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First I have never heard of volunteer hours, it must be a california thing. How hard english is, depends on the professor teaching. I had a very easy time in my english course. Most of the people I talk to at other colleges say that freshman english is easy. Chemistry and Biology on the other hand, arent quite that fun. They aren't easy, BUT you can make it easy on yourself by actually studying every day, setting up a schedule to study, and not craming. Best advice, would be to look at a lot of schools, not just one or two. Nursing is a tough major to get into, so options are your best friend. Good Luck

Hello all! I have a simple question hopefully someone can answer. I would like to work in neonatal ICU for my required experience, does anyone know if this will count for my required experience? Thanks in advance!

I have made my decision on this whole deal, I have talked to a few MD anesthesiologist and 2 CRNAs. I am a people person, and from what the MDs have told me nurses and MDs look at a patient. Accord to the MDs they focus more on the illness while nurses focus more on the patient in a whole. Which has led me to decide to go for CRNA. Money isn't an issue, I know people hear that and say I am full of it, But I really am not. The reason why I asked this question was because my ex-fiance's mother would pay 100% of my tuition, book, room and board etc if I became a doctor, including a 10,000 a month salary while in school. If I go nursing, I pay for everything myself. So yes it was a hard decision, but wouldn't you think that if money was my main concern I would be pre-med right now instead of Nursing? So CRNA it is!

WoW where is this at??? The hospitals here in Charlotte don't seem to be affected by the economy, I have even heard plans of a new hosiptal being built

I think that doctors/nurses will be over worked (wayy more than they already are) and request more pay, and the hospitals refuse to give more pay, so they leave. Leaving us in a bigger shortages, longer wait times, more and more over worked -under paid nurses/doctors, leading them to leave (dominos effect) Just imagine 100 MORE people going into a major city hospital, which isn't that huge of a number, but imagine how much MORE work its going to be for nurses and doctors, how much longer wait times is going to be.. I think that if Obama really wants this to work in the way that he wishes it to, he needs to set a minimum of how many nurses work per bed, and doctors per bed, which will require hospitals to HIRE more doctors and nurses, so that a huge jump in patients wont be such a huge effect (WHILE MANDATING SALARY MINIMUM, AND COST OF LIVING RAISE EVERY YEAR) I know that sounds far fetched but is it really? If the customer base increases (more like when) they will need more staff, BUT wont hire more staff, just overwork the staff they already have present. What do you think?

Interesting point. i agree wasteful spending needs to be gone. But this new plan should put the care givers out in the cold, because that will drive people and doctors away from hospitals and stuff, and into private practice

I know they will defer payments, but making the monthly payment is the issue, having a lower than expected salary isn't a good reason the not make the monthly payments:bugeyes:

Private school, 1/2 scholarship, 1/4 room and board scholarship, 35,000 in parents plus loan, 34,500 in federal loans, 6,000 in nursing loans. (for BSN)

Someone brought up a point in a thread about the possibility of health care salaries going DOWN if the new health care reform is passed......Has anyone heard of this??? In my opinion nurses don't get paid enough as it is, even nursing specialities don't get paid nearly what they should. With college tuition on the rise every year, most colleges about $1,000 a year per student. If health care salaries go lower, how in the world are we going to pay off student loans in a decent time. When I graduate my payments are going to be around 800 a month for 10 years! and thats just for my BSN not including Grad school. What are your thoughts on this new insurance plan? Do you really think this will drive salaries down? or up? (I would think with more people going to the hospitals etc the demand for skilled care will go up, which will drive up salaries (supply and demand right?)

Your comments are very helpful!!! How hard is it for a RN to get into ICU (in northeast if that makes a difference), as a new graduate?

good luck!!!!

you are probably going to be soo tired that your grades are going to be a lot lower than you think they will be. I have a friend in a easy major (business) and is working as a cna on night shift 4 days a week. Its horrible and she is extremely smart, and her grades droped a whole letter grade. And only sundays to study????? Thats insane. if you have anatomy during any of those times, forget about it! you will fail if you only try to have one day to study. Any person on here that has taken that course will tell you the same. (unless you have a very very very very good memory) *thats not an attack on you, or how smart you are* Nusing is not a piece of cake, it requires studying! And like the person above stated, most clinical sites, will not allow you to attend if you work past a certain time (my school its 10:30) I am a CNA and my school's board for the BSN program told me i can not work my first year period, and during clinicals, weekend only, or I will be suspended from nursing. (And I made a 27 on my ACT which is pretty darn good, qualified me for a huge scholarship) and I am not even willing to try to work at all, except maybe summers, but doubtful.

Studyyy!!! call in to work! education is more important!

Being a nurse DOES NOT HELP GET YOU INTO MED SCHOOL!!!!!!! This is what a Medical School administrator said to me: 1) adcoms don't consider nursing to be a hard major. Actually it is considered easy. Chemical engineering is considered hard. 2) look at the stats from AAMC http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2008/mcatgpabymaj08.htm Specialized Health Science majors have the lowest mean score in every section of the MCAT and gpas on the low side. This explains why while 42% of all applicants get admitted to medical school, only 31% of specialized health science majors do. 3) nursing philosophy is different than that of medicine. In my opinion nursing training is torture for someone who wants to think like a physician.

No, and i have talked to medical administration and they think nursing is A EASY major. The things nurses study and med students studies are nothing alike! The stuff nurses know, isn't going to help all that much (if any) go pre-med if your thinking of becoming a doctor, gpa will be better!