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For anyone who has done the DNP, did you this straight from the BSN or the MSN? I would love to hear about your choice! Thanks!

Thank you! That is good to hear. I wasn't sure if there were benefits to doing the BSN-DNP versus BSN-MSN-DNP if DNP is the goal.

I was wondering if anybody has had experience with both oncology and ortho OR? I am interested in both. What are the pros/cons? Maybe I should do both at some point? Thanks!

Hi, I am finishing up my non-nursing, but I won't graduate until next May. I want to apply for the 2010-2011 nursing program. I have A's in all my prerequisites, but some of my sciences, I have taken three times. Do you think this is a problem? I...

Wow, rainforest? That is incredible! Traveling sounds great too! :)

Thanks so much for sharing! I'm not done with nursing school yet, but I can't wait! All of the ortho nurses I have met have been really helpful and excited about letting me shadow them. I can't wait to have a job that's fun because it's doing what...

How did you get started in ortho OR? Did you do ortho med-surg first or say that you wanted to work with OR? Or can you do ortho OR as a new grad? Any info would be helpful. Thanks!

Yeah, sorry! I don't care about prestige either - I think I really meant, how competitive is admissions? :) Are you applying for next summer?

Chinook, here's about Tucson... Okay, about Tucson. It's a great place for young children. There are some nice places to live, especially in Northwest Tucson and even near campus. The further south you go, the more people see it as being an...

I was looking at doing Georgia State's accelerated program, but I honestly believe that there are benefits of studying at a nursing school that has a research hospital adjoined to it (usually a medical school too). I know that some nursing schools a...

Hi Chinook! Instead of waiting to find the time to write a super lengthy message, I will post about one question you had. The interview at UA is a group panel interview - a few people interview a few applicants at a time. That is about it for the i...

Thank you so much for sharing! It seems like I've been interested in orthopedics since I was in middle school, and reading the books about orthopedic surgery (like Hot Lights, Cold Steel) just encourages me even more! I'm glad you love your job - i...

I'm taking my classes at Georgia Perimeter (Decatur). It's been great!

If you want to take your classes online, I would try Rio Salado College. It's based in Arizona, but you can take Microbiology, Anatomy, Chemistry, and such all online. You just have to take the midterm and final at a proctor site of your choosing. ...

It's never too late to get a BSN! Just take it a chunk at a time! Know your limits. The Anatomy and Physiology classes and the Chemistry classes can be hard, so just be careful and know whether you can take more than 1 science at a time. I had a ...

It's going to take me a year and a half. I have had to take A&P twice, but the second time, I had a wonderful teacher! All of my prereqs are at the community college too.

Is the Excelsior College program completely online?

I was wondering about the traditional program. How strenuous is the course load if it takes six semesters?

Are there only accelerated nursing programs at Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University in Georgia?

Chinook, do you have e-mail? I would love to send you an e-mail and tell you a couple things I know.

Make sure to check UA's web site every couple of months to see if they have made any changes to their requirements. A few months ago, they changed it so the math and English courses are not part of the prerequisites. Also, it now says 2-3 years in t...

Do you mean a 3.7 or 3.8 for the prerequisites or your overall GPA? For pre-nursing, it is usually the same thing. But for the accelerated nursing, it could be different... I have a 4.0 for overall, but if they look at all my transcripts, I would h...

Thanks everyone. I had a 2.5 in bioengineering, transferred schools, and currently have a 3.8 at my new school for my major along with a 4.0 for nursing prerequisites. So overall, it is about a 3.0 unfortunately. I can't go back to my first school...