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  1. I applied July 15 and all of my transcripts were received by July 29. How long does the admissions process normally take? I know I'm being impatient, lol, but I am really anxious to get started!!...
  2. Thank goodness for CNA's!!!

    I love our aides (we have very few CNAs in the hospital). I depend on them, and in turn, try to help them out whenever I can. My first semester of nursing school covered a little bit of CNA stuff,...
  3. So...I definitely just failed Med-Surg :(

    I recommend meeting with your instructor as well. Ask for tips and guidance - that's what they are there for. In the meantime, while you are waiting to go back, take some time to review the material...
  4. How long for admissions process?

    Thanks. They said they are behind! It has been 3 weeks since they got the last if my transcripts, so I'm hoping I will hear something
  5. Joining UTA for RN-BSN

    I have applied for late September. I haven't heard a thing yet. It is making me crazy! Hopefully I will know something soon and get
  6. Wallets go in a locker. I had a terrible cough and they let me take in cough drops so I wouldn't disturb anyone. I had to unwrap them and put them in a little paper cup they
  7. Our teachers kept reminding us that as long as the computer was still on, we still had a chance of passing. I took mine on Monday and got the "hold" popup too. It was off by 10:00 a.m. yesterday...
  8. That's a very short ICU orientation. I start on Monday, and our orientation will be 6 to 7 months, and I'm sure I still won't feel ready
  9. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    I did roughly 100 questions a day from the Saunders CD, starting May 1 through May 20. I looked at the rationale for every question, whether I had it wrong or right! I had my final May 14. I took a...
  10. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Took my exam yesterday at 12:30. It only took me 30 minutes and 75 questions. I tried the PV trick and got the message that my results were on hold (Sigh, I understand this happens when you go to...
  11. Praying PVT is right!!

    Thanks Rachel. I will just check it on my
  12. I graduated May 22, our final was May 14, and our school sent our paperwork to the NY BON on May 23!) I got my ATT yesterday and scheduled my test for Monday afternoon (I could have taken it this...
  13. Praying PVT is right!!

    Did you do the PearsonVue trick immediately or wait a bit? I'm taking my NCLEX on Monday at 12:30! I am driving an hour and a half to take it, so I am thinking of taking my laptop to check my score...
  14. Hi june test takers.....let support each other

    I take my final May 14, so I can send my application to the BoN that day. Hopefully, I will be taking my test in early
  15. Best time to apply for a job!

    I mailed in my resumes to hospitals that wanted that and filled out applications for those that wanted that. Right now, there are several job fairs and graduate dinners going on. A lot of my...
  16. Best time to apply for a job!

    I graduate in May. I started applying in early February and am going on interviews now. There are a lot of job fairs now for graduate nurses. Not much goes on in my area for December graduates. I...
  17. Anybody get an internship?

    Our school sets up "externships" for you. You can choose summer break or winter break. They are optional, but good to have. You have to give some choices of where and what, and then they try to...
  18. 1st semester down!!

    Yay! I will be finished on Tuesday - last clinical is tomorrow. We have lost 10 people (66 - 56) and there are a few close to the 75% pass line, so I think the final may weed out a few. It has been...
  19. TC3 Students

    I start on Thursday yay! I was told there was a waitlist of several hundred students, but that is not the case. This year, they had over 1500 applicants, took the "top" 63, adn then had a waitlist....
  20. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    I am unsure where people are getting information that it is against the law to give out truthful information on reference checks. I worked for over 20 years in the human resources field before...
  21. I would talk to the chair of the nursing program you want to get into and see what she says. That reallys is the best person to go to for advice. They can tell you exactly what they are looking for...
  22. My understanding is that TC3 had a record year for applicants, 327 applicants for 60
  23. TC3 Cortland NY, starting Fall
  24. I got my acceptance letter this week with a form to mail back with a $50 deposit. There was no packet of information, so hopefully this will come soon. I am anxiously awaiting. I have wanted to do...
  25. TC3 Students

    Thanks for the reply. That is what I thought. I am hoping my chances are good since my college grades rocked, lol. I did notice this week that they changed my major from General Studies to Nursing...