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  1. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    GrayMatter replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    I agree it's frustrating! I don't know why the delay, but it seems like it was forever ago that I applied. Obviously they have ranked everyone since they have sent out offical rankings and filled all...

  2. Microbiology struggles.

    GrayMatter replied to Remilekun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How detailed is your prof wanting you to get? My bs is micro/chemistry and I have taught this before, though only to high school students and not in a university setting. I like animations, but they...

  3. A&P I is not going well

    GrayMatter replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you literally have a professor sitting and literally not doing anything, why not record this and take it to the dean (assuming the dean will care)? Small recorder, video setting on camera hidden,...

  4. Feel like crying...need encouragement

    GrayMatter replied to SoCaliGirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try not to focus on what you can't change. I'm 36 and totally starting over! It will be ok, in the long run one semester won't make ANY difference in the grand scheme of your life. It will be OK!! I...

  5. Should I relocate to Texas from California?

    GrayMatter replied to socal_nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just google Laredo drug war or McAllen drug war. I'm a Tx native and imo the border is nowhere to live, it's hostile, lots of drug activity trying to get drugs from Mexico into the states....

  6. What do you learn in Organic Chemistry?

    GrayMatter replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Organic chemistry is the chemistry of organic carbon compounds which covers almost all carbon compounds except for a few inorganic ones- a traditional 8 hour year long course will cover alkanes,...

  7. Nursing or medical technology?

    GrayMatter replied to confusedMale's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What sort of work did you do in the hospital lab? I have a BS in micro, and thought about MLT at a local comm college or 2nd degree MT program from the university I got my BS from. I worked in a lab...

  8. I am seriously freaking out

    GrayMatter replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They are preserved, to me this is so much easier than what I suspect I will face as a nurse. No blood, no goo, no odor other than the preservative..... I'm a biology teacher, you will get through...

  9. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

    GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I guess competitive is relative, ACC seems easier to get into than other schools to me- since they only take gpa, hesi score, and # of courses taken into consideration when applying and the additional...

  10. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

    GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you ever been to Austin? Check it out...might be a good fit Austin comm college is $54/ hour for in district & $300/hour out of state. There's also UT Nursing which is excellent & Texas...

  11. Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

    GrayMatter replied to ChanelCinq's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is out of state an option for you? I am not from CA, but the school I have applied to does not have a wait list (well each time you apply you receive bonus points which gives you a bit of a boost and...

  12. Am I setting myself up for failure

    GrayMatter replied to Reallyconfused0160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want to work with kids and also be a nurse, perhaps being a school nurse would be an option? Or maybe teaching health education or something? I am a science teacher and hope to start nursing...

  13. Really...how hard is Chemistry?

    GrayMatter replied to labchic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice is to not underestimate the benefit of a little memorization- when your teacher writes Fe on the board you need to know it's iron without spending a second thinking about it. Make sure you...

  14. Am I setting myself up for failure

    GrayMatter replied to Reallyconfused0160's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think some of this will depend on several things- how well you did in AP1, your overall science knowledge, your desire to overcome your addiction, and your commitment to studying. Some of it depends...

  15. Being Patient

    GrayMatter replied to labchic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I completely understand...if I get through the program I want to get into I'll be 39 when I graduate and will still want to do an RN-MSN program after. It's daunting starting over (I was accepted into...

  16. Scared of Microbiology ... Advice?

    GrayMatter replied to PacoUSA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think what throws people off is that so much seems completely foreign at first- some of it is the organism names like psuedomonas aeruginosa or group a beta hemolytic streptococcus and so on........

  17. I'm so excited

    GrayMatter replied to SummerMeadow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can do it!!! I am 36 with two kiddos and I went back to school last fall. It is a big adjustment but I don't regret doing it at all. Just remember to take time for yourself to come up and breathe....

  18. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    GrayMatter replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not a nurse, either, but doing my best to understand why we take the courses we take and how they apply to what nurses actually do. I know a floor nurse won't diagnose the c.dif, but will use...

  19. Passed the TEAS today!!!

    GrayMatter replied to SpencerFLA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats!!!

  20. Should I take these classes together?

    GrayMatter replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I took organic it was quite a bit more time spent in the lab than general chem and thought it required a bit more study time just b/c there is a fair amt of memorization but I really liked it....

  21. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    GrayMatter replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a bs in micro and I'm pretty sure a patient with c. dif would feel it's pretty relevant to every day nursing lol...anyway I'm interested in public health and infection control so it's certainly...

  22. HESI A2?

    GrayMatter replied to nohika's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I bought a HESI study guide off amazon (not sure if it's the same one being discussed here) before I took the test this summer and found multiple errors so if something seems wrong it probably is...

  23. Should I take Chemistry BEFORE I take A & P I ???

    GrayMatter replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would say even if it's not required, take it with A&P as it will only enhance your understanding of the material. We use the unique function of every chemical reaction in our bodies to control...

  24. Austin, TX

    GrayMatter replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi txredheadnurse!! I am hoping to start ACC spring 2010....BIG career change for me and hoping I handle it all with kids and family life. I start an intro to nursing class this month as a pre-req...

  25. Accelerated vs. Traditional BSN - what should i do?

    GrayMatter replied to ryantherunner's topic in General Nursing

    What wonderful advice you have received! I'm in a similar (somewhat!) situation. I have a bs in microbiology/chemistry, but I am a non-traditional student & have children and a very busy...