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  1. Nursing School with a Disability

    NightOwlGirl replied to NightOwlGirl's topic in General Students

    The friend who seriously suggested legal action used it to successfully to get a position at the State Department as a Foreign Service officer after they initially denied her application due to her...

  2. Nursing School with a Disability

    NightOwlGirl replied to NightOwlGirl's topic in General Students

    Thank you everyone, for the replies & suggestions. I appreciate all the kind words & support. As many of you said, I get the feeling the university will be sympathetic in theory, but not so...

  3. What time do you start clinical?

    NightOwlGirl replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    6:30am -- 2:30pm, one day per week. Which means getting to the hospital by 6am (if not 5:45am), leaving my house by 5:15am (20 min commute, in good traffic) & getting up around 4am to shower,...

  4. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    NightOwlGirl replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Marymount University, in Arlington, VA. ABSN class of Dec. 2013.

  5. Marymount for ASBN - Fall 2012?

    NightOwlGirl replied to sas4vv's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Congratulations to all the new Fall '12 MU nursing students! I can't wait to meet everyone in a few months. I was accepted during the second review (notification in April) & just received my...

  6. Marymount Accelerated 2nd BSN (Fall 2012)

    NightOwlGirl replied to Lavin'a's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I just received an email today with instructions for choosing our fall schedule & clinical locations/days. Has everyone else gotten this, too? It is a ranking system (put your most preferred time...

  7. Marymount Accelerated 2nd BSN (Fall 2012)

    NightOwlGirl replied to Lavin'a's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hi, Lavin'a! I also was accepted into MU's second degree BSN program & will be attending in the fall. Congrats on getting in & welcome to our cohort! We've talked about setting up a Facebook...

  8. Marymount for ASBN - Fall 2012?

    NightOwlGirl replied to sas4vv's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Congrats, mqualk!! I am part of the MU Fall '12 ABSN cohort (Just activated my student email--woohoo!) & would love more info about orientations & scheduling, especially the general...

  9. Marymount Accelerated Fall 2011

    NightOwlGirl replied to Mamz1's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Thanks so much, soontobnurstudent, that info is very helpful! Is there any way to select being in the late morning group, or vice versa? I would definitely prefer the later start time, but I...

  10. Fall 2012 new nursing students roll call!!!

    NightOwlGirl replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I got accepted in mid-April to an accelerated BSN program & couldn't be more excited, although I know the amount of work awaiting me in late August. :) I had to turn down an offer of admission...

  11. Marymount Accelerated Fall 2011

    NightOwlGirl replied to Mamz1's topic in Virginia Nursing

    A quick question for those who did or are currently attending MU: What is your weekly (and semester) class schedule like? Do they hold clinicals on the same days as classes, or are they separated? Do...

  12. Got my acceptance letter today!

    NightOwlGirl replied to ShesAcuteNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! I got a accepted in mid-April & will begin my first semester this August. Sometimes I can hardly believe it's really happening! Celebrate the good news, enjoy your summer, then...

  13. Just accepted and not sure the next steps..

    NightOwlGirl replied to Scrubs_girl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations! I just got accepted into accelerated BSN program for fall & am in the same boat, wondering what to review & study before our first semester starts in August. I haven't gotten...

  14. I got my letter today!!!

    NightOwlGirl replied to mandydustinkeaton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yaaaaay! Congratulations!It's a great feeling isn't it? I got my acceptance letter on Apr. 11th & still have not come down from the high.I activated my student email today & was floored by...

  15. Tips for a mom's survival in Nursing School and beyond

    NightOwlGirl replied to OKNurse2be's topic in General Students

    This is all wonderful advice! It's inspiring to read about other parents successfully managing all the craziness. :) I'm starting an accelerated BSN in August, when my daughter will be 15 months old...

  16. Marymount University Fall Cohort 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to TxPatients's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Tx,I never meant to imply any such thing & I apologize (profusely) if you took it that way! We've all found our way into nursing from different places & each is equally valid. :) I was...

  17. Marymount University Fall Cohort 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to TxPatients's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Silly phone. See below.

  18. Marymount University Fall Cohort 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to TxPatients's topic in Virginia Nursing

    UMD is a great school! Sadly it is a little far for me, commute wise, given DC area traffic. Spring 2013 is right around the corner, so at least you won't have much of a wait. :) When I was...

  19. s/p arrest - do you ask pts what they remember?

    NightOwlGirl replied to FlyMom's topic in Critical Care

    I coded during my postpartum hemorrhage & when I was stable again, after surgery & in ICU, the nurses & one doctor asked what I could remember. The answer was nothing at all. I recalled...

  20. Marymount University Fall Cohort 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to TxPatients's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am very sorry, Tx. But keep your head up & apply again next term. The NoVa/DC/MD area has a lot of good schools offering second-degree BSN programs & I'm sure you will find a match. Some I...

  21. How competitive is it "really" to get into a Accelerated BSN?

    NightOwlGirl replied to whattodo4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just got accepted into an accelerated BSN program in Northern Virginia (for fall 2012) & was accepted into two ABSN programs in Ohio back in 2010, neither of which I could attend due to my...

  22. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    NightOwlGirl replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    I found out I was pregnant just before I was due to start an accelerated BSN program in 2010 & debated trying to get a LOA for my second semester (baby due in May 2011), but ended up just turning...

  23. Nursing School 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to CordaeP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just wanted to say good luck! Hopefully an acceptance letter is already on its way.I had to give up seats in two BSN programs back in Fall 2010 due to an unexpected (but definitely welcomed)...

  24. GWU ABSN Fall 2012

    NightOwlGirl replied to southeRNgirl185's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats to everyone who got in! I attended GWU for part of my master's program & was excited to come back for nursing school, but have decided against it & am attending another area school...

  25. Marymount for ASBN - Fall 2012?

    NightOwlGirl replied to sas4vv's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Fingers crossed, Tx! Hopefully good news arrives in Saturday's mail. While waiting for their decision, I kept Googling to see if most schools sent out acceptances before rejections & couldn't find...