lady_db_programmer replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing
Heh; I'll be taking pre-reqs my entire life, requirements vary even school to school in DCCCD let alone across the metroplex. I'll probably never get in anywhere anyway so what's the
Thanks for the tip Tim; any program I go into (if I do this) will require a lot of pre-reqs and some BSN programs actually have fewer. :smilecoffeecup: I'll look into TAMU-CC. OK, I looked on TAMU...
My cousin dropped out of high school after too many absences meant he'd basically flunk every single class. Rather than repeat the year, he decided to take the GED; and since he'd heard it was easy,...
Why do I want to be a nurse? I can't really give a pat answer; I don't want to say 'to help people' because that isn't the reason why. If all I wanted to do was help people, I could do that without...
I'm going to jump in like an idiot and weigh in. I'm not a nurse or even a nursing student so I'm probably not at all qualified here, but in my opinion there's very little difference between an ADN...
lady_db_programmer replied to Simmonsgraduate2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students
I've never tried getting into nursing school before but you can always take the GRE again to try to raise your score. I've seen some schools require it outright or require it only for students with...
There's an accelerated program I'm interested in that starts in 2009...the deadline to apply is over 2 years away but I'm already planning. It's for people who already have bachelor's degrees in...
lady_db_programmer replied to lady_db_programmer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students
I don't need any persuading to get out of IT; everything I've read indicates above average job growth in the field but I'm tired of having to prove that I'm worth my salary and that I can do the job...
lady_db_programmer replied to lady_db_programmer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students
Hey guys, thanks for all the advice so far. I think what I'll do when we go back to Texas is have some babies, but also keep working in my present field and slowly build up my pre-requisites, and...
lady_db_programmer replied to lady_db_programmer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students
I've heard that El Centro's ADN program is really good. Some people have attitude about CCs but I definitely don't. I took some classes at Brookhaven during summers when I was getting my degree at...