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I was hired by an HIT company a year before a graduated.... That got my foot in the door to a major (and majorly picky) CA medical center. I was interviewed with 350 others and landed a job after one interview, while all of my friends/classmates had to go through 2-3 interviews before they were hired. Just get your foot in the door somewhere, somehow! As a volunteer or something. Because I had my foot in the door already, it was relatively easy to get hired as an RN

you will find out what unit you are on during the last week of orientation, on Wednesday. then you tour the unit on the last day of orientation (friday).

expect 2 weeks of orientation in a classroom... and they go over every part of all the tests before you take them... no need to review before hand.

you must complete the health clearance before you start... i started last week and I dealt with this already

actually, that isn't the case. I am not graduating for another two weeks and have been placed in the first cohort that starts July 23rd while someone else I know graduated May 18th and has been placed in the last cohort that starts august 20th. I have no idea how they place people in cohorts, because it obviously doesn't go by your graduation/license date.

they already started sending rejection emails and I know of one person who got called for a job offer yesterday. fingers crossed!

if your grades/test scores are good enough you won't have to wait at all.

i am prescribed adderall for my ADHD, it really calms me down and helps me concentrate so i can study without being distracted as easily. I don't take it while i'm at school because i don't want people to know i take it, but i do have a really hard time concentrating in some of my lecture classes. I mentioned it to one person and they started talking about how doctors over prescribe it and most people don't actually need it and blah blah blah. Even though there may be some truth to that, it really bothered me because i do know that i need it!

have you thought about applying for scholarships? its pretty easy and there are TONS out there! good luck to you, hopefully you get this all sorted out.

we were given the option to buy ours through our school for $20 a set, but i bought mine through a local uniform shop before i knew they were available at our school. i like mine much better, and they range from $9-$23 a piece. all white scrubs are never a good look though, haha.

don't beat yourself up over it! you are gonna be FINE! i got a C in sociology, a B in English and a B in general psych because i was young, and did not care about my schooling. I guess i "grew up" a bit and got my priorities together and guess what? i'm in my first semester of the BSN program @ CSU Los Angeles! I got A's in Physiology, anatomy, Micro, chem, pharmacology, and human development... had ZERO volunteer or work experience and got an 86.1% on my TEAS test. I also got accepted to a community college program, and waitlisted at 2 other CSU's. Don't be discouraged, you are gonna do great!

hot dogs!

Once a 4.0 student, our new motto is "C means Continue!"

i would stay put in a community college and finish ur prereqs there. most CSU's are not taking any applicants until fall 2010 anyways, atleast my school, CSULA isn't. if you transfer now, you may not get accepted to that particular school. being at the school already doesn't help your chances i don't think, they go based on grades, teas scores, etc. unless you are living in dorms there is no difference to the "college life" in my opinion. save yourself the cash and finish ur prereqs where you are at and get the best grades possible.

im sure you have heard this before but its all about lifestyle change. healthy diet and regular exercise!