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I only used Saunders and Kaplan and passed the first time in July. I used Saunders to brush up on topics I knew I was weak on (helloooo OB!) but mostly I just took practice questions and test from Kaplan and went through every single rationale (yes ...

I also was scoring in the 50's on Kaplan. I mean, once in a while I would get maybe a 68 from a qbank 75 question test. I got a 49 on qtrainer 6 and a 53 on qtrainer 7. I was freaking out. However, I would study every rationale I didn't know (includ...

Well I tested on the 14th, got about 130 questions (I turned off the counter after 80- it was stressing me out!), and felt terrible after. I wanted to puke, cry, and drink, not sure of what exact order. Well I don't even know HOW this happened, but ...

I mean I've done so many applications in the past 4 months or so I could be confused... But I thought I remembered choosing 3 units in order of preference.

I don't know... But I've read the previous years threads and it seems like they interview 70-75 people at this stage for around 15 spots. Plus you don't know how many people you're competing against for the three units you chose!

That's what the email said. 2 min answers and only answers from clinical or healthcare related work.

It really depends on the quarter what Fridays are like. For simulations, they are usually 4 hours, either in the morning or afternoon. I think I only had one simulation that was more of an all day thing. Some terms, you'll either have clinicals Thurs...

As OHSU had just sent out all their letters, I thought I'd start a thread about it. I am a 27 year old student who figured out a little later than some that I wanted to go into nursing and have spent the last 2 years doing my prerequisites. Today I r...

Thank you!!! Good luck to you too. I'm sure we'll all do great 😃

I got a call. I forgot to email back and the recruiter called me to make sure I could still make it.

Okay I'm still in the middle of this but I'll play. Feb: started applying for jobs. Apr: 4 interviews. Apr 30: offered job May 15: all paperwork turned in for nclex licensure May 20: 5th interview June 12: will graduate. June 23: interview at my...

That makes me feel better actually thanks! I feel like I did better on my picu interview than the peds interview. And I only went to one acute peds table and I forget which floors it was for. I'm still not totally counting on a call since it's so com...

I read in another thread that people were already getting calls for peds. I knew legacy was super competitive when i started this process! Oh well, at least I have a job offer elsewhere still. Good luck to everyone that's going on for the second rou...

Check your email! I just got my interview time and date just now.

Nope. And I've been checking everyday! If I don't hear anything by the end of this week probably will email on Monday ... I'm living in Oregon right now so have to plan!

I'm originally from California and I had a very dismal overall gpa when I started becoming interested in nursing school. I failed a few classes when I was 18, being not ready to be in college. I knew my only shots of getting into nursing school were ...

My friend and I both only interviewed for peds positions and so far haven't heard anything...

For nursing school, there's no reason you would need anything beyond a littman SE II. The cardio III is really nice, but not necessary for nursing school. From what I've heard, it only is really necessary if you're a cardio nurse. Or if you'll be wor...

Congrats!!! I am t-14 days until graduation myself and took a job in a different state where I'll be cross trained in peds, OB, and NICU and then get placed/get to pick (still a little fuzzy on those details) one of those 3 units for a permanent posi...

That's what I thought. I'm not counting on getting an interview just because it's so competitive! But still... Crossing my fingers.

Is routed app a personalized thing? Or will everyone's statuses say routed? And does that mean they're sending applications to certain units?

I can't speak for the Ohsu accbacc program, but I'm in the regular 3 year program and I know when I applied mid- pre reqs I was straight out rejected and when I applied the next year with all prereqs completed I got in. I think I lost a good deal of ...

I went to a conference where the nurse residency recruiter from UCLA gave a talk about how to get hired and she told everyone to buy a suit, preferably in black, brown, grey, or navy blue. So I bought a suit. I've been to group interview events and m...

I've always wanted to work in peds. I've worked with kids all my life before nursing school and I know it's where I want to be. Pretty much all my project and papers were related to kids and babies, I had plenty of work experience with kids, and then...

I decided on Kaplan over hurst. I haven't taken my test yet (I graduate in 2 weeks), but what I do is go over all the rationales to make sure I understand them all. Then, I keep a running list of things I don't know and need to review and then at lea...