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  1. Ohio BON has very slow processing and slow or no response to email or phone (check Google reviews for lots of people with the same issue). They also seem to be fairly disorganized in terms of...
  2. Some schools will allow you to start an ABSN with a sufficient number of credits (not necessarily a completed degree). It can't hurt to ask your school if that is an option. Have you completed the...
  3. Can You Help Me Calculate This

    Co-requisite usually means two classes that have to be taken at the same time (e.g. a lecture and lab). I don't know why they are using it for the A&P II and micro classes - it seems out of...
  4. ATI CAT Exams

    There isn't a lot of info out there, but I think you're fine. You made it into the 'hard' question level, so that alone should tell you that you are doing well. Beyond that, it's expected that you...
  5. Emory D-ABSN 2021

    I think overall passing minimum is 70%, and you also have to get 70% or higher on exams. "Students are required to repeat a course if they earn a grade below a C- (<70%). A grade below a C-...
  6. Emory University Nursing / D-ABSN Spring 2022

    I was in a previous Spring cohort. I applied in May and didn't get my acceptance until September, and that seemed like their first round of decisions that went out. The program is busy and you...
  7. ATI Comprehensive Predictor

    The bigger concern for your friend might be learning the strategies used to answer ATI questions (e.g. studying answer rationales, breaking down the questions, and prioritization methods), which he...
  8. NCLEX questions

    What state are you in? I just graduated in December and people from my cohort had very different wait times depending what state they applied for licensing in. Fastest were just a few days (RI,...
  9. IV Push Med Question

    What are your concerns about using a flush syringe? Try to think about what you need to accomplish when diluting IV meds and whether flushes or single use vials affect the outcome. As for...
  10. ATI critical thinking test

    You can't really study for it. It's logical problems like: If Alice is shorter than Bill, Bill is taller than Charlie, and Charlie is shorter than Daniel then which of the following must be...
  11. Next Gen NCLEX

    The sample questions I had were more like a case study than the regular (stand alone) questions. There were a bunch of questions about one patient scenario with history, symptoms, lab results, etc....
  12. Volunteering Internationally

    I don't have any specific organizations to suggest for you, but you might be able to see if your school offers anything. My school had an option to do international work that counted for population...
  13. HELP! ABSN in NYC

    The only thing that is for sure is that if you don't apply you won't get in. You could try asking the admissions office, but they probably can't tell you for sure. If nursing is what you want to do,...
  14. Not getting interviews before NCLEX

    I think it just depends on the situation where you are. Some places are willing to hire (conditionally) before graduation but others prefer to wait. If you are applying in the same city you are going...
  15. K Rider

    I would recommend being very careful with your units when looking at this question. At the risk of stating of the obvious, mEq is not the same as mL. It might be the case that you have a solution with...
  16. Told to sign a contract

    Is their policy for failure and removal in your student handbook? If it is (and I imagine it is if this is something they want to do), I would think they are asking you to sign something more like a...
  17. First Semester of Nursing School

    It's certainly not too early to start practicing NCLEX style questions. Just make sure you're focusing on the right content areas (like others have suggested from your fundamentals text book or other...
  18. NCLEX after 14 years?

    Ohio BON doesn't have a great reputation for replying to emails or answering phone calls... or issuing ATTs. For reference, I graduated in December, and they haven't acknowledged receiving my...
  19. Your best bet is probably to contact schools you might apply to and see what they say since different schools have different policies. To me, it sounds like you have overcome a lot and that shows...
  20. This is certainly a choice you can make, but it would be better to make it with all the info. By that, I mainly mean what would be required to switch now vs. later. Monday is coming pretty quick, but...
  21. Are you familiar with a concept called the sunken cost fallacy? It's the idea that people will keep doing something simply because they have invested time/effort/money into even though the end result...
  22. wondering if I should buy a new scientific calc

    That sounds like a waste of money. You don't need to the scientific functionality, graphing equations, finding intercepts, etc. I used the built in windows calculator for all the math to get through...
  23. Hospitals & Letter of Recommendation

    Every place I've ever had to get recommendations for only wanted the contact information for my recommenders. What they actually want from the recommenders varies a lot. Some have a form with all...
  24. ABSN vs Traditional BSN

    It is possible to transfer in to some traditional BSN programs, but it depends on the school. My school has both an ABSN and transfer option, they are basically the same in terms of classes. The ABSN...
  25. Emory D-ABSN 2021

    I don't have any insight to know if that would be likely to help at this point. I know they say they do rolling admissions, but I think it's done a lot more in chunks than they make it seem. If the...