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  1. which is better

    benegesserit replied to cherisse12286's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I totally agree with this - it works for some, but not for others. Are you the type who really needs the purported three hours of study for every hour of class? If so, summer is probably going to be...

  2. How long did it take to finish pre-req full time??

    benegesserit replied to love2nurse4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on what you mean by "full time". 12 units is the minimum you can take and be considered full time. However, many people take 1-3 classes beyond that, and obviously that's going to impact your...

  3. anyone done with pre-reqs?

    benegesserit replied to SwtSangria's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have said, any co-req classes remaining. If you're planning to go into an ASN program and think you might bridge to BSN later, you can work on any prerequisites, co-requisites or degree...

  4. 21 Weeks Preggo and want to start Pre-Nurse courses 9/08

    benegesserit replied to cashe05's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have two young kids and started my prerequisites when my youngest was 4 months old. I love the prerequisite courses. They absolutely save my sanity (while simultaneously destroying it during the...

  5. be honest

    benegesserit replied to girleddi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Around here, 67% is the minimum score required to get into programs. Competitive programs would probably need a higher score, but for the lottery/waitlist programs, 69% would be fine. My understanding...

  6. Submit ALL transcripts

    benegesserit posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I realize this is a question for the school counselors, but I'd rather ask an unofficial source first :) On all the application websites, they say to submit ALL college transcripts, with the "all"...

  7. Submit ALL transcripts

    benegesserit replied to benegesserit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I just realized... at the community colleges, they say you're required to be admitted to the college before you can apply for the nursing program, and they say that you have to submit a transcript...

  8. Submit ALL transcripts

    benegesserit replied to benegesserit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh well. At least it's already on file with my first choice school so I don't have to worry about coming up with the money for that one

  9. what to take this fall and where?

    benegesserit replied to laura06baby's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just took nutrition online through Yuba College (which is in Cali, and I know students register in the online classes there from all over the state). It was quite easy, even though it was an 8 week...

  10. Problem with Former Grades

    benegesserit replied to DesertRoseAZ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Talk to the college. At least one of my colleges has a provision where you can get classes like that removed from your transcript. I need to do that myself with the computer programming class I took...

  11. What to do while you wait?

    benegesserit replied to dallet6's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The first semester, I'm continuing full-time school, taking classes that are either prerequisites for BSN programs, co-requisites for nursing school, or prerequisites for other ASN nursing programs...

  12. anatomy and physiology together ?

    benegesserit replied to butterflies135's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did Physiology before Anatomy and am very glad I did it that way. I'm one of the people who finds Physiology much easier than Anatomy, so having already done the Physiology has helped me, both...

  13. DQ'ed again (Sacramento area apps.)

    benegesserit replied to jda1977's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in the Sacramento area, and I'm just sticking my fingers in my ears and singing "la la la!" and pretending I don't know what the odds are of actually getting into a program. It's the only way...

  14. How mant times have you applied?

    benegesserit replied to MedicalNerd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I haven't applied yet, as I won't finish my prereq's until this summer session, but I'm watching this thread with interest (and discouragement ) as I'm another in the Sacramento area! SCC extended...

  15. City College FALL 2008 / SPRING 2009 LOTTERY

    benegesserit replied to engima2174's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Around here (all California community colleges, I believe), you have to have all your prerequisites done in order to even apply, which is a complete pain, because you have to wait at least a semester...

  16. Fall Semester - Need your vote!

    benegesserit replied to itsa307's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What is the policy of the school(s) you're trying to get into? At most of the schools around here, you cannot apply until all prerequisites are completed, though you can still have corequisites in...

  17. I hated cat dissection!!! Will I hate nursing?!

    benegesserit replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We dissected cats in Anatomy recently. Last Friday I held a bucket while someone threw up, dealt with bloody chux pads, and other similar stuff while volunteering at the hospital. I'll take holding...

  18. Attrition rates and NCLEX Pass rates

    benegesserit replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree. Super-high pass rates make me nervous, as I've heard too much about schools not letting students test if they don't think they'll pass, which seems to me to just be artificially inflating the...

  19. Part time nursing program in CA?

    benegesserit replied to jmw1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know how far from the Bay Area you'll consider, but Sacramento City College has a part-time program. They only offer it once very few years (one part-time class at a time), so it's probably...

  20. Can anyone suggest ideas for volunteering?

    benegesserit replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check first to see if your school has any specific requirements for volunteering - the schools I'm applying to require that volunteer experience be medically related to be considered, and some require...

  21. Should I take all my core classes now or just try to get in??

    benegesserit replied to birdy88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're planning to get financial aid, another thing to consider is that you may need full-time status in order to get full payment, and many nursing programs fall short of full-time status. This is...

  22. Used textbook help

    benegesserit replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    abebooks.com links to a lot of used booksellers. betterworld.com is my favorite that I've found through there - not always the lowest prices, but usually cheap, and free shipping which is a huge plus...

  23. What is Physiology like by itself?

    benegesserit replied to Mommyto2and2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took standalone Physiology, but haven't yet taken Anatomy (my school offers 3 sections of Physiology and only one of Anatomy... guess which is harder to get into!), so I can't really compare the...

  24. Microbiology-Spring 2008

    benegesserit replied to Scooter321's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be doing Micro this spring, too! I did Physiology last semester and found it relatively easy and enjoyable, so I'm hoping this will be

  25. Burnt out Housewife/Stay at Home Mom Excited and Scared to Death to Start School.

    benegesserit replied to grad2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was a stay at home mom four four years before going back to school. I love school. I love the contact with other thinking adults. I love the subject matter. I love doing well on tests and making...