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My experience is that vaccines are a wonderful thing. I've gotten the series and have had NO side-effects. Because you will be at risk in clinical to being exposed to the Hep-B virus, I think that it is better to be safe than sorry. Ps. Most websites (if you found said evidence on a website) are very hoax-y and will look professionally done or say they have "research studies" but if you check their background, it's usually a bunch of conspiracy theorists!

I think that's a wonderful sentiment! I would, as others have suggested, definitely wait until the semester is over, but a thank you card is a great way to just show someone that you really appreciate what they've done for you. I might not suggest a gift, but a card with a short letter of your gratitude would be very kind :redpinkhe !

Hi everyone, So recently I've been really getting slammed with news from a local community college that I was going to attend for their nursing program (they basically told me there is a two year wait list ) and I'm going to be doing STNA (Nurse Aide) training this Spring. I've been going to school for two years already and waiting 2 more years just to go back and do 2 MORE years for my ADN seems absolutely stupid to me. However, I really want to get my BSN and so I was looking at Ursuline college. I have a pretty good GPA (3.303) and hopefully it will go up a little after I finish my Soc class (I'm making an A) . But I wanted to know if anyone knows if Ursuline has a wait list? Or if I'm totally out of luck trying to get into a private school like that? I'm really anxious to become an RN and feel like I'm stuck at a dead end . I've contacted an adviser but am playing the waiting game until they can respond! Thanks for any help in advance... :redbeathe

Hi everyone, So recently I've been really getting slammed with news from a local community college that I was going to attend for their nursing program (they basically told me there is a two year wait list ) and I'm going to be doing STNA (Nurse Aide) training this Spring. I've been going to school for two years already and waiting 2 more years just to go back and do 2 MORE years for my ADN seems absolutely stupid to me. However, I really want to get my BSN and so I was looking at Ursuline college. I have a pretty good GPA (3.303) and hopefully it will go up a little after I finish my Soc class (I'm making an A) . But I wanted to know if anyone knows if Ursuline has a wait list? Or if I'm totally out of luck trying to get into a private school like that? I'm really anxious to become an RN and feel like I'm stuck at a dead end . I've contacted an adviser but am playing the waiting game until they can respond! Thanks for any help in advance... :redbeathe

Depending on how many credit hours in college you have, I had a really easy time signing up for the STNA program at Lorain County Community College ( I have over 60 credit hours and was able to sign up on the first day of class registration, I've heard it fills up quickly!). But maybe you could look there :) Good luck! :)

Every school I look into will not take my chemistry credit, this is probably because I was a CSE major when I took a general chemistry class and toledo accepts it, but no one else will. Same with my biology credit, I took a biodiversity class (the one nurses take) and it will not transfer to any of the schools in Northwest OH that I have looked into. Just things like that, it's quite frustrating because that means that by transferring to another 4 year program, I will still have 3 and a half years of school to add on to my career as a student. However, as I posted just a little while ago I am going to apply to the community college near me, a sister school of toledo, that will thankfully take my A&P I and II grades (both As) and biology!

Honestly I know other people are talking about bringing in an attorney, but if you do that, you're not going to want to work there anymore anyway. I am sorry you have been singled out, and I don't know much about the laws around what happened to you, but you should sit down with this person again and ask them why they did this! It's not right, so you should tell them what you know now and make them give you a straight answer this time, none of this "well we saw odd behavior" crap. Tell them you do your job well, you have never been in trouble, and ask what exactly people are reporting! Obviously some of these people are just out to get you, so don't let them get you! This is all my personal opinion! And I will keep you in my prayers

Don't get me wrong, I have taken math classes at the university, I'm actually very good at math (my grades for the classes we took, college algebra and statistics, were As) but this test is simple math, I don't know what I did wrong and they can't tell me, and I can only take it one more time and get a 90 or else I can't get into the program period. It was a little difficult for me because I haven't done math without a calculator in so long (embarrassing to say) but my mom and dad helped me out, I did practice problems the entire week before the test... I just don't know what happened and my adviser can't call me until late July to discuss it. Mainly, I'm just sick of jumping through hoops for this University. I have decided to transfer to a community college closer to home and go for my ADN. I know some people might think of it as taking the easy way out, but honestly if I keep doing what I'm doing for UT's approval, I won't make it through their program simply because I am not a competitive person (that's the reason I didn't major in music) and I am sick of stressing out over this school. If I keep going there, I will only burn out and break under the pressure, school is not something I revel in. Knowledge, getting experience, yes... test taking and trying to impress the teacher, no... Also, I don't have the best GPA, but it's still a GOOD gpa... just because it's not a 4.0 doesn't mean I'm stupid, but at Toledo, it basically means I'm not going to get into the program. I've tried to talk to my adviser countless times, but she's always booked for a month at least and then by the time I get to see her I get in one question and am rushed out of the room, there is no time for the students. I study my tail off and still only get Bs, it's just been the story of my life at this school. On a different note, I really sat down and prayed about it and I think I know why I was supposed to go to Toledo for two years, I learned a lot about myself, made some amazing friends that I will always have by my side no matter how far apart we are physically, and I think it's time I can move on and get my degree so I can go out into the world and do some good.

Those can be very tough classes, I would suggest taking them on campus because of the problems that can be associated with online classes! I think it will be easier for you to learn when you are in a class room where you are getting the most well rounded learning environment! Plus, it will help you make sure you are less likely to forget turning in things (this could go under general issues with online classes). If you have taken a core class such as Micro or A&P online before, then it is up to you, but if you have not I would highly discourage it. Yes the 40 minutes is a long drive, but worth the extra experience in my opinion.

I know online classes are sometimes such a huge pain. I took one this summer and it was amazing, the professor was quick to email me back, he was fair in grading, very helpful, very good on planning and giving us time to do the assignments... but then my next class is with a professor I have taken before, he is lazy, does not update assignments from year to year, he puts things up late so we therefore have less time to get them done, and he already barely gives us enough time to do all he assigns us. Basically, there are good online professors, and there are bad online professors, you may want to see if you can take a class with a professor in-class first and then later if they instruct online classes, take it with the professor you have had before, this way you can pull out the "I was in your ANTH 1100 class," and they have more of a connection with you. I am glad everything turned out well in the end for you.

I have attended the University of Toledo for the past two years. I just completely my second to last class before I am able to apply to the program and have started the last class I need a grade for. However, this program requires several things outside of your class grades and GPA, one of those things being a grade on a basic math exam. I got back my exam score today and a few things seemed besides being 2 points away form the score needed (a 90). It says I am ranked in the 1 percentile of reading rate, this is simply impossible, I have always been a fast reader and a proficient one to boot, so how this score happened I am quite unsure. I will be calling my adviser about this tomorrow. I may take this test one more time to try and obtain the required score, but I am not sure that I want to attend this University any longer. Besides all that, this program does not do interviews to get into the program, they go off of GPA and the math score, something I think is asinine since some Nurses who get into this program may be book smart or good test takers, but are total flakes when it comes to the actual practice or the actual compassion part of nursing. Still I digress, now I am looking for a new school and considering to just go for a ADN because I have already attended school for 2 years, but barely anything from Toledo transfers, which means even if I continue going for my BSN, that's another 3 to almost 4 years I could be facing and I just do not have the type of money to go to school for 5-6 years. So I need your opinion, should I try and scrape my way money wise in a 6 year college plan? Should I do ADN? Should I get an online degree? Is there any colleges in Northwest Ohio that have a well recommended program? I am in desperate need of opinions. Nursing is something I have a deep desire and passion to do, I want to follow this calling but it is becoming incredibly difficult. Thank you.

Actually it kind of helps me know that I'm at least not the only one having this problem. Maybe someone else can help us BOTH!

I'm glad you said it that way... I may (if I get into the program) be doing clinicals next year and hearing about all that abuse was really starting to make me worry but you made a really good point. Thanks.

Hey everyone, I'm having a super hard time focusing on my studies lately. This is my second year in college and it's really hitting me bad this semester. The first 3 tests I've taken in other classes I have achieved B's on but I feel like I know I could do better and it's times like right now where I have an Anatomy Lab quiz in 2 hours that I just CANNOT get my mind to focus even when I know I still need to study this stuff!! I don't want to do poorly but even if I read it over a million times it just fades from my mind as soon as I stop repeating it I really don't know what to do and I'm starting to feel like I can't do this even though in A&P1 I got an A, A&P2 just feels like I'm banging my head against a brick wall to get information out... any advice????? ps. it's the same teacher so I don't know what's wrong with me...

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