FutureRN76

Hey all, well we've gotten to it... it starts tomorrow. Anyone planning on meeting tomorrow? I will be getting there for the breakfast they have listed (at least coffee) and look forward to meeting those of you I haven't met yet. It's not hard to miss me, seeing as to how I am 1 of only 22 males in the class. I have dark, short hair, I wear glasses, and (the telling sign) have a small bald spot on the left side of my head (a birthmark). Please come up and introduce yourselves, don't be shy. See you all tomorrow! :mnnnrsngrk:

Hey all, been a while since anyone has posted (including me) but just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year since this coming year is bringing about the start of it all! Can't wait to see everyone next week. Are we going to try and meet up at the orientation? I'll be the one with the 96-ounce cup of coffee! Golden, skill labs will be assigned to us during orientation, meaning you won't know what time your lab is until they tell you next week. See you all soon...

Quick question... anyone else still have the background check hold? I can't seem to get that taken care of yet, just wondering if I'm the only one, I still haven't even received the blue postcard that the Board of Nursing is supposed to send. Let me know...

Hey all... Cali, same here, good to meet you. I was surprised at the turnout, there were a lot of people there, although half of them were Graduate students it seemed... yeah it went a little long, I stayed until 6:45 or so, but they answered a lot of questions! Who else from this board was there? They said there are roughly 123 enrolled students for the Spring 2010 program, and of those I am one of only 22 males! The clinical lab area was neat, they demonstrated the mannequins for us, really cool stuff we're getting into. nmy30, as for your question, I didn't have any volunteer experience whatsoever beforehand, just my pre-reqs, your GPA sounds good, just prepare for the TEAS test if you can. If anyone has any questions about what they said, I can answer (ifI remember what they told us hahaha).

Hey jklivin, here's the info from the email: "A big congratulation is in order for all of you who were recently admitted to the UT Health Science Center School of Nursing for the Spring 2010 semester. We would like to welcome you to our campus by hosting a Welcome Day on Wednesday, December 2nd. This will be held in the School of Nursing’s Hurd Auditorium from 4-6pm and light refreshments will be served." So the question is how do we identify each other? See you all there!

Hey all... out of town here but getting back tomorrow. Cheeky, I think Cali had mentioned meeting up at starbucks after the meet and greet that the school is hosting on December 2. Will you be there? See you all in a couple of days...

This is cool, I look forward to reading these new updates everyday since we are getting closer and closer to it. I still have my immunization hold too CE. I also still have my background hold so I called and they said that they were working on it still but it should be cleared soon. So I haven't gotten any VA notification, which would be cool because I have a strong military background and am familiar with the VA. We'll see... coffee meeting is coming up soon also.

Hi Nurse-Losy, welcome to the board. I think you are the only one so far that I've seen that has been admitted for Graduate studies at UTHSCSA on this thread. From what I've read mostly all of us who have been posting are going into the undergraduate programs, whether it be generic (we don't have a bachelor's degree already) or accelerated (already have a degree, getting a second one in nursing). Good luck to you in your studies!

Cali, when did you get that card? Did you get it in the mail?

Cali, another question: does it still show a hold for you regarding the background check along with the immunization hold? I know you had your fingerprints done last week, I had mine done last Wednesday yet it still shows a hold for me on the school's website, so I'm just curious since you had yours done a couple of days before me. BOND, when did you send in your intent to enroll form? I think they send the email to activate your online account once they receive that paper.

Cali, did you have to do the online modules too? I'm just curious if anyone else got those in their new school email. Cyclical, you finished turning in all your paperwork? How about you Kassiah? Hey Kristy, have you gotten your paperwork yet?

Hey cwdoll, when you open your email through login.live.com there should be at least two emails from the school containing "training" modules, such as what to do in the event you get stuck by a needle and also about online security with school computers and such... They're each done online and take about half an hour each to navigate through.

Welcome to the board jklivin. Look forward to meeting you.

Kristy, that's awesome! Glad to have you as a fellow student! Cali, I got that same email and set up my info. I took the three training courses online already, they took about half an hour each to complete. I turned in all my info today to the health center so I'm done, I hope. Can't wait to meet everyone for coffee...

CWDoll, yeah, generally people who get chickenpox don't have to see a doctor; I grew up on Army bases so going to the military hospitals was always free of charge for us and because of that I have my record of my chickenpox.