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  1. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

    birthrevolution replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    You need a good understanding of Patho(physiology) to do well in nursing school. However, find out what you will be taking in the first semester/year. We took Development and Patho in the first...

  2. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

    birthrevolution replied to Copperismydog's topic in General Students

    I found Microbiology to be most helpful for understanding Patho, so I would encourage you to retake that. Taking Micro along with A&P will refresh your basic bio and chem skills, so I wouldn't...

  3. What is Pharm. like?

    birthrevolution replied to frogkicker's topic in General Students

    I actually really enjoyed pharm! I could see how class could be pretty boring unless you had a really dynamic instructor (or slightly crazy like ours was). Powerpoints of all the side effects and...

  4. How much time do you *really*spend studying?

    birthrevolution replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    I'm taking 16 credit hours this semester, if I used that formula I would have to study 7 hours a day. I would never sleep! I like to sleep! Looking back I would say that I put in the most effort...

  5. Do you actually READ your nursing books or just skim?

    birthrevolution replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    You don't need to have read the book to understand the material and have the knowledge that makes you a good nurse. I would much rather have a nurse who spent their time in school learning and...

  6. UNC-Chapel HIll School of Nursing

    birthrevolution replied to exploringnursing's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I agree with this, but I do think that there is an advantage to having had your clinicals at UNC. I know the new grads that I've talked to on several of my clinical floors have said that they did...

  7. Do you actually READ your nursing books or just skim?

    birthrevolution replied to starmickey03's topic in General Students

    As a general rule, I don't READ my nursing textbooks. I do however USE my textbooks a lot. I honestly don't find reading the material is the best way for me to learn it. I use them as a tool and a...

  8. UNC-Chapel HIll School of Nursing

    birthrevolution replied to exploringnursing's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I don't know the GPA statistics for people getting in. I think that you just need to make sure that your GPA meets their minimum requirements and then set yourself apart from the crowd with your...

  9. HOW hard is it?

    birthrevolution replied to glitterygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, for me, nursing school has not been that challenging academically. There's a lot of information to memorize, but I actually think my prereqs (Micro, Physiology, Anatomy) were harder than...

  10. Are A's really not practical in nursing school?

    birthrevolution replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    I get mostly As with the occasional A- and a B+ (I was seriously .08 away from an A-, but at that point who cares). My prereqs were actually harder than nursing school itself. For me I don't find the...

  11. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Wonderful! Congratulations! I'm so glad it worked out for you! Best of

  12. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    We were supposed to email the nursing school by March 14th and let the graduate school know by March 15th (not postmark date, but reply date). That's one thing that annoyed me. I didn't get my letter...

  13. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Me too! Definitely post if they contact you! Yeah, it was a tough decision, I'm feeling good about it though. Thanks for your well wishes, I've heard nothing but good things about Frontier too :) I...

  14. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well, congratulations again to everyone who made it in this year! I have decided to turn down my offer of admission into the Midwifery specialty. So that's good news for the #1 alternate--sheilanagig,...

  15. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I know of someone who got into UCSF off of the waitlist, she found out like 2 weeks before classes started too! I'm not sure how it works at UCSF. A lot of schools have an admissions percentage, they...

  16. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Got mine yesterday! I got into the midwifery program! I'm actually really shocked because I was told that they pretty much don't want to take midwifery track students who aren't competent Spanish...

  17. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Has anyone else not gotten a letter? I checked my mail yesterday and there was nothing. I got my interview letter at the same time as everyone else, so this seems a little odd to me. If it's not in my...

  18. ECU Alternate Entry MSN Program Fall 2008

    birthrevolution replied to OBXLovr's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think that the AE program at ECU is very new, I remember looking at ECU in 06 and they were only doing the online MSN at that point in time. That may be why you're having a hard time finding...

  19. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN for fall of 08'

    birthrevolution replied to JazzyOneRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well, I got my financial aid statement and I have to say that I think that's the deciding factor for me. My EFC is $15K and I have to take out $32K in loans. That seems a little insane for me and...

  20. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks for the congrats everyone! That's good to hear about Yale New Haven Hospital. I really enjoyed my visit to Yale, I found everyone so friendly and approachable. My decision is going to be...

  21. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Pretty much every school acceptance letter I've gotten was thin. It usually includes the letter, which is a page or two and then a response form. I got my acceptance letter to Yale yesterday and it...

  22. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    birthrevolution replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm not so sure about that. I clearly remember Scott saying that the postmark date was 3/01, but that it was a Saturday, so not to expect anything to be sent before 3/03. I wanted to raise my hand and...

  23. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN for fall of 08'

    birthrevolution replied to JazzyOneRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Personally, after not living in dorms for 13 years, there is no way that I would go back to dorm living. I stayed in the dorm while I was visiting and it was nice, but I love having a kitchen, etc....

  24. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN for fall of 08'

    birthrevolution replied to JazzyOneRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I got my email yesterday and I was accepted to the Midwifery program! I'm still debating a couple of other options, but it feels good to have been accepted! Congrats to

  25. Anyone applying to Yale GEPN for fall of 08'

    birthrevolution replied to JazzyOneRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Oh no! Did you try calling UCSF or seeing if there were openings on the 17th? Worse comes to worse you could take a red-eye from NYC to SF and interview with UCSF on the 18th