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Rarely anyone’s first exams go well. After my first nursing exam, my professor said add 10pts to it and it would be your score in a pre-req class. My first semester I spent 8-10 hours studying per day. My biggest advice: learn tips and tricks for NCLEX questions and what they want from you. “NCLEX Sucess books” and practice questions should be your best friend! Read the rationals, understand them. Try Your best to apply the material to real-life scenarios (hard to to in COVID land). My first exam, I totally underestimated nursing interventions, priority, and education. This is HUGE! And it takes time to train your brain to “think like a nurse”. I got a C on my first exam and a A on my second. I reached out to my professors, explained what I did to study for the first and what corrections I was going to make for the second. They responded with helpful tips that I hadn’t thought out (I.e emphasized interventions and education, case studies etc.) You can do this! People say you can get A’s in nursing school, but my goodness it is tough work and a lot of dedication!

Oh no! That is awful. I actually had the same thing happen to me, however it was discovered 9 months prior to the start of school. The school actually had no advice or recommendations regarding the treatment, however my doctor strongly recommended I complete the treatment going into health care. How long is the overlap? Is it possible to start treatment ASAP and do “remote” clinical, or make up hours once treatment is complete? With COVID I know my school is doing all atypical wacky scheduling that would not have flown before (pros and cons?). I would ask for absolutely any alternative. I wish you the best of luck! Personally, the antibiotic treatment was intense. I fainted twice after having 1/4 a glass of wine (I know I know, no drinking on antibiotics- but I didn’t foresee 1/4 being too extreme). I also vomited after each dose, after the 4th week. No antiemetic was strong enough. My liver enzymes were always “extremely low but just high enough to continue treatment” which was a little scary. But after 12 weeks, I survived and everything was back to normal. I hope your body and liver are much more tolerable than mine!!

Hey! It’s definitely the more expensive route, but Southern California University of health Sciences in Whittier (Orange County) offers 4-week pre-requisite classes. I took A&P I, II and Microbiology in 12 weeks and was able to apply to ABSN programs in the fall. Definitely a rigorous course load as each class is only 4 weeks, but if you give it 100% you’re definitely able to get A’s.

Hey, @Eric.Nilsson93! Congrats on your acceptance. I’ll be relocating to the area as well. My plan is to call around with some landlords in March, and hopefully set up some viewings while I’m up there for the orientation on April 4th, and hopefully sign a lease that week. What’s your plan?

@ToniFutureRN Great, thank you so much!

@aconnollyrn hey, sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve looked at this thread! My two favorites have been Straight A Nursing and Nursing Uncensored on Spotify. They’re nice to listen to at the gym or driving! I just received the email about orientation being moved to April 4th, instead of April 11th. Just curious if y’all have received any other news or information regarding tuition, credits per semester, and tentative schedule? Excited to meet you all at orientation, and hope everyone is enjoying their last few months of freedom before we buckle down!

@aoi2019 Fingers crossed for you!! @aconnollyrn I submitted my deposit a week ago! Super excited. Curious what the next steps will be. I am finishing my chemistry and sociology prereq’s at the moment but also listening to some nursing podcasts to become familiar with terminology and common health issues.

I agree with the above comment, crash course on you tube was an amazing resource for me during A&P! Otherwise the flash cards are amazing to learn muscles, bones, etc. I also used the following website As a resource for practice quizzes Etc. http://wps.pearsoncustom.com/pls_1269930451_bc_martini_fap_10_msa/245/62838/16086741.cw/index.html Good luck to you!!

Congrats, aconnollyRN! And thank you for sharing your information about the nursing program! I am not from the area, I grew up on Long Island, went to SUNY Oswego, and have been living in a remote area of California since. It’ll be a nice long cross-country road trip back to NY for school. I love western NY though and am excited to move back there! Finding housing for May shouldn’t be too hard, considering most undergraduate students start in August with is a plus. From what I remember at Oswego, WiFi was just fine. I graduated Dec. 2014 though. Will you be relocating from Syracuse?

Congratulations as well to you, and your options! The cohort begins May 2020, but we will graduate in 2021, therefor being the class of 2021. I applied to some out of state schools but Brockport is my first choice, mainly for financial reasons and experience speaking with the director. I did my undergrad at SUNY Oswego, but otherwise am not too familiar with the area. It sounds like you are more local, any input on Brockport’s nursing reputation, opportunities with the surrounding hospitals, or in speaking with alumni of the program? I’ve read previous threads but couldn’t find much helpful information!

Hey! Has anyone applied for the 2nd degree program at SUNY Brockport for the May, 2020 start? I haven’t seen a form yet for this upcoming cohort. I just received an email today stating that I have been accepted. I had to pinch myself! The director had told me we wouldn’t hear back until the beginning of January, so this was pretty shocking. Did anyone else hear back?