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chicagoing ADN, RN

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  1. College of Dupage letters mailed - Fall 2010

    chicagoing replied to CODADN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You should join our discussion in the General Nursing Student forum. Dr. Gukenberger posted to the thread stating that at the earliest, acceptance letters will be sent out 2 weeks after the...

  2. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thank you for your input, Dr. Gukenberger, and Happy Valentine's Day to you

  3. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Even though we have just started the semester, I will be happy when it's over. I think it's just the cold weather that's getting to me. Gas mileage is down, gas prices are up. It is tough at times to...

  4. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I honestly didn't study as much as I should have. I am feeling a little burned out and just want to start nursing school. We covered the endocrine circulatory systems. I hear that some COD A&P...

  5. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hey! I'm hanging in there. I just had my first exam for A&P II and am not sure how I did (but should find out soon). I had been talking with a few students who also applied for fall 2011. I...

  6. What are health related programs that are < competitive than Nursing ? Need a career!

    chicagoing replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    I just wanted to chime in to say that speech therapy is competitive, and you will need a master's degree to

  7. Please evaluate my NLN-PAX exam score!!

    chicagoing replied to nurseinnyc&nj's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was actually able to check my score right after I finished! We really weren't supposed to, but the exam administrators didn't mind since I was one of the last 3 students to finish (and by the time I...

  8. Change from BSN to DDS

    chicagoing replied to lyanne's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi there. Dental program requirements are very similar to med school requirements. You will need to take biology for science (not health science) majors, two semesters of inorganic chemistry, 2...

  9. Put down for ADN program

    chicagoing replied to all4ofus's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not even in a nursing program yet, but it always seems like the people who put you down (saying they're somehow better than you) feel insecure with some aspect or aspects of themselves and somehow...

  10. Please evaluate my NLN-PAX exam score!!

    chicagoing replied to nurseinnyc&nj's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    97% of persons in the diploma program norms group received your composite score of 135 or lower. 93% of persons in the associate degree norms group received your composite score of 135 or lower. 94%...

  11. Anyone else struggling with biol 189?

    chicagoing replied to pixelkiss's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Through which college or university are you taking Biol

  12. NOT going to the pinning ceremony

    chicagoing replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in General Students

    I'm taking a guess, but I've heard that college will oftentimes use placeholder "diplomas" in lieu of the real thing and send the real one in the mail at a later

  13. Failed the practical on first A&P I test.

    chicagoing replied to SkylarNola's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does your instructor allow you sufficient lab time to look through multiple slides of the tissues in question? I have a difficult time viewing slides in the lab, so I use Google to find photos of...

  14. Sick of people who think Nursing will be easy!

    chicagoing replied to katebean04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had not seen a word bank until this year. Imagine, students complaining that there is too much info. included on the word banks and study guides...come on, guys, the answers are staring you in the...

  15. Please can some help me understand my nln results.

    chicagoing replied to jameelahw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh sorry. Yes if the actual composite score is 97 then it is probably a little bit below the 50th percentile (which will be a composite score of

  16. Anyone going into nursing because of an interest in science?

    chicagoing replied to Skips's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am going into nursing because I have a genuine interest in making a difference in other people's lives and wish to be able to support myself as a single person. I do love science, but the nursing...

  17. Please can some help me understand my nln results.

    chicagoing replied to jameelahw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you referring to your composite percentile? Or composite score (100 is average)? If you are in the 97th percentile, then you are way ahead of the

  18. Not as Excited About A/P 2... Anyone Else?

    chicagoing replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel exactly the same way. I just can't get into the material right now, but I think that is partially due to the fact that I just completed my ADN application a few weeks ago and realize that I can...

  19. NLN-RN Pre-entrance exam...Did I get a good study guide??

    chicagoing replied to affffraidofamericans's topic in General Students

    Is it possible for you to apply to programs that do not weigh the exam score so highly and give more weight to pre- and co-requisite GPA? Why not apply to these other

  20. Nursing is stupid?

    chicagoing replied to AmandaTheNurse's topic in General Students

    Re: doing the "dirty jobs" like changing briefs, doing peri care, emptying urinals, etc. - obviously most people would NOT prefer feeling helpless to the point where they need someone to do these...

  21. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    If COD chooses to extend their applications deadline, I suppose it's their prerogative to do so. Yeah, it may seem unfair that people can take the PAX exam in Feb. but hey...I registered in Oct. for a...

  22. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    If I recall, we were told that the application deadline may be extended if there was an insufficient number of applications submitted by February 1. (I learned this at the group advising session.) I...

  23. BSN vs. a different degree then accelerated BSN

    chicagoing replied to winterlights08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Please correct me if I misunderstood, but you may only qualify for grants for the first degree. A student my still qualify for financial aid for a later degree (not graduate degree), but in the form...

  24. Looking for ways to finagle my way into ADN program ...

    chicagoing replied to anpvk7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think what you actually mean is a "for-profit" institution. Johns Hopkins University is one of the better known "private" universities, and admission to any of their programs is extremely...

  25. Any College of Dupage nursing students out there? Or hopefuls?

    chicagoing replied to RscodADN10's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Oh, ok. You had the same question I did. Rscod, correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Deb verify that your best 8 classes (gradewise) will count toward the GPA calculation? I would (logically?)...