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Hello, I'm beginning nursing school in 10 days and am having trouble finding shoes that will accommodate my Superfeet inserts, since they help lessen my overpronation. I tried on Nurses Mates, since they seem to have the best reviews, but they don't ...

I've applied and am curious if anyone else on here is applying for Spring 2011. Good luck!

If you read through these boards some more, you'll find a ton of info on the FACT program. I'm a FACT grad and will agree with some of what you've read online. After reading the nightmares people experienced with the financial aide office, I paid as ...

Yup, sad isn't it? When I was comparing schools, I found that my local state university charged $27,000 for tuition for their one year BSN program, but was in one of the most expensive areas of the country and would likely have required me to purchas...

I worked full-time while completing the pre-reqs for my ABSN program and lived in a cheap apartment with 3 roommates in order to save money. I hated that dumpy apartment and having to share one bathroom with 3 other often inconsiderate girls, but I h...

Hang in there, Nugget! You will be fine. I'm a new nurse too, but I'm still searching for my first job. Be glad you found a job and remember that you still have much to learn. All these mistakes will make you a better nurse because you'll remember yo...

No, I didn't even see it on their website.

Congratulations to those who've been called to interview! Would you mind sharing what you did to get a call? I've been applying for listing that I qualify for, but no response. Thanks and good luck to you!

If anyone wants to buy a used Saunders NCLEX review book for $35, I'll sell you mine. Just PM me on here. Good luck, FACTsters!

I took it last week and felt the same way. After all the Kaplan preparation my program required us to do throughout our program (at least one Kaplan exam per course, the Q bank, trainers, and videos) and all the studying I did with outside sources as...

As someone with a BSN, BA in English and years of experience in the corporate sector, I agree that solid writing skills are essential. However, colleges today do not seem to think so and, as a result, assign As to papers that are not actually A quali...

Congratulations and thank you! :)

Oh, I forgot St. Chris is part of Tenet, not Temple. My mistake.

Thank you! This is quite informative and very sad to read about CHOP, since it's my top choice and I just spent a lot of time writing essays for their application. Obviously, I'm applying elsewhere and will take anything I can get. Hiddencat, how is...

Thank you, jocy! You can post more questions on here. I'll try to answer them once my brain recovers a little. There's definitely a lot of great info on the other thread.

Pro: You're in and out in one year. Con: You have to cram an extraordinary amount of info into your brain in one year. That's seriously all I can think of just now, but tomorrow's my last day of the FACT program. My brain is exhausted.

Does anyone know the nurse recruiter's name and/or email? If so, would you mind PMing it to me? Thank you! CHOP is my first choice, but I haven't heard anything yet.

I have a white lab coat to sell as well if you would like it. I will also sell my Jefferson scrub tops mid-May. My clothes are female and small.

Choose the female instructor, not the man with the PhD after his name. This is for Clinton CC. Good luck!

Yes, you will have breaks, but if you miss clinical, your make up time can be over break. The winter break is not really even a break because you have so much work over it.

I was just thinking more about your post. My bigger concern with planning your weekends now is that you don't have your overall schedule, so you have no idea when your exams are, and exams are frequent. We are not on your typical semester calendar; i...

You can't switch. I don't know anyone who has been able to switch clinical rotations and the professors couldn't care less about any weekend obligations you might have, not even religious obligations. There are 120+ students in this program, so if th...

Mitch, We were given one tuition rate during the interview with Niki, but that rate changed when it came time to pay the bill. If I remember correctly, it increased several thousand dollars just days before the program started.

Thank you, Shah! You make really fair points, and I'm glad you're offering another perspective. You're correct that it's not fair of me to judge, but I also know little of your culture. From what I read in that book, I was very disturbed by what seem...

Thank you, Zainab! Welcome to Philly! I'm in nursing school at a neighboring university, and I'm considering working in Saudi Arabia, since it would be great to explore another culture and be paid for it. I'm happy to read about the freedoms women se...