KatieLynne86

Thanks! I started calling every hopsital in the DC/MD/VA/Balitmore region over Christmas Break. Alot of places implied I was too early and some told me when I should call back. I also applied to a few at time time. I accepted the job in March so I only looked for about 3 months or so. The position is in the IMC.

I just interviewed with them in Feb. and they are starting new grads at 28.11. That is factoring in your holiday pay, shift differential for your half nights and weekend pay. The only way your paycheck would increase is if you did overtime.

I interviewed at Hopkins and they somewhat have their nurses on salary. They factor in their 50% day/night rotation, holiday pay, and whatever else you can think of and make it into a rate of 28.11 an hour. I accepted a position at Northwest Hospital and the new grade rate is 24.88 with a 4.25 shift differential for nights.

I accepted a position in Randallstown, MD just north of Baltimore at Northwest Hospital. They were very enthusiastic and helpful to me. They have a fantastic new grad program and everyone is so helpful.

I accepted a job at Northwest Hospital that I will be starting this summer once I graduate. It's in Randallstown, MD and is a part of Lifebridge Health. They were just ranked in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for. I'm not sure how many new grads they are looking to hire but they have been so enthusiastic with me that it seems like they really want new grads.

I just accepted a new grad position at Northwest Hospital in Balitmore County and the new grad rate is 24.88 with an amazing shift differential for night shift.

I am in my last semester and will graduate in May. I started over Christmas break and called almost every hospital in the DC/Balitmore region. I got alot of "call back at such and such time" and I also was too late on one hopsital. It's hard to say how each individual hospital will be but I accepted a job toward the beginning of March so I would say starting early is better! Good Luck!

I am from PA (Just 5 mins north of MD) and am in school in WV. I applied to Children's, Washington Hospital Center, and Inova as well as Hopkins and Northwest Hospital in Baltimore. I was contacted by Hopkins, WHC, and Northwest for interviews and ended up accepting the position at Northwest. The jobs situation is better here than some places but it still has a long way to go.

I know when I was looking on www.allheart.com it seemed like they had barely any colors in tall for the dickies scrubs but I found a site that has almost all the colors in tall that I use now. It's www.uniformsandscrubs.com Just go to the dickies site. :)

Hey! I was accepted this spring to Fairmont State for their RN program starting this fall 08. The first thing you want to do is go to their website and head to the nursing area and then the associate degree program area. On there you will be able to look at what they call the score sheet. This is what they use to decide who gets in or not. You can print it out and fill it out as you go. I know that at the bottom of the score sheet there is a place for an LPN bonus. You get 5 extra points if you are already an LPN which is a pretty big deal. The score sheet is out of 38 total points and I had a 38/38 on mine and I know a few girls who had over a perfect score. That being said, I also know that people with less than a perfect got in. I think they said the lowest score that got in this year was a 94%. The TEAS test is one of the biggest parts on the score sheet and you definately want to aim for an 80 on every section if you can get it. GPA and support classes are also part of the score. You can send me a private message if you want to ask me any more questions or if you would like some help on completing the score sheet! :)

Hey all. I have to admit, I am one of the people who is often on here looking but not posting. So a little about myself....I am starting nursing school at Fairmont State in the fall and I am soo excited! I'm from PA but I came out to WV to go to WVU which didn't work out as planned so I am transferring to Fairmont since I have been accepted into their nursing program. I will still be living in Motown since I just can't imagine living anywhere smaller and my friends are here. I know I have a little while to think about things but I'm pretty sure that when I am out of school I will be heading to the DC area to work. It's close to home (about an hour), pay is higher, and I love the city! I'm open to any advice anyone has about Fairmont or really anything for that matter! :) :)

I've gotten my stethoscope (Master Classic) and ordered my uniforms (we order them through the school) and am about to start on the book list. A few of the books that they require us to get are such new editions that they don't come out til June or July so I will have to wait on those but I will be checking Half.com for the rest of them very soon!! :)

Congrats!!! I was lucky enough to find out back at the end of Feb. so I can't imagine how horrible it was to wait this long!! Best of luck to you :balloons:

I know exactly how you feel right now. I applied two times at the school I'm currently at and was denied and in my opinion not even given a fair chance like everyone else both times. BUT the good news is, I thought outside of the box and really decided to try something new and this year I was accepted for Fall 08 at a school about 15 miles down the road. So don't give up if you're getting that dreaded rejection letter!! You can and will make it if you are truly meant to do this! :heartbeat:nurse:

My school actually told us we needed to get the Master Classic OR the Classis II. So I chose the Master classic.