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  1. Please help..questions regarding NCAT Accelerated nursing program

    pitaya replied to outsidegal01's topic in General Students

    I'm in an accelerated nursing program. What questions do you

  2. Apply for those scholarships people!

    pitaya replied to Schweet's topic in General Students

    You sound just like my boyfriend. He always uses that logic. haha. I've applied for one, but most of the nursing scholarships I've seen that I qualify for as an accelerated BSN student have strings...

  3. Should you buy new or used books for your program?

    pitaya replied to TurtleLittle's topic in General Students

    That depends...I am a fan of buying used books as well as selling on half.com and Amazon marketplace. If the new price is close enough to the used price, I'll just buy it new. However, if there is a...

  4. What would you spend more money on?

    pitaya replied to sch1109's topic in General Students

    Stethoscope. I can't stand the cheap ones. Shoes are important, though, so make sure you get some comfy ones with support, cheap or

  5. Summer is almost over

    pitaya replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    My summer's just started! Today was my first official day of vacation. I'm in an accelerated BSN program and we have 3 weeks of summer vacation, so I'm super excited!!! I'm going to Vegas, San Diego,...

  6. Remember when...?

    pitaya replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    Remember when: You could fix your schedule so you only had classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays? (sophomore year - best ever!) You could hold a part-time job and not feel guilty about it? You had time to...

  7. Acceptance & Denial letters and waivers

    pitaya replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    Whoa! That's ridiculous, but I guess necessary if some people drop out at the last minute. One of my classmates dropped out after 1 or 2 weeks to go somewhere closer to home. I was sad because we were...

  8. I got accepted!!

    pitaya replied to partrease's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! Try to be confident; that will help you succeed. :) You can do it. I was by no means a straight A student before nursing school, but I am now, because I don't work and I've learned...

  9. I Think I am NOT Going to NS

    pitaya replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    I started out at a community college and there was absolutely no wait list involved. I would advise you to look in rural areas. Many urban community colleges may indeed have huge wait lists, but look...

  10. Acceptance & Denial letters and waivers

    pitaya replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Students

    I'm jealous! At my school, I was waitlisted in November and didn't find out that somebody declined their acceptance until the end of April, 2 weeks before school started. It was very nerve-wracking;...

  11. What is best? Living at home or getting an apartment while in nursing??

    pitaya replied to Stargazn03's topic in General Students

    Definitely live at home! I did the same thing and don't regret it a

  12. Nursing Student wanting to go into Community Health...advice?

    pitaya replied to Sammygrll's topic in Public, Community Health

    I feel exactly the same way! I HATE bedside nursing and it's made me doubt my choice to even be a nurse. I majored in public health first as an undergrad and picked nursing for my second bachelor's...

  13. Sharing your survival tips--How do you prepare each semester?

    pitaya replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    Clean! Read books for fun. :) Watch mindless tv and movies. Buy all the nursing books I'll need and sell any old books I don't foresee using again. Go to Vegas! Spend time with my boyfriend. Go to...

  14. Northern AZ U vs. U of A??

    pitaya replied to Boy-->RN2b's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Whoa, I love Tucson! I'd much rather live there than in Flagstaff. Another non-BSN UofA alum here! Go to UofA! Basically, my friends who couldn't get into UofA's nursing school went to NAU, so I...

  15. Why nursing?

    pitaya replied to samantha18's topic in General Nursing

    Do I have doubts? Plenty! Originally I wanted to be an MD, but after my freshman year of college, I figured I really should like biology and chemistry at least a little bit more; I hated those...

  16. Can I graduate with a BSN with NO debt?

    pitaya replied to blessedw2&ahubby's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Personally, I would move and go to a state school if you don't have a guaranteed scholarship. $10,000/semester is a ton of money to pay

  17. Backstabbing/Gossip in Nursing School

    pitaya replied to silverhalide's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Scottsdale is very wealthy, and the assumption is that the people who live there are rich and snobby. I'm guessing this is what the author meant! The school I currently attend is very supportive and...

  18. How to pass Pharm125??

    pitaya replied to JessCNA2RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Repetition, repetition! I made flash cards out of every slide. Don't read the whole textbook straight through; just focus on what you need to know and keep it very basic. Also, Mosby's pharmacology...

  19. Are A's really not practical in nursing school?

    pitaya replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    What about B/C students who are now A students? :) I had horrible pre-req grades, C's in Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Biology...now I'm in an accelerated BSN program and I have a

  20. I Think I am NOT Going to NS

    pitaya replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    1. Not all schools have waiting lists - you just have to look harder and be open to different areas. 2. I'm not sure how exit exams are necessarily a bad thing; if the school taught you everything you...

  21. I GOT IN!!! Advice wanted :)

    pitaya replied to christyness's topic in General Students

    My only advice - savor your time off.

  22. Is this even possible while in nursing school?

    pitaya replied to Malory371's topic in General Students

    I would think that it would be very difficult. I was a cheerleader in high school and cheerleading was very time-consuming and I just couldn't see doing it now in nursing school. However, I do have a...

  23. I just ordered a Zuca bag for school

    pitaya replied to JackieBRCC's topic in General Students

    LOL I totally agree with you. When I opened the picture, the first word out of my mouth was, "UGH!" It does look roomy, however, I don't take my books to class and I study at home. I've used a...

  24. CSU - Pueblo information

    pitaya replied to aissamojave's topic in Colorado Nursing

    "Rushed" is a relative term. It is really busy, but I don't think it's any busier or any more rushed than other nursing programs, except that we also go to school for 2 summer semesters instead of...

  25. CSU - Pueblo information

    pitaya replied to aissamojave's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I had a 3.3 pre-req GPA and I still got in. However, I was waitlisted first. I was not about to retake any pre-req courses, though. Funny, statistics was my easiest A by far. I got C's in the classes...