PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks marycnew, it DOES make the bitter pill easier to swallow. I applied to one school last year and was waitlisted, it was a horrible experience. Backups made things a whole lot easier!! Good...
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    UNF summer 2011 hopefull

    PacoUSA replied to FLhusker's topic in Florida Nursing

    Nope, does not even say if it's waitlisted for the accelerated or regular. I went through the waitlist ordeal last year with another school ... thank God I'm not enduring that again. You're right,...
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    UNF summer 2011 hopefull

    PacoUSA replied to FLhusker's topic in Florida Nursing

    Freaking WAITLISTED! Me, wait? I have waited long enough ... Well, not upset at all, makes my decision a lot easier ... 2 other schools want me, so there Good luck to all of you going to
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    Freaking WAITLISTED! Me, wait? I have waited long enough ... Well, not upset at all, makes my decision a lot easier ... 2 other schools want me, so there Good luck to all of you going to
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    So who is definitely headed to UNF? Sounds like some of you are still waiting on other schools. Me? Sitting at a Subway checking allnurses on my phone, lol. Mail does not arrive until @ 4 ... I...
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    Congratulations susurra! I know you're thrilled! My mail still has not arrived ... so I am still waiting
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    UCF Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    PacoUSA replied to jenniferpnts's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hopefully he's not a lawyer and decides to sue for emotional distress when they retract the offer, just sayin' ... but I doubt that's ever going to happen
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    Too Many Geographic Threads in the Pre-Nursing Student Forum!

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

    i know this. i have been navigating between the florida and new york forums for the last 2 years. thanks! this was exactly my point. i see more threads in here specific to schools than i do threads...
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    UCF Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    PacoUSA replied to jenniferpnts's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hopefully they did not offer the doppleganger admission to UCF
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    Took my first step and signed up for CNA

    PacoUSA replied to can'tdecide's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to agree with you. I myself took a CNA prep class and am challenging the CNA boards next month. I did this on my own, for my own education and preparation. In my state no school that I know...
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    answers in red :) yes! did you have a question in it that went unanswered? sorry, i'll recheck - i have been mostly in "read" mode with pms lately due to work. my work email drains me from even...
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    Waitlisted? Rejected? NEVER Give Up!

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

    I became a sticky?? What an honor ...
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    I recall someone in my group answered the question not really knowing what integrity meant, you can just tell by the way she answered. I will however never know whether or not she got in to the...
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    My Microbiology Teacher told me I can't become a Nurse

    PacoUSA replied to louis345's topic in General Students

    Do what I did, use it as an opportunity to prove her wrong. If I were you, I would work harder than ever to do that. Two years ago, a faculty advisor at a very competitive accelerated BSN program...
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    UNF Summer 2011 Accelerated BSN Hopeful

    PacoUSA replied to kheldenb's topic in Florida Nursing

    LOL ... that sign would have gone over well :) Well, since you were in HM2Doc's group, we were not that far away, I was in the group right next to yours! Shame there was no way to tell ... I had the...
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    UNF summer 2011 hopefull

    PacoUSA replied to FLhusker's topic in Florida Nursing

    I live near Daytona Beach, I got my interview letter a day after the JAX people ... so I expect my letter
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    UNF summer 2011 hopefull

    PacoUSA replied to FLhusker's topic in Florida Nursing

    Congratulations HM! Very happy for you! I will be waiting until tomorrow for sure, darn mail LOL
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    UNF summer 2011 hopefull

    PacoUSA replied to FLhusker's topic in Florida Nursing

    Someone PM'ed me last night stating that they got their letter yesterday and that they got in ... how is that possible when they were mailed yesterday? EDIT: Never mind ... wrong
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    APPLYING TO ABSN for Spring or Fall 2011

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

    Since my original post, I have updated my signature with the latest info on my applications. I applied to 5 ABSNs and 1 ADN as a backup. 4 ABSNs have said yes and I interviewed for the 5th last Fri; I...
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    Medical words that make you cringe.

    PacoUSA replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    This is a funny thread ... I seem to have issues with skin words: I don't like the word "flesh" (couple that with the adjective moist and it sounds X-rated, LMAO!) ... I also hate it when human...
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    Is studying OLD editions of Nursing books a more hurtful than helpful?

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

    Read the older books with a grain of salt. So much can change in 10-20 years' time, especially pharmacology and surgical
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    Just Rejected From Nursing School - Most Ridiculous Admissions Office

    PacoUSA replied to guest_57352's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmm, a 3.6 from an Ivy League school misspelling "ridiculous" .... You should consider the legal profession ... now THAT'S a field that really cares where you went to
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    Just Rejected From Nursing School - Most Ridiculous Admissions Office

    PacoUSA replied to guest_57352's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They did have a nursing school, but it closed ... in 1979 ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_School_of_Nursing Too bad Harvard does not have a nursing program,
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    Just Rejected From Nursing School - Most Ridiculous Admissions Office

    PacoUSA replied to guest_57352's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow ... this thread is popcorn worthy, I tell ya! As patients, most of us will never know where nurses that take care of us went to school unless we ask, and how many patients REALLY do that? A mere...
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    Older Student/Over 60 years old

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

    That's age discrimination, a protected class. I would have filed an EEOC complaint against the hospital. I once filed a complaint against a major retail chain for refusing to consider me for...