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  1. 2nd degree student wondering best path toward MSN?

    guiltysins replied to elizabelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think there are a few programs that will let you do a RN-MSN because you have a prior bachelor's degree but most MSN programs require at least one or possibly two years of clinical experience. Also...

  2. Good nursing school that dont involve entrance test!!!

    guiltysins replied to STRESSFULSTUDENT's topic in New York Nursing

    LIU does require an entrance exam. They have an entrance exam for the college and then they use the HESI A2 as an entrance exam for their nursing program but they don't use any science portions, just...

  3. Are there enough "New-grad" positions in your area?

    guiltysins replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Students

    I'd love more clinical classes but the problems with that idea is that while it's a great idea, it takes a little more than to just talk about it. They'd need more hospitals willing to teach students...

  4. Nursing Programs

    guiltysins replied to RomaK's topic in New York Nursing

    Plenty, Long Island Univeristy, Lehman College, Pace University, New York University, Columbia University, Adelphi University and New York Institute of

  5. Does it ever annoy you when people say nursing school is easy?

    guiltysins posted a topic in General Students

    I'm currently going for my BSN and I go to a school that has a lot of big health profession programs. Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant ect. Anyway I know a lot of pharmacy students and...

  6. Nclex passing rate of 74.8%

    guiltysins replied to 987!'s topic in General Students

    If you look on the NYS Education department you'll see that only 68% of Farmingdale passed in 07 which was a sharp dip from 06. Nassau and Queensborough both had 89% in 07 so at least you know they...

  7. Too young to be a nurse?

    guiltysins posted a topic in General Students

    I'm 19 years old and I'm halfway through nursing school, by the time I graduate, I'll will be 22 years old and with my BSN. When I've spoken to nurses in the hospital they've always been very...

  8. Acceptance letter Month!

    guiltysins replied to macizu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can imagine you stalking the mailbox every day lol. I would be doing it. Good

  9. FAFSA- before or after acceptance?

    guiltysins replied to kela1100's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Do it as soon as you get your tax information back so if you have it now do it now. There are 10 spots I think for colleges for people that don't know where they are going yet. Most schools require...

  10. How critical is chemistry to passing micro?

    guiltysins replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't imagine a program that doesn't require at least general chemistry. Mine recommends general, organic and biochemistry. I think it would be a good idea to take

  11. Community College To Private College?

    guiltysins replied to _mouse_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just wanted to say that I have a GED and I had no problem getting into a private college. It depends on what your GED score was. Mine was over 3400 so it was considered very good and it helped that...

  12. Any good news from new grads in NYC?

    guiltysins replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    Also something else is many graduates go looking for jobs in the fields that they are specifically interested in and don't realize that sometimes you can't start where you want, playing back on the...

  13. What do your PreReqs Consist of

    guiltysins replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For my BSN: College Algebra Statistics or Psychology Statistics General Bio I & II (2 classes required before taking A&P) General Chemistry Organic & Biochemistry (one class) Intro to...

  14. Pre-requisites at CUNY LaGuardia

    guiltysins replied to jlan79's topic in New York Nursing

    Hmm I'm not really sure what to tell you, you're right though, 2 and 3 are a low amount of credits to be doing for A&P. CUNY does have the epermit that you can take other classes at another...

  15. Any good news from new grads in NYC?

    guiltysins replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't really know about that but I know that a lot of the student nurses that graduated my school Long Island University in May 08, didn't really have too many problems getting RN and Nurse Extern...

  16. Looking for best route to becoming an RN

    guiltysins replied to GoodEnoughSacrifice's topic in General Students

    It depends on where you live and how soon you want to start working. If you want to get your license quick then you could go the ADN route for two years and then do a BSN program. That way you can...

  17. how do you manage your time in RN school?

    guiltysins replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    For papers I always found it was easy to first write the topics that I knew wouldn't take much time, either because I had what I wanted to write in my head or that it wasn't a long assignment and then...

  18. When is the best time to apply! Please help!

    guiltysins replied to anxious student's topic in General Students

    You should definitely start applying for nursing schools during the summer for the Spring 2010 semester. That way you have time to get any nursing entrance exams that they need to. So I would say get...

  19. My reasons for going into nursing/

    guiltysins replied to la mama 310's topic in General Students

    There's no guarantee you'll have weekends off and usually that's where most of the people get called for overtime because no one wants to work weekends so they require at least two weekends a

  20. Interesting in doing nursing or related field

    guiltysins replied to merge's topic in General Students

    Then you might have a chance but it depends on the policy of the school and how competitive the nursing program

  21. Unaccredited Degree Program-Why?

    guiltysins replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Students

    You can't even sit for the NCLEX test if you didn't graduate from an accredited school/hospital program. What state do you live

  22. Unaccredited Degree Program-Why?

    guiltysins replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Students

    I don't know why people would, if it's for your BSN then you can't get your license without the program being accredited. Maybe the people applying don't know what accredidation

  23. Since you all have the experience....

    guiltysins replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Students

    Do really well in your general ed classes and don't retake anything. That gives you a better chance but never give a school more than they would want. Since you are getting your CNA license that along...

  24. Interesting in doing nursing or related field

    guiltysins replied to merge's topic in General Students

    Even though you have a science degree you still have to do pre-reqs required. You have to take chemistry and statistics and depending on the school they may want you to take general ed requirements....

  25. Advice Needed on becoming an LPN in NYC

    guiltysins replied to NYNurseT's topic in New York Nursing

    Four year universities usually wind up being a little less competitive because they have more professors and therefore have more openings in nursing school. Maybe you could look into a few hospital...