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  1. L&D, Postpartum, Women's Health = DREADFUL

    craigm posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm in the 2nd semester of my RN program and we have to take an entire semester of L&D, postpartum and women's health. I need an 80% to pass and have a 77%. We have 2 more tests left so I could...

  2. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone waiting to be notified of acceptance into MATC's January 2009 clinical? I'm waiting and after ALL the pre req's, CNA certification, NLN exam, Health records, and waiting, god I better get...

  3. MATC (Milwaukee) RN Petition

    craigm replied to miswend78's topic in General Nursing

    If you're going to MATC, I would take all your theory classes online. The instructors read from the powerpoints for 3 hours and then test you on the material in the powerpoints, readings from the text...

  4. MATC-Milwaukee NCLEX pass rate?

    craigm replied to MilwaukeeRNstu's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing 106 at MATC is such a pain in the *s#! I don't understand why need almost an entire semester of L/D, post par, and pregnancy. It looks more and more like I'm going to have to take this class...

  5. L&D, Postpartum, Women's Health = DREADFUL

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You didn't pass either? I don't think i'm going to either but i'm going to keep trying. I have 2 tests left and i'm already 3% behind and really struggling. In our program, if you fail two classes...

  6. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    craigm replied to biltz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I KNOW! What a moron she is for saying

  7. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    craigm replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know what you mean about quiting! I'm at a 77% in my RN, L&D, postpartum, women's health class with only 2 more exams to make it up otherwise I have to take it over again. I have never felt low...

  8. Anyone attend Mount Mary/Columbia College School of Nursing?

    craigm replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i would definitely get your prerequisites done first, or at least as many as you can before going into or applying to a university bsn program. your science classes are soo much cheaper at a community...

  9. Anyone attend Mount Mary/Columbia College School of Nursing?

    craigm replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm going to the information session on april 1st. i have all my pre-reqs and electives done, i am hoping they will allow me to enter as a sophomore. i was also wondering if they have an accelerated...

  10. RN class presentations

    craigm posted a topic in General Students

    For those RN students who have already finished their program or nearing the end of their program, did you have to do many class presentations? I start Nursing school in the fall and I'm totally...

  11. RN class presentations

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the info guys! I guess I just have to lick this fear of public speaking. This has been something I've avoided all my life and iit really is time to face it. I'm not sure where it comes...

  12. Anyone attend Mount Mary/Columbia College School of Nursing?

    craigm replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I was accepted into Carroll's BSN program starting in Aug 2009. So you think its a good school?

  13. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    oh wow! i’m sorry. i know what you mean about the lack of support from the counselors. i completely gave up on them awhile back. the last time i went up there was in november to see if i could talk...

  14. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, it’s great for finishing a&p’s and micro. it certainly is cheaper. honestly, that’s the only reason i wanted to go to matc’s rn program, because it’s cheap. but, i guess that’s...

  15. A question for RN's and RN students.

    craigm posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently finished all the pre requisites (Science's and Gen Ed classes) at a local community college that also has a 2-year RN program. I applied to the program for January 2009 and was not accepted...

  16. A question for RN's and RN students.

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! I appreciate all the advice and experience and think i'm going to take patho and pharm this semester for my BSN but still apply to the 2 year program. If I don't get in again, well...

  17. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the info session at Stritch. On the school's website it has a list of upcoming Nursing program info sessions. If you're willing to spend the money to attend Stritch, why not think about UWM,...

  18. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    So all your science classes transferred? Thats great! I'm going to their nursing seminar in mid Nov to get more info. They told me to bring my transcripts and they can tell me what I need to take and...

  19. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    You have REALLY good grades. Go to a real school! Whats really interesting is, I went to one of the information sessions about the petition process and one of the female speakers said to everyone in...

  20. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    That is what my counselor told me initially but now she said it was a lottery. I scored 128 on the NLN and have a 3.7

  21. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm not reapplying in the spring. I'm looking into Stritch and Carroll. Its more money but they have a much better reputation and from what I hear, a much better program. My counselor at MATC...

  22. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and by the way, I talked to my Nursing counselor at MATC and she said acceptance was a lottery so it doesn't matter what your GPA or NLN score was. WHY TRY TO DO WELL THEN. What a

  23. MATC petition process for Jan 09 students

    craigm replied to craigm's topic in General Nursing

    Got my lovely "not accepted" letter over the weekend. What do you do after you've done everything you're suppose to and you still don't get accepted. Good grades, good score on NLN, all pre req's...

  24. Milwaukee Area Technical College

    craigm replied to badgerstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone currently waiting to hear if they have been accepted into the January, 2009 clinical at MATC? I'm anxiously