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Anyone have any advice on how to get through A&P with the dissecting of cats? I am a huge cat lover and am already stressing over this. Surely someone else has felt this way. There are no other schools around here that use anything else except fo...

Having lived around this area for years, I just wanted to add my perspective as I have a relative looking for a nursing program. First, the community colleges have long wait lists, all of them. And if you do get in and accepted, it may be a year long...

Wow! Very interesting and good information to know. I wonder how other colleges would look at it?? Definitely makes you think hard about what program pick.

Is it true that if you graduate from a hospital program such as Sentara or Riverside, then the new grads there usually have first priority for new grad jobs leaving those who attended a 4 year college or community college as second choice? The hospit...

I was the original poster, and my daughter, as of today, finished anatomy with flying colors. Lucky for her it was a fetal pig which made it a little easier. It was much easier to do than she thought it would be. What a relief! There was lots of good...

They do hold open houses at the Sentara location in Hampton, usually at the workforce center right by TNCC. Give them a call and tell them you would like to speak to someone who can tell you about the distance learning program. It really sounded good...

Sara- My daughter is taking her pre-reqs now and is planning to enroll in Riverside. We explored all the options. We went to Sentara for the open houses about 1.5 years ago. Sounded like a wonderful program, however the commute to the campus was abou...

I live in this area and have lived here my entire life. If I were you I would look to live around the Williamsburg area or York County. It is very busy all around Norfolk and VA Beach. Please, if you have children you really need to check out the sch...

Here is another option. Get your RN where ever you choose and whatever program works best for your schedule. Riverside has an excellent program. I am not sure if Sentara has just the RN now or only the BSN but they are terrific as well. The community...

Ahh, at TNCC they won't let you take micro before anatomy or even at the same time. My daughter tried because that throws her a whole semester behind from starting. But it sounds like TCC will. I don't see where it matters which you take first. Anyho...

Hey Taandoh you don't need Ethics for Riverside's program but you do need English 111. My daughter is taking her pre-req's now. Look at their website to verify. All the other courses are correct. You can also take A&P 145 through Riverside and it...

Sentara is working with ODU. I am sure if you get a BSN from them it would transfer into ODU's master's program. Does this mean Sentara will no longer offer an RN program?

Check Sentara's website. They have on there that they will be making the announcement this summer for the new changes. Two years ago I went with my daughter to an open house and they said then they would eventually be going to offer a BSN. They made ...

If you are in the northern Va area there is George Mason University. However, I hear it is hard to get into their nursing program and your GPA is definitely a huge factor. There is Shennandoah University in Winchester. They do have a 5 semester progr...

My daughter plans to go through Riverside. That is how I know what the requirements are. I think they do the 145 as an accelerated class and cram more in, however I am not 100% sure. I just know when we were looking at all the options for nursing pro...

They offer the course at Riverside Hospital if you plan to attend their nursing program. They will accept BIO 145. It is offered at Riverside's school of nursing and it is through Thomas Nelson. It is an arrangement they have with TNCC. It is not off...

Go through and search the threads for Sentara. There are a lot of good posts from over the last year that will answer a lot of your questions. I have heard nothing but positive things about their program. They seem really supportive. Good luck and I ...

Riverside Hospital in Newport News also has a weekend/evening program that is 3 years for an RN. Maybe that would be an option too.

Somewhere in another post, and it may have been under the student nursing post, someone said the cost of the VCI program was going to be over $40,000!! Ouch!

Do any of you know the start pay for a new grad at Riverside or Mary Immaculate? Just curious, I imagine they are all pretty much the same. I went to Sentara about a year ago for an open house and was really surprised that they paid more in Hampton &...

Math 03 is algebra I and Math 04 is mostly algebra II. If it makes you or any of us feel better the counselor said that 95% of all students testing, test within the developmental math range. Meaning the 02, 03, 04 levels. Math 04 is really tough. So,...

Here is what I know about the programs you are talking about. All three programs have different prerequisites. So you really need to narrow it down to the program you want to try and get into. Then take the prereqs for that program. Community college...

"Pinker meat than other cats?" That is really graphic, and what is the point in saying that? However, I do like Robyn's suggestion for covering the cat's face with a paper bag. That for me is a great idea. And at the school I will be taking it at, th...

Wow! Really interesting comments. Some were comforting and some didn't make it any better!:) I appreciate all of the comments because for some of us it is hard to do. I could do a cadaver much easier. I too work with animals so I have that special at...

Can anyone tell me if you have an oncology rotation in student nursing? That is one area of nursing I hope to never have to do! Please, oh please, tell me it isn't so.