Going2BaRN

I see. You can do it. Keep us posted and don't forget to ask for help.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope it doesn't take me that long.

No, but I did take BIO and CHM in the same semester. I won't lie its not easy, but it can be done. Do you really need to take them in the same semester? Or can you space them out? Good luck to you in whatever you do.

AMEN! I am currently on a wait list. Its driving me insane. Good luck all of you.

I found out today I am on the wait list. I knew something was not right from the thin envelope. I am soooo sad, crying as I type. I just knew I was in with a 3.8 GPA. Will know yay or nay by July 1. WONDERFUL! I just LOVE WAITING!!!!

Hang in there. It will be worth it in the end, at least that is what I tell myself... I have finished and currently waiting for my letter that the school keeps delaying sending out. What classes are you still needing to take?

Still waiting...................

Cherryblode, I would like to know what school you graduated from. I am a LGH hopeful. Are you working as a RN now? I just looked at LGH's website and they have 14 RN level 1 job postings.

Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing

Well I am still waiting for my letter. I had to call the school to find out when letters would be sent out. They go out 1st week in April. All the bad weather we have had this winter here in VA caused the board to be delayed in their selection meeting. So even though I know when its coming, I am having a hard time not running to the mailbox every morning.

Thats awesome and good luck! Relax you'll get it all done. Go and do a little for yourself

I agree 100% with everyone else. Report her and do it now!

Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing in Lynchburg, VA. How is it that you will hear from your first choice school so early, it must start before fall 10 term. What schools are you applying to?

Thanks for the advice!! I did include it in my essay and I also remembered all of the kids I taught how to ride horses during 4-H and after. I included that as well. I mailed my application yesterday. I think I am going to go crazy while waiting to hear ya or nay.

I also hope to be starting next fall as well. I am going for a 33 mth hospital diploma program. I am very nervous and trying to stay positive about getting in. I have taken all of my pre-reqs with a total gpa of 3.6, but what concerns me is that I have GED. I am I being a worrywart?

You sound just like me a year ago. I was a stay at home mom for almost 8 years before deciding to go back to school for nursing. I got my GED at 16 and like you I never took algebra, bio or chm. I had to start at the bottom with a basic math class and work my way up. Its beena little over a year since I started and I am waiting on my last transcript to come in so I can mail my NS application. I took a lot of hard work. Don't under estimate what sound like simple class like the BIO or Algebra, they require a lot of study time. I don't recommend online classes, some can be hard to navigate even for those who have not been out of school for a while. I swear I could have made that same post a year ago, so you are not alone. Keep us posted!

Have you done anything special to grant being nominated? I have heard of it but know nothing about it.

My school application essay asks for a summary of Experiences in voluntary and community services. Problem is I don't really have any other than being the class mom for my oldest sons class,served as an officer of an off-road club for two years, and teaching a (10) kids how to ride and care for horses. Do you think I should include this??

Should I ask a very close friend or former boss to be one of my NS application references? I need three ref, I have chosen two already.( Close family friend who is a retired RN, and A&P I II instructor)

Thanks. Now I have to finish my application and write my addmision essay. I am super nervous about writing the essay.

WOO HOO!! I have decide to apply to a different nursing school, and that means no more pre-reqs. This is a school I thought I would never get into because they required SAT scores. Since I have a GED and never took the SATs I thought it was out of reach. But now they have changed things up, and to my benfit.:yeah:So I can take the micro bio, and the psy classes I have left once in nursing school. Here is what they require. BTW this is a hospital diploma program. Rank in the upper one-third of his/her high school graduating class or have a grade point average of 2.5 or better Have 12 academic credits. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed four units of English, two units of mathematics, two units of social studies, biology, chemistry, and electives. Algebra I must have been completed with a grade of "C" or better. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I: Reasoning Test) composite score of 900 or above is preferred. The composite score is based on Critical Reading and Math scores OR Satisfactory scores on the Central Virginia Community College placement test* Algebra 36 Reading Skills 81 Writing Skills 76 or 6 *Placement test scores may be waived if the applicant has completed courses in English and Math (as determined by Central Virginia Community College) with a grade of "C" or better

Wow I had no idea it went that far... Thanks guys.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

The school I am hoping to attend is a hospital diploma program. After the first year we can have option of student loan absorption package available with positions on Med-Surg units after graduating and upon hiring. If I chose to do this the payoff amount would be close to $10,000. For those of you who have done this, how long did it take you to repay? And how long did you have to stay in the med-surg unit? I am afraid of being stuck in a unit I hate and start hating my job. Advice please!

Hi everyone, I am still a pre-RN student and I have been looking at my local hospitals job postings. My question is what do the titles RN I, and RN II mean? Thanks!