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Thanks for the responses guys :) I really appreciate it. Your experiences really got me thinking. I've decided that if given the choice I do want to work in Baltimore. I think being proud of where I work and comfortable is very important. I'm going to try commuting when I graduate (if I get the position! yikes). I drive back and forth between Baltimore and Waldorf all the time already though I'm not sure what it's going to be like after several 12 hours shifts! If it becomes unmanageable I can always try to get an apartment :/ Again, thank you so much for your considerate, thoughtful advice :)

Hi Nicole109, I have a question for you. I am in my senior year at University of Maryland, Baltimore and I have a dilemma. I really like UMMC and have had two clinicals there so far. My G.P.A is a 4.0 and so I very much want to apply for the Clinical Scholars Program because a) it's a little bit of a scholarship and b) (which i care about more) I get to work at the unit I do my senior practicum in which I think would give me a head-start before orientation. The problem is..I live in Waldorf and, since I'm paying for college with school loans, I don't know if I want to move out right after graduation My parents think it would be undo-able to commute from waldorf to baltimore. Since you did that when you first graduated, what do you think about the commute? My take on it is that I would have to leave by 5am to miss the traffic and I would get home by 9pm. Since it's only 3 days a week this doesn't seem that bad. Is this unrealistic? Any feedback would be great! Thanks so much for your time. If anyone else has a take I would love to hear your advice :)

I got a dell desktop when I started school at college park two years ago through a similar program and I regret it. That computer has given me trouble since the beginning - shutting down randomly, freezing all the time, being slow - my sister got a new computer awhile back and now I just use her old labtop which is an HP. I guess I'm a bit skeptical now about getting computers through schools. Maybe I just got a bad dell though.

My name is Victoria and I applied Fall 2008 for the baltimore campus. I got in! Now I'm just waiting on the nursing packet...

hi everyone! i'm taking gen chem in the spring too. kinda worried, math isn't my thing and im def not looking forward to this class! im taking a&p2 at the same time so hopefully it won't get too hectic. took micro and a&p1 together last semester and got a's in both...just hoping for a b in chem though! good luck all and im def in for a study group

Hi..haha. this is my first post so..whew..here i go! :) I'm a sophomore at the University of Maryland right now but last year I was in the same boat - I started my freshmen year having no clue what I wanted to study, or thinking I had no idea anyway. To make a long story short, after much soul searching, I decided on nursing. Nursing isn't a degree granting program at my school so right now I'm completing my prereqs there and I'm going to transfer next year to nursing school. Like people mentioned before me, my advice would be to research nursing schools in your area and figure out what the prereqs are for their BSN programs and start incorporating them in your schedule. Does your school have prehealth advisors? Even if they don't just talk to your own advisor, they should be able to help with scheduling them in. With a BSN, if you're going to school full time, the prereqs should only take 2 years, and I know the traditional BSN program I'm going into is for 2 years too so you may be able to get your bachelors in 4 years like many other college students. Hope this helped. Good luck!