PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

    PacoUSA replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    I have a very neat handwriting, always have, at least once I emerged from the child-chicken-scratch era. I was often told growing up that I could never be a doctor (which in fact I had intended to...
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    I had the same issue with one of my transcripts, and I went ahead and mailed them a sealed copy I was saving for another school I am applying to later on. It was changed to "official" the day after...
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    I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

    PacoUSA replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that in 2010 we still have to face issues like these. Everything should be electronic now. Only thing that doctors should put to pen is their signatures. Thank God for prescriptions...
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    TEAS V

    PacoUSA replied to RN-4Ever's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Best of luck! Though I hate wishing people luck that know their stuff, don't need it! I am confident you will do better than you think. The real test did not seem as bad as the books. Would love...
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    Stony Brook BSN - Summer/Fall 2011 Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    Everyone hanging in there?? Stony Brook is my first choice, if I get in (and I can afford it, remember - I am out of state) I am sooo there
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    Spring 2012 Accelerated BSN program!

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

    The only prereqs I had outstanding when I applied were microbiology, nutrition and ethics. Drexel actually held off making a decision on my application until I submitted a new transcript with my...
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    TEAS V Online Practice Assessments Worth It?

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

    I agree, the practice tests had much harder questions and they simulated the test format well. I was actually surprised as well that the TEAS V was not as hard as people made it seem, people were...
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    I'm applying to ABSN programs but I never took an A&P lab!

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

    I can't imagine any ABSN program accepting A&P courses that did not include labs (I am not saying for sure that they do not exist, but based on my research into schools, I have not seen a...
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    Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

    PacoUSA replied to starlette926's topic in New York Nursing

    aspiring_nursing, I don't believe many applicants to this program already possess a bachelor's degree. There are some but not the norm I am sure. This program grants an associate's degree in nursing...
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    Graduating from 'Pre-Nursing' Student Forum!

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

    I know some schools require you to complete the 2010-2011 FAFSA if a program is starting in June 2011 because the FAFSA cycle covers July 1 to June 30 annually. And then you would complete the...
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    Spring 2012 Accelerated BSN program!

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

    Not sure if tuition/fees are an issue for you (at it is for me), but I did in fact apply to and was accepted to Drexel's ABSN program, in Philadelphia, PA. It is literally the shortest program in the...
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    TEAS V Online Practice Assessments Worth It?

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

    Good luck! I have since taken the TEAS V and during my preparation I purchased one of the online practice tests. Well worth it. I found the manual tests and the online one harder than the real test....
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    Graduating from 'Pre-Nursing' Student Forum!

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

    Well, I have not been accepted to any of those 4 yet. The hardest part is NOW, waiting for decisions ... I should hope to have to choose among the 4, you know? Thanks for the vote of confidence! The...
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    Any BSN programs still accepting applications for SPRING 2010?

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

    A little late?? WAY LATE! Spring 2010 was almost a year ago! Did you perhaps mean Spring
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    what is harder, A&P or Chemistry?

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

    Chemistry was WAY harder than A&P, hands down! I worked harder in Inorganic I & II than I did in A&P. When I originally did chemistry I was pursuing prereqs for chiropractic school only to...
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    Graduating from 'Pre-Nursing' Student Forum!

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

    Oooh, I envy you all ... Been fairly resident on this Pre-Nursing Forum since the beginning, for about 20 months now. All my prereqs are done and 3 out of 4 ABSN applications are now in for review...
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    Spring 2012 Accelerated BSN program!

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

    There are LOTS of ABSNs out there that accept students into a spring class. Without knowing your geographic preferences, hard to pinpoint specific schools. I do know off the top of my head that Drexel...
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    A&P 1 vs. A&P 2

    PacoUSA replied to Nico345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Personally, A&P 2 was easier than 1. You definitely need the macro understanding of 1 before you leap into the micro of 2. In my school, anatomy and physiology are infused throughout the two...
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    Do I qualify for ABSN @ NYU and UMDNJ

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

    I have to agree with coast2coast, your GPAs are not competitive at all for ABSN programs, especially for schools like UMDNJ and even NYU. There is an influx of nursing school applicants right now and...
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    Would you consider attending a provisional accredited school?

    PacoUSA replied to pur3child007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would never attend a school that did not have at least full accreditation. Anything less than that is a gamble, and if I am spending so much money on an education, I rather get the
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    TEAS V

    PacoUSA replied to oliveiral1's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I took the TEAS V last week and scored in the 99th percentile nationally. No calculators allowed, but they do give you plenty of scrap paper. My test was computerized and my results available...
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    anyone take chemistry without college algebra and do good

    PacoUSA replied to mom2twinsplus1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Did not take algebra before chemistry and still did well. I don't believe it is necessary. NB: anyone take chemistry without college algebra and do
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    Competative GPA

    PacoUSA replied to Kat23_23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you for saving me the trouble of posting. And this is the kind of word that would be tested on a nursing entrance exam as a spelling word,
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    Miami nursing schools?

    PacoUSA replied to future nurse1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree, stay away from Keiser, they are only interested in your $$, they cater to students who are desperate and too impatient to get into the legitimate schools. While Miami Dade is a very good...
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    to be a nurse or not to be a nurse?

    PacoUSA replied to RR910's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ER and med-surg are not the only nursing specialties. These alone if they are your only exposure to nursing are too narrow to help you make a proper decision on whether to enter the profession. I...