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I'm currently working on my prenursing classes. I have 2 young children (1 & 3) and I've been taking 8 units per semester...it's been manageable and I'm able to maintain As but my husband thinks I should start going fulltime in the fall because a...

You are all right...they do grow up so fast, so quick and I really don't want to lose this time with them! And since they are still so young, it is really important for me to be there for them and they do really dependent on me still (my youngest is ...

I'm looking at going this route myself. Holy Names is not a junior college but a very expensive private University, like someone else mentioned. And you are only guaranteed a spot in Samuel Merritt's Nursing program if you maintain at least a 3.0 G...

You're absolutely right!! NOTHING can FULLY prepare me for what challenges and obstacles I will face if I become a nurse, except for personal experience! I know that being a nurse is hard work and stressful, which is why I'm sure the pay is high. But...

this is my very first post...i found this forum by chance when i was looking for nursing programs in my area and now i've become addicted to reading all the posts! i'm currently taking my prenursing classes and still have about a year of classes lef...

I'm interested in hearing what others have to say on this... In my experience, it seems to be TOO easy for mothers to get their doctors to agree to an early induction. I know with my first, my OB offered to strip my membranes at 38 weeks "to get thin...

omg!! some of these names are too funny...what were these parents thinking?!? it seems to be real common nowadays to name your child something really outrageous..like look at those celebrities who name their kids pilot inspektor and audio science..th...

congratulations!! how wonderful!! you really are one of the lucky few! i hope i'll be as lucky as you...please send your lucky dust my way!

You're absolutely right when you say these people (described above) are taking up slots that serious applicants could have been chosen for. {Edited to note that at my community college, the nursing program drop out rate is 30%...pretty high in my opi...

Thank you for your replies! It makes me feel better knowing that I'm not the only one in this position! I guess i forgot to put my age...I'll be 29 in a couple of months. Mike - The comm. colleges here sound a lot like yours...applicants are chosen b...