strawberryluv BSN, RN

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    Is nursing worth it?!?

    Wow..your options seems really diverse and good both ways. Ivy League education opens a lot of doors and looks good to any employer. It means you are very qualified and/or
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    What does a pre-nursing student want for Xmas?

    Dear Santa, Please provide for me the following items 1. Impeccable motivation and mental stamina for my finals 2. Dean's List eligibility 3. Good Health 4. Happiness 5.
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    Help with General Chemistry

    I am taking chemistry too. It is hell! I am making a 79% in that class. The only class I am struggling
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    Help with the best route to nursing?

    I think you should go straight for your BSN. Because it will be better for you when you look for jobs. Some places want atleast a bachelor's degree. Also, if you plan on being an RN why would you want...
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    How are you going to spend your Thanksgiving break?

    I plan on writing my 5-page English paper that is due when I get back from Thanksgiving break. Plus, read ahead in my biology
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    maybe I'm not always the "smart one"

    I wish my family would regard me as the "smart one." My family don't think I will make it in nursing school. My Dad wants me to major in social work but I put my foot down and said I am GOING TO DO...
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    how does the grading system work at your college?

    It IS student friendly! I figured out that this was the grading scale for the nursing classes too! Isn't that nice? My nursing advisor said that statistics have shown that C+ nurses pass their boards...
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    What classes are you taking in the Spring?

    Chemistry II w/ Lab (I dread chemistry but this one deals with organic and biochemistry which I think won't be too bad because I like things that deal with biology) Statistics for Social Sciences (I...
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    how does the grading system work at your college?

    Rutgers University's grading scale A (90-100) = 4.0 B+ = 3.5 B = 3.0 C+ = 2.5 C = 2.0 I don't know what the B+ range
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    "prereqs" or "coreqs"?

    I have heard that actual nursing classes is hard to the core. Some people have told me NOT to work because of how intense the classes are. The Administrative Assistant for the Dept. Chair of Nursing...
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    So frustrated and sad..

    I didn't take A&P1 yet but I would still like to comment on how great of a grade you still have. I think having a 89% overall is not bad at all. Don't kill yourself over it. Its a really good...
  12. I am in the nursing program for my university. I got admitted directly from high school because my university is trying this new 4-year BSN program. I know for a fact that the first semester of my...
  13. A GPA of lower than 2.5 is REALLY low, I think if I were you I would reevaluate my potential to undergo a rigorous nursing school program. I don't know..thats what I would do. Its a huge deal in...
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    A nursing-related internship

    My university has a database of internships available and searched for by the university. I looked up nursing and health-care related internships and one caught my attention. It is an internship for...
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    Pre-Nursing Classes

    Sciences: General chemistry I, general chemistry II general biology, A&P I, A&P II, Microbiology Gen Ed requirements (they are really specific): intro to sociology, intro to psychology,...
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    Taking Chem and Bio in the same semester?

    I am taking General biology and General chemistry with lab. I am slowly suffering in chemistry, so far my average is a B-. My biology grade is an A. I think that chemistry is really hard even though...
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    Becoming a Nurse

    Take all the AP classes in the sciences (AP chem, AP biology) just so you can get yourself out of those classes when you go to college. I have to take chemistry I and II plus biology. I kind of wish I...
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    Where's the math?

    My college doesn't have a math requirement either but they make us take statistics, which I don't consider math. Umm, nurses use really basic math like for doing conversions or really basica algebra...
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    Chemistry Fall 2010

    I got my second chem exam back. I got such a bad grade...it dropped my average down in that class by two letters grades. I think I have an 80% in this class now. I hate my life.
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    Two Sciences in the spring?

    I think it is do-able. My nursing program makes us take A&P II and Microbiology together in the spring semester of the sophomore year. Taking two sciences is tough! I am taking General Biology...
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    Spring 2011 Hopefuls!!

    my4helpers - congratulations! don't be nervous, you're in! so just do well enough to stay in the
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    Do you think this is too much to do?

    ^ That would depend on the course load and how good your time management skills plus available funds you might have. I know for me, my financial aid does not allow me to take summer courses without...
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    Basic Nursing School Preresuisites Help

    From Coppin State University's website: ENGL COMP I & II = 6 credits; Intro to Sociology = 3 credits; Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II = 8 credits; Intro to Philosophy or Logic = 3...
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    Chemistry Fall 2010

    I feel really bad about what is ensue for me. Today in class, my chemistry professor said that this was the worst test she has ever graded in a class. She announced that so far only one person got...
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    A & P 1 -- Fall 2010

    ^ If you already know what book the professor wants you read out of then start reading the first 3 chapters early. Reading ahead is an excellent way to destress yourself from the material when it...