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Hi! I am starting to fill out applications I will be sending out for a few of the nursing schools here. I would just like to solicit some of your ideas on what to write. I am one of the career switchers. I used to work in IT and decided to switch to ...

Hi..! I have a previous Bachelors degree which I took from another country. Anyway, I applied for the Nursing program at NIU. And they credited most of my subjects execpt for English.. It says I need 2 English subjects or English 105. Anyway, I was w...

Hi... after getting A in AP 1, I am struggling with AP2. I am considering dropping the subject and jus retake it again in the next semester. However, I am not sure which is a better option, to drop the subject and get a W or just stick it out and pro...

Retaking it will replace the grade. But it will still show in the transcript that I took AP 112 this quarter, but next to it will be a grade of R which means repeat I guess. But this is not calculated in the GPA. The one that will be calculated will ...

Thanks everyone for responding to my post. As it turns out I am not the only one who is doing horrible in this class. I talked to a lot of my classmates and they are in the same boat as I am. They did awesome in AP1 but for some reason, they are also...

On occasion our trusty truck acts funny very good vehicle any how.

Hi... I just had my international transcript evaluated from ECE and how come their evaluation I think is too low.. I got my C's converted to Ds! But this was not the case in all of it. So I don't know it's really like that..I mean, if C's are D's, ho...

Hi.. I am shooting for Spring semester for a nursing transfer program in Loyola for the accelerated BSN. The problem is the pre-reqs I still need to take in College of DuPage are already closed since the number of students for the class have been max...

Hi thanks for the tip! I did the same thing every single day. I would wake up around 6:30 since online registration doesnt open till 7 am just to check classes. Good thing I was able to enroll in both classes. Anatomy 111 and Microbiology. By the way...

Hi!! I am in the process of applying for nursing schools here in IL. I would like to know information about pass rates of nursing schools here in IL in terms of NCLEX. Thanks!

Hi! If it's ok with you, can you tell me your GPA? So I have an idea what they are looking for? Im worried because I already have a previous bachelors but my GPA was not that high. But my GPA so far for the pre-reqs is a 4.0. But I am worried about m...

Wow! Congratulations!!! Would you happen to know if there is a waiting list for NIU??

Hi! I have trying to search the internet for a list of pass rates for IL universities. But I can't seem to find any?!! Anyway here is the list of schools I plan to apply to: Northern Illinois University Loyola University University of Illinois at Chi...

Hi!!! Would you know if there is a long waiting list for NIU?? I am hoping to get into that school too for SY 2005.

Wow I am impressed at how you handle all the different responsibilities. I am curious though, what made you decide to shift from a IT to nursing? I too come from a similar field. Although I only worked in that field for about 3 years. The bad economy...

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the GPA in order to get into nursing school. I know nursing is one of the most competitive programs to get into may be primarily because of the huge number of applicants. Anyway, I already have a previous degr...

Hi ! I live in IL too.. which schools did you apply for? I am hoping to get into Loyola ABSN, NIU or UIC. Any word on these schools? I'm just a little worried because of my GPA from my previous bachelors! I am hoping that I am not wasting my time in ...

One major factor that influenced me to pursue nursing is job security. At least with nursing, I can concentrate more on doing my job better and providing the best care to patients than having to constantly looking behind my back because of fear of se...

hi, like most of you here, ive been considering going back to school to pursue a nursing degree. i graduated with a degree in bs management of information systems. it has been almost 4 years since my graduation and i must say that i never really quit...

Thanks everybody for all your replies. It sure is very interesting to read different kinds of opinions. Anyway when I originally posted this message, I was still in the stage where I was considering taking up nursing as a second career. Being in IT f...

I agree.. thanks UsteGrl. (I take it you're from UST?) :)

Didnt mean to offend anyone. But didnt you read from the Title that it says "Filipino nurses?" Anyway, no need to get on each other's nerves. I was just happy to know that I found some of my fellow countrymen here in this forum. Hence, the post in Ta...

Hi.. I took will be jumping ship from IT to nursing.. I just started with my pre-reqs this quarter. I would really appreciate if I can have of your opinions in this thread that I started as I am gathering opinions from ex-computer people who decided ...

Kamusta kayong lahat? Second-career nursing student ako... graduate sa pinas with a BS Management Info. System pero nagiisip na magnursing dahil mas maraming magagandang opportunities compared sa IT. meron ba ditong kagaya ng situation ko? Mula sa C...

We just had out exam on that last week...our teacher combined both bones and muscle!! But thank goodness I got an A. The ony tip I can give you is that photocopy your lab book that will come your text book. This has pictures of the bones and then t...