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Well, at least she was honest with you.

I can't really answer questions 1 & 3.....it's a real shot in the dark to find out which hospitals are hiring new grads at this point, so just keep applying and making calls and hope for the best. I graduated last fall and started work at Grady ...

I wish I could say there's some magical way I managed to get on the floor at Grady. I had a small leg up b/c one of the nurses on the floor (who just started a month ago and is also a trainee) knows me and made a good reference, but other than that ...

I didn't really apply for the residency program, but they asked me if i wanted in it after i started work. for med-surg nurses it's optional b/c there's not the mandatory 2-year committment. So, to answer your question, i'm doing both

Hey just to update on what I wrote at the top (2 months ago...seems like forever), I got hired by Grady onto a med-surg unit, and they hired a whole bunch of other new grads too! They didn't require me to sign a 2-year contract, but that may just be...

I'm glad to know that this hasn't spread to Baltimore! Northside called me a few weeks ago asking me if I want to interview for their residency program, but like you said, they wanted me to sign a 2 year contract. 2 years is quite a long time to be...

Funny you should say that! I'm in North GA and just passed the NCLEX! Any hospitals you can recommend I apply to???

UPDATE: I got the word this morning that I passed! Yaaaay!

Thank you! The exam was loooooong! I about pooped in my pants once I answered question 75 and saw it go on to question 76. I kept thinking "this has gotta end soon....cmon now!", but the exam kept going and going until it went all the way to quest...

I'm taking the exam tomorrow (2/9). I don't feel like I studied as much as I should have, but I did three comprehensive practice tests (Mosby, NCBSN, and Kaplan), all of which range between 60-65%. I also spent some time reading the sections I was ...

There are a couple female students who got in with lower GPAs then mine. I'm not completely naive and I know that being a dude got me a few brownie points, but the admins at KSU keep a tight lip on how exactly they do their methodology. But hey, go...

I got in Fall 2009, into the accelerated program. I mean, shoot, if you can quote me from back in time, my friends heard me say nothing but "I'd love to go to KSU, but with my grades it's pretty much impossible", and I kept on hedging my bets all th...

I did my clinicals there a few months back. Most of the nurses there know their stuff and will help out for anything you need, but there were a few bad apples who were more concerned with looking at wedding dresses than doing actual RN work. To be ...

Oh please. I got into the KSU nursing program with a 3.2. GPA isn't the only thing they look at. I did pretty great on my TEAS as well as the interview and I think those are what made me qualify in their eyes, so don't sell yourself short by sayin...

Hey Klea, I know this is a month delayed, so hopeufully you'll still drop by and read it... I'm currently in the Accelerated BSN program and will graduate this December. In short, the program is INTENSE! There are some of us who work (I don't) whil...

Well, I got my app and transcripts in just under the 1/31 deadline and now I play the waiting game. Anyone else applying for Fall semester? I shooting for both the regular BSN program and the accelerated version. I did really good on the TEAS (91)...

I'm in the accelerated program started Fall 2009. My GPA for the pre-reqs was 3.2, TEAS of 90. The interview....well....let's just say that if you were in a job interview the questions are pretty much along the same line. "Describe a situation whe...

If you wanna come to Rome, Floyd hospital offers some work-study programs. One where you can work as a nurse tech after finishing your first year of nursing school, with pretty flexible hours: http://www.floyd.org/student/nursetech.html And if you ...

it depends which semester, but the wait's usually around a month for an invite.

The KSU interview isn't much different than you typical job interview where they ask you a few questions about your history and throw in a couple situational questions. There's no way to really prepare for it....just be relaxed and honest. When I w...

It really depends on if you're a KSU student before getting into the program. I wasn't at KSU at all before getting admitted for Fall 09 so I couldn't register until the week before classes started. Don't worry though. In nursing school your class...

my pre-req GPA was 3.2. It's been a while and I don't have the sheet in front of me, but I think my actual TEAS score was around 90, which was the 95th percentile for KSU students. Hope that helps!

I took A&P II and Micro at GHC in the same semester, and at many points it felt like the back of my head was being whacked with a 2x4! Even my professor suggested taking those two seperately! Micro's a good summer course to take, and no, you do...

Georgia Highlands College has no waiting list. You just have to apply there and fill out the forms like any other student, and the school will select or reject you based on your grades & SAT scores. I don't exactly know the ratio of students wh...

I go to an in-state public uni, so tuition ain't too bad there. I applied for and got Stafford federal subsidized & unsubsidized loans that add up to about $12,000 per year. If you need any more than that other programs like Sallie Mae and priv...