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I was wondering when they were gonna send me my reply. I doubt i'll get in but i am still being optimistic. If not then i will take a couple classes and reapply next year. My heart jumps w/ every small and large envelope that comes out of that mailbo...

Congrats!!!:)Hospitals do hire CNA's in hospital NICU but with many years of experience(unless u have connections) b/c everyone wants NICU and Mother Baby. They usually hire CNA's in hospitals after a couple months or a year of experience.

I am in the same boat as you trying to figure out what to do and what field of health care to choose. the job you choose for your experience can make all the difference. i think u being a lpn for experience is a lot better than being a cna for experi...

Dont let the fact that they say they are not hiring discourage you. A previous professor was giving me advice b4 I graduated. The professor said even when they say they are not hiring drop off your resume anyway. Whenever a spot opens up your resume ...

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You can always get someone to look over your resume for you. sometimes it has tiny errors that we dont notice but someone else can spot it easily. With the economy they get so many applications. They may throw your resume out for one little error. Th...

Thanks:) I am so nervous.

You'll do fine. Dont worry about the age think. The key is feeling comfortable with each skill using your personality. You dont have to be "motherly". A couple of us in the class I took were in our early 20s. Some people were in their late 50s. We al...

Sounds encouraging, my first day of my first CNA job is next week and i am super nervous. I hope it goes well. Just curious, what did they have you do? Did you have to lift patients a lot?

At the hospital i volunteered at there were signs outside the patients room that said NPO(meaning nothing by mouth or nothing prescribed orally) so i knew not to bring them anything even if they asked. As for as not bothering the nurses I did that by...

Lol, i wont lie. I gained weight there but most of it(except two lbs) came off after graduation w/ plenty of walking and some diet changes. There is always salads and healthy other alternatives. but as usual healthier is a little more costly. Hey, fo...

Congrats, I didnt get into the 1 yr but i am keeping hope alive for the two yr. with my financial situation i am not sure i could do the 1yr anyway. but i hope i get into the 2 yr. i had similar grades(switch micro and ANP) but i didnt see all my rec...

Yes, we prefer to think of ourselves as a "commuter school"..lol(eventhough the term usually refers to those who dont dorm). But yea, i remember dragging myself out of bed at 8am saturday morning and dragging my little carryon w/ wheels around campus...

I know your parents are trying to look out for you and your best interest but you should follow your dream. My mom wasnt keen on me changing my career path to nursing at first. I had open discussions with her about the profession and what nursing ent...

This is good info..i've seen this school on another post as well. They seem to have a pass rate over 90% on the NCLEX. I wish i lived closer or that there was something like that in the tristate area. There tier 3 schools with pass rates that are onl...

I dont think it makes it easier (unless you are currently there to meet professors,etc). I wouldnt mind if they did though... If i dont get in then i will take some classes, make my job pay for them then just try again.

You'll be fine..trust me. A lot of it is common sense. A lot of things are basic anatomy and medical terminology. We arent just saying that. Trust me if you took some college science courses this will be a breeze. The only thing is worrying about mak...

Heyy..a fellow Alumni!!:) That' so cool...what year did you graduate? I'm class of 09. I dont know if they accept a lot of stony brook alumni/students. from what i've seen in the health science center...the 1yr had people who were much older so i don...

Yea, Chapin is. They usually dont let undergrads live there though. I'm guessing they make an acception for nursing students since many are older and wont live in dorms. I know for the health science major they dont let you live in chapin unless you ...

I hope they accept all of us. They dont call your references, they just read the letters..there's too many people to call all your references. Plus, they may not always get people over the phone.

Yea, maybe. I thought Chapin was only for post-bacc or grad students..i dunno. there's west apts and schomburg but i think schomburg is only for grad,med, or post bacc students. but u are right i think its maybe just to save a spot. if they accept me...

wow..i knew they were slowly bringing in the doctorate but i didnt know that it would be a requirement for the NP soon. 5 years flies when you are in school. I want to get my masters soon but i dont know yet. well i guess even if you do the two yr pr...

I hope we both get in:) Group dynamics is like group theory or social psych right? I felt unsure why they required knowledge about if i was to live on campus or not. i may decide to live on campus since i wont have to worry about commuting and i can...

Oh long island state veteran's home in stony brook..right next to the SB hospital.

Yes, I finished them at Stony Brook...i have had this gut feeling from the start that i wont get into the 1yr but the 2 yr program(fingers crossed). Did you finish your prereqs? Honestly the two year program is longer,especially since i already have ...