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  1. I didn't get in ;-( So upset!

    choc0late posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi everyone, I'm an adult student who attends Suny Brockport college. I received my denial letter just 2 days ago and am so upset. It seems 300 or so students applied for just 80 seats, or so the...

  2. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    choc0late replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    I'm drinking my :hotchocolate:now and am leaving in under an hour for my first official BSN student day! Nervous.excited and scared! Hoooy boooy! Wish me luck guys!

  3. Which Prereq is Harder: A&P or Microbiology or Chem?

    choc0late replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished up micro over 5 weeks during the summer. I honestly have FEARED that class all through school. I was utterly terrified of it. As it turns out I got an A- and loved the class. It wasn't...

  4. How do you manage to find time to workout & stay fit during nursing school?

    choc0late replied to lindsay176's topic in General Students

    Well I came back to school after a 5 year hiatus this past January. I started at 118lbs with no jiggle and nice girly muscle tone. I had worked HARD to get that (notice the word "that"?) body. It had...

  5. The Climb by Miley Cyrus

    choc0late replied to LifelongDream's topic in General Students

    My nursing song is "The time of my life" by David Cook. Not really my nursing song, it was my pre-req song,lol! I'm sure I'm an underdog on this but I just don't care for that Miley

  6. Age you will/were graduated?

    choc0late replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I will be 38 when I graduate in

  7. Need help learning how to do meds calculations

    choc0late replied to finallyhere's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My mother told me this and it seems to work perfect for most computations; dose(what the Dr orders)over have (what you have) will equal how much to give. For example "A Dr orders 400mg of X and you...

  8. 17 August 2009 - the big day for some of us :)

    choc0late replied to Pink.Ninja's topic in General Students

    :up:Best of luck

  9. Help with organization?

    choc0late replied to nohika's topic in General Students

    I also am in need of major organizational advise myself, but did come up with this idea. I am using binders for the first time in my college years, and printed out some blank calendars, a full month...

  10. Study groups?I dont know how

    choc0late replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    I personally love and greatly benefit from study groups. I can't tell you how many questions I've had on tests that I literally chuckled on as we had JUST gone over it in a study group, and prior to...

  11. My ATI kit came and I'm a bit lost

    choc0late posted a topic in General Students

    Hi guys, so my ATI kit comes and I promptly open it up and pop in a disk (after reading the 2-3 page welcome pamphlet) The disk I put in starts talking about routes of medication and I open up the...

  12. My ATI kit came and I'm a bit lost

    choc0late replied to choc0late's topic in General Students

    Yeah I probably should get my butt off this computer chair and onto my study chair and start reading some of the books, lol! I haven't even started NS yet and began looking at NCLEX threads! Sheesh!...

  13. My ATI kit came and I'm a bit lost

    choc0late replied to choc0late's topic in General Students

    Yeah mine came w/ 4 books; pharmacology, fundamentals, med-surg and maternal/newborn. Thank you as it makes perfect sense now! I bet that's exactly what it is! The CD I started watching was called...

  14. How did you decide where you wanted to go to nursing school?

    choc0late replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

    Being I'm in NY and HATE winter driving I only applied at the nearest school. If I didn't get in I'm honestly not sure what I would have done. As any other BSN program is a good 45+ minutes

  15. Is it possible to start Anatomy & Physio in the Spring and apply for the Fall?

    choc0late replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

    Oh, also none of our grades were in before the acceptance letters went out. They just said if by 8/17 if you haven't completed all pre-req's with a C or higher your spot will be given away to someone...

  16. Is it possible to start Anatomy & Physio in the Spring and apply for the Fall?

    choc0late replied to Ted D's topic in General Students

    Oh my gosh don't worry! Everyone does it that way. I applied this past Feb while I was taking A&P 2, Dev. Psy and a Chem pre-req. Plus I had to take A&P 1 and micro over the summer! So I had...

  17. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    choc0late replied to browneyedgirl71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i just ordered a littman in raspberry! sounds snazzy enough! plus i got a pinky flowered bp kit too, lol. i liked the breast cancer pink but heard the light colors get marked up, so that's why i went...

  18. Littman Coupon Code!!

    choc0late replied to jenniedennise's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thank you, I just ordered my Littman Select 2 in raspberry! Plus I grabbed a cute blood pressure kit in pink from allheart. I was debating on a littman or an ADC, but thought the Littman would be...

  19. Is Survey of Chemistry really THAT bad?

    choc0late replied to Kamdyn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm pretty sure that was the first chem I took at a community college. I had to take a 2nd at the 4 year and almost changed majors when I heard this,lol! But for a chem and math hater, I got a B+ in...

  20. AAAHHHHH!!!!! How does anyone pass A&P I ???

    choc0late replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished A&P 1 5 weeks ago, I took over the summer, just before micro! Anyway, I had taken A&P 2 in the srping and loved it, got an A yada yada. This A&P 1 sucked! I was also the...

  21. Am I screwed?

    choc0late replied to Vitamin Sea's topic in General Students

    Hi I'm in NY too and unofficially withdrew from a course years ago and got an F in stead of the W. But I retook it, and my A shows and not the F. I think there is some type of code on the transcripts...

  22. Back w/ all my books, and am already stressed!

    choc0late posted a topic in General Students

    $733 dollars and a back ache later I am home with all of my nursing books for my start date of 8/31 and am now umm, terrified! I don't know which book(s) go with which class! I desperately need some...

  23. Easy Recipes for Nursing Students

    choc0late replied to Commanderzoom's topic in General Students

    This is a family favorite. I serve it in warm tortillas! Yumm-o Salsa Chicken 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 cup salsa 1 package reduced sodium taco seasoning 1 can reduced fat cream of...

  24. dosage calculation

    choc0late replied to LatinaRN978's topic in General Students

    Thank you, I see what your saying. I guess I have to get multiplying and dividing straight! Geez, what's that 3rd grade math I can't even manage? Oh brother, it's gonna be a looooooong 2 years! Thank...

  25. OK I am officialy getting excited!!!

    choc0late replied to Sniper RN's topic in General Students

    I start on the 31st and was excited until I bought my books. Now I'm scared to death! Wow, there is ALOT of books! Eek! Best of luck to everyone starting, I hope everyone comes back and posts about...