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Best job : worked on a cruise ship and a yacht for 4 years. We travelled around Asia, Europe, Carribean. It was full of fun-filled memories and i wouldn't trade that for any experience in the world. The best part is, you travel for free and get pa...

Hi there, Im from New York and used to be an international student. I can empathize with your present crisis. I know how tough immigration is when it comes to international students. My advice is to move somewhere where the nursing acceptance is no...

Hi, Can someone please tell me if its possible to take an NCLEX exam from a different state where you did not graduate? My friend in NY is graduating this spring and wants to move after graduation to Florida and would like to take the exam there. I...

Count me in .... im repeating med surg this spring, my last chance I withdrew last semester due to personal reasons (almost ready to snap). Anyway, things are getting better nowadays and having that confidence back again. My failure made me eva...

hi bea, in every school there is a program for students with disability. This encompasses physical and mental disability. Stress anxiety which falls under generalized anxiety disorder can allow you to have certain privileges to include taking the t...

Hi Sammy, I definitely know what you feel. In some way i would say that youre still lucky because you have one more chance to repeat a semester (when others dont have) and you will make it for sure. I know its traumatic but i always believe that th...

thank you guys for the input! Im so happy i just find out I was accepted in the externship program of a major hospital and will start tomorrow for 2 weeks. Im nervous but hopefully i'll get over it and heres hoping i can learn some nursing skills f...

Hi there, need some advice I have 3 semesters to go before graduating AAS program. I want to work as a CNA or Nurse tech. Most of the Hospitals i inquired want to take extern students in their final semester, preferrably a BSN (sucks right?). As a...

HI, does anyone know of hospitals in New York that do externship program? thanks a lot

this study tips worked for me this time... 1) Study when you are relaxed so you can retain more information. before, I forced myself to finish the chapters even if my mind could not process the information. Relax, relax, relax and don't cram. Its n...

A bit of history : I withdrew from Med surg a month ago (yes, we have MS in 6 weeks) after i failed 2 tests. It was a hard thing to do because i havent failed a single test in my life but i could not go on anymore (and would have snapped if i did). ...

Hi tonya, I withdrew from my med surg class a few weeks ago because i was having panic attacks and failed 2 exams. I felt like i was heading for insanity due to alot of stress that i have no control of. Then i decide health is more important and wi...

opps.... this thread is intended for student nursing, i must have pressed the wrong button. Oh well....thanks for the input, though

Hi all, yes, i withdrew from med surg 1 two weeks ago coz my level of anxiety is so high that i feel like i could snap any moment. I studied hard and mostly confident with the materials but during exam, my mind froze -- all those questions look unfa...

opps.... this thread is intended for student nursing, i must have pressed the wrong button. Oh well....thanks for the input, though

Hi all, yes, i withdrew from med surg 1 two weeks ago coz my level of anxiety is so high that i feel like i could snap any moment. I studied hard and mostly confident with the materials but during exam, my mind froze -- all those questions look unfa...

Hi Spazzy nurse, thanks. i spoke to the nursing admission of EC after i faxed my unofficial transcript. She said that i need to finish my med surg before i can be accepted for the lpn-rn program. She said that i can start with 2 subjects - nrsg con...

Hi Agnus, Just curious, what nursing concept or test number are you taking right now and how long have you been doing this since enrollment. Thanks.

Hi Jude, im going to talk to Excelsior tomorrow, thanks for the input. Please keep in touch after your first test... Goodluck P

hi thanks for the reply. Do you know if they will transfer credits, i.e. nursing courses like FUndamentals, etc.... i havent had a chance to talk to them yet The reason why im thinking of doing this is i could not handle the stress of going to scho...

thanks Agnus, that was very informative. All along i was thinking of Rue ed. So i appreciate you taking time to explain everything. Heres another question. Are you taking BSN or AS? Did you already have a bachelors degree from other major? What s...

thanks for your reply. Are you in the AS or BSN program? How long is the program and how much they charge per credit. I already have a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and i finished all my pre-reqs in nursing, fundamentals, med surg and psych. t...

Thanks for the reply, that really helps me. decide. By the way, how long did you finish the AS or BSN program and how much? thanks again

Hi there, i just want to reply re your statement about columbia U. vs. community colleges. I don't agree that just because you go to Ivy league school then you expect to get a better nursing education than those that go to community colleges. In f...