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1. Who's waiting on acceptance letters?

   nynurse2be replied to lainith's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Another waiter

2. "But nurses are in demand, how can it be hard to get into nursing school"?

   nynurse2be replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I think it's a combination of things. For one, most nurses do not get a PhD. In most universities, for a tenure-track position, a PhD is required. Hence the lack of tenure-track faculty. Most...

3. Where to take A&P, Microbiology online?

   nynurse2be replied to isalassiei's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   me too! A&P

4. convincing yourself nursing isn't for you?

   nynurse2be posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Anyone else starting to do this in an obvious pre-emptive strike against hurt feelings if a rejection letter comes?

5. I hate the mailman.

   nynurse2be replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I hate him

6. "But nurses are in demand, how can it be hard to get into nursing school"?

   nynurse2be posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Anyone else getting this response from out-of-the-know relatives/co-workers/neighbors? I feel like they think I'm lying when I say the program I applied to has almost 450 applications for 25 spots....

7. Thoughts of the day?

   nynurse2be replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   My husband won't discuss it with me anymore. He's like "be positive!" and I'm like "No! I'd rather assume I'm not getting in so I won't be so crushed if/when a rejection letter comes". So I'm playing...

8. Stony brook Accelerated Program: Anyone hear yet?

   nynurse2be replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Congratulations Nurse -to -Be! That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!:cheers::yeah::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap: I'm still waiting to hear...which makes me think I'll be getting a thin

9. Thoughts of the day?

   nynurse2be replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   The scoop for me is I am on pins and needles waiting to hear if I got in!:confused: Anyone

10. Stony brook Accelerated Program: Anyone hear yet?

    nynurse2be posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm dying to find out if I got

11. Are nurses professionals ?

    nynurse2be replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses ARE professionals. However....I think the general public has a perception of nurses as less-than professional, as "yes-men" to doctors and administrators. This might get me flamed but here it...

12. OT: and not getting paid?

    nynurse2be posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 friends who are new-ish (1.5 years) RNs. Both say that they usually are not paid OT b/c they need to get a supervisor's permission first, and fill out forms, and in the end it becomes more...

13. A&P 2/EduKan with Terry Lee?

    nynurse2be posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was wondering if anyone has taken this course and if so, could you tell me if the homework included answering the questions at the end of each chapter? I am taking it in Spring session 2, but wanted...

14. Empire State, Medgar Evers, Suny Downstate

    nynurse2be replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    You can also take pre-reqs online (see distance learning and pre-nursing student forums). Are you near Brooklyn College? It has a better rep than Medgar Evers and lots of night/weekend classes. Just...

15. A&P 8 week session through EduKan?

    nynurse2be posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm starting today. Anyone else? Then on to A&P 2 for the