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hello everyone...i'm currently taking some prerequistes to get into nursing school. i have already have an undergraduate degree in accounting, so i haven't taken a science class in a LONG time. i don't know exactly what kind of grades i'm going to ge...

Hello. I am thinking of going back to school to get a second degree in nursing. As of now, I am looking into getting my ADN from Aquinas College. Does anyone know if the local hospitals in Nashville (Vandy, St. Thomas, Baptist, etc) are hiring ADN...

Hello Everyone!! I was hoping y'all could give me some advice/opinions on diploma programs. I am switching careers to become a nurse and have found a diploma program offered at St Luke's hospital in PA. I like how the program offers 900 hours of cl...

has anyone gotten into the accelerated program at villanova? i am looking into the program, but i'm not sure how competitive it is. i guess i'm just kind of curious about other peoples' stats...where did you take your classes...community college or 4...

has anyone on this board attended the nursing program at desales? if so, is it a good program? if you didn't attend that school, have you heard anything about it from other people? thanks hushpup

drs will not be higher demand. just because more people have insurance and there are not enough doctors to see these people, only hypothetically means doctors will be in demand. the reality is that people who are smart enough to go to medical school ...

the law might initially increase pay in certain area's, but in the long run it will bring down the pay for everyone in healthcare(doctors, nurses, PA's, etc). there is no way our country can afford this bill. it will only cause the cost of healthcare...

Hello everyone. I'm taking the prerequisites for accelerated nursing programs. I have a question that I was hoping y'all could give me some advice because I'm freaking out!!! Have any of you withdrawn from a class and if so, how many? I orginally too...

hey y'all...i'm definitly in for the study group! let's enjoy our time off until spring semester. i start jan 20th...when does everyone else? hushpupgrl

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their time off from school. I'm a pre nursing student and was curious as to how much of the material from microbiology and chemistry is used during nursing school. I know the A&P information is very impor...

Hello y'all. This is kind of off topic, but I thought I would post it anyway. I turned 27 in November and I'm completely starting over in life...switching careers and going into nursing, trying to make new friends(the one's I choose from my younger d...

hey everyone, thanks for the replies!!! it makes me feel better to know that other people have gone through the same situation. it is easy for me to get discouraged b/c everyone i know is settling down in life and i'm starting completely over. at tim...

hello everyone! i was hoping that y'all could answer some of my nursing questions. i currently hold a degree in economics, but was looking to switch careers and maybe pursue nursing. i always had an interest in nursing, but as a young adult got push...

Hello, I'm a pre nursing student and I was wondering what the difference is between working in the intensive care unit and working as a critical care nurse? If you can explain the differences between the 2 jobs, that would be great. thanks in adva...

hey, thanks for the info!! what program are you attending??? cedar crest?? if you hear from your friends, let me know. have a good weekend hushpup

msfb, hey, thanks for the reply. in a nut shell, i'm going back to school to get a BSN after working in the accounting field for a few years. i'm currently living in the lehigh valley and am interterested in the accelerated program at desales. how...

has anyone here gotten into or applied to west chester's accelerated program? if so, what is the admissions process like? how many letter of rec's do you need, etc? same info about drexel...what was everyone's gpa and did you gert in or not. i'm jus...

i am currently taking the prerequisities to get into nursing school...i'm an older student going back to school. I signed up for A&P1 over the summer and was doing well in the class, but withdrew to take the class during the year, so that I could...

thanks for the opinion. i'm just freaking out that i won't get into nursing school. I know the W's won't effect my gpa, but i'm afraid it will look bad that i withdrew. but i won't withdraw anymore.....has anyone here had the same thing happen and st...

is there anyone here who has two W's on their transcript...if so, what classes? i'm just freaking out. i didn't withdraw because i was doing bad, i actually was doing well in both of the classes. one was over the summer and i wanted to actually learn...

has anyone here had two W's on their transcript? when you applied to nursing school, did you still get in?

Thanks for the replies. Y'all have made me feel better. I guess I was just worried because I would hae 2 W's on my transcript. And the W's are for science classes. The guy I have for A&P, also had me over the summer. And he knows I didn't withdr...

hey everyone! does anyone know if west chester university is located in a nice area? someone told me it wasn't in a very safe neighborhood. if i attend west chester's accelerated programs i will be 28 years old.....is the town all young college kids?...

hey everyone, quick question. how important is A&P 1 and 2 for nursing school? do you use the info from those classes a lot? i was thinking of taking both A&P 1 and 2 over the summer, but am afraid i won't learn the material as well as i need...

do you think i will feel out of place being 28 years old? is it a total college town where everyone is 21 and under? i'm looking at other programs like villanova and drexel which i think are closer to the city. since i'm going to be 28 when i start, ...