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I was hired in March in to a new grad program in California in heme/onc. So far, I love it! It has the tendency to be very emotional, which can be just as hard as the physical work. A very rewarding field to be in, though. Glad it's where I'm startin...

Good luck to all who are interviewing!I was hired in the last cohort, and I believe the available units are different each time around depending on funding. For us, we had positions in oncology, neurology, cardiology, and orthopedic units. It's a won...

I was a VALOR student in the bay area and am here to offer my 2 cents. The VALOR program was a life-changing experience. I learned all of my IV skills through this program as well as fundamental nursing skills while gaining independence. I was able ...

Hi nurs1ng, I was hired in to a new grad program in the bay area a couple months after graduating nursing school. I didn't have the most outstanding GPA (I think somewhere between a 3.75-3.80), and I wasn't licensed at the time of application or inte...

Hi all, I was interested in applying to the Fresno State BSN program for spring 2010 but am unsure if my GPA makes the cut. I don't want to blow the extra $50-60 on a school I wouldn't get in to anyway. If anyone is willing to share their GPA/TEAS sc...

I completed the VALOR program this month and I did not receive any questions in the application packet either. From what I understand, each VA varies greatly on the application/interview process for this program and one cannot be compared to the othe...

Best of luck, everyone! I saw another thread that said people had their interviews scheduled a couple of weeks ago! Yeesh. I'm curious how many people applied since I received an e-mail that over 1,100 people applied to Scripps!

I also applied and was told to send the application, unofficial transcripts, a resume, cover letter, and letters of reference! However, a friend of mine applied with me and the lady she spoke with forgot to tell her to add all these extra materials a...

OK. I'm a pre-nursing student attending a local community college in California. To gain hospital experience (and make a little money to pay for the enormous debt I'll be in once I go to nursing school), I enrolled in a C.N.A. program at Nightingale ...

I'm in SF bay area and I know it's offered in Martinez, Oakland and Sacramento. I'm fairly certain it's offered in palo alto as well, although I'm not positive. The program is wonderful. I've started so many IVs I've lost count, given injections, pa...

Hello all! Wondering who got in to the GENERIC (traditional) 2-year BSN program at Samuel Merritt this fall 2009!

Shoot me an email ([email protected]) and I'd love to answer any questions you may have. I love the program and highy recommend it!

Hi, they mail letters of denial and acceptance in the snail mail. I've received both so I can pretty safely say that a rejection or waitlist notification come in regular sized envelopes and an acceptance letter comes in a big 8.5x11 envelope. I can't...

I know for our VALOR program in California, we are required to do 400 hours over the summer plus 200 hours in the fall semester as well as 200 hours spring semester. This isn't optional for us; we are REQUIRED to do these hours. So even if you gradua...

Hey! I'm not sure how much I can help you as I never had to do a nursing school interview...but I have had to do several nursing internship interviews so I imagine they're probably quite similar. Questions you should prepare for are basic...Tell me a...

There are several scholarships that you can apply for in the nursing field. The Stafford loans are also very helpful (the school should give you a financial aid packet which will allow you to apply for these loans). I'd opt to take these loans vs pri...

Don't worry! My best advice is to apply to private schools or community colleges (if you don't mind getting an ADN before your BSN) since they don't seem to be as picky about GPA as the state schools are. Also, it seems like there's a better chance t...

OK, so here's my situation! I took a C.N.A. class here in California in December '08 (graduated in February '09). I was going to take the certification exam with the A.R.C. right after graduation, but I freaked out and canceled it. I can't put into w...

Hey all! I thought I'd start a thread for all SMU spring 2010 hopefuls! If you've been around allnurses.com for a while, I'm sure you've seen my countless stressed-out posts about SMU and how I was hoping to get in for fall 2009, but that obviously d...

Hi all, This thread is also located in the Pre-Nursing Students discussion board but I thought I might post it here too just incase :) Was wondering if there are any other pre-nursing students out there waiting to hear back from SMU about Spring 2010...

Well, that's a pretty bold statement considering, of course, the ease of juggling a job (whether full or part-time) with nursing school is clearly different to each individual. It's also dependent on how flexible your work schedule is and how work-in...

I know this is a little late for the topic, but I just wanted to say that at the hospital I work at, we highly value Samuel Merritt nursing students. From what I hear, SMU grads are highly regarded in the workforce and job outlook for them is very go...

I volunteered in an Emergency Room and did my CNA while I waited. However, if it's classes you're looking to take--I'd STRONGLY recommend taking a Pharmacology class to prepare you for Pharm in nursing school. Some schools even accept this undergrad ...

Hey! Actually I never ended up looking for a job as the only reason I did the Cna program was to increase my chances of getting in to nursing school. However I ended up getting in to nursing school and am currently in a bsn program so even if I wante...

I never took any Biology course prior to A&P. It was also "strongly recommended" at my school. There were people in my class who HAD taken Biology, and I did better than them! A&P is hard no matter what classes you take before it. Just keep u...