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  1. Los Medanos for Fall 2011?

    Same to you:D It's good to have this outlet to wait with other students. It is something comforting about
  2. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    I think they meant 5
  3. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    I am glad you found of better job. Good
  4. Occupational Therapy Or Bachelors In Nursing?

    Also I would add that many people do not even know what Occupational Therapists do. When I tell people I am going into either Nursing or Occupational Therapy, they always reply, "What's Occupational...
  5. CSU Stanislaus Nursing applicants for Fall 2011?

    You can say the same thing to accounting majors, english majors, engineering majors, biology majors. It's not just nursing grads that are having a hard time finding employment, it is across the board....
  6. Occupational Therapy Or Bachelors In Nursing?

    I think as far as salary, it depends on what area you live in. I have shadowed OT and some of them have various complaints just like nurses do. I agree that it is less stressful than being a nurse....
  7. I am lost...

    Once you are done with the pre-requisites, you can apply to a BSN program whenever they are accepting applications. Most universities in Ca accept apps between Oct and Nov. For the BSN you have to be...
  8. Remember me? I Got Accepted!

    Congrats!!!
  9. I know students with high gpa's that failed out of nursing school. This tells me that sometimes those with high gpa's have just as much of a chance in failing as one with a lower GPA. The private...
  10. Why do people rent text books?

    I rent as well. One of the books I needed for my Research in Healthcare class sells for $160, I rented it for $74 on chegg. My friend who is an Accounting Major always rents too because it is so much...
  11. Los Medanos for Fall 2011?

    Congrats on being accepted! I hope I get in, this is my first try. Since it is a lottery, I am going with luck. I have some classmates that got in on their first try and some that have been applying...
  12. failed foundations of nursing

    :hug:Never give up Stronglady, you can do it. I have a friend who is a chemistry major and is almost done with his bachelors degree with a 3.8 GPA. He is like you, english is a second language, so he...
  13. Los Medanos for Fall 2011?

    I think I will apply to some of those as well. I hope we get in
  14. Los Medanos for Fall 2011?

    I am applying to Contra Costa as well. Are you applying to other schools too. I wish I could have applied to the CSU's but I just finished
  15. Life as a minority in nursing

    I totally agree with you in the terms of distractions. How can you be a good student when you are worrying about where is your next meal coming from or you have to walk pass several drug dealers on...
  16. I want to go home!!!!

    I have several classmates who left Ca for nursing jobs and they cannot wait to move back to Ca after getting
  17. I have two friends (new grads) who may have to move out of the bay area because of the job market here and like Caliotter....they cannot afford to live here
  18. Would you marry a Doctor?

    My fiance is a med student at UCSF but it is definitely not a big deal. I am glad he is pursuing his dream of becoming a physician but I would marry him if he dropped out
  19. A nurse that needs agnger management

    Like I said maybe she is just like this at school. I am not judging her by her scowl, I just mentioned it but mainly I was going by statements she has said to me and others over the course of the past...
  20. New RN w/$99k debt - Pay Off Plan

    Plus some people cannot get into ADN programs. I know the ADN programs in my area have so many applicants, you are lucky to get in. I know people that have been trying to get into them for 5 and 6...
  21. A nurse that needs agnger management

    I have a classmate that is doing her pre-reqs and she is not a people person at all. I would like to see the type of nurse she makes. She literally walks around with a scowl on her face at school and...
  22. About to start Nursing School and having doubts

    Where I live you can barely get a CNA job in a SNF due to the sheer volume amount of applications they are receiving. I just done a research paper on this same particular topic on New Grads not...
  23. It depends on how well you retain information. My friend is currently taking Cell and Molecular biology, Human Physiology, and Human Anatomy. She has A's in all of them. But for someone like me, I...
  24. Should I make a switch??

    to the OP I know exactly how you feel. Currently at my university I am meeting more people who are saying they are not going to go into nursing because of the job situation. But is is good to know the...
  25. Is nursing shortage a myth?

    There is a girl in one of my classes who is hoping to get into nursing school and she acts like I am speaking a foreign language when I say that new grads are not being hired. She thinks I do not know...