rntobe7733

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1. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois Nursing

   GOOD questions:) The grading system is A:93%-100%, B:85%-93%, C:77%-85%, and below 77% is failing. The exams are written by the instructors, but they work very hard to design the questions to be a...

2. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I really love St. Francis. It is incredibly challenging, but very good. While they are not hiring a ton of new nurses at either, St Francis seems to be bringing on a few more than Methodist, so I'm...

3. new nursing student/mother of 2/wife needs help with time management

   rntobe7733 replied to jcbalat's topic in General Students

   The other posters hit the nail on the head when it comes to scheduling time to study. I think that the key is communication with your hubby regarding when you're really going to need backup. My best...

4. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   rntobe7733 replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I don't live in Peoria, but agree with the above poster in terms of what I've heard from other

5. Will it matter that I have a non-nursing B.S.?

   rntobe7733 replied to maggie24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   In terms of the financial aid, I didn't have the nice little perks or "free money" Pell, grants, etc. that I did the first time around. Though I didn't realize this until more recently, even though...

6. Will it matter that I have a non-nursing B.S.?

   rntobe7733 replied to maggie24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   The other thing that it may affect is financial aid. I've found out the hard way that many schools do not offer any loans for someone with a previous bachelor's unless they are going for a master's....

7. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I'm actually over at St. Francis in Peoria. IWU turns into a three year program, regardless of a previous Bachelor's. ISU's 2 year is VERY VERY difficult to get into....I want to say that the...

8. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I was actually accepted into this program, but decided against it for a number of reasons. After some discussion with my husband we decided that 2 young children + 1 year accelerated nursing program=...

9. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   rntobe7733 replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I will be starting my second semester at St. Francis this fall. LOVE IT!!! I had to decide between a 1 year accelerated state University program, as well as another local school. St. Francis was...