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hehe, I looove you mamma! funny to see you get your panties in a bunch!

holla, c! i say that cuz one of my peeps in the enp who has gone through the fnp portion already said its kindergarten in comparison to acnp :-) i didn't say the others were easy...

VERY FEW actually fail out. And quite frankly those students needed to go--they are the ones who are horribly unsafe in clinicals, are just lacking common sense, or don't give a crap. You clearly don't fall into any of those categories! The fact th...

STA- I'm not in PMH (acute care myself) but my closest friend in the program is psych. Psych is fairly competitive, but definitely not the most competitive. I know two other people in the program who were social workers before they came into the pr...

Rock on Clifford!

Totally understandable. Wait another 2-3 hours, and then try again. In the meantime, do something nice for yourself!

Try the trick again... I think the good pop-up also says "our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this examination [insert something here about contacting your board]. another examination cannot be scheduled at this time."

Thanks for the congrats, y'all, and here's a toast to all of your success stories to come! *wine

I agree with all of the above posts! Kaplan wants you to aim for 60% on all Qbank questions; you're doing just fine. I practiced those questions ad nauseum and it was the best prep ever. Took NCLEX just a few days ago and passed in 75 questions. ...

I PASSED!!

Finished in 1:20, 75 questions. not bad at all! Did the PVT and got the good pop-up-- so far it looks promising! good luck to all.

Took NCLEX-RN today at 2:00 CST, finished at 75 questions around 3:20. Got the good pop up when I got home about 5:30 :-)

Good luck everybody! I'm taking mine tomorrow!

@Kate- Sorry I'm late getting back to you- haven't been online in a while. I'm guessing you should have info on them by now though. I seem to recall they were posted online last year, but I'm not totally sure. @molls- you need shoes right away becau...

Heart- PM me and we'll talk! Most of what I know from my first year here won't apply to you, so let me know what your specialty and background is and I'll try to answer your questions :-)

Checking in- y'all have been awful quiet!! How are my future fellow 'Dores doing?! We are 1 week away from being DONE with classes for pre-specialty year! Then it's on to Boot Camp. I'm excited--gonna be on a trauma surgical stepdown unit at Van...

Yeah, they're only here for about three weeks, then they die. the larvae chill out underground for the next 13 years...and then we start all over again!

Cicadas. These only come once every 13 years, so don't worry about them. We actually had a kinda rough winter this year--had several snow days, and I remember one particularly scary commute home that turned my 15 minute drive into a 3 hour nightma...

Definitely take it! I had two semesters of rather intense patho before I started my bridge program (not mandatory) and I promise you it gave me a great advantage over my classmates who did not have a similar class... plus, this is tough material that...

White scrubs are for St. Thomas- yes they suck, but I had an excellent clinical experience at STH that more than made up for it. Regarding the dress for class-- most anything goes, including gym clothes. I know plenty of people that show up to clas...

You do not have to travel down hillsboro pike to get to vandy from bellevue. every single morning I take 40 to 440 and get off at the west end exit- much faster. There's also about 3 other ways to get to and from vandy from bellevue. without traf...

Molls, You do have access to the same stuff that the undergrads do, but there are a few stipulations that come with it. The gym for instance limits you to four visits per week, above that I think they charge you a fee (?) Kind of silly, but I've a...

Kate, Yes, I would definitely recommend the Bellevue area. Check out the Lexington, the Madison, Grande View, etc. If you cruise down Old Hickory and Highway 70 in the Bellevue area you'll find plenty of places to look at. I would probably stay awa...

Mef, et al: I was one of the panelists at the open house this weekend. Any further questions for me that you maybe didn't feel comfortable asking in person? Feel free to ask. I'm still here for yall if you need anything. Best of luck to those st...

Chellentn, I'm gonna give it to you straight: CHIN UP ABOUT BEING WAIT LISTED! I was waitlisted for ACNP last year, and I'm a current Vandy student now. Now is not the time to give up hope, I promise you still have a good chance of getting in. I...