NurseJeanB

Hello, I want to say thank you for your post. When you tell us your mistakes not only do you learn a lesson, but the people reading about your experience also learn. I am sorry that happened to you.

So I took the NCLEX RN in California on January 13 and my school did not send out my transcripts until just last week. I had to pay to have them Fed ex'd. Yesterday most of my friends received their licenses. Many of them had taken the NCLEX two week...

Okay, I am 42 and just graduated with my BSN, and I interviewed at a hospital who had 100's of applicants for very few positions. I didn't get hired, but I was realistic about my chances as there were employees of the hospital trying for the same pos...

Oh I did the PVT and got the good popup, but being in California with no quick results available, I am forced to wait to add my voice on whether the PVT works or not. The overwhelming number of testimonials gives me hope, but I still have to see it t...

I am still waiting on the CA BRN I took the test on 1/13 but am told that our school has not even sent transcripts yet. One of my classmates actually picked up transcripts and hand delivered them to the BRN and she was told she still needed to wait 2...

Sadnurse3 I wonder if there is something that is causing the hold. Did your school delay sending transcripts? Do you have any recent tickets? I would call them first thing Monday morning. Best of luck to you.

Have you considered arranging a live-in nanny or someone who comes to your house and babysits? My neighbor has a nanny that comes from a different country and stays with them for a year then they go back to their country and they get another one. May...

Does California send results whether you pass or fail? My school has not sent transcripts yet and so I wonder how long it is going to be before I find out whether or not I passed. It sounded like they only send you results if you fail and that is aft...

Hey there, I started in my mid to late 30's as well and just graduated with my BSN at 42. I think what was most helpful was taking Algebra. My prereqs were English, Critical thinking, Statistics, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Biology, A...

I took the test 1/13/10 and got the good pop up and have checked every day since. I will let you know if the trick works for me. I was sure I failed that test. I had so many SATA questions, and I am terrible at them. It stopped at 75, but honestly I ...

Wow West Coast Nurse, I would love to be in your position. I am a new grad and there are not many jobs available to new grads in the California Bay Area where I live. With that in mind, I immediately thought about the bird in hand analogy, but it so...

Hello, In our school the average GPA was 3.8 combined with TEAS scores, but there were ADN programs at the local junior colleges that admitted based on lottery. The qualifying GPA was 2.7. I think most of the programs moved that up to 3.0. If nursin...

Got the same "Dear Jane" email and was disappointed, but knew it was a long shot. They had so many applicants for so few positions. Getting a job in California/ Bay Area is going to be difficult. I too am going to focus on the NCLEX, which I take nex...

Yay, that is wonderful. You give us new grads much needed hope. Take care and congratulations.

I am a new grad studying to take the NCLEX next month. I live in California in the East Bay. This is the worst area for jobs. I graduated towards the top of my class and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, but that has not gotten me anywhere. I am goi...

I would put RN, BSN. The RN is important for obvious reasons and the BSN is important because it is a nursing degree. I wouldn't put the BS, because it isn't a nursing degree. I received an AA which helped me get my BSN, but I don't plan on listing...

OP, I am 42 and just graduated with a BSN magna cum laude. Sheesh if I thought I was in my "twilight" years I would not have put my family through such a grueling experience for 6 long years, 3 of which I worked full time and went to school at night....

I have senioritis too. I just have one quarter left and I am so ready to be done. I am impressed you are still getting A's. Between prereqs and nursing classes I too have been going to school for years. I just have to tell myself 1. I only have one ...

hey there amanda, i can only speak for the concord campus, but i love it there. it is a small campus, but the nursing program is the biggest thing there. i have made some lifelong friends and basically every year there is a cohort of around 65 stude...

Oh to be your age and already know what you want to do. I think that is great. You obviously have researched it, and you are right in thinking A's in prereqs are a must. I took prereqs at night while working full time and managed to get A's, but it d...

I will turn 42 in November and I love the young people in school with me. It makes me feel young to be included and I feel good that I am able to keep up and do well both academically and physically. I also think good for them that they know what the...

Congratulations!! That is awesome. Good for you on encouraging the others as well.

Totally got me. I was like WHAT!!!??

Congratulations and good luck on your interview. I think that a thank you card sent by mail would stick out and be memorable. I would send one to each of the interviewers. I think at one of the conventions I attended the nurse administrator who was ...

I am in the Bay Area as well. I worked 20+ years at a Bank before "retiring" to go into the nursing program. I ended up taking my prereqs at Diablo Valley College. There were 10 prereqs for my program: Basic college English, speech, basic chemistry, ...