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Does anyone have advice for returning to the hospital setting after a 4 year break to focus on raising family/finish Master's degree? I've been getting pushback that my experience isn't 'recent' enough (5 years of prior acute care hospital experience...

Just wanted to update in case it helps anyone in the future. Received an offer from a well respected Magnet hospital and started last week. Sell yourself and your experience and don't feel pressured to spend money on a refresher course unless you fee...

I specifically remember feeling things "click into place" 9 months into working as a new grad telemetry nurse. I still obviously had a lot to learn & never lost sight of that, but that time period was when I first felt truly comfortable and no lo...

Have I ever had doubts about working in healthcare? Basically every single day. I got more respect as a waitress serving people buffalo wings than I do as an RN (i.e. waitress in scrubs) serving buffalo wings to hypertensive, diabetic patients becaus...

So tired of these annoying clickbait articles about "nursing shortages." It makes me wonder what type of agenda they are trying to push when they publish these articles that are clearly not true?

Hey all: I'm hoping someone can offer some words of wisdom ... I got great news the other day that I got accepted to my #1 choice for an ABSN program. But ... since it's a private school & I will have to move hundreds of miles away to attend, re...

Alright .... it's about time somebody started this thread! Who has turned in their applications for the Accelerated program for the January semester?? I submitted mine a few weeks ago, but seeing as how competitive it was for the Fall term, I'm def...

Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope everyone had a great New Years, and best of luck to everyone for a successful and rewarding start to the school year and our careers :)

Just got my acceptance letter!!! So stoked about it! But ... as much as I'd love to attend, I don't know if it's just absolutely foolish to pay this much for my nursing degree! I would have to pay for EVERYTHING with private loans, ayyy. How do y...

MDCupcake- I'm turning my acceptance letter in for Accelerated this afternoon ... weirrrd that in a little over a year I'll be a legitimate nurse!! I know the program will be intense, but I know I can handle it ... I took 17 credit hours this summer...

MDCupcake- I take it you're decided 100% to go Generic?? I'm still torn ... I'd kill for the Baptist Scholarship, not even for the tuition money, because I figure it'd be a wash since that money I'd save on tuition would go towards living expenses, ...

MDCupcake - I'm really torn between Generic & Accelerated, too ... I can't decide if my 2 friends that are in the AO now are just being overly dramatic, or if it really is that intense/unbearable. I'm going to call to make an appt. to speak with...

Yay, I got acceptance letters for both Generic & Accelerated today :) I was so pumped when I saw the big manilla envelopes in the mail today!

I just got acceptance letters for both Generic & Accelerated I'm not sure which one I'm going to do, so that'll be an open spot for somebody ... good luck all!

Congrats Navita!!! That is awesome ... and good to know the letters have at least gone out, so at least the waiting-anxiety will be over ...

I applied to Barry, but their Accelerated program that starts in January is already full, and I am NOT waiting around a year to go there (and take out a fortune in loans). I applied to a bunch of schools out of state.... I've been accepted to Drexel...

I hate this waiting game!!! I applied for both Accelerated & Generic, and got the Scholarship letter. This really sucks waiting though! I've already been accepted to a nursing program (accelerated BSN), but it's at a private school so super exp...

Aww, I feel for you guys. I got the scholarship email, but who really knows if it means anything...?? I feel like I'm going to be one of the people that waits and waits and waits for weeks just to get a letter ... so frustrating! All I can tell yo...

I got the email too ... I think they sent it to most, if not all, applicants, I know of a good handful of other people that got it, too...

3.6 for the 15.0 hours of science/ math classes for the accelerated option. I have overall 4.0 at Miami Dade (i'm taking pre-reqs to get BSN & applying to other schools as well). I had 3.2 for my undergrad BS degree.

I got that email today too, but I really don't think it means a heck of a lot. I have a 3.6 as far as the nursing program is concerned (for the 5 science classes), but a 4.0 overall at MDC. I'm applying for both Accelerated & Generic

Hey ... I got that email too ... I don't want to be Debbie Downer, but are you sure that means anything? I don't want to get my hopes up too high just to wait and wait and wait around until November to get the rejection letter. I think they might ju...

XLFord - thanks for the helpful answers! I know you mentioned you lived at home, but do you know where most of your classmates lived? What areas would you recommend? I see Stiles Hall mentioned a lot on here, but I cannot justify spending that much m...

Cocobelly - thanks so much for the reply! I'm definitely going to call tomorrow ... I really have my heart set on Drexel. I take it (from what I've gathered from your posts) you're starting in Spring '10? Have you figured out your living situation...

I have a quick question: I got my Transfer Credit Evaluation today, and everything seems to have transferred over, but I'm having a freak-out about my science classes. My A&P courses are only 4 credits, not 5 as Drexel says it requires (mine are...