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Thanks, I am looking it up right now. ...I think I'll just stick to TCC as it better complements my work schedule. I don't mean to come off as bothersome but have the majority of your nursing classmates came from a transfer like TCC or did they attend UTA as well prior to nursing?

karaelaine i would really love to attend uta but how flexible are their classes? i mean, can you take pre-req classes at night? like i do at tcc tues and thur nights 6-720 and 730-850pm? i've read that the universities do prefer to choose students that attend uta prior to nursing (one's who take their pre-reqs at uta.) i didn't think that was the case. there's a girl in my math class who went to unt and said her math class was large and hard for her to ask questions. how would i easily get accepted into uta if i never took my sat's? i did however take the accuplacer. ha!

"how many pre-reqs do you have left or have you finished them all?" karaelaine it's my first year in any college and i am a freshman! ha! i am just getting started. but i am extremely excited about everything- school and life. i knew we had to take pharm, but no, not patho. thanks a bunch, i wasn't told that from my tcc counselor. sounds like you have done well for yourself. i hope to be in your shoes one day! i want to work in picu. my mother works at cook childrens and my daughter went there when she was having febrile seizures-she had 6 in the span of a 2 day period. all the nurses were nice and that is the kind of setting i hope to work in and help and care for children. what was uta like, the instructors? there are tons of posts about how the nursing students feel that the instructors are hard on them.

That's great. I did speak with a great counselor as well over which courses I need to take that would most likely be transferred over to a nearby nursing school. I do not plan on moving. I wasn't a straight A student so I just want to keep my GPA as pretty as I can. Do you know how long the winter and summer classes are, like how long you go MTWT for 2 hours a day or what? Is it like a minimester? Or maymester?

thanks karaelaine . i hope to get accepted into uta. i never took my sat's and just went to tcc for my pre-reqs. i didn't realize there were that many students that apply. i plan on keeping my gpa perfect. so basiclly do i have to keep my gpa in all classes 4.0? would that better my chances? what do you mean by "if you have good enough grades then you will be invited for an interview and a writing sample?" i can write an essay but what are they looking for? so you're a senior at uta, how exciting! a friend of mine is a pharm tech and she's studying to become a pharmacist. what area do you plan on working in first?

WOW! Finally I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I am in a the same situation. I work M-F 9-5:30 and I took my first college course in winter 08.-English. I figured I would to just dip my feet in the water first. So this semester I'm taking Intermediate Algebra(in TX for BSN you need Algebra and Statistics) and US Hist. I went to a vocational school and became a Pharmacy Tech. I've been working as a CPhT for 2 yrs now. It's a good job and easy money-the pay is really great. But it's now what I want to do. Plus I enjoy learning about the human body, medicine, helping people get feeling better. I constantly find my self researching over every aspect online. You are not the only one. I am so excited and I really hope to succeed in nursing. I find myself not so dedicated to my job I have now but with the recession I have to keep reminding myself that I am lucky to even have a JOB. :typing I plan on taking 2 classes each semester and 2 classes in the summer. No winter classes though.What about you?

Hello to all nurses. I am a CPhT. I work in a mail order pharmacy. I am taking my pre-reqs right now but hopefully be accepted into nursing school by 2011 and my goal is to get a BSN with RN.:) I do have a few questions for you experienced nurses: How did you survive nursing school? How did you manage the so called "competition?" and with the other nursing students? What should my main focuses be in nursing school? I am eager to work with children. I am currently seeing about shadowing a nurse at a local children's hospital (with the help of my mom who happens to work there) and am a little nervous as I don't know what to expect or how to act?.... I do know what I want is to care for children and be the best nurse I can be. I would like to work in PICU or NICU. What is it like for new grads? How hard is it to obtain positions in these areas of nursing as new grads or are there many positions available?- I live in the DFW area Thanks a million! :typing

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Hello, I'm a pre-nursing student. I have a question about the DNP? In my "future" years I am hoping to become a NP after getting a few years experience behind my belt. I've been reading a few threads about the colleges requiring NP's to obtaining a DNP. If this is a soon to be requirement how would someone get from BSN to DNP? Would you have to go from BSN to MSN to DNP? Or will someone be able to go from BSN (obtain a few years experience as RN) then to DNP? Basiclly can you get a BSN then get a DNP? Or is the MSN a must to reach the goal of DNP? I may sound a little off but I am very eager to know. Thanks! :typing

Did you get your ADN at TCC then went to UTA and get your BSN and RN? Or did you do the ASN with RN and later got your BSN?:)

Really, when did you graduate?

WOW! Sounds tough but exciting all at the same time. I have a friend who was looking to become a CNA, but I told her why not nursing?, her answer was "too long of schooling." I can understand her point of view. So is it the real deal that "nurses eat their young?" AHHH! Oh well, I guess we can learn a lot from them as well.

That's exactly the same way I feel about it. I actually went to a trade school to become a pharm tech. I read from other threads how nurses worked as CNA's or MA's or sucn in such, kind of intimidating because they obviously have more nursing experience. I work full time, I plan to be accepted into a BSN program (ofcourse after I've completed my ADN) in 2011. (Yikes!) The good thing is I love shool, homework, etc... So how is your schooling going?

Oh, yes, I see now! Do you work retail or mail order? I work in mail order. I only worked retial for a month or so. I type scripts and recently got trained in doctor calling function. It's fun though. I work with over 200 RPh's, there's got to be some RPh I know to "mentor" me. I will look into that! Thanks for the suggestion. I asked one RPh if being a CPhT would be an advantage and he said I should be way above the curve.

Thanks for the info. I just like to know what I am getting myself into. :) I really appreciate it :redpinkhe I'm a CPhT and I love that job too. I just know I am capable of way more.

Hello, I have a few questions about nursing. How different is nursing school than when taking just your regular pre-reqs like math, history, english etc...? I know you have clinicals as well, but what is it like in the classrooms and when you're at clinicals? What do or did you enjoy? What's something that you just had to deal with and face the facts? I am so excited that I decided to go this route and ready to learn! Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Yes thank you for your comments! I will be applying to all these in the DFW area, but hopefully UTA is where I will be accepted. I do plan to keep my GPA as perfect as possible. :) Another question I have is what is nursing school like?

Yes, thank you. I am a Certified Pharmacy Technician. I went to one of those trade schools where the tuition in absurd! But in the end, it's a very fun job and not so stressful (to me anyway):nuke: I appreciate your comments. I do plan on getting an RN throughout my journey. My daugter had a few febrile seizures when she was 2, since then she's been regularly seeing an Endocrinologist (for her Blood sugar was low) and the last visit was with a NP. I was so surprised at how caring and understanding the NP was and so made me realize, that's what I want to do. I don't know if I feel like I owe something to the medical field for taking such good care of her while she was hospitalized, but I sure do know what I want. I look up to people like you. I hope to be in your shoes one day and give other younger nursing students hope too.

I am currently taking my pre-reqs. I know, I am way over my head right now. I am wanting to go the whole 9 yards and get a BSN. I am a CPhT. I see MD's NP's FNP's ANP's MSN's RN's and etc...signing on scripts all DAY! I KNOW I will be a nurse with RN. But, a part inside of me hopes to earn a Masters Degree and become a NP (or FNP, ANP, etc..) :heartbeat What is the transition like to go from RN with BSN to NP? How fierce is the competition to get into a Graduate school for a Masters degree in nursing for NP? Although I am shy and get nervous at times it doesn't hold me back. I love school. I do plan on keeping my GPA as perfect as possible! Any advice? How big are your classes? A good quote to live by? What keeps you motivated to stay on top? Any comments would be greatly appreciated

How competitive is it to get into UTA, TWU, TCU, or Baylor (Texas) for BSN ? Just wondering if there are any nursing students, grads or recent grads who are from north Texas area? How competitive are the schools in the area? I am currently taking my pre-reqs at a jr college and want to know what i'm getting into here. My counselor says UTA is a great program, but I just hope I get in at UTA. Any comments? I would really appreciate it, Thanks.

Just wondering if there are any nursing students, grads, or recent grads from the North Texas area? How competitive is it for the surrounding area schools?

Hey Sandy good for you! I too have decided to become a nurse. People like you give us younger ones hope that we can always continue on with our dreams no matter what life throws at you. Thanks! Good luck, BTW: I'm just taking my pre-reqs (I'm a Pharmacy Tech CPhT) but hope to be RN with BSN :rcgtku:

Hello, I'm new to the site so bare with me I am interested in going to school for a BSN with RN. Yeah! It took me a few months to decide. I went to a Pharmacy Technician program and am a CPhT. I make great pay but I know I want to do something more. I am fascninated with the human body and how medicine can change peoples lives.:heartbeat So I've been through a lot (with my husband) He cheated on my but I forgave him. Turns out the "other woman" is a NURSE! AHH! So I totally removed any thoughts of becoming a nurse when all the "drama" came. However, I did want to become a nurse before so bad, but it made me think , "How can someone who holds such an important job as a NURSE not care about another ones feelings?" Anyways. They are forgiven. I have to put that aside and let my own dreams come true. I started taking pre-reqs before all the "nonsense" and am glad I chose to continue studying for my BSN! As a CPhT I know many drugs (brand and generic) and a lot about their pharmacologic classes. I asked a co-worker of mine (who happens to be a RPh) and he mentioned that because I am a CPhT that I should know enough to be ready and about the curve in my pharmacology class. Would this be true? Any comments? Thanks:D

Hey I love this site and I'm new to it! I myself am a CPhT and work in mail order, I love it. I completed a pharmacy tech program (which was way too much money), at that time I didn't know all you had to do was take the exam! Anyways, I get paid a little under what the average pay for a RN is but I still intend on getting a BSN with RN. -Currently taking pre-reqs. I have a friend who is a surgical tech and the pay rate is about the same as a CPhT. I would consider doing research on both. If you're looking for a good paying job to have while going to nursing school maybe try CPhT. Good luck