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I may have to put my plan on hold for one year, just because of money and financial reasons. But I just keep telling myself that will mean I will be that much more ready (lol) when the time comes!!! :) Good luck!

Hello, just stumbled upon this message...and wanted to share what I am doing...do you have any nursing contacts that you can use to set up some shadowing? Fortunately for me, my mom is a nurse, and she contacted the HR department at her hospital so I...

I've just started my prereqs at NOVA and I learned a lot by just watching the orientation sessions online. Go to the NOVA homepage, and look up the nursing programs, and there should be links for the orientations on there. If I remember correctly, ...

Cheer, thanks for the update. The price of tuition, even in-state, makes that pretty much not an option, at least compared to NVCC, which is also very close by for me. Good luck...what pre-reqs are you taking this fall?

I am just starting my prereq's this fall, and in making my decision I talked to several friends I have that are nurses as well as my mom (who has been a PACU nurse and is now case management). With the exception of my mom, everyone was wildly encour...

Nope, you're not alone! I'm headed to NVCC, too, and while I'm ok with the chemistry, I have a lot of biology to make up (starting this fall). It is almost torture, isn't it, to finally make the decision and then have to wait so long to actually st...

Oh, I know...that is one of the reasons that I'm spreading my pre-reqs out so much. Save, save, save. I'm even considering axing my cable!!! I am planning, for the time that I will be in nursing school, to get financial aid, too. I just don't wa...

You know, I haven't, but you are the second one to mention it to me. I will look into it, just to be sure (though I live *really* close to NOVA's MEC and the price is right). Marymount will definitely be too much $$$ for me. I'd be interested on ...

My own mom will be retiring from nursing in February, and I think she is still in shock over my decision! I keep telling her that I'm only *just* starting my prerequisites...she is very supportive, but I also think a bit worried, as I kind of hit ...

I'm just starting my pre-requisites this fall for an associates program at my local community college. Because I have to spread out my credits (financial reasons) and I'll still be working full time, I'm not looking at actually being able to enter n...

Cheer, I have my sites on a 2011 start in the accelerated in-person program at Northern Virginia Community College. *crossing fingers*

I'm just starting my pre-reqs at NVCC this fall, and I'm looking at a 2011 start date as well...I know it seems so far off, but I'd rather have all my ducks in a row and more time to save money as well!

In teaching, we joke about all the different (and very bizarre at times) acronyms we have...looks like that isn't singular to teaching! But I have to give props to whoever decided to name our standardized tests 'SOLs'. Ha!

Ah see now...that tells you how much of a noob I am! Thanks!

So, you are starting the traditional program this fall? I had started out interested in the accelerated online, but now I'm leaning toward accelerated in-person...thinking I want as many people there to help as possible! :) But again, for me...that...

What does HESI stand for?

It depends on when the program starts...if the accelerated program starts in the fall semester, then you go four consecutive semesters (including summers)...so it would go fall, spring, summer, fall.

Thanks for the PM NovaRN...I'm off to get my post count up so I can reply! I got my official acceptance letter to the college in the mail today...made me feel so giddy...LOL, I don't think I was this excited the first time round! When (not 'if') I g...

Thanks for the tip! And also, for the prof's name...I will keep that written down!

Hi all! I'm another NVCC student, only much further behind. I will be starting my pre-reqs this fall. I am anticipating starting one of the accelerated programs sometime in 2011 (gulp)...sounds so far away, but since I'm still working full time (e...

I am just starting my pre-requisites this fall. I will still be working full time as a teacher while I take all of my pre-reqs, and I'm also planning on two years to get them all in...but I'm fine with that! I'm only taking 5 credits this fall...one...