sparklecide

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1. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   hey guys, I'm Sara and I'm going to West Penn in the fall too!!! I'm living down there, and basically making school my life for two years...yay! i'll be at the registration on july 10th, so that's exciting too.. Alyson, if you get this, sorry I've b...

2. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   hahaha yeah, I'm gonna try like hell to see what I can do. My intention is to live there, bring my car, and quit working while I'm in school. I've been saving up and trying to pay my bills off before I go, and it'd be really nice to not have to work ...

3. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   you know what, i actually will look into the student nurse asssistant thing, it sounds like i'd enjoy that more than the job i have now. lol. thanks for all your kind words. it's nice to hear it from someone who's trying to get into the same program....

4. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   yes, I've been hearing lots of rumors, I hate to say it. I read some in older posts.... My mom worked as a nurse at West Penn specifically, the hospital where the school is based out of, and she said that it's one of the only hospitals to ever get Ma...

5. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   Yeah Alyson, either way, I'm so excited. I cook and waitress at a restuarant, so I know, it's terrible. Bad hours, no set times, the pay isn't that great, it's just a huge pain in the butt when your lifestyle has to revolve around "omg I donno when I...

6. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   yikes. things aren't looking good.

7. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   hahaha yes we need nursing buddies. It's great that you're doing that student nursing assistant job...That's going to look INCREDIBLE as experience on your application! I'm hoping that on Saturday I can talk to someone and explain the situation, I wo...

8. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   and I live in Delmont, PA, about half an hour away from Pittsburgh, so I would definately want to live there. My mom's been a nurse with the West Penn Allegheny health system for 20 years, and she works at Allegheny General and used to work at West P...

9. West Penn School of Nursing?

   sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

   Okay so let me start off by explaining that I was a music major at Seton Hill University for 2 years before I decided I wanted to be a nurse. I basically started going to WCCC(westmoreland county community college) this past year, and I haven't taken...

10. West Penn School of Nursing?

    sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

    and you are right....application is due April 15th. I just registered for the April 14th test date. I just hope I can get in without my grades for this semester done yet. Otherwise, I could be looking at fall 2011. ugh.

11. West Penn School of Nursing?

    sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hi Alyson! Oh Gosh, I'm stressing out over this application thing. I still have to register for the test, but I will be there on the 20th for the open house too! I'm so excited!!

12. West Penn School of Nursing?

    sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

    Hi guys! I'm Sara, I'm 21 years old, born and raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. I just applied to West Penn School of Nursing and I figured I'd just jump on here and find out if there's anyone else who is applying for the fall so that we could all...

13. West Penn School of Nursing?

    sparklecide replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania

    Heyyyy! when exactly did you end your chemistry class? How close to the deadline were you? I end my Chem class on May 5th and the application deadline is May15th....I'm worried about the same situation that you were in...I can't believe that!!!I'm so...