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Someone I know got a minority scholarship at HU, who was white. No clue how, though. Nadia- love the name- thats my daughters name!

I am. I have a 7.5 yr old boy,an almost 4 yr old boy, and a 21 mo old girl.

I think the night class meets m-thr or fri nights, and I forget when they told me clinicals were...I believe on weekends. teh schedule was incredibly overwhelming, so as a parent I decided ti was a bad idea to go that way. If you dotn have kids, and dotn care abotu havign a life, its fine though!!! And the lady there did tell me they wanted medical experience already or to go through the lpn program. Maybe she just was trying to get extra money for the program. Ive lived in this area my whole life. If i were you, i would try to avoid drivign to or from Norfolk to Newport news. If you do, always find out beforehand which is more backed up 64 or 664, and take the other way!!! As for housing- you ahve to be careful in thsi area. There are a lot of great areas a nd a lot of crappy ones. I wouldnt pay less than $8-900 for a 2 br. JMHO. back in 2001-2004 ish, we lived in a an apt and itwas around $700 for a 2 br and was pretty decent but still had its issues, and that was 3 years ago!. if you truly want to feel safe, I dont think $600 for a 2 br is going to offer you that.

i iwll start by saying it will cost you an arm and a leg. its about $26,000 per program. they told me that in order to go into rn, I had to have medical experience or go through the lpn program at another $26,000.... As for the area...I live in Newport news, and youhave good areas and bad areas. You have to knwo where to live, btu overall, its got a lot of shopping, and is close to a lot of activities. I liek ti here, but I was born and raised here, so its hoem to me. People Iknwo who have moved here either love it or hate it.

Im startign in the fall also!

Wrobelchic- Im in VA. Lpns dont make near as much in my area as rn's. My neighbor is an lpn and makes decent money, I hear, but she also has more duties than most lpns, and has been working at it for years. From what I hear lpns start at around $13 here. RNs start near $20 not counting differentials. The avg salary in my area is $42,000 a yr, approx, and thats for all job areas combined. So rn's start off pretty close to that, but lpn's, not so much. I don't know the cost of living difference between NY and here. WE had a pretty low cost of living, but in recent years its been skyrocketing. No idea why, except maybe decent job security in this area(lots of military and the largest shipbuilder in the country) Either way, I am pretty sure its more expensive in new york, so while the pay here may seem less, it'll buy you at least the same, if not more, for your buck. Now if only homes would stop skyrocketing...We are lucky we bought when we did!

wrobelchic- My mom was recently in the hospital- icu- and I felt the same. I didnt understand anythign going on to the level I wanted to. And I would be lying if I didnt say finances came into play. Around here starting pay for nurses is right around avg salary for all occupations, including those who have been working for years and years.

Its possible, but I wouldnt count fluttering as a sign. There would be no way to feel fluttering that early on. Thats more likely gases.

Ive always had an interest in the medical field but wandered away from it. After re-evaluating my life and knowing I would need to start working soon, I went back to the area that my mind would wander everytime I watched a medical show, or discovery health, or whatever. I also have a great desire to help people in third world countries who rely on humanitarian efforts and I hope one day to aspply my nursing knowledge to do this. I also get bored easily and need to have constant stimulation...There seems to always be soemthign to do as a nurse. I cant say being a nurse was what I always dreamed of, but I think it was because i didnt understand their roles. Now that I get it more, I think it suits me. I dont necessarily want to be the one ie, doing the surgery, I just want to help while its done, if that makes sense. However, I still lean towards more of a practitioner role. I want to eventually be a nurse practitioner or anesthetist.

I sure hope its not too bad! From what ive read, it does seem interesting. I think micro is an 8w ummer program at my school.

I lucked out..kind of. The ns I am planning on going to is only going to be starting night and evening classes in jan from now on, which means I wont have to take any labs together! Bad news is it means taking micro on a summer semester.

If you are already working towards your bsn, have you considered getting a masters and becoming a NP? Not a dr, but it puts you in more of a doctorly role. My experiences with drs and nurse practitioners in drs offices were pretty similar. The drs really didnt do anything extra. Just a thought. I think its the way I will end up going.

Where I am applyign says you ahve to have a minimum of a c. But It is also competitive, which means the a people get in first, I guess. But also the interview is a big part, as the lady said there were peopel who did well in school but were just really weird at their interviews and they didnt get in. She didnt use the word weird. She couldnt think of the right word, but I basically gathered that maybe there was something just a little bit off about them.

In that case, the program i will be going to in VA doesnt have a waiting list as long as you do well in your pre-reqs and you interview well. But I don't know anything close to you.

The classes sound a lot more interesting than I thought they would. i have never had a problem disecting anything, although a frog is as much as I have ever had to do. Frogs and worms. lol oh, wait, I think we did some sea animal...cant recall which...