Asherah BSN, RN

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    What do you do to keep up at night to study?

    Asherah replied to JBGC4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No caffeine going on around here in the PM hours...that would be dangerous! I can't really offer much advice other than what's been given to me, which is try to actually go to sleep when you feel...
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    Samuel Merritt College

    Asherah replied to amzyRN's topic in California Nursing

    I've recently considered adding SMC to my list of programs to apply to, specifically for the ABSN. Can anyone else comment on or attest to the supposed disorganization of the San Francisco program?...
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    I'm so overwhelmelmed!

    Asherah replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well I'm not sure if you work at all this time, but my advice applies anyway...time management! You need to evaluate everything you are expected to do in each course, as well as everything in your...
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    I cried after College Algebra class today:(

    Asherah replied to Ready2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many schools have free tutoring offered through school organizations (e.g. Math Study Center, or private tutoring that is subsidized by the school). I would definitely second the suggestion to get a...
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    Prereqs for Samuel Merritt College

    Asherah replied to SparklyGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not to derail, but I heard on a few threads around here that they don't conduct interviews if you are applying for the ABSN program at the SF campus. However, the SMC site describing the pre-reqs and...
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    Prereqs for Samuel Merritt College

    Asherah replied to SparklyGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, thats awesome...the only school I've found so far to do that! I would be able to apply with a 4.0 then, something I've never dreamed I could do! (Although I completely understand that its only...
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    Prereqs for Samuel Merritt College

    Asherah replied to SparklyGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Kensington, Do they factor in your last 60 units taken of your degree, or the last 60 units taken including any post-grad
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    How Much Time do You Spend Studying a Day for A&P

    Asherah replied to alliestar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm always curious about these questions in that while I understand that you are trying to get a feel for how challenging the course material will be, it truly is variable among individuals....
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    Accepted Columbia University's ETP student-meet-n-greet

    Asherah replied to nycacoustic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Amm, I was also pursuing entrance into the UCLA MECN program for Fall 2007, however I didn't turn them down...they made the decision for me! In any case, I'm also turning to the Columbia...
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    Are accelerated programs fair?

    Asherah replied to caro3334's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me when I say that you would definitely still be considered quite young when it comes to many of us (me included) who are going back to school for another bachelors (in an acc. program, no less)...
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    Hate my Micro lab partner........3 more months of this......ugh!

    Asherah replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My only technique for countering difficult lab partners is focusing on the work at hand...its quite true, many individuals are their own favorite discussion topic! Without being overly rude, I would...
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    UCSF MEPN Program

    Asherah replied to Hopeful Nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hopeful, You will have better luck posting this in the Graduate Student Nurse Forum, I believe there is already a UCSF MEPN threat ongoing as well, with regular
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    Poll: Where are you applying?

    Asherah replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Definitely JHU, I'm keeping all fingers crossed...I've heard great things about USD and their program, so good luck! I really had to focus on programs that looked at a candidates cumulative GPA, as...
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    Prereqs for Samuel Merritt College

    Asherah replied to SparklyGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would agree with Kensington, although I think doing well in Organic is definitely a bonus and I would hope that they take that into consideration. I think that factor can only serve to help you and...
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    Poll: Where are you applying?

    Asherah replied to kirs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Kensingon...Wow! I hope you don't have to tailor a custom goal statement to each program! Do you have a #1 choice? I thought juggling apps for 4-5 schools was killer, I feel for
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    GRE Scoring - Average Grades in School

    Asherah replied to stepaukob's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would definitely check out http://www.ets.org (ETS runs the GRE/SAT/GMAT and other standardized exams). They offer a full practice exam (on paper only though, and you will most definitely be taking...
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    Anyone else waiting for "the" letter?

    Asherah replied to fmrnicumom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You must be my long lost twin. I too made the mistake of applying to one school last Fall and I'm not doing that again...this time I'm casting a wide net! I'm also running out of classes to take, I...
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    Is everyone in your Microclass Pre-nursing?

    Asherah replied to 2bnursetabulous's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not all of them were pre-nursing, some were just future Bio majors trying to get some more Bio done before they transferred. Personally, I loved this class..my favorite pre-req by
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    Did anyone have Intro Chem over 10+ yrs ago???

    Asherah replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, significant figures are covered in all General Chem courses. Its a fairly annoying concept (IMO) but important to master in terms of recording data and doing conversions. Good
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    Admission into Nursing Program and GPA

    Asherah replied to LK503's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand that you are frustrated with the situation, however UW is quite competitive and I believe they state on their admissions requirements that applicants have a minimum of 100 hours of paid...
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    Can someone ease my fears?

    Asherah replied to teampierce's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on the poster's ultimate goals, and depending on if she is entering an AccBSN program or DEMSN program, the tuition costs may be a good value. Many of the higher cost AccBSN programs do...
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    GREs

    Asherah replied to jillyj24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Jilly, I'm in the middle of GRE prep at the moment, scheduled to take it in early October. I didn't choose an expensive prep course, rather, I purchased the Kaplan and Princeton Review guides (via...
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    BSN Program Admission Question

    Asherah replied to **new!!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Trust me, I know the feeling. I'll have taken six sessions (four semesters and two summer sessions), equating to 45 semester units. I just want to
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    Any Johns Hopkins (JHU) BSN/MSN 2008 applicants?

    Asherah replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well I made my reservation to head up there, I have no idea what to expect or if its casual dress (or not), so I'll just dive right in and hopefully meet some interesting folks. I have most of my...
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    BSN Program Admission Question

    Asherah replied to **new!!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Croc, I think many us of here feel your pain and frustration because the available number of admissions spots are not increasing, and the applicant pool is definitely widening. It is not...