ...

4. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   https://www.ttuhsc.edu/disability/documents/Referral_List_2020.pdf If you are in San Antonio and think you may have a need for academic testing. I highly recommend ---------------------. He did academic testing for my 9 year old when she was 7. She's...

5. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   I'm up early this morning and church is still closed for me. ....so I thought I would reach out for some quick updates. I know how stressful it was for me waiting to hear back. I know there's over 800 applicants and the faculty working on things is O...

6. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   If you are going to be at the duty station for 2 yrs I recommend you wait to apply until you've met your new leadership and can see if its workable. If your schedule is shift work it can probably happen but if you have to be at work particular hours(...

7. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   I attached my resume only. In hindsight I wished I had written a cover letter to allow them to understand me a bit better. I guess they liked what they saw at the interview though.....I know when apply for residency programs im going to put a cover l...

8. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   The schedule is planned by the site coordinators. The first month or two there is alot of in person classes that are full day. After that you are required to work 12-24 hrs of clinical per week with a max of 30 hrs in a week(I've hear of people havin...

9. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

   bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

   If you are planning childcare the age of your kiddos and your budget. My kids are school age so I didn't need childcare until quarantine started? but now daycamps don't open until June 1st. So my best advice would be havr a plan a,b,c,d,e,f.....

10. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

    bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

    If you're interested and meet requirements just apply. It's hard to say who gets in and who doesn't because its a whole person concept.

11. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

    bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

    That's all I really did to prepare. I never eneded up asking my classmates what they were asked. I was asked alot of questions about my personal support system. Honestly it was kind of a blur of 30 minutes?‍♀️

12. How does the hiring process work? What's is residency?

    bjensen4 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I feel a bit silly posting this as I am coming upon completion of my first semester of my accelerated nursing program(ends in December) and I don't know how the hiring process works. To give some background I have worked as a surgical technician sinc...

13. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

    bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

    I think you may be asking someone else. However, I'm a current student and GPA was a BIG concern for me. All the knowledge I have in my head NEVER goes down on paper or exams well because I over think and make a mistake or choose the wrong answers be...

14. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

    bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

    Basically the biggest thing is about time management and scheduling and flexibility. The first 3 weeks you HAVE to be in your site location for classes/sim Monday-Friday after that there is a schedule of when and where you have to be and you schedule...

15. Texas Tech-Accelerated BSN Spring 2020

    bjensen4 replied to kantwine's topic in School Programs

    This program is offered at multiple sites and you can apply for 1 site if you arent able to commute frequently(seriously a ton of commuting but it CAN be done). I'm at the san antonio site. If I recall correctly its offered in San Antonio, Lubbock, A...