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1. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   if you haven't taken pharm yet, then yes, it is mandatory to take first semester. however, if you fail, you have summer to retake it and continue onto 2nd semester in the

2. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   Heads up on the sweater, if they're still doing "one size fits all" then it is HUGE. And to anyone taking pharm along side nursing, be prepared. You're going to have an exam every week, alternating...

3. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   They'll be assigned to you. 1/2 the semester is acute (hospital) and the other half is long term care. For the most part they try to chose locations close to

4. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   A few things I can think of: Prepare for chaos for the first few weeks, especially front loading. The professors are quite unorganized and schedules changed, students didn't know where they were...

5. PBSC/PBCC August 2010

   pickledcookie replied to woahmelly's topic in Florida Nursing

   I'm starting 2nd semester this fall. I don't remember the price of my books, but I do remember the weight. 36 pounds! Let me advise you to get your books online at Amazon or similar. I've always done...

6. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   are your transcripts from different schools? that was my first thought. or are any of the classes from this spring? maybe those are going through the system

7. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   that's the big secret! They don't tell you! It's basically a personally test where they say "I am a perfectionist" and then you chose "not like me" "sorta like me" "very much like me" It's a pain the...

8. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   You got the scholarship? I was denied because my "GALLUP score did not fall within the minimum range established" But apparently everyone who is denied gets the same BS response. How convenient for...

9. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

   pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

   If I needed to take 500mg of Tylenol, and they came in 250mg tablets, how many tablets do I need to take? Yes, I am serious. Most of the questions on the first procalc are like that. Just go over the...

10. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm stuck in this area and there aren't too many nursing school choices. Even tho I applied to PBCC and FAU I chose PBCC because I found out that I was accepted there about 5 months before FAU sends...

11. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

    I had 26.?? for spring, which is lower than fall. I would think 27/28ish would be the cutoff. Are all your prerequisites done? 90+ on NLN? volunteer/work experience point? Also, if you're Haitian,...

12. Fau Traditional Nursing Program

    pickledcookie replied to rain.jenn's topic in General Nursing

    PBCC is a lot easier to get into, plus they provide a point system so you know EXACTLY where you stand compared to other people, if they share their points. I was accepted to both PBCC and FAU, but...

13. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

    The syllabi are here: http://www.pbcc.edu/x5768.xml and I warn you, they're really long. and do we need the uniform then? I thought we didn't need it until the following

14. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm sorry, but a facts a fact. The National Center for Education Statistics "found that in 2001, the number of students age 35 and older in degree-granting institutions was...

15. PBCC-palm beach comm. college

    pickledcookie replied to Nurse-One's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are you saying I'm wrong? Can you honestly tell me that the majority of students were under