joshuaclay replied to faith4life's topic in Texas Nursing
Houston area BSN programs have been very competitive this year (usu. 3.75 and above), but it's cyclic. They set the base GPA based on their applicant pool. If they have 500 applicants above 4.8 and...
joshuaclay replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Texas Nursing
I live inside the loop in Houston, and I can say from my experience, that people in the city are not nearly as friendly as those in the 'burbs. My wife and I try to talk to people in the grocery...
joshuaclay replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing
But is there a Nursing association that doesn't participate in partisan politics on some level? For any professional organization to get anywhere, it will have to be politically active, and politics...
joshuaclay replied to gauge14iv's topic in Texas Nursing
:yelclap: Agreed. It's a shame we only have 2 political ideologies to choose from (with any reasonable expectation of winning an election), but it is what it is. And, as lizz points out, Democrat...
joshuaclay replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing
well, i have heard that hcc's pharm was a "weed out" class, but i imagine pharm is pharm, and that it will be difficult wherever you go. i'm sure you'll do well though. be sure to make good use of...
joshuaclay replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing
Congratulations Aussie!! That's fantastic news, and I'm sure you'll do great in the summer pharm class. If you put your mind to it, there's really nothing you can't accomplish. Keep us posted on...
joshuaclay replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Texas Nursing
aussie, i am so sorry! don't let it discourage you too much (i know this is easier said, but still...). hopefully you will get 'bumped' in from the waiting list, and if not, write letters, make...
joshuaclay replied to ree-nee's topic in Texas Nursing
i can see whaere it would be useful in school (if i could ever make myself actually USE one), but in a health care setting, wouldn't it be a violation of the pt.'s privacy? i mean you being able to...
if you mean you'll be graduating with your BSN, then no, 29 is not too old to join. as far as the crohn's and mitral valve prolapse go, you'd have to ask the medical recruiter. you will certainly have...
i'm not sure if all branches have the same criteria for waivers, but my wife admitted to drug use before she enlisted in the navy, and was given a waiver for smoking marijuana 25 times!! even though...
joshuaclay replied to futurenurse85's topic in Texas Nursing
omg hahahahaha!!!! i just realized that i replied to a twu thread!!! i was like "which school? hrm..." HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! DOH! i swear i need to take a break from my homework i guess...i'm fried!:roll...
joshuaclay replied to futurenurse85's topic in Texas Nursing
i got accepted today, and i will be attending. it was my first choice. so much so, that it was the only school i applied to!! i thought about twu too, since it is an excellent school, but when i...
joshuaclay replied to DeltaX's topic in Texas Nursing
EVERYONE CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES!! i got my acceptance package today! WOOHOO!!! :balloons: :biggringi :lol_hitti :smiley_aa i wish everyone who's waiting the best of
joshuaclay replied to DeltaX's topic in Texas Nursing
i think i was there the 14th. today i went to the ut student health service clinic to get some immunizations taken care of. everyone there was SUPER nice. the whole experience gave me a warm fuzzy...