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I am a firm believer in the Community Colleges, you get your work done faster and are out working, then you can do an 18 month BSN ONLINE!!!!! No driving, work schedules dont need to be adjusted, save on $$ for food, ect... But in the end you have to go where you can. Good luck:)

I currently work at the U as an aide and am trying to get an RN job thier the problem is that they are getting over 100 apps per job, they are not easy in the slightest to get into right now. Becareful....

Partly for the hubby; It started when a visitor to one of my pt's gave me his card and told me about Midlothian, (my hubby works with concrete) I was told of the quickcrete headquarters in that area and so on. I definetly wont move unless I have a job, and we plan to rent before buying. I have been doing some research but I feel first hand is so much more important and reliable! Once I take (and PASS) NCLEX I plan to get ahold of my new aquantance and see if he will be of any assistance as well. :yeah:Thanks again!

Hey everyone, Taking NCLEX on the 20th of July and having a hard time getting an RN position up here; even though I'v been working as a CNA at the U of M hospital for almost 8 years on inpatient transplant and ortho floors! Was given a tip about checking out DFW Texas areas but its so hard when your not from there and dont have anyone close to you that is! Any pay would be an increase to what I already make and hubby has been laid off seince December so it will all be an upward move for us! Would really apperciate any info; towns with good schools are a must have a 6th grader and an almost Kindergartner, a loving lab, and sidewalks are nice! :redbeatheThanks everyone in advance your help is greatly apperciated!!:redbeathe

The U of M has an accelerated BSN program (12 months) you have to have a BSN in something else already to qualify.

:yeah:Congrats... enjoy your time there, I dont think its as bad as EVERYONE made it out to be. Yes; it takes alot of hard work and motivation but it is so rewarding and SOOOOO worth it! Its def a once in a life time experience and treat it like that.

I work at the U now as an aide and it use to be that you had to have at least a years experience before you could work over in mott; just the other day I was looking through the RN job postings and there were two for mott and it said the would accept GN (graduated nurse) as applicants. Im going to try when its time for me to fill out some apps! Also all of thier applying is done online. Go to thier web site umich.edu and select job posting you will create an account and thats how you apply. Good luck.

Go to HFCCs' website and enter the Bookstore icon, follow the on screen directions of how to do a book search(very simple) and you can have your own list of requied and optional books.

i would keep hfcc in mind they have a much larger class size so the wait tends to be shorter and they have to give the longest wait possible as to not have people banging thier door down saying "but you said" i was told 18 months and only waited 7.5! good luck.

On webadvisor if you go in to the "program evaluation" it will show the date as to which you took the NET and that is the date you were put on the waitlist.

I would check you county health dept. I live in Oakland and need to get my TB done due to it not being good through the end of fall 09' and the county health dept. does it for free. I would check on the other immunizations they may be free also or much cheeper!

I was put on the list on Nov. 5th 07', and recieved my letter in the very last set (the end of July)for the fall semester of 08'; I think we were lucky though because there were some people that had just got on the wait list in Jan. and were in my group! I also had all my prereqs' done at that point. Good luck and hang on it will come before you know it! Dont go out of your mind and enjoy the time you have now.

I have to agree with you; HFCC is the 3rd CC that I attempted and they have been nothing but great! I had no run around like the ones and I feel they do a great job espicially considering thier class size.

I know many nursing students I have class with that took patho before the program (yes you can do that) and said it has really helped them! Also there are some extra nursing classes that you may be able to take before hand (not the programs classes) just extra nursing ones (like patho) those should give you a good heads up on the rest! Good luck!

I only waited 7.5 months so I think it all depends on when you get on the list and things like if people skip till next year and readmits ect...

HFCC is the greatest! I have been to a couple other schools taking prereqs and ended up at HFCC and I have absolutly no complaints, they took all my transfer credits without a blink of an eye!

I did; I wait listed Nov.5th of 2007 and started Fall semester of 2008. Good Luck!!

I transfered from WCC and brought my credits with me; as long as they are college equivilant and not highschool they will transfer. I did not have 12 credits when I started (in 2nd semester now) from HFCC; but I transfered at least 12 credits! Also took my net on the 5th of Nov. 2007 and recieved my letter acceptance letter in the middle of July 08', I was though in the last set of letters so I think I got lucky. Good Luck HFCC is great!

I had to do the same thing, it would have been ready that day but I was on my way past ann arbor the next so I just swung by and picked it up! Good luck, and try to relax; you will get into the swing of things!

Just and FYI: I was at the school on Thur.12/18 and there were alot of clinical assignments posted on the nursing office window!

Another tip that was given to me by a few of the nurses that I work with is to read (really read and pay attention) to the test taking skills chapter in an NCLEX review book. I personally have the Saunders Comprehensive but others have said they used the Kaplan review book and liked it just fine. I skimmed it and did o.k. on my tests but at the end of 126, I was hovering at an 82% and one of the girls reminded me to really read that chapter; so I focused on it for a couple days and when I took my finale I only got 6 wrong out of 100. It really helps! Gook Luck.

Im going into second semester in January at HFCC and my books for first were a little over $500.00, those were only the required ones though. Also I pay out district and my tuition was 1200.00 I only needed nurseing courses though. Hope this sheds a little light on things for you.

we have a month break; yeaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! im so glad its over, we all need a min. to catch our breaths and get ready for next semester. good luck.....

I was only on the wait list for 7.5 months, so like the others said it just depends. Good Luck!!

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