want2banurse35

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  1. 2nd degree BSN vs. MSN?

    Everybody is switching careers now, my friend is leaving nursing for accounting! She's been a nurse for 5 yrs. Good
  2. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    It is scary to read these posts and I am not even in Nursing school
  3. I am going to scream because the chemistry class i need is not offered next quarter!! I have to wait till the summer to take pt 1 and take pt 2 in the fall cause I missed the first sequence this fall...
  4. Pharmacist is a great choice. A classmate of mine is going for pharmacy. She finally got into a Pharm D program. Out here in Ca they are very competitive as
  5. I am beginning to think that I can not get a job...

    So what are they "biding their time for"? If I might ask? Their is still student's that really want to be nurses.
  6. Help with deciding becoming a nurse or occupational therapist!

    Just do your research. Its so hard choosing a career sometimes and you just dont want to look back and say I wish I would have chose that career or this career. I wanted to get away from the...
  7. It does seem like it is hard for new grads to get nursing jobs unless you know someone (not all the time). I know personally of 3 students at my former CC who have relatives that work at certain East...
  8. Anyone applying in 2011

    Hello, I am applying Fall 2011 I changed from nursing and now I am changing back to nursing. I have only 1 chem class to take. At my school it is a two quarter class and its not offered again until...
  9. Unemployed New Grad

    Everytime I tell someone my major is nursing they always say,"oh you will get a job as soon as you finish school" and then when I tell them that is not always the case...they respond with that same...
  10. trying to figure out if nursing is right for me!

    I know its hard I had those same demons and not because the classes were hard but because of the hassle of getting in the competitive nursing programs. I ultimately changed by major but now here I go...
  11. ADMITTED!!

    congrats!!!
  12. It always comes back to nursing

    hello, I am in need of some inspiration . I am more confused than ever. I changed my major from nursing because I thought that it would be to hard for me even though I got A's and B's in pre-reqs. It...
  13. Rejection a 2nd time!!

    I am sad today:cry: my bestfriend and one of my other friends did not get accepted into the nursing program again for the second time!! She is really bummed out so I am being supportive of her. But...
  14. Rejection a 2nd time!!

    I volunteered at my son's elementary school and they put me with the speech therapist and I absolutely loved it. I had been having doubts about nursing for a few months so after volunteering I saw...
  15. Rejection a 2nd time!!

    thanx for all the responses. Our cc does the lottery system as long as you have a 3.0 gpa your fine. It's basically luck. One of my friends got in, this is her second time. My bestfriend is doing a...
  16. You many have to quit if it is affecting your schoolwork because you need a good gpa to be competitive to get into the nursing program. Good luck on what ever you choose to do. I know how you feel, I...
  17. I didn't get in ;-( So upset!

    if a nurse is what you really want to be, do not give up. My friend was finally accepted into a program last year after applying 3 years in a row. But she didnt give up and she will be graduating in a...
  18. 100+ new grad applications and counting...

    its a shame, i remember when I first started taking my prereqs in 2003, most of the nursing students at my cc already had job
  19. News report of the impacted nursing school problem

    I have heard of 4.0's being turned away so not suprisingly she was turned away with a 3.7. My friend finally got in after 3 years of applying. First it's hard to get into nursing school, now you got...
  20. Just a sad situation

    I went to visit my mom after having surgery at Kaiser in Ca (bay area) and the nurse there told me that they are not hiring new grads anytime soon and they just cancelled there contract with traveling...
  21. Just a sad situation

    I dont know if she is or is not in a leadership position, I also heard the nurse who was making up the other bed in the room that she was a traveling nurse and that she had to find another job. So it...
  22. Nursing school and a 3.47 GPA.Do I stand a chance?

    yes as some of the other post said never give up if nursing is what you want. Going the LPN route may help you to get into a program easier because of the low grade pt average (not low overall but to...
  23. Now I am confused!!

    Hello all, I am currently a pre-nursing student, at this present time I will be ready to apply to nursing schools this fall. I live in ca in the bay area and it is very competitive to even get in. For...
  24. Now I am confused!!

    Thanks all for the wonderful advice!! I have made my decison. Although I will be finish with my nursing prereqs this semester I will also be done with my associates degree so I will transfer this fall...
  25. I currently live in the bay area in ca and i was hoping to move to texas where my sister lives . I currently am almost finish with prereqs for nursing. Any advice on schools with BSN or ADN's in the...